2005 Montana Code Annotated - 85-2-431 — Penalty.

     85-2-431. Penalty. (1) The transferor of a water right is responsible for the filing of a water right ownership update form with the department in accordance with 85-2-424.
     (2) The transferor of a water right who violates 85-2-424(1) is liable for a civil penalty of not more than $50.
     (3) An action to recover the penalty must be brought by the department and filed in the district court for the first judicial district.
     (4) Any penalty fee collected under this section must be deposited in the water right appropriation account provided for in 85-2-318.

     History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 271, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 167, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 70, L. 2005.