{"data":{"id":"us-mt/1-4-111","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"1-4-111","heading":"Purpose.","body":"(1) The purpose of 1-4-112, 82-1-501, and this section is to enact into law a presumptive understanding that fossils are not minerals and that fossils belong to the surface estate, unless conveyed by a clear and express grant.\n(2) It is the intent of the legislature that 1-4-112, 82-1-501, and this section apply prospectively and retroactively to instruments governed by Montana law to the maximum extent possible under the constitutions of the United States and the state of Montana.","path":["TITLE 1. GENERAL LAWS AND DEFINITIONS","CHAPTER 4. INTERPRETATION OF INSTRUMENTS","Part 1. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0010/chapter_0040/part_0010/section_0110/0010-0040-0010-0110.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:42:32Z","sha256":"092709f7c59e4be460ae87fcc481f14aa7ad0b413b3cff746da79fe8aa7b8c29","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/1-4-110","next":"us-mt/1-4-112"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}