{"data":{"id":"us-mt/85-5-404","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"85-5-404","heading":"Authority of commissioner.","body":"Such commissioner shall have authority to enter upon said ditch; open, close, and set headgates; and do whatever else is necessary to apportion and distribute the waters of said ditch to the respective parties according to their respective rights.","path":["TITLE 85. WATER USE","CHAPTER 5. WATER COMMISSIONERS AND WATER MEDIATORS","Part 4. Water Ditches Under Joint or Corporate Control"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0850/chapter_0050/part_0040/section_0040/0850-0050-0040-0040.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:01:20Z","sha256":"acc2c14896b29230891aa58e891894c113ce7fcd9b09417a7a6c08d28d07c5e9","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/85-5-403","next":"us-mt/85-5-405"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}