{"data":{"id":"us-mt/85-9-502","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"85-9-502","heading":"Annexation of property.","body":"(1) To annex real property to the district, the procedure is as follows:\n(a) The directors shall petition the court.\n(b) The petition must:\n(i) give a general description of the real property to be annexed sufficient to enable a person to determine if the person's property is in the proposed annexation; and\n(ii) describe the benefits to accrue to the real property as a result of the annexation.\n(2) The court shall:\n(a) give notice and hold a hearing on the petition; and\n(b) upon good cause shown, order or deny the annexation.","path":["TITLE 85. WATER USE","CHAPTER 9. CONSERVANCY DISTRICTS","Part 5. Alteration of Districts"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0850/chapter_0090/part_0050/section_0020/0850-0090-0050-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:01:29Z","sha256":"c191d61c4a353673c2f0cb53395850c4b7bfa307eefea028513fe75c8d89f110","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/85-9-501","next":"us-mt/85-9-503"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}