Statutes > Montana Statutes > TITLE 82. MINERALS, OIL, AND GAS > CHAPTER 10. OIL AND GAS -- GENERAL PROVISIONS > Part 5. Surface Owner Damage and Disruption Compensation > 82-10-505. Liability for damages to property.

82-10-505. Liability for damages to property.


     82-10-505. Liability for damages to property. The oil and gas developer or operator is responsible for all damages to real or personal property resulting from the lack of ordinary care by the oil and gas developer or operator. The oil and gas developer or operator is responsible for damages to real or personal property caused by oil and gas operations and production.

     History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 199, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 57, L. 2007.