Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT

CHAPTER 16. CULTURE, SOCIAL SERVICES, AND RECREATION

Part 41. General Provisions Affecting Municipal Government

Acquisition Of Property For Athletic Fields And Civic Stadiums

7-16-4106. Acquisition of property for athletic fields and civic stadiums. (1) A city or town council may:

(a) acquire by gift, purchase, or condemnation pursuant to Title 70, chapter 30, lands for athletic fields and civic stadiums within or outside of the corporate limits of the municipality;

(b) establish and regulate athletic fields and civic stadiums;

(c) exercise municipal jurisdiction over the acquired land when the land or any portion of the land is outside of the corporate limits of the municipality to the same extent as though the land was within the corporate limits; and

(d) construct, maintain, and regulate athletic and civic stadiums on the land.

(2) The city or town council may set aside or designate portions or tracts of land now owned by any municipality for the purpose of providing athletic fields and civic stadiums.

History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 68, L. 1929; re-en. Sec. 5167.1, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 62-210; amd. Sec. 26, Ch. 125, L. 2001.