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MT Code § 2-15-2507 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 25. Department of Transportation|2-15-2507. Highway traffic safety program

  2-15-2507. Highway traffic safety program. Except as provided in 61-2-103, the highway traffic safety program provided for in 61-2-102 must be administered by the department of transportation.   History: En. Sec. 8(2), Ch. 274, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 3, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 538, L. 1995; Sec. 2-15-2007, MCA 1997; redes. 2-15-2507 by Sec. 99(2), Ch. 51, L. 1999.
MT Code § 2-15-2508 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 25. Department of Transportation|2-15-2508. through 2-15-2510 reserved

  2-15-2508 through 2-15-2510 reserved.
MT Code § 2-15-2511 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 25. Department of Transportation|2-15-2511. Repealed

  2-15-2511. Repealed. Sec. 1, Ch. 11, L. 2019.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 605, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 605, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 248, L. 2007; Sec. 2-15-246, MCA 2005; redes. 2-15-2511 by Sec. 3, Ch. 248, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 4, Sp. L. May 2007; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 58, L. 2015.
MT Code § 2-15-2601 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 26. Department of Public Service Regulation|2-15-2601. Department of public service regulation -- head

  2-15-2601. Department of public service regulation -- head. There is a department of public service regulation. The department head is the public service commission provided for in 2-15-2602.   History: En. 82A-1701 by Sec. 1, Ch. 272, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 82A-1701.
MT Code § 2-15-2602 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 26. Department of Public Service Regulation|2-15-2602. Public service commission -- composition

  2-15-2602. Public service commission -- composition. (1) There is a public service commission as provided in Title 69, chapter 1, part 1.   (2) The composition, method of selection, and terms of office of members of the commission are as prescribed in Title 69, chapter 1, part 1.   History: En. 82A-1702 by Sec. 1, Ch. 272, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 82A-1702(part).
MT Code § 2-15-3001 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 30. Department of Agriculture|2-15-3001. Department of agriculture -- head

  2-15-3001. Department of agriculture -- head. There is a department of agriculture. The department head is a director of agriculture appointed by the governor in accordance with 2-15-111.   History: En. 82A-301 by Sec. 1, Ch. 272, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 141, Ch. 218, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 82A-301.
MT Code § 2-15-3003 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 30. Department of Agriculture|2-15-3003. Board of hail insurance

  2-15-3003. Board of hail insurance. (1) There is a board of hail insurance of five members consisting of the state auditor, the director of agriculture, who is secretary of the board, and three other members to be appointed by the governor and confirmed by the senate.   (2) The governor shall designate one of the appointive members to act as presiding officer of the board.   (3) Whenever the term of any member expires, either by death, resignation, removal for cause, or expiration of the member's term of office, the governor shall appoint a successor and shall also appoint one of the board as presiding officer in case of a vacancy in that office.   (4) Each appointive member of the board must be appointed for 3 years, except when an appointment is made to fill a vacancy on the board, in which case the appointee shall fill out the unexpired term of the member whose place the appointee fills.   (5) All members of the board are subject to removal for cause by the governor.   (6) The board is allocated to the department of agriculture for administrative purposes only as provided in 2-15-121. The department may charge the board for services provided by the department pursuant to 2-15-121. The costs charged by the department must be commensurate with the cost of the services provided.   History: (1) thru (5)En. Sec. 1, Ch. 169, L. 1917; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 17, Ex. L. 1918; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 141, L. 1921; re-en. Sec. 350, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 40, L. 1923; re-en. Sec. 350, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 58, Ch. 391, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 140, Ch. 218, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 468, L. 1977; Sec. 82-1501, R.C.M. 1947; (6)En. Sec. 1, Ch. 395, L. 1973; Sec. 82A-304.1, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 82-1501(part), 82A-304.1; amd. Sec. 23, Ch. 184, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 691, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 91, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 2-15-3004 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 30. Department of Agriculture|2-15-3004. Montana alfalfa seed committee -- composition -- allocation

  2-15-3004. Montana alfalfa seed committee -- composition -- allocation. (1) There is a Montana alfalfa seed committee composed of eight members as follows:   (a) five members appointed by the governor who are citizens of Montana and who are actively engaged in the growing of alfalfa seed within the state, deriving a substantial portion of their income from handling, packing, shipping, buying, or selling alfalfa seed, or acting as a broker or factor of alfalfa seed. These five members must be compensated as provided in 80-11-305.   (b) two members appointed by the governor who are citizens of Montana and who are actively engaged in the growing of alfalfa seed within the state and the rearing of alfalfa leaf-cutting bees. Each member must be compensated from the state special revenue account established in 80-6-1109 at $25 for each day in which the member is engaged in the official business of the committee, plus expenses as provided for in 2-18-501 through 2-18-503.   (c) the director of the department of agriculture or the director's authorized representative.   (2) A list of nominees for appointment may be submitted to the governor by the Montana alfalfa seed association, the Montana seed trade association, the Montana seed growers association, and any other organization representing alfalfa seed growers or dealers. Names of nominees must be submitted at least 91 days before the expiration of a committee member's term. The governor shall appoint members from among the persons nominated.   (3) The appointed members serve staggered terms of 3 years. The initial appointments are as follows: two members for 1-year terms, two members for 2-year terms, and three members for 3-year terms.   (4) The committee is allocated to the department of agriculture for administrative purposes only as prescribed in 2-15-121.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 405, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 4, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 486, L. 2009.
MT Code § 2-15-3005 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 30. Department of Agriculture|2-15-3005. Repealed

  2-15-3005. Repealed. Sec. 3, Ch. 4, L. 1997.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 331, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 277, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 167, L. 1989; amd. sec. 36, Ch. 308, L. 1995.
MT Code § 2-15-3006 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 30. Department of Agriculture|2-15-3006. Repealed

  2-15-3006. Repealed. Sec. 1, Ch. 47, L. 2015.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 182, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 102, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 15, L. 2009.
MT Code § 2-15-3007 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 30. Department of Agriculture|2-15-3007. Montana pulse crop committee

  2-15-3007. Montana pulse crop committee. (1) There is a Montana pulse crop committee.   (2) The committee consists of five voting members and three ex officio nonvoting members who are actively involved in the production, research, or marketing of pulse crops.   (3) The governor shall appoint:   (a) two members from an eastern district consisting of Carter, Custer, Daniels, Dawson, Fallon, Garfield, McCone, Powder River, Prairie, Richland, Roosevelt, Rosebud, Sheridan, Valley, and Wibaux Counties;   (b) one member from a western district consisting of the remaining counties of the state; and   (c) two at-large members, who may be from either district.   (4) The ex officio members are:   (a) the director of the department of agriculture;   (b) the dean of agriculture of Montana state university-Bozeman; and   (c) a representative of the pulse industry who is appointed by the governor and operates a collection facility that purchases pulses in Montana.   (5) (a) Agricultural groups with an interest in the production and marketing of pulses may submit to the governor a list of nominees for appointment not more than 90 days or less than 30 days before the expiration of a member's term.   (b) Appointments must be made from the individuals nominated. If too few individuals are nominated to fill the available positions, the governor may appoint any pulse producer from the district where the vacancy exists.   (6) The appointed members shall serve staggered terms of 3 years that expire on June 30. A member may not serve more than three consecutive 3-year terms.   (7) Each appointed member must be a Montana resident, derive a substantial portion of the member's income from growing pulse crops in the state, and have a farming operation in the district from which the member was appointed.   (8) A member may be removed by the governor, after a full public hearing before the governor, for malfeasance, misfeasance, or neglect of duty. Removal proceedings may not be started except upon written charges duly verified by the governor. The member must be given a copy of the written charges at least 10 days in advance of the hearing. At the hearing, the member may be represented by an attorney and may present witnesses on the member's behalf.   (9) A member who no longer resides in the state or in the district from which the member was appointed or who no longer grows pulse crops in the state or district is disqualified from membership, and the office becomes vacant. A member's refusal to recognize the member's disqualification is cause for removal.   (10) The committee is allocated to the department for administrative purposes only as provided in 2-15-121.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 312, L. 2017.
MT Code § 2-15-3008 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 30. Department of Agriculture|2-15-3008. through 2-15-3010 reserved

  2-15-3008 through 2-15-3010 reserved.
MT Code § 2-15-3011 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 30. Department of Agriculture|2-15-3011. Repealed

  2-15-3011. Repealed. Sec. 5, Ch. 168, L. 1991.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 580, L. 1983.
MT Code § 2-15-3012 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 30. Department of Agriculture|2-15-3012. through 2-15-3014 reserved

  2-15-3012 through 2-15-3014 reserved.
MT Code § 2-15-3015 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 30. Department of Agriculture|2-15-3015. Montana agriculture development council

  2-15-3015. Montana agriculture development council. (1) There is a Montana agriculture development council. The council is allocated to the department of agriculture for administrative purposes only, as provided in 2-15-121.   (2) The council is composed of seven members appointed by the governor, including the director of the department of agriculture, the director of the department of commerce, and five members who are or have been actively engaged in agriculture. Members shall serve staggered 3-year terms commencing on July 1 of each year of appointment.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 665, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 4, L. 1989; Sec. 2-15-1817, MCA 1987; redes. 2-15-3015 by Code Commissioner, 1989.
MT Code § 2-15-3101 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 31. Department of Livestock|2-15-3101. Department of livestock -- head

  2-15-3101. Department of livestock -- head. There is a department of livestock. The department head is the board of livestock provided for in 2-15-3102.   History: En. 82A-1301 by Sec. 1, Ch. 272, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 82A-1301.
MT Code § 2-15-3102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 31. Department of Livestock|2-15-3102. Board of livestock -- composition

  2-15-3102. Board of livestock -- composition. (1) There is a board of livestock.   (2) The board consists of seven members appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate. Each member must be a resident of the state and an active livestock producer. A member must be appointed upon the recommendation of the related industry and must have the following qualifications:   (a) four are cattle producers;   (b) one is a dairy producer representing the dairy and poultry industry;   (c) one is a swine producer; and   (d) one is a sheep producer.   (3) An appointee is vested with all the powers and duties of office before being confirmed by the senate, as are directors in 2-15-111(2).   (4) The governor shall designate the presiding officer of the board.   (5) A member shall serve for a term of 6 years.   (6) Members of the board must be reimbursed and compensated as are members of quasi-judicial boards in 2-15-124(7).   History: En. 82A-1303 by Sec. 1, Ch. 272, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 198, Ch. 310, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 393, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 82A-1303; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 52, L. 1993.
MT Code § 2-15-3103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 31. Department of Livestock|2-15-3103. Repealed

  2-15-3103. Repealed. Sec. 1, Ch. 21, L. 1995.   History: En. 82A-1306 by Sec. 3, Ch. 484, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 82A-1306(part).
MT Code § 2-15-3104 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 31. Department of Livestock|2-15-3104. Livestock crimestoppers commission

  2-15-3104. Livestock crimestoppers commission. (1) There is a livestock crimestoppers commission.   (2) The commission consists of five members appointed by the presiding officer of the board of livestock. The members are:   (a) the administrator of the brands enforcement division, or the administrator's designee;   (b) a member of the board of livestock, or the member's designee;   (c) a law enforcement official; and   (d) two members of the public, appointed at large.   (3) The commission shall elect a presiding officer from its members.   (4) A member must be appointed for a term of 2 years and may be reappointed.   (5) (a) A vacancy must be filled within 14 days of occurrence in the same manner as the original appointment.   (b) A vacancy does not impair the right of the remaining members to exercise the powers of the commission.   (6) The commission is allocated to the department of livestock for administrative purposes only as provided in 2-15-121.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 571, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 93, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 2-15-3105 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 31. Department of Livestock|2-15-3105. Board of milk control -- membership -- allocation -- quasi-judicial

  2-15-3105. Board of milk control -- membership -- allocation -- quasi-judicial. (1) There is a board of milk control.   (2) The board consists of five members. A member may not be connected in any way with the production, processing, distribution, or wholesale or retail sale of milk or dairy products. A member may not have held an elective or appointive public office during the 2 years immediately preceding appointment, and a member may not hold a public office, either elective or appointive, during a term on the board. Not more than three members may be of the same political party.   (3) The board is allocated to the department of livestock for administrative purposes only as prescribed in 2-15-121.   (4) The board is designated as a quasi-judicial board for purposes of 2-15-124.   History: En. 82A-406 by Sec. 1, Ch. 272, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 143, Ch. 431, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 82A-406; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 52, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 333, L. 1995; Sec. 2-15-1802, MCA 1993; redes. 2-15-3105, Sec. 9, Ch. 333, L. 1995.
MT Code § 2-15-3106 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 31. Department of Livestock|2-15-3106. Renumbered 2-15-1809

  2-15-3106. Renumbered 2-15-1809. Sec. 2, Ch. 402, L. 2013.
MT Code § 2-15-3107 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 31. Department of Livestock|2-15-3107. through 2-15-3109 reserved

  2-15-3107 through 2-15-3109 reserved.
MT Code § 2-15-3110 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 31. Department of Livestock|2-15-3110. Livestock loss board -- purpose, membership, and qualifications

  2-15-3110. Livestock loss board -- purpose, membership, and qualifications. (1) There is a livestock loss board. The purpose of the board is to administer the programs called for in the Montana gray wolf conservation and management plan, the Montana mountain lion management plan, and the Montana grizzly bear management plan and established in 2-15-3111 through 2-15-3113, with funds provided through the accounts established in 81-1-110, in order to minimize losses caused by wolves, mountain lions, and grizzly bears to livestock producers and to reimburse livestock producers for livestock losses from wolf, mountain lion, and grizzly bear predation.  (2) The board consists of five members, appointed by the governor, as follows:   (a) three members who are actively involved in the livestock industry and who have knowledge and experience with regard to wildlife impacts or management; and   (b) two members of the general public who are or have been actively involved in wildlife conservation or wildlife management and who have knowledge and experience with regard to livestock production or management.   (3) The board is designated as a quasi-judicial board for the purposes of 2-15-124. Notwithstanding the provisions of 2-15-124(1), the governor is not required to appoint an attorney to serve as a member of the board.   (4) The board is allocated to the department of livestock for administrative purposes only as provided in 2-15-121.   (5) The board shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of 2-15-3110 through 2-15-3114 and 81-1-110 through 81-1-113.   (6) The board shall prioritize grants for prevention of wolf and grizzly bear predation over those for mountain lion predation.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 261, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 229, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 339, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 172, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 235, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 369, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 55, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 349, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 76, L. 2017.
MT Code § 2-15-3111 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 31. Department of Livestock|2-15-3111. Livestock loss reduction program

  2-15-3111. Livestock loss reduction program. The livestock loss board shall establish and administer a program to cost-share with individuals or incorporated entities in implementing measures to prevent wolf, mountain lion, and grizzly bear predation on livestock, including:   (1) eligibility requirements for program participation;   (2) application procedures for program participation and procedures for awarding grants for wolf, mountain lion, and grizzly bear predation prevention measures, subject to grant priorities and the availability of funds;   (3) criteria for the selection of projects and program participants, which may include establishment of grant priorities based on factors such as chronic depredation, multiple depredation incidents, single depredation incidents, and potential high-risk geographical or habitat location;   (4) grant guidelines for prevention measures on public and private lands, including:   (a) grant terms that clearly set out the obligations of the livestock producer and that provide for a term of up to 12 months subject to renewal based on availability of funds, satisfaction of program requirements, and prioritization of the project;   (b) cost-share for prevention measures, which may be a combination of grant and livestock producer responsibility, payable in cash or in appropriate services, such as labor to install or implement preventive measures, unless the board adjusts the cost-share because of extenuating circumstances related to chronic or multiple depredation; and   (c) proactive preventive measures and other preventive measures as information on new or different successful prevention measures becomes available; and   (5) reporting requirements for program participants to assist in determining the effectiveness of loss reduction relative to each grant.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 261, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 229, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 172, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 31, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 76, L. 2017.
MT Code § 2-15-3114 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 31. Department of Livestock|2-15-3114. Funding of programs -- contingency

  2-15-3114. (Temporary) Funding of programs -- contingency. The awarding of grants and reimbursements and the performance of duties pursuant to 2-15-3111 through 2-15-3113 are contingent upon the amount of money available in the accounts provided for in 81-1-110 through 81-1-113. (Terminates June 30, 2023--sec. 8, Ch. 284, L. 2017.)   2-15-3114. (Effective July 1, 2023) Funding of programs -- contingency. The awarding of grants and reimbursements and the performance of duties pursuant to 2-15-3111 through 2-15-3113 are contingent upon the amount of money available in the accounts provided for in 81-1-110 through 81-1-112.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 261, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 339, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 284, L. 2017.
MT Code § 2-15-3201 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 32. Department of State Lands (Repealed and Terminated)|2-15-3201. Repealed

  2-15-3201. Repealed. Sec. 500, Ch. 418, L. 1995.   History: En. 82A-1101 by Sec. 1, Ch. 272, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 113, Ch. 428, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 82A-1101.
MT Code § 2-15-3202 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 2. Government Structure and Administration|Chapter 15. Executive Branch Officers and Agencies|Part 32. Department of State Lands (Repealed and Terminated)|2-15-3202. Repealed

  2-15-3202. Repealed. Sec. 500, Ch. 418, L. 1995.   History: En. 82A-1104 by Sec. 1, Ch. 272, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 115, Ch. 428, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 82A-1104.