Weitz v. Montana Department of Natural Resources

On January 10, 1997, the Fourteenth Judicial District Court, Meagher County, filed a memorandum opinion and judgment dismissing the administrative violations of Rules 26.3.186(1) and 26.3.198(1), ARM, by Robert and Michael Weitz which were previously upheld by the Director of the Montana Department of N atural Resources and Conservation (DNRC). The DNRC and the State Board of Land Commissioners appeal the memorandum opinion and judgment. We affirm.

The issue on appeal is whether the District Court erred in concluding that the actions of a lessee traveling by existing roadways over state lands…