OPINION: Make Fine Match Crime of Gating Public Lands

By Joe Perry - February 23, 2019 - Originally published in the Billings Gazette As far as real estate deals go, illegally gating a public road in Montana is about as cheap as it gets. Under current law, violators risk a fine of only $10 per day to close off public access for their own personal benefit. Yet that paltry fine is never even levied because it would cost the county more to enforce it than the amount of the fine. As a result, bad actors can close off access to public roads with ...