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23-2-321. Restriction on liability of landowner and supervisor

MT Code § 23-2-321 (2019) (N/A)
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23-2-321. Restriction on liability of landowner and supervisor. (1) A person who makes recreational use of surface waters flowing over or through land in the possession or under the control of another, pursuant to 23-2-302, or land while portaging around or over barriers or while portaging or using portage routes, pursuant to 23-2-311, is owed no duty by a landowner, the landowner's agent, or the landowner's tenant other than that provided in subsection (2).

(2) A landowner, the landowner's agent, or tenant is liable to a person making recreational use of waters or land described in subsection (1) only for an act or omission that constitutes willful or wanton misconduct.

(3) A supervisor or any member of the arbitration panel who participates in a decision regarding the placement of a portage route is not liable to a person who is injured or whose property is damaged because of placement or use of the portage route except for an act or omission that constitutes willful and wanton misconduct.

History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 556, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 209, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 362, Ch. 56, L. 2009.

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23-2-321. Restriction on liability of landowner and supervisor