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MT Code § 80-7-702 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 7. Disease, Pest, and Weed Control|Part 7. Weed Control|80-7-702. Rulemaking authority

  80-7-702. Rulemaking authority. The department of agriculture shall adopt all necessary rules for the regulation of the importation or sale of materials as provided in 80-7-701. The department in adopting the rules may provide for the establishment of inspection stations, the appointment of inspectors, the establishment of the inspection fees, the issuance of certificates, the methods of transporting and packaging, the regulation of nursery stock commerce, and other rules and procedures necessary to carry out 80-7-701 through 80-7-704.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 44, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 118, Ch. 218, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 16-1708.1; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 303, L. 1991.
MT Code § 80-7-703 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 7. Disease, Pest, and Weed Control|Part 7. Weed Control|80-7-703. Violations of importation rules -- penalty

  80-7-703. Violations of importation rules -- penalty. Any person who refuses to obey an order of an appointed inspector or willfully disobeys the provisions of 80-7-701 through 80-7-704 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than $50 and not more than $500.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 44, L. 1965; R.C.M. 1947, 16-1708.2.
MT Code § 80-7-704 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 7. Disease, Pest, and Weed Control|Part 7. Weed Control|80-7-704. Disposition of fines and inspection fees

  80-7-704. Disposition of fines and inspection fees. All fines levied as provided in 80-7-703, except fines paid to a justice's court, and all fees collected from inspections must be deposited with the department of revenue to the credit of the state special revenue fund for the use of the department for the purpose of administering and enforcing 80-7-701 through 80-7-704.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 44, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 119, Ch. 218, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 16-1708.3; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 277, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 51, Ch. 557, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 42, Ch. 257, L. 2001.
MT Code § 80-7-705 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 7. Disease, Pest, and Weed Control|Part 7. Weed Control|80-7-705. Weed management district program enhancement

  80-7-705. Weed management district program enhancement. (1) On an annual basis, the department shall distribute equally among Montana's counties that have established a noxious weed fund the funds in the noxious weed state special revenue account, provided for in 80-7-816, that were collected pursuant to 80-7-823 to be deposited in the county noxious weed fund as provided in 7-22-2141. Any unused portion must revert to the department for deposit in the noxious weed management trust fund established in 80-7-811.   (2) The weed management districts shall use the funds on a county level to enhance noxious weed management programs.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 407, L. 2001.
MT Code § 80-7-706 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 7. Disease, Pest, and Weed Control|Part 7. Weed Control|80-7-706. through 80-7-710 reserved

  80-7-706 through 80-7-710 reserved.
MT Code § 80-7-711 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 7. Disease, Pest, and Weed Control|Part 7. Weed Control|80-7-711. Technical assistance

  80-7-711. Technical assistance. The department is authorized to provide technical assistance and services to local governments, agricultural producers, and the general public on the management and control of noxious plants. This assistance and service may include:   (1) development, compilation, and reporting of information and records on noxious plant infestations in every county;   (2) information and data on the location of noxious plants and acres infested per county and major infestations of watersheds and geographical regions of the state;   (3) a determination of the economic and environmental impact of noxious plants on Montana and its citizens;   (4) providing technical assistance to various governmental units and citizens on managing long-term noxious plant control programs;   (5) delineation and recommendation of areas in the state where management programs or certain management tools should not be utilized because of economic or environmental considerations;   (6) information on the restrictions and proper use of pesticides and other management techniques;   (7) publishing of model quarantine standards for counties desiring to provide a quarantine program for noxious plants, plant parts, and seed transported in the county; and   (8) cooperation and coordination of activities with any government agency, private industry, or citizen.   History: En. 16-1724 by Sec. 1, Ch. 466, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 16-1724.
MT Code § 80-7-712 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 7. Disease, Pest, and Weed Control|Part 7. Weed Control|80-7-712. Funding of noxious plant management programs

  80-7-712. Funding of noxious plant management programs. (1) The department may make every effort to obtain federal funds under 43 U.S.C. 1242 to implement management of noxious plants on federal lands in cooperation with any federal agency and the local government body responsible for noxious plant management. These federal funds shall be directly disbursed to local governments authorized to conduct noxious plant management programs. The department may require individual or multiple local government units wishing to apply for federal funds to make proper application for the funds following the management program, budget guidelines, and policies of the department, and the requirements of 43 U.S.C. 1241 through 1243. The department shall request 3% of the total federal funds received per year to cover the complete cost of administering, monitoring, and auditing the expenditure of these federal funds.   (2) The department may cooperate in and coordinate the planning and disbursement of these funds with federal, state, and local agencies responsible for management of noxious plants.   (3) The department may directly expend or provide federal or state funds to local governments to manage or eradicate new noxious plant infestations invading federal or state lands within the state.   (4) The department may hold a public hearing in the specific locale requesting funding prior to granting the federal funds. The department may determine if there are any special requirements or restrictions that should be incorporated into the management program prior to its implementation.   History: En. 16-1725 by Sec. 2, Ch. 466, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 16-1725.
MT Code § 80-7-713 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 7. Disease, Pest, and Weed Control|Part 7. Weed Control|80-7-713. Reports

  80-7-713. Reports. The department may prepare a biennial report on the status of noxious plants and their management in Montana. Reports may be submitted to the governor, to the legislature as provided in 5-11-210, and to other such groups and organizations as the department considers necessary.   History: En. 16-1726 by Sec. 3, Ch. 466, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 16-1726; amd. Sec. 54, Ch. 112, L. 1991.
MT Code § 80-7-714 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 7. Disease, Pest, and Weed Control|Part 7. Weed Control|80-7-714. Rules

  80-7-714. Rules. The department may adopt rules and policies necessary to implement 80-7-711 through 80-7-713 pursuant to the Montana Administrative Procedure Act.   History: En. 16-1727 by Sec. 4, Ch. 466, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 16-1727.
MT Code § 80-7-715 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 7. Disease, Pest, and Weed Control|Part 7. Weed Control|80-7-715. through 80-7-719 reserved

  80-7-715 through 80-7-719 reserved.
MT Code § 80-7-720 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 7. Disease, Pest, and Weed Control|Part 7. Weed Control|80-7-720. Biological agents for weed control

  80-7-720. Biological agents for weed control. (1) The department of agriculture is authorized to expend funds for the collection and distribution of biological agents to control leafy spurge and spotted knapweed. The project will reduce energy consumption by reducing the need for repeated chemical application.   (2) The department of natural resources and conservation is authorized to administratively transfer funds to the department of agriculture for the project described in subsection (1).   History: En. Sec. 8, HB 621, L. 1987.
MT Code § 80-7-801 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 7. Disease, Pest, and Weed Control|Part 8. Noxious Weed Management Funding|80-7-801. Definitions

  80-7-801. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:   (1) "Crop weed" means any plant commonly accepted as a weed and for which grants for management research, evaluation, and education under 80-7-814(5)(g) may be given.   (2) "Department" means the department of agriculture established in 2-15-3001.   (3) "Noxious weed" means any weed defined in 7-22-2101(9)(a).   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 577, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 15, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 220, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 407, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 472, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 92, L. 2019.
MT Code § 80-7-802 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 7. Disease, Pest, and Weed Control|Part 8. Noxious Weed Management Funding|80-7-802. Rules

  80-7-802. Rules. The department may adopt rules necessary to implement this part.   History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 577, L. 1985.
MT Code § 80-7-803 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 7. Disease, Pest, and Weed Control|Part 8. Noxious Weed Management Funding|80-7-803. and 80-7-804 reserved

  80-7-803 and 80-7-804 reserved.
MT Code § 80-7-805 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 7. Disease, Pest, and Weed Control|Part 8. Noxious Weed Management Funding|80-7-805. Noxious weed management advisory council

  80-7-805. Noxious weed management advisory council. (1) The director of the department shall appoint a noxious weed management advisory council to provide advice to the department concerning the administration of this part.   (2) If appointed, the council must be composed of 11 members, as follows:   (a) the director of the department of agriculture, who shall serve as presiding officer;   (b) one member representing livestock production;   (c) one member representing agriculture crop production;   (d) one member from a recreationist/wildlife group;   (e) one member who is a herbicide dealer or applicator;   (f) one member from a consumer group;   (g) one member representing biological research and control interests;   (h) one member from the Montana weed control association;   (i) two members representing counties, one each from the western and eastern parts of the state, which may include a county commissioner, district weed board member, or weed district supervisor; and   (j) one at-large member from the agricultural community.   History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 577, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 493, L. 1999.
MT Code § 80-7-806 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 7. Disease, Pest, and Weed Control|Part 8. Noxious Weed Management Funding|80-7-806. through 80-7-809 reserved

  80-7-806 through 80-7-809 reserved.
MT Code § 80-7-810 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 7. Disease, Pest, and Weed Control|Part 8. Noxious Weed Management Funding|80-7-810. Repealed

  80-7-810. Repealed. Sec. 253, Ch. 574, L. 2001.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 639, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 588, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 493, L. 1999.
MT Code § 80-7-811 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 7. Disease, Pest, and Weed Control|Part 8. Noxious Weed Management Funding|80-7-811. Noxious weed management trust fund

  80-7-811. Noxious weed management trust fund. (1) As required by Article IX, section 6, of the Montana constitution, there is a noxious weed management trust fund of $10 million. The department shall administer the trust fund in accordance with this part.   (2) Deposits to the principal of the noxious weed management trust fund may include but are not limited to:   (a) federal contributions;   (b) private donations; and   (c) state contributions.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 577, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 220, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 493, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 472, L. 2005.
MT Code § 80-7-812 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 7. Disease, Pest, and Weed Control|Part 8. Noxious Weed Management Funding|80-7-812. Repealed

  80-7-812. Repealed. Sec. 10, Ch. 220, L. 1995.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 577, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 15, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 588, L. 1991.
MT Code § 80-7-813 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 7. Disease, Pest, and Weed Control|Part 8. Noxious Weed Management Funding|80-7-813. Acceptance and expenditure of gifts and other funds

  80-7-813. Acceptance and expenditure of gifts and other funds. The department may accept gifts, grants, contracts, or other funds designated for noxious weed management. The funds must be deposited in the noxious weed management trust fund or in the account established in 80-7-816 and may be expended to support a noxious weed management project.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 577, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 220, L. 1995.
MT Code § 80-7-815 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 7. Disease, Pest, and Weed Control|Part 8. Noxious Weed Management Funding|80-7-815. Noxious weed emergency

  80-7-815. Noxious weed emergency. (1) The governor may declare a noxious weed emergency if:   (a) a new and potentially harmful noxious weed is discovered growing in the state and is verified by the department; or   (b) the state is facing a potential influx of noxious weeds as the result of a natural disaster.   (2) In the absence of necessary funding from other sources, the principal of the noxious weed management trust fund may be appropriated as provided in 80-7-814 to government agencies for emergency relief to eradicate or confine the new noxious weed species or to protect the state from an influx of noxious weeds due to a natural disaster.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 577, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 588, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 220, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 23, Ch. 407, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 222, Ch. 574, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 472, L. 2005.
MT Code § 80-7-816 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 7. Disease, Pest, and Weed Control|Part 8. Noxious Weed Management Funding|80-7-816. Account -- deposit -- investment

  80-7-816. Account -- deposit -- investment. (1) There is a noxious weed account in the state special revenue fund established in 17-2-102. The interest from the noxious weed management trust fund and the funds directed to be deposited as provided in 80-7-823, excluding unrealized gains and losses, must be deposited in the account and must be expended as provided in 80-7-705 and 80-7-814.   (2) The department may direct the board of investments to invest the funds collected under subsection (1) pursuant to the provisions of 17-6-201. The income from the investments must be credited to the account in the state special revenue fund.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 220, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 73, Ch. 7, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 24, Ch. 407, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 223, Ch. 574, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 106, L. 2003.
MT Code § 80-7-817 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 7. Disease, Pest, and Weed Control|Part 8. Noxious Weed Management Funding|80-7-817. through 80-7-820 reserved

  80-7-817 through 80-7-820 reserved.
MT Code § 80-7-821 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 7. Disease, Pest, and Weed Control|Part 8. Noxious Weed Management Funding|80-7-821. Repealed

  80-7-821. Repealed. Sec. 10, Ch. 220, L. 1995.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 577, L. 1985.
MT Code § 80-7-822 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 7. Disease, Pest, and Weed Control|Part 8. Noxious Weed Management Funding|80-7-822. Terminated

  80-7-822. Terminated. Sec. 7, Ch. 493, L. 1999.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 493, L. 1999.
MT Code § 80-7-823 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 7. Disease, Pest, and Weed Control|Part 8. Noxious Weed Management Funding|80-7-823. Transfer of funds

  80-7-823. Transfer of funds. There is transferred $100,000 annually from the highway nonrestricted account, provided for in 15-70-125, to the noxious weed state special revenue account, provided for in 80-7-816, for the purposes provided in 80-7-705.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 407, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 20, Sp. L. August 2002; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 432, L. 2007.
MT Code § 80-7-901 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 7. Disease, Pest, and Weed Control|Part 9. Noxious Weed Seed Free Forage Act|80-7-901. Short title

  80-7-901. Short title. This part may be cited as the "Noxious Weed Seed Free Forage Act".   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 521, L. 1995.
MT Code § 80-7-902 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 7. Disease, Pest, and Weed Control|Part 9. Noxious Weed Seed Free Forage Act|80-7-902. Findings -- purpose

  80-7-902. Findings -- purpose. (1) The legislature finds that:  (a) natural resources of the state need to be protected from noxious weeds and their seeds;   (b) the movement of agricultural crops or commodities as livestock forage, bedding, mulch, and related materials, including pellets, cubes, and other processed livestock feeds with noxious weed seeds, causes new and expanding noxious weed infestations on private and government-managed lands, which adversely impact agricultural, forest, recreational, and other lands;   (c) it is necessary to develop and implement a state forage and product noxious weed seed free program in cooperation with federal, state, and local government, the university system, and private enterprise;   (d) an educational program is needed to inform all citizens of the importance of the incentive to market and handle forage that is free of noxious weed seeds;   (e) a cooperative forage and product distribution system with federal, state, local, and private land manager participation is needed to prevent increased noxious weed infestations;   (f) compliance standards involving the import or export of forage, in cooperation with county weed districts and the department, are needed; and   (g) to the extent there is a need for standards and good practices for other materials to prevent the spread of noxious weeds, seeds, and other invasive organisms, the department may create options for proof of compliance in a cost-effective manner to protect the state and to provide options for businesses.   (2) The purpose of this part is to promote incentives to benefit the people of this state and other states by producing and making available forage and other materials free of noxious weeds and their seeds.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 521, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 90, L. 2021.
MT Code § 80-7-903 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 7. Disease, Pest, and Weed Control|Part 9. Noxious Weed Seed Free Forage Act|80-7-903. Definitions

  80-7-903. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:   (1) "Advisory council" means the Montana noxious weed seed free forage advisory council. Except as provided in 80-7-904, the council is subject to the provisions of 2-15-122.   (2) "Certification" means the state-approved and documented process of determining within a standard range of variances or tolerances that forage production fields are free of the seeds of noxious weeds, as defined in 7-22-2101, which process allows a person to sell the forage as noxious weed seed free and to attach approved certification identification.   (3) "Forage" means any crop, including alfalfa, grass, small grains, straw, and similar crops and commodities, that is grown, harvested, and sold for livestock forage, bedding material, or mulch or related uses and the byproducts of those crops or commodities that have been processed into pellets, cubes, or related products.   (4) "Noxious weed seed free" means that forage has an absence of noxious weed seeds within a standardized range of variances or tolerances established by department rule.   (5) "Person" means a natural person, individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company, joint-stock association, body politic, or organized group of persons, whether incorporated or not, and any trustee, receiver, assignee, or similar representative.   (6) "Producer" means a person engaged in growing forage, a tenant personally engaged in growing forage, or both the owner and the tenant jointly and includes a person, cooperative organization, trust, sharecropper, and any other business entity, devices, and arrangements that grow forage that is proposed to be certified as noxious weed seed free.   (7) "Sale" or "sell" means the selling, wholesaling, distributing, offering, exposing for sale, advertising, exchanging, brokering, bartering, or giving away by any person within this state of any forage as noxious weed seed free or certified or approved as noxious weed seed free.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 521, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 25, Ch. 407, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 92, L. 2019.
MT Code § 80-7-904 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 7. Disease, Pest, and Weed Control|Part 9. Noxious Weed Seed Free Forage Act|80-7-904. Composition of advisory council

  80-7-904. Composition of advisory council. (1) The director of the department shall appoint an advisory council to provide advice to the department concerning the administration of this part.   (2) The advisory council must be composed of 10 voting members and 2 ex officio, nonvoting members, as follows:   (a) the director of the department or a designee, who shall serve as presiding officer;   (b) four members who are producers of forage under a certified forage noxious weed seed free program and who represent different geographical areas of the state;   (c) one member involved in the processing of forage into pellets, cubes, or related products;   (d) one member representing the livestock or agricultural industry;   (e) two members representing county weed districts involved in a forage certification program, who must be members of the Montana weed control association and who represent different geographical areas of the state;   (f) one member representing an outfitter's or guide's organization;   (g) the director of the Montana state university-Bozeman extension service or a designated representative, who is an ex officio, nonvoting member; and   (h) the director of the Montana state university-Bozeman agricultural experiment station or a designated representative, who is an ex officio, nonvoting member.   (3) The members shall serve staggered 3-year terms. A member may not serve for more than two consecutive terms.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 521, L. 1995; amd. sec. 36, Ch. 308, L. 1995.