# Mont. Code Ann. § 60-6-201: 60-6-201 Definitions

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MT_T60_C6_P2_S60-6-201

## Section

- **Citation:** Mont. Code Ann. § 60-6-201
- **Heading:** 60-6-201 Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Montana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** Reserved
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MT Code / Title 60 / Chapter 6 / Part 2 / Section 60-6-201

## Text

60-6-201 . Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:

(1) "Camping" means the use of outdoor property for the purpose of habitation, including sleeping, sitting, or lying.

(2) "Campsite" means an area being used for camping that may contain but is not limited to tents, huts, temporary shelters, tarps, cots, sleeping bags, mattresses, hammocks, cooking equipment, or any other personal property.

(3) "Overnight camping" means camping or maintaining any form of campsite between dusk and dawn.

(4) "State highway right-of-way" means the entire width of land acquired, dedicated, or reserved for public road purposes, including but not limited to a roadway, shoulder, median, ditch, embankment, retaining wall, culvert, sluice, bridge, tunnel, or an adjacent public space maintained by the department.

(5) "Storage" means the act of leaving personal property unattended for any period of time.

## Nearby sections

- [Mont. Code Ann. § 60-6-201 60-6-201 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MT_T60_C6_P2_S60-6-201.md)
- [Mont. Code Ann. § 60-6-202 60-6-202 Overnight camping and storage of personal property on state highway right-of-way prohibited](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MT_T60_C6_P2_S60-6-202.md)
- [Mont. Code Ann. § 60-6-203 60-6-203 Enforcement and penalties](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MT_T60_C6_P2_S60-6-203.md)
- [Mont. Code Ann. § 60-6-204 60-6-204 Rulemaking authority](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MT_T60_C6_P2_S60-6-204.md)

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