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2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 14. Railroads › Part 5. Railroad Corporations (Repealed) › 69-14-515. Repealed

69-14-515. Repealed.
Sec. 10, Ch. 104, L. 2015.
History: En. Sec. 22, p. 104, Ex. L. 1873; re-en. Sec. 320, 5th Div. Rev. Stat. 1879; re-en. Sec. 699, 5th Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; re-en. Sec. 907, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 4288, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 6520, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 6520, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 72-218.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 14. Railroads › Part 5. Railroad Corporations (Repealed) › 69-14-531. Repealed

69-14-531. Repealed.
Sec. 10, Ch. 104, L. 2015.
History: En. Sec. 4, p. 93, Ex. L. 1873; re-en. Sec. 302, 5th Div. Rev. Stat. 1879; re-en. Sec. 680, 5th Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; amd. Sec. 890, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 4271, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 6503, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Secs. 454-496; re-en. Sec. 6503, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 72-201.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 14. Railroads › Part 5. Railroad Corporations (Repealed) › 69-14-532. Repealed

69-14-532. Repealed.
Sec. 10, Ch. 104, L. 2015.
History: En. Sec. 894, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 4275, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 6507, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 465; re-en. Sec. 6507, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 72-205(part); amd. Sec. 48, Ch. 43, L. 1979.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 14. Railroads › Part 5. Railroad Corporations (Repealed) › 69-14-533. Repealed

69-14-533. Repealed.
Sec. 10, Ch. 104, L. 2015.
History: En. Sec. 894, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 4275, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 6507, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 465; re-en. Sec. 6507, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 72-205(part).
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 14. Railroads › Part 5. Railroad Corporations (Repealed) › 69-14-534. Repealed

69-14-534. Repealed.
Sec. 10, Ch. 104, L. 2015.
History: En. Sec. 13, p. 102, Ex. L. 1873; re-en. Sec. 311, 5th Div. Rev. Stat. 1879; re-en. Sec. 690, 5th Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; re-en. Sec. 898, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 4279, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 6512, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 6512, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 72-210.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 14. Railroads › Part 5. Railroad Corporations (Repealed) › 69-14-535. Repealed

69-14-535. Repealed.
Sec. 10, Ch. 104, L. 2015.
History: En. Sec. 16, p. 103, Ex. L. 1873; re-en. Sec. 314, 5th Div. Rev. Stat. 1879; re-en. Sec. 693, 5th Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; re-en. Sec. 901, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 4282, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 6515, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 6515, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 72-213.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 14. Railroads › Part 5. Railroad Corporations (Repealed) › 69-14-536. Repealed

69-14-536. Repealed.
Sec. 10, Ch. 104, L. 2015.
History: En. Sec. 702, 5th Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; re-en. Sec. 910, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 4291, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 6523, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 6523, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 72-221; amd. Sec. 49, Ch. 43, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 50, Ch. 125, L. 2001.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 14. Railroads › Part 5. Railroad Corporations (Repealed) › 69-14-537. Repealed

69-14-537. Repealed.
Sec. 10, Ch. 104, L. 2015.
History: En. Sec. 12, p. 101, Ex. L. 1873; re-en. Sec. 310, 5th Div. Rev. Stat. 1879; amd. Sec. 1, p. 37, L. 1883; re-en. Sec. 688, 5th Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; amd. Sec. 896, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 4277, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 6510, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 6510, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 72-208.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 14. Railroads › Part 5. Railroad Corporations (Repealed) › 69-14-538. Repealed

69-14-538. Repealed.
Sec. 10, Ch. 104, L. 2015.
History: En. Sec. 689, 5th Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; re-en. Sec. 897, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 4278, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 6511, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 6511, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 72-209.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 14. Railroads › Part 5. Railroad Corporations (Repealed) › 69-14-539. Repealed

69-14-539. Repealed.
Sec. 10, Ch. 104, L. 2015.
History: En. Sec. 894, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 4275, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 6507, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 465; re-en. Sec. 6507, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 72-205(part).
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 14. Railroads › Part 5. Railroad Corporations (Repealed) › 69-14-551. Repealed

69-14-551. Repealed.
Sec. 10, Ch. 104, L. 2015.
History: En. Sec. 17, p. 103, Ex. L. 1873; re-en. Sec. 315, 5th Div. Rev. Stat. 1879; re-en. Sec. 694, 5th Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; re-en. Sec. 902, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 4283, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 6516, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 6516, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 72-214.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 14. Railroads › Part 5. Railroad Corporations (Repealed) › 69-14-552. Repealed

69-14-552. Repealed.
Sec. 10, Ch. 104, L. 2015.
History: En. Sec. 894, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 4275, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 6507, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 465; re-en. Sec. 6507, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 72-205(part); amd. Sec. 51, Ch. 125, L. 2001.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 14. Railroads › Part 5. Railroad Corporations (Repealed) › 69-14-553. Repealed

69-14-553. Repealed.
Sec. 10, Ch. 104, L. 2015.
History: En. Sec. 15, p. 102, Ex. L. 1873; re-en. Sec. 313, 5th Div. Rev. Stat. 1879; re-en. Sec. 692, 5th Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; re-en. Sec. 900, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 4281, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 6514, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 6514, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 72-212; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 814, L. 1991.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 14. Railroads › Part 5. Railroad Corporations (Repealed) › 69-14-554. Repealed

69-14-554. Repealed.
Sec. 10, Ch. 104, L. 2015.
History: En. Sec. 11, p. 100, Ex. L. 1873; re-en. Sec. 309, 5th Div. Rev. Stat. 1879; re-en. Sec. 687, 5th Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; re-en. Sec. 895, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 4276, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 6509, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 6509, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 72-207.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 14. Railroads › Part 5. Railroad Corporations (Repealed) › 69-14-555. Repealed

69-14-555. Repealed.
Sec. 10, Ch. 104, L. 2015.
History: En. Sec. 707, 5th Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; re-en. Sec. 914, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 4295, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 6527, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 6527, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 72-225.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 14. Railroads › Part 5. Railroad Corporations (Repealed) › 69-14-556. Repealed

69-14-556. Repealed.
Sec. 10, Ch. 104, L. 2015.
History: En. Sec. 14, p. 102, Ex. L. 1873; re-en. Sec. 312, 5th Div. Rev. Stat. 1879; re-en. Sec. 691, 5th Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; re-en. Sec. 899, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 4280, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 6513, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 6513, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 11-148, Ch. 264, L. 1963; R.C.M. 1947, 72-211.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 14. Railroads › Part 5. Railroad Corporations (Repealed) › 69-14-557. Repealed

69-14-557. Repealed.
Sec. 10, Ch. 104, L. 2015.
History: En. Sec. 19, p. 104, Ex. L. 1873; re-en. Sec. 317, 5th Div. Rev. Stat. 1879; re-en. Sec. 696, 5th Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; re-en. Sec. 904, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 4285, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 6518, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 6518, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 72-216.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 14. Railroads › Part 5. Railroad Corporations (Repealed) › 69-14-558. Repealed

69-14-558. Repealed.
Sec. 10, Ch. 104, L. 2015.
History: En. Sec. 894, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 4275, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 6507, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 465; re-en. Sec. 6507, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 72-205(part).
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 14. Railroads › Part 5. Railroad Corporations (Repealed) › 69-14-559. Repealed

69-14-559. Repealed.
Sec. 10, Ch. 104, L. 2015.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 82, L. 1915; re-en. Sec. 6508, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 6508, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 72-206.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 14. Railroads › Part 5. Railroad Corporations (Repealed) › 69-14-560. Repealed

69-14-560. Repealed.
Sec. 10, Ch. 104, L. 2015.
History: En. Sec. 23, p. 104, Ex. L. 1873; re-en. Sec. 321, 5th Div. Rev. Stat. 1879; re-en. Sec. 700, 5th Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; amd. Sec. 908, Civ. C. 1895; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 66, L. 1903; re-en. Sec. 4289, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 6521, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 7, L. 1929; re-en. Sec. 6521, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 72-219(part).
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 14. Railroads › Part 5. Railroad Corporations (Repealed) › 69-14-561. Repealed

69-14-561. Repealed.
Sec. 10, Ch. 104, L. 2015.
History: En. Sec. 894, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 4275, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 6507, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 465; re-en. Sec. 6507, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 72-205(part).
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 14. Railroads › Part 5. Railroad Corporations (Repealed) › 69-14-562. Repealed

69-14-562. Repealed.
Sec. 10, Ch. 104, L. 2015.
History: En. Sec. 23, p. 104, Ex. L. 1873; re-en. Sec. 321, 5th Div. Rev. Stat. 1879; re-en. Sec. 700, 5th Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; amd. Sec. 908, Civ. C. 1895; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 66, L. 1903; re-en. Sec. 4289, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 6521, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 7, L. 1929; re-en. Sec. 6521, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 72-219(part); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 477, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 303, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 527, L. 2003.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 14. Railroads › Part 5. Railroad Corporations (Repealed) › 69-14-563. Repealed

69-14-563. Repealed.
Sec. 10, Ch. 104, L. 2015.
History: En. Sec. 18, p. 103, Ex. L. 1873; re-en. Sec. 316, 5th Div. Rev. Stat. 1879; re-en. Sec. 695, 5th Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; re-en. Sec. 903, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 4284, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 6517, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 6517, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 72-215(part).
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 14. Railroads › Part 6. Railroad Highway Crossings › 69-14-601. Definition of railroad company

69-14-601. Definition of railroad company.
The words "railroad company", as used in 69-14-601 through 69-14-611, shall be taken and construed to mean any corporation, person, or association of persons owning or operating a railroad.
History: En. Sec. 12, Ch. 148, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 6636, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 6636, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 72-712.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 14. Railroads › Part 6. Railroad Highway Crossings › 69-14-602. Construction and maintenance of railroad crossings outside of incorporated cities and towns

69-14-602. Construction and maintenance of railroad crossings outside of incorporated cities and towns.
At all places in the state, outside of incorporated cities and towns where a lawfully established public highway crosses any railroad, it shall be the duty of the railroad company owning or operating such railroad to construct and thereafter maintain in proper condition a good and safe crossing.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 148, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 6625, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 6625, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 72-701.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 14. Railroads › Part 6. Railroad Highway Crossings › 69-14-603. Railroad crossings in unincorporated towns or villages

69-14-603. Railroad crossings in unincorporated towns or villages.
In any unincorporated community ordinarily known as a village or town where the public necessity and convenience require a railroad crossing at the intersection of the railroad with any street or highway, whether lawfully established or otherwise, which is commonly used by the public, the board of county commissioners of the county may order the construction and maintenance of such railroad crossing. Upon such order becoming final and effective, it shall be the duty of the railroad company to construct and maintain in proper condition a good and safe crossing. The board of county commissioners may order more than one railroad crossing in such unincorporated community, as provided in this section, when the public necessity and convenience require more than one such crossing to afford reasonable facilities for public travel.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 148, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 6626, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 6626, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 72-702.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 14. Railroads › Part 6. Railroad Highway Crossings › 69-14-604. Procedure to order construction of crossing

69-14-604. Procedure to order construction of crossing.
If a board of county commissioners orders the construction of a railroad crossing, the board shall enter an order upon its minutes, specifying the place of the crossing. A copy of the order must be served upon the railroad company, and a copy must be immediately mailed to the public service commission.
History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 148, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 6627, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 6627, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 315, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 72-703; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 235, L. 1997.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 14. Railroads › Part 6. Railroad Highway Crossings › 69-14-605. Time for completion of crossing

69-14-605. Time for completion of crossing.
It shall be the duty of a railroad company to construct a crossing ordered by the board of county commissioners of any county within 60 days after service of such order; provided, however, that in case any crossing shall be ordered requiring any extended period of construction, such additional time as is reasonably necessary to complete the same shall be allowed by the commission upon the proper application for such extension.
History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 148, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 6628, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 6628, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 315, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 72-704.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 14. Railroads › Part 6. Railroad Highway Crossings › 69-14-606. Role of public service commission with respect to crossings

69-14-606. Role of public service commission with respect to crossings.
(1) The commission may enforce the orders of any board of county commissioners for the construction of railroad crossings and may pass upon the reasonableness of any such order and modify, change, or annul the same.
(2) Whenever any railroad crossing has been ordered by the county commissioners, as herein provided, the railroad company may, within 30 days after the service of such order, serve upon the commission a notice stating why the order is considered unreasonable or unjust and requesting that the commission hold a hearing for the purpose of determining whether or not the construction of such crossing should reasonably be required. The commission shall thereupon institute a hearing for this purpose, and all interested parties shall be given reasonable notice and an opportunity to be heard. The commission may, after such hearing, either affirm, modify, or annul such order.
History: En. Secs. 5, 6, Ch. 148, L. 1919; re-en. Secs. 6629, 6630, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Secs. 6629, 6630, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 315, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 72-705, 72-706; amd. Sec. 50, Ch. 43, L. 1979.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 14. Railroads › Part 6. Railroad Highway Crossings › 69-14-607. Overhead or underground crossings

69-14-607. Overhead or underground crossings.
(1) No railroad crossing, other than a grade crossing, shall be ordered by any board of county commissioners.
(2) (a) The public service commission may, however, upon petition or request in writing of any board of county commissioners, order an overhead or underground crossing at any place where a railroad crossing has not been constructed and is required by the provisions of 69-14-601 through 69-14-611; provided, in its judgment, the safety, necessity, and convenience of the traveling public require such crossing.
(b) When any such petition or request is presented, the commission shall fix a date for hearing the same and shall give at least 10 days' written notice to the board of county commissioners and the owner or operator of the railroad to be affected by such order of the time fixed for the hearing. At such hearing, the commission shall hear all testimony offered as to the safety, necessity, and convenience of the traveling public requiring such a crossing and the expense of constructing and maintaining the same and shall make such investigation and inspection of the conditions at the place of crossing as may be deemed necessary or advisable and shall thereupon determine whether such order should be made.
(3) In the event an overhead or underground crossing is ordered, the commission may in its discretion require the same to be constructed and maintained by and at the expense of the railroad company or may apportion the expense between the railroad company and the county in which said crossing is located. The part of the expense apportioned to said county, if any, shall be paid to the railroad company from the funds of said county properly applicable to the payment of such expense.
History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 148, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 6631, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 6631, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 315, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 72-707.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 14. Railroads › Part 6. Railroad Highway Crossings › 69-14-608. Court action to determine justness and reasonableness of commission order

69-14-608. Court action to determine justness and reasonableness of commission order.
The board of county commissioners or the railroad company affected by an order or decision of the commission made pursuant to the provisions of 69-14-601 through 69-14-611 may commence an action in any court having jurisdiction to determine the justness and reasonableness of such order or decision. In any such action the order or decision sought to be reviewed shall prima facie be deemed just, reasonable, and proper.
History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 148, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 6632, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 6632, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 315, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 72-708.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 14. Railroads › Part 6. Railroad Highway Crossings › 69-14-609. Extension of time to comply with order

69-14-609. Extension of time to comply with order.
In the event of an application to the commission to review any order made by the board of county commissioners and in the event of any action to review any order or decision of the commission, as herein provided, the time within which to comply with said order shall be extended and the railroad company shall have 60 days after the order or decision becomes final and effective within which to comply with the same. The time for compliance as herein provided may be extended, for good cause shown, by the commission.
History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 148, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 6633, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 6633, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 315, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 72-709.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 14. Railroads › Part 6. Railroad Highway Crossings › 69-14-610. Effect of railroad crossing provisions on liability of railroad

69-14-610. Effect of railroad crossing provisions on liability of railroad.
(1) Nothing contained in 69-14-601 through 69-14-611 affects the liability of a railroad company for damage to persons or property injured at a railroad crossing.
(2) A railroad company or an employee of a railroad company may not be held liable for damages to persons or property injured at a railroad crossing that is within a quiet zone, as defined in 69-14-620, if the damages are alleged to arise from the locomotive's failure to sound its horn or bell at a railroad crossing that is within a quiet zone as provided in 69-14-620.
History: En. Sec. 10, Ch. 148, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 6634, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 6634, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 72-710; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 527, L. 2003.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 14. Railroads › Part 6. Railroad Highway Crossings › 69-14-611. Penalty for failure to comply with crossing order

69-14-611. Penalty for failure to comply with crossing order.
Any railroad company failing to construct any crossing after the order or decision requiring the construction of same has become final, within the time herein provided or within any extension of time granted by the commission, shall for each day's failure pay to the state a fine of not less than $10 or more than $100, to be recovered in a civil action in the name of the state, and it shall be the duty of the county attorney of the county within which is located the site of the proposed crossing to prosecute such action.
History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 148, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 6635, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 6635, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 315, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 72-711.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 14. Railroads › Part 6. Railroad Highway Crossings › 69-14-612. Reflectorized material on crossing signs required

69-14-612. Reflectorized material on crossing signs required.
Within 2 years after April 9, 1987, a railroad company shall install and maintain reflectorized material on the front and back sides of crossbuck blades on all public crossing signs the railroad company is required to construct and maintain under 69-14-602 and 69-14-603.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 448, L. 1987.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 14. Railroads › Part 6. Railroad Highway Crossings › 69-14-620. Establishment of railroad quiet zones

69-14-620. Establishment of railroad quiet zones.
(1) For the purposes of this section, "quiet zone" means a segment of a railroad within which is situated one or a number of consecutive railroad crossings at which locomotive horns and bells are not routinely sounded.
(2) A governing body of a municipality or a board of county commissioners may petition to the secretary of the United States department of transportation to establish quiet zones at railroad crossings that meet the requirements established in the rules adopted to implement 49 U.S.C. 20153(c). In developing the petition, the governing body of the municipality or the board of county commissioners shall consult with the railroad corporations that operate the rail lines through crossings that are within the proposed quiet zone. The petition must include how the municipality or county intends to implement the supplemental safety measures that are required by the United States department of transportation at railroad crossings within quiet zones.
(3) A quiet zone may not be established at a railroad crossing unless the governing body of a municipality or a board of county commissioners follows the procedure provided in subsection (2) and receives the approval of the secretary of the United States department of transportation or the secretary's designee.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 527, L. 2003.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 14. Railroads › Part 6. Railroad Highway Crossings › 69-14-621. Repealed

69-14-621. Repealed.
Sec. 2, Ch. 359, L. 1989.
History: (1)En. Sec. 1, Ch. 151, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 3842, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3842, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 115, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 315, L. 1974; Sec. 72-164, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 4, Ch. 151, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 3845, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3845, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 315, L. 1974; Sec. 72-167, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 72-164(part), 72-167(part).
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 14. Railroads › Part 6. Railroad Highway Crossings › 69-14-622. Repealed

69-14-622. Repealed.
Sec. 2, Ch. 359, L. 1989.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 151, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 3843, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3843, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 315, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 72-165.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 14. Railroads › Part 6. Railroad Highway Crossings › 69-14-623. Repealed

69-14-623. Repealed.
Sec. 2, Ch. 359, L. 1989.
History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 151, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 3844, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3844, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 315, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 72-166.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 14. Railroads › Part 6. Railroad Highway Crossings › 69-14-624. Repealed

69-14-624. Repealed.
Sec. 2, Ch. 359, L. 1989.
History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 151, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 3845, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3845, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 315, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 72-167(part).
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 14. Railroads › Part 6. Railroad Highway Crossings › 69-14-625. Repealed

69-14-625. Repealed.
Sec. 2, Ch. 359, L. 1989.
History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 151, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 3846, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3846, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 315, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 72-168.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 14. Railroads › Part 6. Railroad Highway Crossings › 69-14-626. Prohibition on extended obstruction of highway crossings

69-14-626. Prohibition on extended obstruction of highway crossings.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any corporation, association, or company to willfully obstruct, blockade, interfere with, or prevent the free use of any public highway within the state where such highway crosses any railroad track outside of incorporated cities and towns by stopping any railroad train, car, engine, or locomotive for more than 15 minutes at any one time or by placing, depositing, or leaving any article or thing whatsoever on any railroad track at the point where any public highway crosses such track outside of incorporated cities and towns.
(2) Any corporation, association, or company so obstructing, blockading, or interfering with the free use of any such highway shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than $25 or more than $100. This section shall not be construed as repealing any existing laws prohibiting encroachments upon or obstruction of public highways.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 43, L. 1907; Sec. 4358, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 6595, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 6595, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 72-640.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 14. Railroads › Part 7. Protection of Livestock and Agricultural Resources › 69-14-701. Maintenance of fences -- exception -- penalty

69-14-701. Maintenance of fences -- exception -- penalty.
(1) Railroad corporations shall build and maintain a legal fence on both sides of their track and property and maintain cattle guards at all crossings over which cattle or other domestic animals cannot pass, except that a fence is not required in places where water ditches, embankments, terrain, or other sufficient protection prevents domestic animals from straying onto the right-of-way. An affected landowner or lessee may construct, maintain, or repair a fence subject to approval and reimbursement by the railroad corporation.
(2) If a railroad corporation does not build and maintain the fence and guards and its engines or cars, because of the lack of a fence or maintenance of a fence, kill or maim cattle or other domestic animals upon its line of road, it must pay to the owner of the cattle or other domestic animals, in all cases, a fair market price for the animal, unless it occurred through the neglect or fault of the owner of the animal killed or maimed; however, nothing in this section may be construed to prevent a person from recovering damages from a railroad corporation for its negligent killing or injury to cattle or other domestic animals at spurs, sidings, Ys, crossings, and turntables.
(3) An affected landowner or lessee may file a complaint with the public service commission when a fence is in disrepair or in need of maintenance. The public service commission shall certify that the fence is in need of repair and notify the railroad corporation responsible for the fence. The public service commission shall forward a copy of the complaint, a certification that the fence is in need of repair, and a verification that the railroad corporation was notified to the county attorney of the county within which the site of the fence in disrepair is located. Upon notice, the railroad corporation responsible for the fence shall repair the fence within 30 days, weather permitting. A railroad corporation failing to repair the fence within 30 days of notification shall pay a fine of $100 plus $50 a day each day after the 30th day of notification, for failure to repair the fence. The fine must be recovered in a civil action and deposited in the county general fund. It is the duty of the county attorney of the county within which the site of the fence in disrepair is located to prosecute the action.
History: En. Sec. 1, p. 267, L. 1891; en. Sec. 950, Civ. C. 1895; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 29, L. 1905; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 59, L. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4308, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 6540, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 485; re-en. Sec. 6540, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 72-401; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 363, L. 1993.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 14. Railroads › Part 7. Protection of Livestock and Agricultural Resources › 69-14-702. Crossings to be maintained

69-14-702. Crossings to be maintained.
(1) Any railroad corporation or lessee, person, company, or corporation operating any railroad in this state which may fence its right-of-way shall make crossings through its fence and over its roadbed along its right-of-way every 4 miles thereof or as near thereat as may be practicable.
(2) Such openings shall not be less than 60 feet in width.
History: (1)En. Sec. 1, p. 148, L. 1893; re-en. Sec. 959, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 4318, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 6552, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 6552, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 72-502, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 2, p. 148, L. 1893; re-en. Sec. 960, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 4319, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 6553, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 6553, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 72-503, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 72-502, 72-503(part).
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 14. Railroads › Part 7. Protection of Livestock and Agricultural Resources › 69-14-703. Placement of cattle guards

69-14-703. Placement of cattle guards.
The railroad company or lessee, person, company, or corporation operating any railroad shall place cattle guards on either side of the openings required by 69-14-702, sufficient to prevent any cattle from entering upon the right-of-way enclosed.
History: En. Sec. 2, p. 148, L. 1893; re-en. Sec. 960, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 4319, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 6553, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 6553, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 72-503(part).
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 14. Railroads › Part 7. Protection of Livestock and Agricultural Resources › 69-14-704. Openings under trestles

69-14-704. Openings under trestles.
The railroad company, lessee, person, or company operating any railroad, in addition to the openings required by 69-14-702, shall leave unfenced any places where the railroad runs over trestles that are sufficiently high for cattle to go underneath the same.
History: En. Sec. 3, p. 148, L. 1893; re-en. Sec. 961, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 4320, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 6554, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 6554, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 72-504.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 14. Railroads › Part 7. Protection of Livestock and Agricultural Resources › 69-14-705. Application of provisions dealing with crossings

69-14-705. Application of provisions dealing with crossings.
The provisions of 69-14-702 through 69-14-706 shall only apply to grazing country.
History: En. Sec. 4, p. 148, L. 1893; re-en. Sec. 962, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 4321, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 6555, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 6555, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 72-505.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 14. Railroads › Part 7. Protection of Livestock and Agricultural Resources › 69-14-706. Violation of crossing provisions

69-14-706. Violation of crossing provisions.
Any railroad corporation or lessee, person, company, or corporation operating any railroad in this state violating the provisions of 69-14-702 through 69-14-705 shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof in any court of competent jurisdiction shall be fined in a sum not less than $100 and not more than $500.
History: En. Sec. 5, p. 148, L. 1893; re-en. Sec. 963, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 4322, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 6556, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 6556, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 72-506.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 14. Railroads › Part 7. Protection of Livestock and Agricultural Resources › 69-14-707. Liability for negligent destruction of domestic animals

69-14-707. Liability for negligent destruction of domestic animals.
Every railroad corporation or company operating any railroad or branch thereof within the limits of this state which shall negligently injure or kill any horse, mare, gelding, filly, jack, jenny, mule, cow, heifer, bull, ox, steer, calf, or other domestic animal by running any engine or car over or against any such animal shall be liable to the owner of such animal for the damages sustained by such owner by reason thereof. The killing or injury shall be prima facie evidence of negligence on the part of such corporation or company.
History: En. Sec. 1, p. 68, L. 1881; re-en. Sec. 713, 5th Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; amd. Sec. 951, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 4309, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 6541, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 6541, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 72-402.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 14. Railroads › Part 7. Protection of Livestock and Agricultural Resources › 69-14-708. Records of accidents involving livestock

69-14-708. Records of accidents involving livestock.
(1) A railroad company must report to the department of livestock any livestock killed or injured by a train or railroad equipment on the railroad right-of-way within 30 days after the killing or injuring of any livestock.
(2) A railroad company failing to provide the notice provided for in subsection (1) is liable to the owner of the animal killed or injured, whether negligently done or not. The court or jury before whom an action is tried for the recovery of damages may in its discretion render a verdict and judgment for the amount of the value of the livestock killed or the amount of damages sustained by reason of injury.
History: (1) thru (3)En. Sec. 3, p. 70, L. 1881; amd. Sec. 720, 5th Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; amd. Sec. 953, Civ. C. 1895; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 29, L. 1905; re-en. Sec. 4311, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 6542, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 6542, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 72-403, R.C.M. 1947; (4)En. Sec. 721, 5th Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; re-en. Sec. 954, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 4312, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 6543, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 6543, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 72-404, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 72-403, 72-404; amd. Sec. 72, Ch. 83, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 235, L. 1997.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 14. Railroads › Part 7. Protection of Livestock and Agricultural Resources › 69-14-709. Allowance of attorney fees

69-14-709. Allowance of attorney fees.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), whenever any of the livestock referred to in this part are injured or killed and the owner brings an action for the recovery of the loss or damage sustained, the court in which the action is brought shall impose, as a part of the costs, a reasonable sum to be fixed by the court as a fee to the attorney of the prevailing or successful party for conducting the action. The fee must be collected in the same manner as other costs.
(2) A fee may not be allowed by the court or collected from the defendant when it appears from the pleadings or proof in an action that the defendant prior to the institution of the action offered or agreed to pay to the plaintiff, in settlement of the loss or damages claimed, a sum equal to or in excess of the amount recovered as damages in the action or unless the plaintiff, at least 40 days prior to the commencement of the action, has made a demand, in writing, upon the defendant, the defendant's agent, or the defendant's attorney for the money claimed as indemnity for the killing of the livestock.
History: En. Sec. 722, 5th Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; amd. Sec. 955, Civ. C. 1895; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 101, L. 1903; re-en. Sec. 4313, Rev. C. 1907; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 99, L. 1919; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 226, L. 1921; re-en. Sec. 6544, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 6544, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 72-405; amd. Sec. 2042, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 14. Railroads › Part 7. Protection of Livestock and Agricultural Resources › 69-14-710. Tender or deposit of value of animal

69-14-710. Tender or deposit of value of animal.
If a corporation, association, company, or person owning, controlling, or operating a railroad or branch of a railroad kills or injures an animal as described in 69-14-707 and tenders to the owner or to the owner's agent the amount that the corporation, association, company, or person considers to be the value of the animal or the damage to the animal, or if the railroad, corporation, association, company, or person deposits with the department of livestock that amount for the owner of the animal and the owner or the owner's agent refuses to accept the amount in settlement, then the owner shall pay all costs incurred in any action instituted, after the tender or deposit, to recover the value or damage unless the owner recovers in the action more than the amount tendered.
History: En. Sec. 723, 5th Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; re-en. Sec. 956, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 4314, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 6545, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 6545, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 315, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 72-406; amd. Sec. 2043, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 14. Railroads › Part 7. Protection of Livestock and Agricultural Resources › 69-14-711. Payment of damages to department of livestock

69-14-711. Payment of damages to department of livestock.
(1) If livestock are killed by railroad corporations in violation of 69-14-701 and if the owner of the livestock does not claim or assert a claim against the railroad or railroad corporation for the value of the livestock killed within 6 months from the date the animal is killed, the department of livestock shall demand from the railroad or railroad corporation payment in damages for livestock. The department shall institute and prosecute, in the name of the state, actions against the railroad or railroad companies in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover damages if the railroad fails, neglects, or refuses to make payment of the amount of the claim filed by the department.
(2) The money recovered must be paid to the department and must be held by the department for a period of 2 years after the date of its receipt. If the lawful owner of the animal killed does not present and prove the owner's claim to the net proceeds received from the animal killed within the 2 years, the money must be paid to the state treasurer and credited to the stock estray fund. If the owner of the animal killed proves the owner's claim within the 2 years, the department may pay the claimant the amount of money to which the claimant is entitled for the animal killed by the railroad or railroad company, the damages for which have been collected by the department.
(3) In actions prosecuted under this section for the recovery of the value of livestock killed, the prevailing or successful party shall recover all costs. If the owner of an animal killed has not presented a claim against the railroad or railroad company that caused it to be killed, a settlement made by the department constitutes a bar against an action by the owner of the animal.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 183, L. 1907; Sec. 4315, Rev. C. 1907; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 99, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 6546, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 6546, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 315, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 72-407; amd. Sec. 2044, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 14. Railroads › Part 7. Protection of Livestock and Agricultural Resources › 69-14-712. Repealed

69-14-712. Repealed.
Sec. 17, Ch. 235, L. 1997.
History: En. Sec. 726, 5th Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; re-en. Sec. 958, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 4317, Rev. C. 1907; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 99, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 6548, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 6548, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 147, L. 1949; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 315, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 72-409.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 14. Railroads › Part 7. Protection of Livestock and Agricultural Resources › 69-14-713. Violation of provisions dealing with injury to livestock

69-14-713. Violation of provisions dealing with injury to livestock.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a person who violates any of the provisions of 69-14-701 through 69-14-711 relating to livestock killed or injured by railroads is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(2) A person violating any of the provisions of 69-14-711 shall upon conviction be punished by a fine of not less than $10 or more than $300, by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not less than 10 days or more than 60 days, or both.
History: (1)En. Sec. 720, Pen. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 8561, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 11278, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 11278, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 94-35-174, R.C.M. 1947; redes. 72-507 by Sec. 29, Ch. 513, L. 1974; Sec. 72-507, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 4, Ch. 99, L. 1919; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 49, L. 1921; re-en. Sec. 6549, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 6549, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 72-410, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 72-410, 72-507; amd. Sec. 51, Ch. 43, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 235, L. 1997.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 14. Railroads › Part 7. Protection of Livestock and Agricultural Resources › 69-14-714. Payment of claim -- penalty

69-14-714. Payment of claim -- penalty.
Upon determining liability for the amount of the value of an animal killed or maimed under the circumstances described in 69-14-701, the railroad corporation shall pay the plaintiff within 30 days. Upon failure to pay the plaintiff within 30 days, interest at a rate of 10% a year accrues on the amount due until the claim is paid.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 363, L. 1993.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 14. Railroads › Part 7. Protection of Livestock and Agricultural Resources › 69-14-721. Control of fire hazard along right-of-way

69-14-721. Control of fire hazard along right-of-way.
A railroad corporation or railroad company operating a railroad within this state shall keep its railroad track and either side of the track for a reasonable distance within its right-of-way, free from dead grass, weeds, or any dangerous or combustible material. A railroad corporation or company failing to keep its railroad track and each side of the track free of combustible material as specified in this section is liable for any damages on account of fire emanating from trains, track maintenance, or other railroad operations. A railroad corporation or company may not be required to keep free of combustible material, as specified in this section, land that is not a part of its right-of-way.
History: En. Sec. 7, p. 71, L. 1881; re-en. Sec. 719, 5th Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; amd. Sec. 952, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 4310, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 6551, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 6551, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 72-501; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 588, L. 1995.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 14. Railroads › Part 7. Protection of Livestock and Agricultural Resources › 69-14-722. Maintenance of fireguards

69-14-722. Maintenance of fireguards.
(1) Every railroad corporation operating its lines of road or any part thereof within this state shall, between April 15 and July 1 in each year, plow in a good and workmanlike manner, covering the sod well, upon each side of its line of road, wherever it passes through a range or grazing country, a continuous strip of not less than 6 feet in width on each side of its track, as a fireguard. Said strip shall, as near as practicable, run parallel with the line or lines of said railroad, and in addition to such plowing, said railroad company shall cause to be burned, between July 15 and September 15 of each year, all the grass and vegetation between the said plowed strips and a line of 50 feet inside said plowed strips. Said plowing shall be not less than 300 feet from the center of the railroad track on each side of same except in cases of cultivated fields, and then such plowing and burning shall be done closer to such railroad but not less than 70 feet from the center of the track.
(2) Such fireguard, so plowed and burned, need not be constructed within the limits of any town, village, or city; in private fields under cultivation; along the line of such railroad whenever the same runs through the mountains; or elsewhere where such plowing or burning would be impracticable. Said fireguard or portion thereof need not be plowed or burned on or through any lands which may be released from the operation of this section by the board of county commissioners of the county wherein such land is situated, by their written certificate of release filed in the office of the county clerk of the county.
(3) If any railroad company fails to comply with any of the provisions of this section, the board of county commissioners of the county wherein such violation occurs shall cause the neglected plowing, burning, or both to be done and may, in a suit to be brought in their name as said board in the district court having jurisdiction, recover double the amount of the cost of such plowing, burning, or both, with reasonable attorney fees to be fixed by the court. Such railroad company shall be liable further for all damages caused by its failure to comply with this section.
History: (1), (2)En. Sec. 1, p. 163, L. 1901; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 63, L. 1903; re-en. Sec. 4360, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 6597, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 6597, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 72-642, R.C.M. 1947; (3)En. Sec. 2, p. 164, L. 1901; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 63, L. 1903; re-en. Sec. 4361, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 6598, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 6598, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 72-643, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 72-642, 72-643.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 14. Railroads › Part 8. Loading Platforms and Spurs (Repealed) › 69-14-801. Repealed

69-14-801. Repealed.
Sec. 10, Ch. 104, L. 2015.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 26, L. 1913; re-en. Sec. 3822, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3822, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 315, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 72-145; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 108, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 235, L. 1997.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 14. Railroads › Part 8. Loading Platforms and Spurs (Repealed) › 69-14-802. Repealed

69-14-802. Repealed.
Sec. 2, Ch. 108, L. 1979.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 26, L. 1913; re-en. Sec. 3823, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3823, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 315, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 72-146; amd. Sec. 52, Ch. 43, L. 1979.