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MT Code § 80-7-133 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 7. Disease, Pest, and Weed Control|Part 1. Control of Diseases and Insects in Nurseries|80-7-133. Acts made unlawful -- penalty

  80-7-133. Acts made unlawful -- penalty. (1) It is unlawful for a firm, nursery, plant dealer, or landscape service to:   (a) fail to properly identify nursery stock offered for sale. Identification must include but is not limited to the scientific name, common name, and variety, except with regard to mixed annual plantings. Each nursery plant offered for sale as a separate plant must be identified. A single means of identification is allowed on each bundle of bare root seedlings, liners, or hedging grade nursery stock.   (b) falsely represent or misrepresent the name, age, variety, or class of any nursery stock sold or offered for sale;   (c) falsely represent or state that any nursery stock offered for sale, sold, or delivered was grown in a certain location, when in fact the nursery stock was grown in another location;   (d) deceive or defraud any firm in the sale of any nursery stock by substituting inferior or different varieties or ages from those ordered;   (e) bring into this state, offer for sale or distribution within this state, or ship, sell, or deliver upon any sale any nursery stock that is infected or infested with a plant pest dangerous to the agricultural or horticultural interests of the state or that violates any federal or state quarantine; or   (f) sell or distribute nursery stock, cut decorative plants, or aquatic plants declared to be noxious weeds as defined in 7-22-2101.   (2) In case of misrepresentation, false representation, deceit, fraud, substitution, or sale and distribution of noxious weeds, the firm, nursery, plant dealer, or landscape service is subject to punishment as provided in 80-7-135 and is liable to a party damaged or injured to the extent of all damages sustained, which may be recovered in a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 220, L. 1943; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 13, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 3-1215; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 551, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 407, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 384, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 384, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 389, L. 2017.
MT Code § 80-7-134 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 7. Disease, Pest, and Weed Control|Part 1. Control of Diseases and Insects in Nurseries|80-7-134. Repealed

  80-7-134. Repealed. Sec. 12, Ch. 551, L. 1993.   History: En. Sec. 51, Ch. 216, L. 1911; re-en. Sec. 3625, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3625, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 3-1211, R.C.M. 1947; amd. and redes. 3-1218 by Sec. 62, Ch. 218, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 3-1218.
MT Code § 80-7-135 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 7. Disease, Pest, and Weed Control|Part 1. Control of Diseases and Insects in Nurseries|80-7-135. Penalty for violation

  80-7-135. Penalty for violation. (1) A firm, nursery, plant dealer, or landscape service that violates or aids in the violation of a provision of this part or of the rules, orders, or quarantines of the department adopted under Title 2, chapter 4, and this part commits a civil offense and is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 for each violation.   (2) Assessment of a civil penalty may be made in conjunction with another warning, order, or administrative action authorized by this chapter. A civil penalty collected under this section must be deposited in the nursery account established in 80-7-123 for response activities of the department, education, training, research, and development for the nursery industry pursuant to rules established by the department.   (3) The department shall establish by rule:   (a) a penalty schedule that establishes the types of penalties and the amounts, not to exceed $1,000, for initial and subsequent offenses; and   (b) other matters necessary for the administration of civil penalties.   (4) Sections 80-7-105, 80-7-106, 80-7-108, 80-7-109, 80-7-123, and this section may not be construed as requiring the department or its agents to report violations of this part when the department believes that the public interest will be best served by a suitable notice of warning.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 551, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 7, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 384, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 384, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 389, L. 2017.
MT Code § 80-7-201 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 7. Disease, Pest, and Weed Control|Part 2. Fruit and Vegetable Pest and Disease Control (Repealed)|80-7-201. Repealed

  80-7-201. Repealed. Sec. 12, Ch. 551, L. 1993.   History: En. Sec. 39, Ch. 216, L. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3610, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3610, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 29, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 49, Ch. 218, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 3-1103.
MT Code § 80-7-202 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 7. Disease, Pest, and Weed Control|Part 2. Fruit and Vegetable Pest and Disease Control (Repealed)|80-7-202. Repealed

  80-7-202. Repealed. Sec. 12, Ch. 551, L. 1993.   History: En. Sec. 40, Ch. 216, L. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3611, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3611, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 50, Ch. 218, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 3-1104.
MT Code § 80-7-203 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 7. Disease, Pest, and Weed Control|Part 2. Fruit and Vegetable Pest and Disease Control (Repealed)|80-7-203. Repealed

  80-7-203. Repealed. Sec. 12, Ch. 551, L. 1993.   History: En. Sec. 42, Ch. 216, L. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3613, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3613, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 51, Ch. 218, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 3-1106.
MT Code § 80-7-204 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 7. Disease, Pest, and Weed Control|Part 2. Fruit and Vegetable Pest and Disease Control (Repealed)|80-7-204. Repealed

  80-7-204. Repealed. Sec. 12, Ch. 551, L. 1993.   History: En. Sec. 1935, Rev. C. 1907 by Sec. 1, Ch. 121, L. 1911; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 99, L. 1915; re-en. Sec. 3626, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3626, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 90, L. 1939; amd. Sec. 67, Ch. 218, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 3-1301.
MT Code § 80-7-205 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 7. Disease, Pest, and Weed Control|Part 2. Fruit and Vegetable Pest and Disease Control (Repealed)|80-7-205. Repealed

  80-7-205. Repealed. Sec. 12, Ch. 551, L. 1993.   History: En. Sec. 52, Ch. 216, L. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3627, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3627, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 68, Ch. 218, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 3-1302.
MT Code § 80-7-206 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 7. Disease, Pest, and Weed Control|Part 2. Fruit and Vegetable Pest and Disease Control (Repealed)|80-7-206. Repealed

  80-7-206. Repealed. Sec. 12, Ch. 551, L. 1993.   History: (1) thru (3)En. Sec. 53, Ch. 216, L. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3628, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3628, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 69, Ch. 218, L. 1974; Sec. 3-1303, R.C.M. 1947; (4)En. Sec. 54, Ch. 216, L. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3629, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3629, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 3-1304, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 3-1303, 3-1304; amd. Sec. 23, Ch. 526, L. 1983.
MT Code § 80-7-207 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 7. Disease, Pest, and Weed Control|Part 2. Fruit and Vegetable Pest and Disease Control (Repealed)|80-7-207. Repealed

  80-7-207. Repealed. Sec. 12, Ch. 551, L. 1993.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 61, L. 1913; re-en. Sec. 3631, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3631, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 71, Ch. 218, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 3-1306.
MT Code § 80-7-208 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 7. Disease, Pest, and Weed Control|Part 2. Fruit and Vegetable Pest and Disease Control (Repealed)|80-7-208. Repealed

  80-7-208. Repealed. Sec. 12, Ch. 551, L. 1993.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 61, L. 1913; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 89, L. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3632, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3632, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 3-1307.
MT Code § 80-7-209 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 7. Disease, Pest, and Weed Control|Part 2. Fruit and Vegetable Pest and Disease Control (Repealed)|80-7-209. Repealed

  80-7-209. Repealed. Sec. 12, Ch. 551, L. 1993.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 61, L. 1913; re-en. Sec. 3633, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3633, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 72, Ch. 218, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 3-1308.
MT Code § 80-7-210 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 7. Disease, Pest, and Weed Control|Part 2. Fruit and Vegetable Pest and Disease Control (Repealed)|80-7-210. Repealed

  80-7-210. Repealed. Sec. 12, Ch. 551, L. 1993.   History: En. 3-1309 by Sec. 73, Ch. 218, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 3-1309; amd. Sec. 188, Ch. 575, L. 1981.
MT Code § 80-7-301 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 7. Disease, Pest, and Weed Control|Part 3. Barberry Control (Repealed)|80-7-301. Repealed

  80-7-301. Repealed. Sec. 12, Ch. 551, L. 1993.   History: (1)En. Sec. 3, Ch. 40, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 3605, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3605, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 3-1003, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 4, Ch. 40, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 3606, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3606, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 48, Ch. 218, L. 1974; Sec. 3-1004, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 3-1003, 3-1004.
MT Code § 80-7-302 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 7. Disease, Pest, and Weed Control|Part 3. Barberry Control (Repealed)|80-7-302. Repealed

  80-7-302. Repealed. Sec. 12, Ch. 551, L. 1993.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 40, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 3603, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3603, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 3-1001.
MT Code § 80-7-303 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 7. Disease, Pest, and Weed Control|Part 3. Barberry Control (Repealed)|80-7-303. Repealed

  80-7-303. Repealed. Sec. 12, Ch. 551, L. 1993.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 40, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 3604, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3604, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 47, Ch. 218, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 3-1002.
MT Code § 80-7-304 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 7. Disease, Pest, and Weed Control|Part 3. Barberry Control (Repealed)|80-7-304. Repealed

  80-7-304. Repealed. Sec. 12, Ch. 551, L. 1993.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 40, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 3607, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3607, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 3-1005.
MT Code § 80-7-401 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 7. Disease, Pest, and Weed Control|Part 4. Quarantine and Pest Management|80-7-401. Short title

  80-7-401. Short title. This part may be cited as the "Montana Quarantine and Pest Management Act".   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 7, L. 1997.
MT Code § 80-7-402 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 7. Disease, Pest, and Weed Control|Part 4. Quarantine and Pest Management|80-7-402. Quarantines and pest management procedures -- department rules

  80-7-402. Quarantines and pest management procedures -- department rules. The department may adopt rules concerning:   (1) intrastate and interstate quarantines;   (2) procedures to investigate and enforce quarantines to prevent the introduction or spread of plant pests, plants capable of spreading plant pests, plants defined as noxious weeds in 7-22-2101, and other exotic plants defined by department rule as plant pests;   (3) pest management standards and procedures for surveying and controlling plant pests;   (4) procedures for the introduction of plant pests and biological control agents into the state; and   (5) procedures for the recovery of expenses and imposition of penalties.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 7, L. 1997.
MT Code § 80-7-403 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 7. Disease, Pest, and Weed Control|Part 4. Quarantine and Pest Management|80-7-403. Receipt and deposit of gifts, grants, and other funds

  80-7-403. Receipt and deposit of gifts, grants, and other funds. (1) To fund the provisions of 80-7-402, the department may receive funds from any source as gifts, grants, contracts, cost-share funds, and other funds, including civil penalties and recovered expenses.   (2) Except for funds received in the form of civil penalties, funds received pursuant to this section must be deposited in the produce account established in 80-3-304. Funds received in the form of civil penalties must be deposited in the general fund.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 7, L. 1997.
MT Code § 80-7-404 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 7. Disease, Pest, and Weed Control|Part 4. Quarantine and Pest Management|80-7-404. Penalty

  80-7-404. Penalty. (1) A person who violates the quarantines, procedures, or rules of the department adopted under 80-7-402 commits a civil offense and is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 for each violation.   (2) Assessment of a civil penalty may be made in conjunction with another warning, order, or administrative action authorized by this part. A civil penalty collected under this section must be deposited in the general fund.   (3) The department shall establish by rule:   (a) a penalty schedule that establishes the types of penalties and the amounts, not to exceed $5,000, for initial and subsequent offenses; and   (b) other matters necessary for the enforcement of civil penalties.   (4) This section may not be construed as requiring the department or its agents to report violations of 80-7-402 when the department believes that the public interest will be best served by a suitable notice of warning.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 7, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 303, L. 2011.
MT Code § 80-7-501 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 7. Disease, Pest, and Weed Control|Part 5. Crop Insect Detection and Management|80-7-501. Definitions

  80-7-501. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:   (1) "Alternative control program" means a system of controlling insect pest populations through biological or other means not involving toxic chemicals.   (2) "Cropland" means land used for the production of food and forage, including the headlands, ditches, and rights-of-way adjacent to such land.   (3) "Cropland spraying program" means the application of chemical or other substances to croplands for the purpose of preventing or destroying insect pests.   (4) "Emergency" means a serious insect pest infestation that meets the conditions of 10-3-311.   (5) "Infestation" means that a pest exists in such numbers, under certain conditions, and at certain times as to destroy or substantially damage or threaten to destroy livestock or other agricultural crops.   (6) "Insect pest" includes the grasshopper, cutworm, pale western cutworm, armyworm, chinch bug, and any other insect or arthropod generally recognized as a destroyer of grain, hay, range, and horticulture crops.   History: En. 3-3501 by Sec. 1, Ch. 433, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 27, Ch. 13, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 362, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 3-3501(1) thru (4), (6), (7).
MT Code § 80-7-502 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 7. Disease, Pest, and Weed Control|Part 5. Crop Insect Detection and Management|80-7-502. Insect detection, surveillance, and control programs

  80-7-502. Insect detection, surveillance, and control programs. The department may:   (1) employ permanent and seasonal personnel to administer this part;   (2) survey for and maintain surveillance of insect pests during appropriate seasons and enter upon any croplands in the course of conducting such surveillance;   (3) provide insect pest management services to particular agricultural commodity groups for the resolution of special or unusual insect pest problems;   (4) determine or assist a county to determine, upon investigation, whether a serious infestation exists or threatens to occur within a county;   (5) declare that an insect pest infestation constitutes a serious infestation;   (6) operate, contract for, or assist a county to obtain spraying or other appropriate services to counteract an actual or threatening serious infestation, having first determined that any person contracting to supply such services is properly equipped to apply substances designated and approved by the department;   (7) conduct, cooperate in, or coordinate upon request by any affected county, insect pest management services for serious pest infestations in one or more counties;   (8) assist counties, upon request, to coordinate county insect pest management programs in contiguous counties.   History: En. 3-3502 by Sec. 2, Ch. 433, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 362, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 3-3502.
MT Code § 80-7-503 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 7. Disease, Pest, and Weed Control|Part 5. Crop Insect Detection and Management|80-7-503. Duties of department

  80-7-503. Duties of department. The department may:   (1) develop and publish a list of pesticides approved for control of insect pests;   (2) develop and publish technical guidelines on techniques of controlling insect pests;   (3) notify a county of its survey results and state whether the infestation is normal or serious;   (4) review and comment on or review and approve all county agricultural insect pest management plans as provided by local government statutes and consider whether the plan conforms to the technical guidelines of the department and whether implementation of the plan will probably counteract the condition of insect pest infestation in a timely and proper manner;   (5) consider whether an alternative control program would be as efficient as spraying on a ratio of total costs to total benefits and provide the county with a summary of its findings prior to conducting or approving any cropland spraying program. If the alternative control program is considered adequate, the department may conduct or approve such a program.   History: En. 3-3503 by Sec. 3, Ch. 433, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 362, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 3-3503; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 53, L. 1989.
MT Code § 80-7-504 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 7. Disease, Pest, and Weed Control|Part 5. Crop Insect Detection and Management|80-7-504. Financing of control program

  80-7-504. Financing of control program. (1) One-third of the costs of a cropland spraying program or alternative program conducted by the state shall be paid by the state. Prior to the implementation of any state or county control program, the department and the governing body of any county for which the program is proposed shall enter into an interlocal or management agreement on the maximum amount of moneys each shall appropriate or provide toward the proposed program. If either party does not sign and approve the agreement, the program may not be conducted.   (2) Individual farm and ranch landowners may formally petition by written affidavit protesting their inclusion within the proposed cropland spraying program. The department or local governing body shall refrain from spraying any land petitioned to be excluded. Such excluded land remains subject to assessment under 80-7-505. The governing body of any county for which a control program is intended shall proceed as provided by local government statutes.   (3) If the department conducts the program, it shall pay all costs of the program. The county shall pay its share and the landowner's share as provided in 80-7-505 to the department for deposit in the appropriate fund.   (4) If the county conducts the program, it shall pay all costs of the program including its share. The department shall pay one-third of the costs of the cropland spraying program from moneys appropriated for that purpose to the county in which the program was conducted. The county treasurer shall collect the landowner's special assessment as provided in 80-7-505.   History: En. 3-3504 by Sec. 4, Ch. 433, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 362, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 3-3504.
MT Code § 80-7-505 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 7. Disease, Pest, and Weed Control|Part 5. Crop Insect Detection and Management|80-7-505. Computation and collection of assessments on landowners

  80-7-505. Computation and collection of assessments on landowners. Each owner of cropland benefited under a cropland spraying program is liable for the portion of the landowner's share of the program costs as the owner's cropland is a portion of all cropland within the boundaries of the program. The county treasurer shall compute each landowner's liability and mail a special assessment to each owner or occupier of land within the boundaries of the program. Unless otherwise mutually agreed upon, this assessment is due and payable within 32 days of mailing or 30 days of receipt if receipt is shown to be more than 2 days after mailing. A delinquent assessment is a lien upon the land assessed.   History: En. 3-3505 by Sec. 5, Ch. 433, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 362, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 3-3505; amd. Sec. 2595, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 80-7-506 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 7. Disease, Pest, and Weed Control|Part 5. Crop Insect Detection and Management|80-7-506. Rangeland control programs

  80-7-506. Rangeland control programs. The department may enter into agreements with the United States department of agriculture for cooperative programs to control insect pest infestations on rangeland and to share the costs of such programs whenever funds have been appropriated and are available for that purpose.   History: En. 3-3506 by Sec. 6, Ch. 433, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 362, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 3-3506.
MT Code § 80-7-507 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 7. Disease, Pest, and Weed Control|Part 5. Crop Insect Detection and Management|80-7-507. Administrative rules

  80-7-507. Administrative rules. The department may adopt rules necessary to carry out the intent of this part.   History: En. 3-3507 by Sec. 7, Ch. 362, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 3-3507.
MT Code § 80-7-508 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 7. Disease, Pest, and Weed Control|Part 5. Crop Insect Detection and Management|80-7-508. Duties of cooperative extension service

  80-7-508. Duties of cooperative extension service. (1) The cooperative extension service shall conduct investigations pertaining to insects and other arthropods affecting plants and animals. When an injurious infestation of an insect or other arthropod occurs in any part of the state, the authorized employees of the cooperative extension service shall go to the scene of the infestation, shall determine the extent and seriousness of the infestation, and shall make public the best remedies to be employed.   (2) The cooperative extension service shall cooperate with the agricultural experiment station in providing annual reports required under 80-7-814.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 75, L. 1967; Sec. 82-804.2, R.C.M. 1947; amd. and redes. 75-8806 by Sec. 127, Ch. 218, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8806; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 440, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 472, L. 2005.
MT Code § 80-7-701 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 7. Disease, Pest, and Weed Control|Part 7. Weed Control|80-7-701. Regulation of importation or sale of noxious weeds

  80-7-701. Regulation of importation or sale of noxious weeds. (1) As used in this section:   (a) "native plant" means a plant indigenous to the state of Montana; and   (b) "native plant community" means an assemblage of native plants occurring in a natural habitat.   (2) The department may regulate or prohibit the importation or sale of grain, plants, seed, tubers, nursery stock, fruit, or other materials containing noxious weed seed or plants harmful to Montana's horticultural, agricultural, forestry, livestock, wildlife, or native plant communities.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 195, L. 1939; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 44, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 117, Ch. 218, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 16-1708; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 303, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 98, L. 2003.