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MT Code § 20-25-208 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 25. University System|Part 2. University Units|20-25-208. through 20-25-210 reserved

  20-25-208 through 20-25-210 reserved.
MT Code § 20-25-211 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 25. University System|Part 2. University Units|20-25-211. Montana technological university -- purpose -- fees for assays

  20-25-211. Montana technological university -- purpose -- fees for assays. (1) Montana technological university has for its purpose instruction and education in chemistry, metallurgy, mineralogy, geology, mining, milling, engineering, mathematics, mechanics and drawing, and the laws of the United States and Montana relating to mining.   (2) A department designated as "the Montana state bureau of mines and geology", which is under the direction of the regents, is established at Montana technological university.   (3) The chancellor of Montana technological university may charge and collect reasonable fees for any assays and analyses made by the college.   (4) The chancellor shall keep an account of the fees and pay them monthly to the treasurer for deposit to the college fund.   History: En. Secs. 7, 49, Ch. 2, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8407, 75-8608; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 308, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 3, L. 2019.
MT Code § 20-25-212 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 25. University System|Part 2. University Units|20-25-212. Bureau of mines and geology -- purpose

  20-25-212. Bureau of mines and geology -- purpose. The bureau of mines and geology shall:   (1) compile and publish statistics relative to Montana geology, mining, milling, and metallurgy;   (2) collect:   (a) typical geological and mineral specimens;   (b) samples of products;   (c) photographs, models, and drawings of appliances used in the mines, mills, and smelters of Montana; and   (d) a library and a bibliography of literature relative to the progress of geology, mining, milling, and smelting in Montana;   (3) study the geological formations of Montana, with special reference to their economic mineral resources and ground water;   (4) examine the topography and physical features of Montana relative to their bearing upon the occupation of the people;   (5) study the mining, milling, and smelting in Montana relative to their improvement;   (6) publish bulletins and reports of a general and detailed description of the natural resources, geology, mines, mills, and reduction plants of Montana;   (7) make qualitative examinations of rocks and mineral samples;   (8) consider scientific and economic problems that the regents consider valuable to the people of Montana;   (9) communicate special information on Montana geology, mining, and metallurgy;   (10) cooperate with:   (a) departments of the university system;   (b) the state mine inspector;   (c) departments of the state;   (d) the United States geological survey; and   (e) the United States bureau of mines;   (11) make examinations of state land regarding its geology and mineral value at the request of the department of natural resources and conservation and make investments. These services are limited to the time available for the services after all other duties of the bureau of mines and geology are served. Written reports must be made. Travel expenses incurred by the examiner must be paid, as provided for in 2-18-501 through 2-18-503, by the agency requesting the examination upon the presentation of claims in the ordinary form.   (12) deposit all material collected in the state museums or at Montana technological university after completed use by the bureau of mines and geology;   (13) distribute duplicates of representative material to the units of the university system to their best educational advantage; and   (14) print the regular and special reports with illustrations and maps and distribute them on direction of the board of regents.   History: En. 75-8408 by Sec. 8, Ch. 2, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 453, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8408; amd. Sec. 36, Ch. 308, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 51, Ch. 418, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 3, L. 2019.
MT Code § 20-25-213 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 25. University System|Part 2. University Units|20-25-213. Bureau director and assistants -- duties

  20-25-213. Bureau director and assistants -- duties. The director and assistants of the bureau of mines and geology shall:   (1) take an oath to perform all required services;   (2) guard all confidential information accumulated in their work;   (3) refrain from pecuniary speculation or remunerative private work based upon knowledge of a commercial or economic nature acquired through their services until the knowledge is published and submitted to the people of Montana; and   (4) turn in to the bureau of mines and geology, as state property, all correspondence, notes, illustrations, and other accumulated data.   History: En. 75-8409 by Sec. 9, Ch. 2, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8409.
MT Code § 20-25-214 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 25. University System|Part 2. University Units|20-25-214. through 20-25-220 reserved

  20-25-214 through 20-25-220 reserved.
MT Code § 20-25-221 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 25. University System|Part 2. University Units|20-25-221. Montana state university-Bozeman -- designation and purpose

  20-25-221. Montana state university-Bozeman -- designation and purpose. (1) The land-grant university for the state of Montana, designated as "Montana state university-Bozeman", is established at Bozeman under the provisions of the Morrill Act of 1862.   (2) Montana state university-Bozeman shall be a comprehensive institution carrying out programs of research and public service and offering instruction in the sciences, literature, and arts, including military science, as well as professional programs in agriculture, engineering, and other fields as may be prescribed by the regents.   History: En. 75-8410 by Sec. 10, Ch. 2, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8410; amd. sec. 36, Ch. 308, L. 1995.
MT Code § 20-25-222 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 25. University System|Part 2. University Units|20-25-222. Agricultural experiment station -- establishment and purpose

  20-25-222. Agricultural experiment station -- establishment and purpose. (1) There is established at the state university at Bozeman and under its direction an agricultural experiment station, by virtue of the Hatch Act approved by congress on March 2, 1887. The provisions, donations, and benefits contained in that act and all acts supplementary thereto or amendatory thereof are accepted and adopted by the state of Montana.   (2) The purpose of the agricultural experiment station shall be to conduct and promote studies, scientific investigations, and experiments relating to agriculture, natural resources, and rural life and to diffuse information thereby acquired among the people of Montana.   (3) The agricultural experiment station shall include, in addition to the central location at Bozeman, the designated research centers and other affiliated testing and research facilities.   History: En. 75-8411 by Sec. 11, Ch. 2, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 29, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8411.
MT Code § 20-25-223 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 25. University System|Part 2. University Units|20-25-223. Director of agricultural experiment station -- duties

  20-25-223. Director of agricultural experiment station -- duties. The director shall have the immediate direction, management, and control of the agricultural experiment station, subject to the general supervision, direction, and control of the regents and the president of the state university.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 29, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8411.1.
MT Code § 20-25-224 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 25. University System|Part 2. University Units|20-25-224. Agricultural research centers

  20-25-224. Agricultural research centers. (1) The following agricultural research centers are established as a part of the agricultural experiment station:   (a) the central agricultural research center, located near Moccasin;   (b) the western agricultural research center, located near Corvallis;   (c) the northern agricultural research center, located near Havre;   (d) the southern agricultural research center, located near Huntley;   (e) the northwestern agricultural research center, located near Kalispell;   (f) the eastern agricultural research center, located near Sidney.   (2) All research centers shall be under the general supervision of the director of the agricultural experiment station.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 29, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8411.2.
MT Code § 20-25-225 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 25. University System|Part 2. University Units|20-25-225. Experimental farms

  20-25-225. Experimental farms. (1) In accordance with the provisions of the Morrill Act of July 2, 1862, the regents shall make available for the purchase of sites or experimental farms from any funds deposited in the Montana permanent fund credited to the state university through provisions of the Morrill Land Act of 1862, known as the agricultural college Morrill permanent fund, a sum not to exceed 10% of the amount of the fund.   (2) The total amount that may be used for purchase of lands for sites or experimental farms may not exceed 10% of the total amount accrued to the credit of the agricultural college Morrill permanent fund.   (3) Money apportioned from the endowment funds for the purchase of sites or experimental farms may not be applied directly or indirectly to the purchase, erection, preservation, or repair of any building.   (4) The regents shall approve purchases of sites or experimental farms, which must be essential for the research programs of the state university.   History: En. 75-8606 by Sec. 47, Ch. 2, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8606; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 281, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 34, L. 2001.
MT Code § 20-25-226 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 25. University System|Part 2. University Units|20-25-226. Assents to acts of congress

  20-25-226. Assents to acts of congress. (1) (a) The state of Montana assents to the provisions of an act of congress entitled "An Act to Provide for an Increased Annual Appropriation for Agricultural Experiment Stations and Regulating the Expenditure Thereof", approved March 16, 1906, and consents to receive the benefits of the act in the manner and for the purposes intended and provided in the act.   (b) The agricultural experiment station must be the beneficiary of the funds in the act and shall use the funds only for the purposes provided in the act.   (c) The treasurer of Montana state university-Bozeman may receive all money appropriated by the act, to be expended under the supervision of the regents in the manner designated in the act, and must receive and shall hold and account for the funds and make reports to the secretary of agriculture as required by the act.   (2) (a) The state accepts and assents to the terms and provisions of the act of congress approved May 8, 1914, entitled "An Act to Provide for Cooperative Agricultural Extension Work Between the Agricultural Colleges in the Several States Receiving the Benefits of an Act of Congress Approved July Second, Eighteen Hundred and Sixty-two, and of Acts Supplementary Thereto, and the United States Department of Agriculture".   (b) The president of Montana state university-Bozeman may enter into all necessary agreements with the secretary of agriculture of the United States for the receipt and expenditure of all money paid under the provisions of the act.   (c) The president may receive and expend the money in accordance with the provisions of the act and any agreements made pursuant to the act.   History: (1)Ap. p. Sec. 44, Ch. 2, L. 1971; Sec. 75-8603, R.C.M. 1947; Ap. p. Sec. 46, Ch. 2, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 343, L. 1977; Sec. 75-8605, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 45, Ch. 2, L. 1971; Sec. 75-8604, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8603(1) thru (3), 75-8604, 75-8605(1)(b); amd. sec. 36, Ch. 308, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 332, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 20-25-227 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 25. University System|Part 2. University Units|20-25-227. Montana wool laboratory -- designation and purpose

  20-25-227. Montana wool laboratory -- designation and purpose. (1) There is established as a part of the agricultural experiment station the Montana wool laboratory.   (2) The purpose of the laboratory shall be the carrying on of effective scientific and practical research and testing work to develop as complete and accurate a knowledge of wools as possible.   (3) The wool laboratory shall be under the general direction of the director of the agricultural experiment station.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 29, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8411.3.
MT Code § 20-25-228 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 25. University System|Part 2. University Units|20-25-228. Wool laboratory funds and fees

  20-25-228. Wool laboratory funds and fees. (1) The wool laboratory shall:   (a) cooperate fully with the United States department of agriculture for the benefit of the Montana wool industry; and   (b) keep a complete and comprehensive system of records covering its internal administration, activities, and meetings of its advisory committee and all sampling, testing, and research work.   (2) The wool laboratory may:   (a) receive any moneys which the federal government may make available for the use of the laboratory and pay all such funds to the state treasurer to be deposited in a special trust fund; and   (b) receive donations from individuals for the purposes of the laboratory, which shall also be paid to the state treasurer to be deposited in the special trust fund.   (3) All federal funds which may be provided and all funds which may be received by the laboratory for its use and benefit are hereby appropriated for the Montana wool laboratory.   (4) All moneys collected by the Montana wool laboratory shall be used for the payment of salaries and expenses, including purchase of equipment and supplies, and the erection of necessary buildings.   (5) The laboratory shall charge fees to woolgrowers which will cover actual costs for furnishing specific testing services. Such fees shall not include costs of doing research.   History: En. 75-8607 by Sec. 48, Ch. 2, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8607.
MT Code § 20-25-229 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 25. University System|Part 2. University Units|20-25-229. Montana seed laboratory -- purpose -- fees

  20-25-229. Montana seed laboratory -- purpose -- fees. (1) There is established as a part of the agricultural experiment station the Montana seed laboratory.   (2) The purpose of the laboratory is to conduct effective scientific and practical research or testing work to develop as complete and accurate an analysis of grains and seeds as requested.   (3) The laboratory is under the general direction of the director of the agricultural experiment station.   (4) The laboratory shall:   (a) establish procedures for submitting seed samples for analysis; and   (b) determine the appropriate fees for analytical services provided by the laboratory.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 29, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8411.4; amd. Sec. 31, Ch. 83, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 300, L. 2011.
MT Code § 20-25-230 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 25. University System|Part 2. University Units|20-25-230. Acceptance of donations

  20-25-230. Acceptance of donations. The director, with the consent of the regents, may accept on behalf of the state of Montana, for the use of the agricultural experiment station, donations of real property, money, implements, scientific equipment, building materials, animals, supplies, and any other gifts considered beneficial by the director. Such donations may be accepted from both public and private sources, including the government of the United States.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 29, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8411.5.
MT Code § 20-25-231 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 25. University System|Part 2. University Units|20-25-231. Federal grants and cooperative research studies

  20-25-231. Federal grants and cooperative research studies. The director of the agricultural experiment station may take appropriate steps to qualify for and receive grants and other forms of assistance made available by the government of the United States and may enter into agreements with governmental agencies for cooperative research studies.   History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 29, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8411.6.
MT Code § 20-25-232 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 25. University System|Part 2. University Units|20-25-232. Income from sale of products -- disposition

  20-25-232. Income from sale of products -- disposition. Any income received from the sale of agricultural products and services by the agricultural experiment station or by any of the agricultural substations shall be deposited in the state treasury and shall be used to defray the costs of operating the station and substations.   History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 29, L. 1971; Sec. 75-8411.7, R.C.M. 1947; En. 75-8603 by Sec. 44, Ch. 2, L. 1971; Sec. 75-8603, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8411.7, 75-8603(4).
MT Code § 20-25-233 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 25. University System|Part 2. University Units|20-25-233. Short title

  20-25-233. Short title. Sections 20-25-233 through 20-25-236 may be cited as the "Montana Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Act".   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 659, L. 1989.
MT Code § 20-25-234 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 25. University System|Part 2. University Units|20-25-234. Purpose

  20-25-234. Purpose. The purpose of 20-25-233 through 20-25-236 is to promote more research and education on sustainable agricultural practices, such as crop rotations, green manuring, integrated pest management, and maintenance of livestock health and quality with reduced use of growth hormones and antibiotics. Sections 20-25-233 through 20-25-236 are intended to foster economically and ecologically beneficial means of soil improvement, pest management, irrigation, cultivation, harvesting, animal husbandry, transportation, and marketing for Montana agriculture, based on methods designed to accomplish the following:   (1) control pests and diseases of agricultural importance through management practices and alternatives that reduce or eliminate dependence on pesticides and petrochemicals;   (2) improve soil fertility and tilth through the use of practices that reduce dependence on synthetically compounded petrochemical-based fertilizers;   (3) produce, process, and distribute food and fiber in ways that consider the interactions among soil, plants, water, air, animals, tillage, machinery, labor, energy, and transportation to enhance resource efficiency, conservation, and public health; and   (4) provide Montana farmers and ranchers with useful agriculture production and marketing information on alternative and specialty crops and livestock, including ostriches, rheas, and emus.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 659, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 206, L. 1995.
MT Code § 20-25-235 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 25. University System|Part 2. University Units|20-25-235. Duties of Montana agricultural experiment station and cooperative extension service

  20-25-235. Duties of Montana agricultural experiment station and cooperative extension service. The Montana agricultural experiment station and the cooperative extension service shall:   (1) develop a usable database of existing research in low-input, sustainable agriculture;   (2) conduct educational programs for producers using material from the database. Programs must include teaching producers techniques of low-input agriculture, assessment of risks involved with change, and marketing of products from their farms and ranches.   (3) extend research on the use of legumes to supply a portion of the nitrogen required by field crops;   (4) work with producers in establishing integrated pest management;   (5) begin research and development of marketable specialty crops and livestock that are integral to sustainable farming systems; and   (6) identify specific areas in which additional research is needed to enhance the adoption and success of low-input, sustainable agriculture in Montana.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 659, L. 1989.
MT Code § 20-25-236 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 25. University System|Part 2. University Units|20-25-236. Report to legislature

  20-25-236. Report to legislature. The Montana agricultural experiment station and the cooperative extension service may, as provided in 5-11-210, report to the legislature regarding the expenditures, activities, and outcomes of the program provided for in 20-25-233 through 20-25-236.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 659, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 27, Ch. 112, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 27, Ch. 349, L. 1993.
MT Code § 20-25-237 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 25. University System|Part 2. University Units|20-25-237. Local government center -- purpose -- funding

  20-25-237. Local government center -- purpose -- funding. (1) There is a local government center at Montana state university-Bozeman. The purpose of the center is to strengthen the capacities of Montana's local governmental units to deliver essential services efficiently and to provide training, technical assistance, and research to local officials.   (2) The local government center may:   (a) receive and administer gifts, donations, and bequests;   (b) contract with individuals, organizations, and governmental agencies for cooperative endeavors; and   (c) apply for and receive grants from public and private agencies.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 443, L. 1993; amd. sec. 36, Ch. 308, L. 1995.
MT Code § 20-25-238 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 25. University System|Part 2. University Units|20-25-238. through 20-25-240 reserved

  20-25-238 through 20-25-240 reserved.
MT Code § 20-25-241 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 25. University System|Part 2. University Units|20-25-241. Montana forest and conservation experiment station established

  20-25-241. Montana forest and conservation experiment station established. There is hereby established in the university of Montana-Missoula forestry school a station to be known as the Montana forest and conservation experiment station, which shall be under the direction of the board of regents.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 141, L. 1937; amd. Sec. 25, Ch. 253, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 28-301; amd. sec. 36, Ch. 308, L. 1995.
MT Code § 20-25-243 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 20. Education|Chapter 25. University System|Part 2. University Units|20-25-243. Director of station

  20-25-243. Director of station. The dean of the forestry school, whoever shall hold that office from time to time, shall be the director of said Montana forest and conservation experiment station. The board of regents shall have the power and it shall be its duty to appoint or designate such assistants and employees as may be necessary and to fix the compensation of all persons connected with said station.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 141, L. 1937; R.C.M. 1947, 28-302.