Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 75 > Chapter 7 > Part 1 - Streambeds

• Applicant: means any person presenting notice of a project to the supervisors. See Montana Code 75-7-103
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Department: means the Montana department of fish, wildlife, and parks. See Montana Code 75-7-103
• District: means :

  (a)a conservation district under Title 76, chapter 15, in which the project will take place;

  (b)a grass conservation district under Title 76, chapter 16, where a conservation district does not exist; or

  (c)the board of county commissioners in a county where a district does not exist. See Montana Code 75-7-103

• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Person: means any individual, corporation, firm, partnership, association, or other legal entity not covered under 87-5-502. See Montana Code 75-7-103
• Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Montana Code 1-1-202
• Project: means a physical alteration or modification that results in a change in the state of a natural, perennial-flowing stream or river, its bed, or its immediate banks. See Montana Code 75-7-103
• Property: means real and personal property. See Montana Code 1-1-205
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
• Stream: means any natural, perennial-flowing stream or river, its bed, and its immediate banks except a stream or river that has been designated by district rule as not having significant aquatic and riparian attributes in need of protection or preservation under 75-7-102. See Montana Code 75-7-103
• Supervisors: means the board of supervisors of a conservation district, the directors of a grass conservation district, or the board of county commissioners where a proposed project is not within a district. See Montana Code 75-7-103
• Team: means one representative of the supervisors, one representative of the department, and the applicant or the applicant's representative. See Montana Code 75-7-103
• United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
• Writing: includes printing. See Montana Code 1-1-203
• Written consent of the supervisors: means a written decision of the supervisors approving a project and specifying activities authorized to be performed in completing the project. See Montana Code 75-7-103