Class Ten Property -- Description -- Taxable Percentage

Mont. Code Ann. § 15-6-143, under Classification.

Mont. Code Ann. § 15-6-143

(1) Class ten property includes all forest lands, as defined in 15-44-102, and property described in subsection (2). (2) Any parcel of growing timber totaling less than 15 acres qualifies as class ten property if, in a prior year, the parcel totaled 15 acres or more and qualified as forest land but the number of acres was reduced to less than 15 acres for a public use described in 70-30-102 by the federal government, the state, a county, or a municipality and, since that reduction in acres, the parcel has not been further divided. (3) Class ten property is taxed at: (a) 0.29% of its forest productivity value in tax year 2023; (b) 0.27% of its forest productivity value in tax year 2024; and (c) 0.37% of its forest productivity value in tax years after 2024.