Appropriations, Permits, and Certificates of Water Rights

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Section
85-2-301

Right to appropriate -- recognition and confirmation of permits issued after July 1, 1973

Section
85-2-302

Application for permit or change in appropriation right

Section
85-2-303

Permit for conversion of nonproductive oil or gas well

Section
85-2-304

Appropriation by state board of land commissioners

Section
85-2-305

Appropriation permit for reservoir

Section
85-2-306

Exceptions to permit requirements

Section
85-2-307

Notice of application for permit or change in appropriation right

Section
85-2-308

Objections

Section
85-2-309

Hearings on objections -- jurisdiction

Section
85-2-310

Action on application for permit or change in appropriation right

Section
85-2-311

Criteria for issuance of permit

Section
85-2-312

Terms of permit

Section
85-2-313

Provisional permit

Section
85-2-314

Revocation or modification of permit or change in appropriation right

Section
85-2-315

Certificate of water right

Section
85-2-316

State reservation of waters

Section
85-2-317

Limitation on appropriation of ground water

Section
85-2-318

Water right appropriation account

Section
85-2-319

Permit action in highly appropriated basins or subbasins

Section
85-2-320

Change in appropriation right authorization for instream flow -- United States department of agriculture, forest service

Section
85-2-321

Milk River basin -- suspension of action on permits -- proposal -- priority in adjudication process

Section
85-2-322

Hearing -- order

Section
85-2-323

Request to modify suspension -- order

Section
85-2-324. through 85-2-326

reserved

Section
85-2-327

Terminated

Section
85-2-328

Terminated

Section
85-2-329

Definitions

Section
85-2-330

Basin closure -- exceptions

Section
85-2-331

Reservations within Missouri River basin and Little Missouri River basin

Section
85-2-332. through 85-2-334

reserved

Section
85-2-335

Definitions

Section
85-2-336

Basin closure -- exception

Section
85-2-337

Repealed

Section
85-2-338

Upper Clark Fork River basin steering committee -- membership and duties -- comprehensive management plan

Section
85-2-339

Terminated

Section
85-2-340

Definitions

Section
85-2-341

Basin closure -- exceptions

Section
85-2-342

Definitions

Section
85-2-343

Basin closure -- exceptions

Section
85-2-344

Bitterroot River subbasin temporary closure -- definitions -- exceptions

Section
85-2-345. through 85-2-349

reserved

Section
85-2-350

Repealed

Section
85-2-351

Notice to permitholders -- Clark Fork River basin

Section
85-2-352. through 85-2-354

reserved

Section
85-2-355

Definitions

Section
85-2-356. through 85-2-359

reserved

Section
85-2-360

Ground water appropriation right in closed basins

Section
85-2-361

Hydrogeologic report -- minimum requirements

Section
85-2-362

Aquifer recharge or mitigation plans in closed basins -- minimum requirements

Section
85-2-363

Repealed

Section
85-2-364

Department permit coordination -- requirements for aquifer recharge or mitigation plans

Section
85-2-365. through 85-2-367

reserved

Section
85-2-368

Aquifer storage and recovery projects in closed basins

Section
85-2-369

Permit not required for testing

Section
85-2-370

Rulemaking

Section
85-2-371. through 85-2-379

reserved

Section
85-2-380

Stream depletion zones -- establishment -- rulemaking

Section
85-2-381

Water right enforcement of ground water uses exempt from permitting -- findings and purpose