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MT Code § 50-30-201 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 30. Consumer Product Safety Act|Part 2. Hazardous Substances|50-30-201. Hazardous substance defined

  50-30-201. Hazardous substance defined. (1) "Hazardous substance" means:   (a) a substance or mixture of substances which:   (i) is toxic;   (ii) is corrosive;   (iii) is an irritant;   (iv) is a strong sensitizer;   (v) is flammable or combustible; or   (vi) generates pressure through decomposition, heat, or other means if the substance or mixture of substances may cause substantial personal injury or substantial illness during or as a proximate result of any customary or reasonably foreseeable handling or use, including reasonably foreseeable ingestion by children;   (b) substances which the department by rule finds under 50-30-215 meet the requirements of subsection (1)(a) of this section;   (c) a radioactive substance if, with respect to the substance as used in a particular class of article or as packaged, the department determines by rule that the substance is sufficiently hazardous to require labeling in accordance with this chapter in order to protect the public health; or   (d) a toy or other article intended for use by children which presents an electrical, mechanical, or thermal hazard as determined by the department by rule in accordance with 50-30-220.   (2) (a) The term "hazardous substance" does not apply to pesticides subject to the federal Pesticide Environmental Control Act or the Montana Pesticides Act, to foods, drugs, and cosmetics subject to the Montana Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, or to substances intended for use as fuels when stored in containers and used in the heating, cooking, or refrigeration system of a house.   (b) The term applies, however, to an article which is not itself a pesticide within the meaning of the federal Pesticide Environmental Control Act or the Montana Pesticide Act but which is a hazardous substance within the meaning of subsection (1) of this section by reason of bearing or containing a pesticide.   (c) The term also applies to pesticides whenever human health is directly affected from the use or misuse of pesticides requiring an accident investigation for the purpose of preparing recommendations to federal or state pesticide control agencies.   (3) The term "hazardous substance" does not include source material, special nuclear material, or byproduct material as defined in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and rules issued pursuant thereto by the atomic energy commission.   History: En. 69-7102 by Sec. 2, Ch. 394, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 27, Ch. 187, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-7102(4).
MT Code § 50-30-202 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 30. Consumer Product Safety Act|Part 2. Hazardous Substances|50-30-202. Misbranded hazardous substance defined

  50-30-202. Misbranded hazardous substance defined. (1) "Misbranded hazardous substance" means a hazardous substance (including a toy or other article intended for use by children which is a hazardous substance or which bears or contains a hazardous substance in such a manner as to be susceptible of access by a child to whom the toy or other article is entrusted) intended or packaged in a form suitable for use by the public or by children which, except as otherwise provided under 50-30-216 or 50-30-217, fails to bear a label:   (a) which states conspicuously:   (i) the name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, distributor, or seller;   (ii) the common or usual name or the chemical name (if there is not a common or usual name) of the hazardous substance or each component which contributes substantially to its hazard unless the department by rule permits or requires the use of a recognized generic name;   (iii) the signal word "danger" on substances which are extremely flammable, corrosive, or highly toxic;   (iv) the signal word on all other hazardous substances;   (v) an affirmative statement of the principal hazard or hazards, such as:   (A) "flammable";   (B) "combustible";   (C) "vapor harmful";   (D) "causes burns";   (E) "absorbed through skin"; or   (F) similar wording descriptive of the hazard;   (vi) precautionary measures describing the action to be followed or avoided, except when modified by a rule of the department under 50-30-216 or 50-30-217;   (vii) instruction, when necessary or appropriate, for first-aid treatment;   (viii) "poison" for any hazardous substance which is defined as "highly toxic" by 50-30-205; and   (ix) instructions for handling and storage of packages which require special care in handling or storage such as:   (A) "keep out of the reach of children" or its practical equivalent; or   (B) if the article is intended for use by children and is not a banned hazardous substance, adequate directions for the protection of children from the hazard; and   (b) on which a statement required under subsection (1)(a) of this section is located prominently and is in the English language in conspicuous and legible type in contrast by typography, layout, or color with other printed matter on the label.   (2) The reuse of a food, drug, or cosmetic container as a container for a hazardous substance shall be deemed to be an act which results in the hazardous substance being a misbranded hazardous substance. As used in this subsection, the terms "food", "drug", and "cosmetic" shall have the same meanings as in the Montana Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.   History: (1)En. 69-7102 by Sec. 2, Ch. 394, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 27, Ch. 187, L. 1977; Sec. 69-7102, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. 69-7104 by Sec. 4, Ch. 394, L. 1975; Sec. 69-7104, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 69-7102(13), 69-7104(part).
MT Code § 50-30-203 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 30. Consumer Product Safety Act|Part 2. Hazardous Substances|50-30-203. Banned hazardous substance defined

  50-30-203. Banned hazardous substance defined. (1) "Banned hazardous substance" means:   (a) a toy or other article intended for use by children which is a hazardous substance or which bears or contains a hazardous substance in such a manner as to be susceptible of access by a child to whom the toy or other article is entrusted; or   (b) a hazardous substance intended or packaged in a form suitable for use by the general public which the department by rule classifies as a banned hazardous substance on the basis of a finding that, notwithstanding such cautionary labeling as is or may be required under this chapter for that substance, the degree or nature of the hazard involved in the presence or use of the substance by the general public is such that the objective of the protection of the public health and safety can be adequately served only by keeping the substance, when so intended or packaged, out of the channels of commerce.   (2) The department by rule shall exempt from subsection (1)(a) of this section articles such as chemical sets which, by reason of their functional purpose, require the inclusion of the hazardous substance involved or necessarily present an electrical, mechanical, or thermal hazard and which bear labeling giving adequate directions and warnings for safe use and are intended for use by children who have attained sufficient maturity and may reasonably be expected to read and heed the directions and warnings.   (3) Proceedings for the issuance, amendment, or repeal of rules under subsections (1)(b) and (2) of this section shall be governed by the provisions of 50-30-219 and 50-30-220.   History: En. 69-7102 by Sec. 2, Ch. 394, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 27, Ch. 187, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-7102(14).
MT Code § 50-30-204 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 30. Consumer Product Safety Act|Part 2. Hazardous Substances|50-30-204. Toxic defined

  50-30-204. Toxic defined. "Toxic" means a substance, other than a radioactive substance, that has the capacity to produce personal injury or illness to humans through ingestion, inhalation, or absorption through any body surface.   History: En. 69-7102 by Sec. 2, Ch. 394, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 27, Ch. 187, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-7102(5); amd. Sec. 1836, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 50-30-205 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 30. Consumer Product Safety Act|Part 2. Hazardous Substances|50-30-205. Highly toxic defined

  50-30-205. Highly toxic defined. (1) "Highly toxic" means a substance that falls within any of the following categories:   (a) produces death within 14 days in one-half or more of a group of 10 or more laboratory white rats each weighing between 200 and 300 grams at a single dose of 50 milligrams or less per kilogram of body weight when orally administered;   (b) produces death within 14 days in one-half or more of a group of 10 or more laboratory white rats each weighing between 200 and 300 grams when inhaled continuously for a period of 1 hour or less at an atmosphere concentration of 200 parts per million or less by volume of gas or vapor or 2 milligrams per liter or less by volume of mist or dust if that concentration is likely to be encountered by humans when the substance is used in a reasonably foreseeable manner; or   (c) produces death within 14 days in one-half or more of a group of 10 or more rabbits tested in a dosage of 200 milligrams or less per kilogram of body weight when administered by continuous contact with the bare skin for 24 hours or less.   (2) If the department finds that available data on human experience with a substance indicates results different from those obtained on animals in the dosages or concentrations described in subsection (1), the human data must take precedence.   History: En. 69-7102 by Sec. 2, Ch. 394, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 27, Ch. 187, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-7102(6); amd. Sec. 1837, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 50-30-206 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 30. Consumer Product Safety Act|Part 2. Hazardous Substances|50-30-206. Corrosive defined

  50-30-206. Corrosive defined. "Corrosive" means a substance which in contact with living tissue will cause destruction of tissue by chemical action but does not refer to action on inanimate surfaces.   History: En. 69-7102 by Sec. 2, Ch. 394, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 27, Ch. 187, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-7102(7).
MT Code § 50-30-207 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 30. Consumer Product Safety Act|Part 2. Hazardous Substances|50-30-207. Irritant defined

  50-30-207. Irritant defined. "Irritant" means a substance not corrosive within the meaning of 50-30-206 which on immediate, prolonged, or repeated contact with normal living tissue will induce a local inflammatory reaction.   History: En. 69-7102 by Sec. 2, Ch. 394, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 27, Ch. 187, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-7102(8).
MT Code § 50-30-208 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 30. Consumer Product Safety Act|Part 2. Hazardous Substances|50-30-208. Strong sensitizer defined

  50-30-208. Strong sensitizer defined. "Strong sensitizer" means a substance which will cause on normal living tissue, through an allergic or photodynamic process, a hypersensitivity.   History: En. 69-7102 by Sec. 2, Ch. 394, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 27, Ch. 187, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-7102(9).
MT Code § 50-30-209 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 30. Consumer Product Safety Act|Part 2. Hazardous Substances|50-30-209. Extremely flammable, flammable, and combustible defined

  50-30-209. Extremely flammable, flammable, and combustible defined. (1) "Extremely flammable" applies to a substance which has a flash point at or below 20 degrees F, as determined by the Tagliabue open cup tester.   (2) "Flammable" applies to a substance which has a flash point above 20 degrees to and including 80 degrees F, as determined by the Tagliabue open cup tester.   (3) "Combustible" applies to a substance which has a flash point above 80 degrees to and including 150 degrees F, as determined by the Tagliabue open cup tester.   (4) The flammability or combustibility of solids and the contents of self-pressurized containers shall be determined by methods found by the department to be generally applicable to the materials or containers, respectively, and established by rules issued by the department, which rules shall also define the terms "flammable", "combustible", and "extremely flammable" in accord with the methods used.   History: En. 69-7102 by Sec. 2, Ch. 394, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 27, Ch. 187, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-7102(10).
MT Code § 50-30-210 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 30. Consumer Product Safety Act|Part 2. Hazardous Substances|50-30-210. Radioactive substance defined

  50-30-210. Radioactive substance defined. "Radioactive substance" means a substance which emits ionizing radiation.   History: En. 69-7102 by Sec. 2, Ch. 394, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 27, Ch. 187, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-7102(11).
MT Code § 50-30-211 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 30. Consumer Product Safety Act|Part 2. Hazardous Substances|50-30-211. Label defined

  50-30-211. Label defined. "Label" means a display of written, printed, or graphic matter upon the immediate container ("immediate container" does not include package liners) of a substance or, in the case of an article which is unpackaged or is not packaged in an immediate container intended or suitable for delivery to the ultimate consumer, a display of such matter directly upon the article involved or upon a tag or other suitable material affixed thereto.   History: En. 69-7102 by Sec. 2, Ch. 394, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 27, Ch. 187, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-7102(part (12)).
MT Code § 50-30-212 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 30. Consumer Product Safety Act|Part 2. Hazardous Substances|50-30-212. Electrical hazards

  50-30-212. Electrical hazards. An article may be determined to present an electrical hazard if, in normal use or when subjected to reasonably foreseeable damage or abuse, its design or manufacture may cause personal injury or illness by electric shock.   History: En. 69-7102 by Sec. 2, Ch. 394, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 27, Ch. 187, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-7102(15).
MT Code § 50-30-213 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 30. Consumer Product Safety Act|Part 2. Hazardous Substances|50-30-213. Mechanical hazards

  50-30-213. Mechanical hazards. An article may be determined to present a mechanical hazard if, in normal use or when subjected to reasonably foreseeable damage or abuse, its design or manufacture presents an unreasonable risk of personal injury or illness:   (1) from fracture, fragmentation, or disassembly of the article;   (2) from propulsion of the article (or a part or accessory thereof);   (3) from points or other protrusions, surfaces, edges, openings, or closures;   (4) from moving parts;   (5) from lack or insufficiency of controls to reduce or stop motion;   (6) as a result of self-adhering characteristics of the article;   (7) because the article (or a part or accessory thereof) may be aspirated or ingested;   (8) because of instability; or   (9) because of any other aspect of the article's design or manufacture.   History: En. 69-7102 by Sec. 2, Ch. 394, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 27, Ch. 187, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-7102(16).
MT Code § 50-30-214 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 30. Consumer Product Safety Act|Part 2. Hazardous Substances|50-30-214. Thermal hazards

  50-30-214. Thermal hazards. An article may be determined to present a thermal hazard if, in normal use or when subjected to reasonably foreseeable damage or abuse, its design or manufacture presents an unreasonable risk of personal injury or illness because of heat as from heated parts, substances, or surfaces.   History: En. 69-7102 by Sec. 2, Ch. 394, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 27, Ch. 187, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-7102(17).
MT Code § 50-30-215 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 30. Consumer Product Safety Act|Part 2. Hazardous Substances|50-30-215. Declaration of hazardous substance

  50-30-215. Declaration of hazardous substance. When in the judgment of the department such action will promote the objectives of this chapter by avoiding or resolving uncertainty as to its application, the department may by rule declare to be a hazardous substance a substance or mixture of substances which the department finds meets the requirements of 50-30-201(1)(a).   History: En. 69-7103 by Sec. 3, Ch. 394, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 28, Ch. 187, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-7103(1).
MT Code § 50-30-216 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 30. Consumer Product Safety Act|Part 2. Hazardous Substances|50-30-216. Additional labeling requirements

  50-30-216. Additional labeling requirements. If the department finds that the requirements of 50-30-202(1)(a) are not adequate for the protection of the public health and safety in view of the special hazard presented by a hazardous substance, the department may by rule establish such reasonable variations or additional labeling requirements as are necessary for the protection of the public health and safety, and a hazardous substance intended or packaged in a form suitable for use by the general public or by children which fails to bear a label in accordance with the rules is a misbranded hazardous substance.   History: En. 69-7103 by Sec. 3, Ch. 394, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 28, Ch. 187, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-7103(2).
MT Code § 50-30-217 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 30. Consumer Product Safety Act|Part 2. Hazardous Substances|50-30-217. Exemption from labeling requirements

  50-30-217. Exemption from labeling requirements. If the department finds that because of the size of the package involved, because of the minor hazard presented by the substance contained therein, or for other good and sufficient reasons full compliance with the labeling requirements otherwise applicable under this chapter is impracticable or is not necessary for the adequate protection of the public health and safety, the department shall adopt rules exempting the substance from these requirements to the extent of being consistent with adequate protection of the public health and safety.   History: En. 69-7103 by Sec. 3, Ch. 394, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 28, Ch. 187, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-7103(3).
MT Code § 50-30-218 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 30. Consumer Product Safety Act|Part 2. Hazardous Substances|50-30-218. When labeling requirement complied with

  50-30-218. When labeling requirement complied with. A requirement made by or under authority of this chapter that a word, statement, or other information appear on the label shall not be considered to be complied with unless the word, statement, or other information also appears:   (1) on the outside container or wrapper, if any, unless it is easily legible through the outside container or wrapper; and   (2) on all accompanying literature where there are directions for use, written or otherwise.   History: En. 69-7102 by Sec. 2, Ch. 394, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 27, Ch. 187, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-7102(part (12)).
MT Code § 50-30-219 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 30. Consumer Product Safety Act|Part 2. Hazardous Substances|50-30-219. Ban of hazardous substance authorized

  50-30-219. Ban of hazardous substance authorized. If the department finds that the hazard of an article subject to this chapter is such that labeling adequate to protect the public health and safety cannot be devised or the article presents an imminent danger to the public health and safety, the department may declare the article a banned hazardous substance and require its removal from commerce.   History: En. 69-7103 by Sec. 3, Ch. 394, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 28, Ch. 187, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-7103(4).
MT Code § 50-30-301 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 30. Consumer Product Safety Act|Part 3. Prohibited Acts, Penalties, and Remedies|50-30-301. Prohibited acts

  50-30-301. Prohibited acts. The following acts and causing the following acts are prohibited:   (1) the introduction or delivery for introduction into commerce of any misbranded hazardous substance or banned hazardous substance;   (2) the alteration, mutilation, destruction, obliteration, or removal of the whole or any part of the label of or the doing of any other act with respect to a hazardous substance if the act is done while the substance is in commerce or while the substance is held for sale, whether or not the first sale, after shipment in commerce and results in the hazardous substance being a misbranded hazardous substance or a banned hazardous substance;   (3) the receipt in commerce of any misbranded hazardous substance or banned hazardous substance and the delivery or proffered delivery of the substance for pay or otherwise;   (4) the giving of a guarantee or undertaking referred to in 50-30-305(2) that is false, except by a person who relies upon a guarantee or undertaking to the same effect signed by and containing the name and address of the person residing in the United States from whom the person received in good faith the hazardous substance;   (5) the failure to permit entry or inspection as authorized by 50-30-107(1) or to permit access to any copying of any record as authorized by 50-30-108;   (6) the introduction or delivery for introduction into commerce or the receipt in commerce and subsequent delivery or proffered delivery for pay or otherwise of a hazardous substance in a reused food, drug, or cosmetic container or in a container that, though not a reused container, is identifiable as a food, drug, or cosmetic container by its labeling or by other identification;   (7) the use by any person to the person's own advantage or revealing other than to the department or officers or employees of the agency or to the courts when relevant in any judicial proceeding under this chapter of any information acquired under authority of 50-30-106 and 50-30-107 concerning any method or process that as a trade secret is entitled to protection.   History: En. 69-7104 by Sec. 4, Ch. 394, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 69-7104(part); amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 37, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1838, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 50-30-302 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 30. Consumer Product Safety Act|Part 3. Prohibited Acts, Penalties, and Remedies|50-30-302. Notice and hearing required prior to prosecution

  50-30-302. Notice and hearing required prior to prosecution. Before a violation of this chapter is reported to a county attorney for the institution of a criminal proceeding, the person against whom the proceeding is contemplated must be given appropriate notice and an opportunity to present the person's views before the department, either orally or in writing and either in person or by attorney, with regard to the contemplated proceeding.   History: En. 69-7108 by Sec. 8, Ch. 394, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 31, Ch. 187, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-7108(part); amd. Sec. 1839, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 50-30-303 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 30. Consumer Product Safety Act|Part 3. Prohibited Acts, Penalties, and Remedies|50-30-303. Department and county attorney to prosecute violations

  50-30-303. Department and county attorney to prosecute violations. It is the duty of the department or the county attorney to whom the department reports a violation of this chapter to cause appropriate proceedings to be instituted in the proper courts without delay and to be prosecuted in the manner required by law.   History: En. 69-7108 by Sec. 8, Ch. 394, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 31, Ch. 187, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-7108(part).