{"data":{"id":"us-mt/85-16-102","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"85-16-102","heading":"Public use of wharves and docks.","body":"All docks and wharves built on any of the navigable waters of the state shall be public docks and wharves, and all boats, vessels, and steamboats plying such navigable waters shall have a right to land thereat and take on and discharge their cargoes and passengers thereon. The owner of such dock or wharf shall have the right to charge and collect from the owner or owners of such boat, steamboat, or vessel a reasonable compensation therefor.","path":["TITLE 85. WATER USE","CHAPTER 16. WHARVES AND DOCKS","Part 1. Wharves and Docks"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0850/chapter_0160/part_0010/section_0020/0850-0160-0010-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:01:31Z","sha256":"e6d3f6493949ddf146727ed4ffc2f5a4c5a9947b0050d412d81c3208893c4841","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/85-16-101","next":"us-mt/85-16-103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}