{"data":{"id":"us-mt/75-7-208","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"75-7-208","heading":"Factors favoring issuance of permit.","body":"The regulations shall favor issuance if the proposed work will not during either its construction or its utilization:\n(1) materially diminish water quality;\n(2) materially diminish habitat for fish or wildlife;\n(3) interfere with navigation or other lawful recreation;\n(4) create a public nuisance; or\n(5) create a visual impact discordant with natural scenic values, as determined by the local governing body, where such values form the predominant landscape elements.","path":["TITLE 75. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION","CHAPTER 7. AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM PROTECTIONS","Part 2. Lakeshores"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0750/chapter_0070/part_0020/section_0080/0750-0070-0020-0080.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:59:45Z","sha256":"14114a821e0059c7673ba85b47e663ccb164ef0f117740944cfb1f1a3c0d4f9a","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/75-7-207","next":"us-mt/75-7-209"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}