1-4-111. Purpose.
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1-4-111 . Purpose.
(1)The purpose of 1-4-112 , 82-1-501 , and this section is to enact into law a presumptive understanding that fossils are not minerals and that fossils belong to the surface estate, unless conveyed by a clear and express grant.
(2)It is the intent of the legislature that 1-4-112 , 82-1-501 , and this section apply prospectively and retroactively to instruments governed by Montana law to the maximum extent possible under the constitutions of the United States and the state of Montana.