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MT Code § 50-30-304 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 30. Consumer Product Safety Act|Part 3. Prohibited Acts, Penalties, and Remedies|50-30-304. Penalty

  50-30-304. Penalty. A person who violates the provisions of 50-30-301 is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined no more than $500 or be imprisoned for any term not to exceed 90 days, or both. For offenses committed with intent to defraud or mislead or for second and subsequent offenses, the penalty shall be imprisonment for any term not to exceed 1 year or a fine of no more than $3,000, or both.   History: En. 69-7105 by Sec. 5, Ch. 394, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 29, Ch. 187, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-7105(1).
MT Code § 50-30-305 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 30. Consumer Product Safety Act|Part 3. Prohibited Acts, Penalties, and Remedies|50-30-305. Exceptions to penalty

  50-30-305. Exceptions to penalty. A person is not subject to the penalties of 50-30-304:   (1) for having violated 50-30-301(3) if the receipt, delivery, or proffered delivery of the hazardous substance was made in good faith unless the person refuses to furnish on request of an officer or employee duly designated by the department the name and address of the person from whom the person purchased or received the hazardous substance and copies of all documents pertaining to the delivery of the hazardous substance to the person; or   (2) for having violated 50-30-301(1) if the person establishes a guarantee or undertaking 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 to the effect that the hazardous substance is not a misbranded or banned hazardous substance within the meaning of those terms in this chapter.   History: En. 69-7105 by Sec. 5, Ch. 394, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 29, Ch. 187, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-7105(2); amd. Sec. 1840, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 50-30-306 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 30. Consumer Product Safety Act|Part 3. Prohibited Acts, Penalties, and Remedies|50-30-306. Injunction authorized

  50-30-306. Injunction authorized. In addition to the remedies hereinafter provided, the department is authorized to apply to court for and such court shall have jurisdiction upon hearing and for cause shown to grant a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating any provision of 50-30-301, irrespective of whether or not there exists an adequate remedy at law.   History: En. 69-7106 by Sec. 6, Ch. 394, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 69-7106.
MT Code § 50-30-307 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 30. Consumer Product Safety Act|Part 3. Prohibited Acts, Penalties, and Remedies|50-30-307. Detainer of misbranded or banned hazardous substance

  50-30-307. Detainer of misbranded or banned hazardous substance. (1) If a duly authorized agent of the department finds or has probable cause to believe that a hazardous substance is misbranded or is a banned hazardous substance within the meaning of this chapter, the agent shall affix to the article a tag or other appropriate marking giving notice that the article is or is suspected of being misbranded or is a banned hazardous substance and has been detained or embargoed and warning all persons not to remove or dispose of the article by sale or otherwise until permission for removal or disposal is given by the agent or the court. It is unlawful for a person to remove or dispose of a detained or embargoed article by sale or otherwise without permission.   (2) If an article detained or embargoed under subsection (1) is found by the agent to be misbranded or a banned hazardous substance, the agent shall petition the judge of the city, justice's, or district court in whose jurisdiction the article is detained or embargoed for an order of condemnation of the article. If the agent finds that an article detained or embargoed is not misbranded or a banned hazardous substance, the agent shall remove the tag or other marking.   (3) (a) If the court finds that a detained or embargoed article is misbranded or a banned hazardous substance, the article must, after entry of the decree, be destroyed at the expense of the claimant of the article under supervision of the agent and all court costs and fees and storage and other proper expenses are to be taxed against the claimant of the article or the claimant's agent.   (b) If the misbranding can be corrected by proper labeling of the article, the court, after entry of the decree and after the costs, fees, and expenses have been paid and a good and sufficient bond, conditioned that the article will be properly labeled, has been executed, may by order direct that the article be delivered to the claimant of the article for the labeling under the supervision of an agent of the department. The expense of the supervision must be paid by the claimant. The article must be returned to the claimant on the representation to the court by the department that the article is no longer in violation of this chapter and that the expenses of the supervision have been paid.   History: En. 69-7107 by Sec. 7, Ch. 394, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 30, Ch. 187, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-7107; amd. Sec. 1841, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 50-31-101 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 31. Montana Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act|Part 1. General Provisions|50-31-101. Short title

  50-31-101. Short title. This chapter may be cited as the "Montana Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act".   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 307, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 27-701.
MT Code § 50-31-102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 31. Montana Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act|Part 1. General Provisions|50-31-102. Applicability of chapter

  50-31-102. Applicability of chapter. The provisions of this chapter regarding the selling of food, drugs, devices, or cosmetics shall be considered to include the manufacture, production, processing, packing, exposure, offer, possession, and holding of these articles for sale; the sale, dispensing, and giving of these articles; and the supplying or applying of these articles in the conduct of a food, drug, or cosmetic establishment.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 307, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 171, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 114, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 349, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 27-702(q).
MT Code § 50-31-104 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 31. Montana Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act|Part 1. General Provisions|50-31-104. Department authorized to adopt rules

  50-31-104. Department authorized to adopt rules. (1) The department may adopt rules for the efficient enforcement of this chapter. The department may adopt by reference the regulations adopted by the food and drug administration under the federal act and the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (15 U.S.C. 1451, et seq.).  (2) No hearing is required for adoption by reference of those regulations adopted under the federal act and the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (15 U.S.C. 1451, et seq.).   (3) The department may not establish rules related to enforcement of this chapter for homemade food or a homemade food product sold pursuant to Title 50, chapter 49, part 2.   History: En. Sec. 21, Ch. 307, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 171, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 349, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 27-721; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 320, L. 2021.
MT Code § 50-31-105 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 31. Montana Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act|Part 1. General Provisions|50-31-105. Publication of information by department

  50-31-105. Publication of information by department. (1) The department may cause to be published from time to time reports summarizing all judgments, decrees, and court orders which have been rendered under this chapter, including the nature of the charge and the disposition thereof.   (2) The department may also cause to be disseminated such information regarding food, drugs, devices, and cosmetics as the department deems necessary in the interest of public health and the protection of the consumer against fraud. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the department from collecting, reporting, and illustrating the results of the investigations of the department.   History: En. Sec. 23, Ch. 307, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 27-723.
MT Code § 50-31-106 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 31. Montana Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act|Part 1. General Provisions|50-31-106. Inspections and taking of samples authorized

  50-31-106. Inspections and taking of samples authorized. (1) The department or its authorized agents have free access at all reasonable hours to any factory, warehouse, or establishment in which foods, drugs, devices, or cosmetics are manufactured, processed, packed, or held for introduction into commerce or to any vehicle being used to transport or hold the foods, drugs, devices, or cosmetics in commerce, for the purpose of:  (a) inspecting the factory, warehouse, establishment, or vehicle to determine if any of the provisions of this chapter are being violated; and   (b) securing samples or specimens of any food, drug, device, or cosmetic after paying or offering to pay for the sample.   (2) The department shall make or cause to be made examinations of samples secured under the provisions of this section to determine whether or not any provision of this chapter is being violated.   (3) Pursuant to Title 50,chapter 49, part 2, the department may not conduct inspections of or take samples from producers as defined in 50-49-202.   History: En. Sec. 22, Ch. 307, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 187, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 27-722; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 320, L. 2021.
MT Code § 50-31-107 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 31. Montana Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act|Part 1. General Provisions|50-31-107. False or misleading representations

  50-31-107. False or misleading representations. (1) An advertisement of a food, drug, device, or cosmetic shall be deemed to be false if it is false or misleading in any particular.   (2) If an article is alleged to be misbranded because the labeling is misleading or if an advertisement is alleged to be false because it is misleading, then in determining whether the labeling or advertisement is misleading there shall be taken into account not only representations made or suggested by statement, word, design, device, sound, or a combination of these but also the extent to which the labeling or advertisement fails to reveal facts material in the light of the representations or material with respect to consequences which may result from the use of the article to which the labeling or advertisement relates under the conditions of use prescribed in the labeling or advertisement or under conditions of use as are customary or usual.   History: (1)En. Sec. 20, Ch. 307, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 107, Ch. 349, L. 1974; Sec. 27-720, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 2, Ch. 307, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 171, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 114, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 349, L. 1974; Sec. 27-702, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 27-702(l), 27-720(a).
MT Code § 50-31-109 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 31. Montana Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act|Part 1. General Provisions|50-31-109. Use of additives

  50-31-109. Use of additives. Any added poisonous or deleterious substance, any food additive, any pesticide chemical in or on a raw agricultural commodity, or any color additive shall, with respect to any particular use or intended use, be deemed unsafe for the purpose of application of 50-31-202(2) with respect to any food, 50-31-305(1) through (5) with respect to any drug or device, or 50-31-401(1) with respect to any cosmetic unless there is in effect a regulation pursuant to 50-31-108 limiting the quantity of such substance and the use or intended use of such substance conforms to the terms prescribed by such regulation. While such regulation relating to such substance is in effect, a food, drug, or cosmetic shall not by reason of bearing or containing such substance in accordance with the regulation be considered adulterated within the meaning of 50-31-202(1), 50-31-305(1) through (5), or 50-31-401(1).   History: En. Sec. 13, Ch. 307, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 107, Ch. 349, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 27-713(a).
MT Code § 50-31-110 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 31. Montana Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act|Part 1. General Provisions|50-31-110. Certain agricultural chemicals not color additives

  50-31-110. Certain agricultural chemicals not color additives. Subsections (5) and (6) of 50-31-103 do not apply to a pesticide chemical, soil or plant nutrient, or other agricultural chemical that affects the color of produce of the soil, whether before or after harvest, solely because of its effect in aiding, retarding, or otherwise affecting, directly or indirectly, the growth or other natural physiological process of produce of the soil.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 307, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 171, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 114, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 349, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 27-702(u)(3); amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 361, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 169, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 373, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 186, L. 2019.
MT Code § 50-31-111 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 31. Montana Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act|Part 1. General Provisions|50-31-111. When labeling requirement complied with

  50-31-111. When labeling requirement complied with. A requirement made by or under authority of this chapter that a word, statement, or other information shall appear on the label is not complied with unless the word, statement, or other information also appears on the outside container or wrapper, if any there be, of the retail package of the article or is easily legible through the outside container or wrapper.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 307, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 171, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 114, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 349, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 27-702(i)(part); amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 37, L. 1979.
MT Code § 50-31-201 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 31. Montana Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act|Part 2. Food and Bottled Water|50-31-201. Department authorized to adopt food standards

  50-31-201. Department authorized to adopt food standards. (1) Whenever in the judgment of the department such action will promote honesty and fair dealing in the interest of consumers, the department shall adopt regulations fixing and establishing for any food or class of food a reasonable definition and standard of identity, standard of quality, and/or fill of container.  (2) In prescribing a definition and standard of identity for any food or class of food in which optional ingredients are permitted, the department shall, for the purpose of promoting honesty and fair dealing in the interest of consumers, designate the optional ingredients which must be named on the label.   (3) The definitions and standards must conform as much as practicable to the definitions and standards promulgated under authority of the federal act, or the department may adopt by reference the definitions and standards promulgated under authority of the federal act.   (4) The department may not adopt food standards or regulations under this section for homemade food or a homemade food product sold pursuant to Title 50, chapter 49, part 2.   History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 307, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 107, Ch. 349, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 27-709; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 320, L. 2021.
MT Code § 50-31-204 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 31. Montana Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act|Part 2. Food and Bottled Water|50-31-204. Labeling requirements for products in semblance of honey or containing honey

  50-31-204. Labeling requirements for products in semblance of honey or containing honey. (1) Any product sold in semblance of honey which is a blend or mixture of honey and other ingredients must be labeled in such a way that the name of the main ingredient added to the honey will be printed so that it will be as prominent and conspicuous as the word "honey". The word "imitation" may not be used in the name of a product which is in semblance of honey whether or not it contains any honey.   (2) The label for a product which is not in semblance of honey and which contains honey may include the word "honey" in the name of the product. The relative position of the word "honey" in the product name and in the list of ingredients, when required, shall be determined by its prominence as an ingredient in the product.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 307, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 171, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 114, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 403, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 27-703(part).
MT Code § 50-31-205 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 31. Montana Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act|Part 2. Food and Bottled Water|50-31-205. Repealed

  50-31-205. Repealed. Sec. 6, Ch. 373, L. 2003.   History: En. Sec. 12, Ch. 307, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 27-712(a).
MT Code § 50-31-206 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 31. Montana Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act|Part 2. Food and Bottled Water|50-31-206. Repealed

  50-31-206. Repealed. Sec. 6, Ch. 373, L. 2003.   History: En. Sec. 12, Ch. 307, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 27-712(c).
MT Code § 50-31-207 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 31. Montana Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act|Part 2. Food and Bottled Water|50-31-207. Repealed

  50-31-207. Repealed. Sec. 6, Ch. 373, L. 2003.   History: En. Sec. 12, Ch. 307, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 27-712(b).
MT Code § 50-31-208 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 31. Montana Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act|Part 2. Food and Bottled Water|50-31-208. Sale of hamburger and beef patty mix

  50-31-208. Sale of hamburger and beef patty mix. (1) A food service establishment or retail meat establishment may not use the terms "hamburger", "burger", or other similar term in any advertisement or menu to refer to any beef patty mix. A food service establishment or retail meat establishment selling or serving beef patty mix may refer to the product as "beef patty mix" or by any other term that accurately informs the customer of the nature of the food product being sold or served.   (2) If beef patty mix is sold or served in a food service establishment or retail meat establishment, a list of ingredients must appear on the menu or label or, if there is not a menu or label, on a placard as follows:   (a) The term "beef patty mix" or any other term that accurately informs the customer of the nature of the food product and its ingredients must be included.   (b) The ingredients must be listed in descending order of predominance by weight.   (c) The lettering on the placard must be at least 1 inch in height (72-point letters), in boldface, and in colors that contrast with the placard.   (d) The placard must be posted in a permanent place, conspicuous to the customer, in each room or area where food is served or sold at retail.   (3) If hamburger or ground beef is sold in a retail meat establishment, the grade of hamburger or ground beef, as enumerated in 50-31-103(19), and the maximum fat and minimum lean content must appear on each displayed package or, if the product is not packaged for display, on a placard. If a placard is used, it must satisfy the requirements of subsections (2)(c) and (2)(d). The provisions of this subsection do not apply to the service of prepared hamburger or ground beef at a food service establishment.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 456, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 361, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 169, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 133, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 373, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 186, L. 2019.
MT Code § 50-31-209 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 31. Montana Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act|Part 2. Food and Bottled Water|50-31-209. through 50-31-220 reserved

  50-31-209 through 50-31-220 reserved.
MT Code § 50-31-221 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 31. Montana Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act|Part 2. Food and Bottled Water|50-31-221. Repealed

  50-31-221. Repealed. Secs. 5, 7(2), Ch. 172, L. 1999.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 605, L. 1985.
MT Code § 50-31-222 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 31. Montana Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act|Part 2. Food and Bottled Water|50-31-222. Repealed

  50-31-222. Repealed. Secs. 5, 7(2), Ch. 172, L. 1999.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 605, L. 1985.
MT Code § 50-31-223 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 31. Montana Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act|Part 2. Food and Bottled Water|50-31-223. Repealed

  50-31-223. Repealed. Secs. 5, 7(2), Ch. 172, L. 1999.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 605, L. 1985.
MT Code § 50-31-224 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 31. Montana Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act|Part 2. Food and Bottled Water|50-31-224. through 50-31-230 reserved

  50-31-224 through 50-31-230 reserved.
MT Code § 50-31-231 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 31. Montana Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act|Part 2. Food and Bottled Water|50-31-231. Repealed

  50-31-231. Repealed. Secs. 5, 7(2), Ch. 172, L. 1999.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 605, L. 1985.
MT Code § 50-31-232 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 31. Montana Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act|Part 2. Food and Bottled Water|50-31-232. through 50-31-235 reserved

  50-31-232 through 50-31-235 reserved.
MT Code § 50-31-236 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 31. Montana Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act|Part 2. Food and Bottled Water|50-31-236. Repealed

  50-31-236. Repealed. Sec. 6, Ch. 373, L. 2003.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 169, L. 1989.
MT Code § 50-31-237 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 31. Montana Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act|Part 2. Food and Bottled Water|50-31-237. Health claims for bottled water

  50-31-237. Health claims for bottled water. Claims of medicinal or health-giving properties on labels or in advertisements for bottled water are prohibited.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 169, L. 1989.
MT Code § 50-31-238 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 31. Montana Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act|Part 2. Food and Bottled Water|50-31-238. Repealed

  50-31-238. Repealed. Sec. 6, Ch. 373, L. 2003.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 169, L. 1989.