{"data":{"id":"us-mt/77-6-502","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"77-6-502","heading":"Grazing leases.","body":"(1) The rental rate for leasing all state grazing lands must attain full market value based upon the appraised animal-unit-month carrying capacity of the land as provided in 77-6-507.\n(2) If the board raises the rentals for state grazing lands during the term of any leases of grazing land that are not issued as a result of competitive bidding, the lessee shall, for the years after the increase becomes effective, pay the increased rental, and the terms of grazing leases must provide for the increase.","path":["TITLE 77. STATE LANDS","CHAPTER 6. AGRICULTURAL, GRAZING, AND OTHER SURFACE LEASES","Part 5. Rental Provisions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0770/chapter_0060/part_0050/section_0020/0770-0060-0050-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:00:29Z","sha256":"4c8b2b681b78e975dbe2f58297767c1d4a036b2fa12e152413e311f097a1c778","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/77-6-501","next":"us-mt/77-6-503"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}