Mont. Code Ann. tit. 25, ch. 23, Rule 24
Appeal to district court
Rule 24 . Appeal to district court.
Appeals from a justice or city court to a district court are governed by Title 25, chapter 33, except that the undertaking on appeal, when the judgment is for the payment of money, may be in the form of an appeal bond or a deposit of money in a sum equal to the amount of the judgment, including costs.