12.8.105    STATE RECREATIONAL WATERWAYS

(1) Purpose. To protect and enhance the natural and historical values of state waterways, and to provide opportunity for enjoyment of these values.

(2) Description. Rivers or streams, generally undeveloped, possessing outstanding scenery or important historical features and susceptible to increasingly heavy recreational use.

(3) Development and management. Accommodations for day-use, camping, floating, fishing, or other recreational activities will be provided. Public areas for lunch stops and overnight camping will be conveniently distributed along the course, allowing leisurely floats from one area to the next in four hours or less. Development will also include wells for drinking water where necessary. Management will primarily involve maintenance of public areas and identification of visitor sites and points of historical or geological interest.

History: 23-1-102, MCA; IMP, 23-1-102, MCA; Eff. 12/31/72.