Mont. Code § 70-30-101 : PROPERTY — EMINENT DOMAIN — GENERAL AND SUBSTANTIVE PROVISIONS —30-101 - Eminent domain defined TEXT PDF Eminent domain is the right of the state to take private property for public use. This right may be exercised in the manner provided in this chapter. § 70-30-101, MCA En. Sec. 579, p. 189, L. 1877; re-en. Sec. 579, 1st Div. Rev. Stat. 1879; re-en. Sec. 597, 1st Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; amd. Sec. 2210, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 7330, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 9933, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. C. Civ. Proc. Sec. 1237; re-en. Sec. 9933, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 93-9901.