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Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.5 - NOXIOUS WEED MANAGEMENT › Subchapter 4.5.3 - Noxious Weed Seed Free Forage › Rule 4.5.307 - FORAGE INSPECTION PROCEDURES

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(1) The following
				procedures and processes will be required for field unit NWSFF certification:
(a) When a portion of a field is to be
				certified, this portion must be plainly marked or separated by a mowed strip or
				flagged at least 12 feet wide, to avoid cutting and mixing the certified and
				uncertified portion at harvest.
(b)
				Field units must include surrounding ditches, fence rows, roads, easements,
				rights-of-way and buffer zones of a minimum of 12 feet surrounding the outside
				edges of a field.
(c) If the field
				unit is certified for straw the seed that is harvested from that field unit may
				be considered for certification.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.5 - NOXIOUS WEED MANAGEMENT › Subchapter 4.5.3 - Noxious Weed Seed Free Forage › Rule 4.5.308 - FORAGE IDENTIFICATION AND TRANSPORTATION

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(1) Identification
				of field grown forage includes the following:
(a) Bales must be identified individually
				using a department issued identification marker. A completed transportation
				certificate is required and must specify whether the forage was inspected for
				Montana or regional noxious weeds.
(b) If colored baler twine is used for
				marking, only one strand of the colored twine is required per bale.
(c) The producer shall make all reasonable
				efforts to ensure the certified forage is not contaminated with noxious weed
				seeds from the time of harvest and storage including delivery to the buyer.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.5 - NOXIOUS WEED MANAGEMENT › Subchapter 4.5.3 - Noxious Weed Seed Free Forage › Rule 4.5.309 - CERTIFICATION OF AGENTS

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(1) Each person
				desiring to be an agent must be trained and certified according to department
				standards.
(2) The following are
				minimum requirements for initial certification:
(a) field inspection techniques and
				procedures;
(b) map
				reading;
(c) knowledge of weed
				management, including:
(i) burning;
(ii) mowing, cutting or rogueing;
(iii) mechanical methods;
(iv) chemicals;
(d) forms used;
(e) state and regional certification
				standards and guidelines;
(f) state
				and regional noxious and poisonous weed identification and training;
(g) certify with a written examination score
				of 80% or better.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.5 - NOXIOUS WEED MANAGEMENT › Subchapter 4.5.3 - Noxious Weed Seed Free Forage › Rule 4.5.310 - STOP SALE, USE, OR REMOVAL ORDER

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(1) When the
				department has reasonable cause to believe any lot of certified NWSFF is in
				violation of this chapter or a rule adopted by the department, it may issue and
				enforce a written order requiring the person holding the forage not to sell,
				use or remove it in any manner until written permission is given by the
				department. The department shall release the order when the provisions of the
				act and rules have been met. If compliance is not obtained within 30 days, the
				department may begin proceedings for condemnation. The disposition of the
				forage may not be ordered by the department without first giving the owner or
				person from whom the forage was seized an opportunity to apply to the
				department for release of the forage or for permission to process or bring it
				into compliance with this chapter, and an opportunity to contest any such order
				under the provisions of
				80-7-910(2),
				MCA.
80-7-909, MCA;
					 IMP,
					 80-7-911,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.5 - NOXIOUS WEED MANAGEMENT › Subchapter 4.5.3 - Noxious Weed Seed Free Forage › Rule 4.5.311 - NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS - COUNTY EMBARGO

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(1) The board or their authorized
				representative shall, as required by
				7-22-2126(4),
				MCA, notify the department of all embargoes issued and the final resolution
				within 48 hours of any embargo imposed. The notification to the department on
				issuance of a county embargo shall include the following items:
(a) date and time of the embargo;
(b) parties involved including name, address
				and telephone number;
(c) any
				reference used by persons portraying forage as meeting requirements of the
				act;
(d) the location of the
				embargoed forage;
(e) volume and
				description of forage;
(f) the type
				of violation; and
(g) a copy of the
				embargo.
(h) The notification may
				be accomplished by a telephone call, followed up in writing.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.5 - NOXIOUS WEED MANAGEMENT › Subchapter 4.5.3 - Noxious Weed Seed Free Forage › Rule 4.5.312 - COLLECTION OF FEES

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(1) The procedures
				to be followed by an agent employed by a governmental agency include:
(a) collection of fees and deposition of fees
				in an appropriate government account;
(b) a record of the name of the government
				agent collecting the fees;
(c) a
				record of total fees collected;
(d)
				a record of names of each producer and documentation of the fee paid;
(e) a record of the amounts submitted to the
				department;
(f) a record of the
				amount retained by the agent's governmental agency; and
(g) all records be kept in accordance with
				generally accepted accounting principles.
(h) The agent shall submit at the conclusion
				of the season complete information on the collection, deposit and disbursement
				of fees as set forth above including the name of the government account where
				the fees were deposited.
(i) Fees
				collected and deposited in a government agency account may be used to support
				any activity or expense associated with the NWSFF program in that
				county.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.5 - NOXIOUS WEED MANAGEMENT › Subchapter 4.5.3 - Noxious Weed Seed Free Forage › Rule 4.5.313 - FEES

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(1) A field
				inspection fee of $4.50 per acre or a $45 minimum charge per field for forage
				inspection will be charged to the person for whom the forage was inspected.
				State mileage and per diem rates may also be assessed by the department or its
				agents.
(2) Fees charged are
				payable to the department or its agent:
(a)
				at the time of inspection; or
(b)
				by special arrangement made for payment through a written agreement with the
				department or its agent.
(c) If
				additional inspections are required because of weather operation delays or
				other related problems, the discretion of whether to charge an additional
				inspection fee will be left to the department or its agent.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.5 - NOXIOUS WEED MANAGEMENT › Subchapter 4.5.3 - Noxious Weed Seed Free Forage › Rule 4.5.314 - CONTRACTS

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(1) The department may enter into contracts
				with organizations to conduct specific forage certification activities. These
				contracts may identify issues, such as time of collection of fees and
				deposition of fees, that are unique to that organization. The standard fees for
				inspections are set forth in ARM
				4.5.315.
80-7-909, MCA;
					 IMP,
					 80-7-905,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.5 - NOXIOUS WEED MANAGEMENT › Subchapter 4.5.3 - Noxious Weed Seed Free Forage › Rule 4.5.315 - IDENTIFICATION OF PRODUCT AND PACKAGE TYPES

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(1)
				The following identification information will be used by agents when completing
				reporting forms:
(a) Product forage types
(i) Alfalfa
(ii) Alfalfa/grass
(iii) Grass
(iv) Straw
(v) Grain/barley
(vi) Grain/oats
(vii) Sanfoin
(viii) Other forage (agent must
				describe)
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.5 - NOXIOUS WEED MANAGEMENT › Subchapter 4.5.4 - Noxious Weed Free Materials Certification › Rule 4.5.401 - PURPOSE AND SCOPE

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(1) The Department
				of Agriculture develops standards and good practices for materials other than
				feed to prevent the spread of noxious weeds and other invasive
				organisms.
AUTH:
					 80-7-902, MCA;
					 IMP:
					 80-7-902,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.5 - NOXIOUS WEED MANAGEMENT › Subchapter 4.5.4 - Noxious Weed Free Materials Certification › Rule 4.5.402 - TERMS AND DEFINITIONS

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(1) "Board" means a
				district weed board created under
				7-22-2103,
				MCA.
(2) "Buffer area" means a weed
				free area maintained around the perimeter of a site.
(3) "Gravel" means small stones or pebbles,
				or a mixture of these with sand, stone, and gravel as well as recycled concrete
				and asphalt materials.
(4)
				"Inspector" means a person who is authorized or employed by the department and
				is certified by the department to conduct activities under the Certified Weed
				Free Materials Act.
(5) "Material"
				means natural materials such as bark, compost, wood chippings, leaves/needles,
				vegetation, grass, or straw, and those synthetic materials that are included on
				the United State Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service
				national list of allowed and prohibited substances.
(6) "Montana certified material" means
				products from sites that meet Montana's weed free certification standards and
				are approved by an agent.
(7)
				"Mulch" means any material or mix of materials that consists of a combination
				of vegetation and/or synthetic products that are manufactured as a whole and
				that are used for temperature, moisture, and/or erosion control, weed
				suppression, or aesthetic purposes, and are applied solely as a surface
				treatment.
(8) "Regulated area"
				means an area designated by an agency, group, or person that requires the use
				of noxious weed seed free material.
(9) "Site" means a single area where material
				is stored, harvested, or produced prior to being transported to where it will
				be utilized as a surface treatment.
AUTH:
					 80-7-902, MCA;
					 IMP:
					 80-7-902,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.5 - NOXIOUS WEED MANAGEMENT › Subchapter 4.5.4 - Noxious Weed Free Materials Certification › Rule 4.5.403 - NOXIOUS WEEDS

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(1) The Montana
				Noxious Weed Free Materials Certification Program includes the noxious weeds
				set forth in ARM
				4.5.206 through
				4.5.210,
				authorized by
				7-22-2101(7)(a)(i),
				MCA.
(2) The regional weed free
				certification program includes additional noxious weeds that have been so
				designated by other states and provinces.
AUTH:
					 80-7-902, MCA;
					 IMP:
					 80-7-902,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.5 - NOXIOUS WEED MANAGEMENT › Subchapter 4.5.4 - Noxious Weed Free Materials Certification › Rule 4.5.404 - STANDARD RANGE OF TOLERANCES FOR NOXIOUS WEEDS

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(1)
				The tolerance for noxious weeds in noxious weed free material is zero for the
				weeds defined in
				7-22-2101(7)(a)(i),
				MCA, and any other weed species prohibited by a regulated area.
(a) For a site, this means that an agent
				finds no noxious weed plants present in the site or established buffer area at
				the time of inspection following the standard inspection procedures.
(b) For mulch, gravel, and other materials
				this means that materials are 98% free of viable additional weeds following the
				standard inspection procedures.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.5 - NOXIOUS WEED MANAGEMENT › Subchapter 4.5.4 - Noxious Weed Free Materials Certification › Rule 4.5.405 - MANUFACTURING AND PROCESSING FACILITIES

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(1) A
				person desiring to certify processed materials as noxious weed free must apply
				to the department before initial certification and/or for additional materials
				not previously approved.
(a) Applications for
				certification of materials must describe the method of cleaning to remove
				noxious weeds and propagative plant material. The method must follow industry
				standards and be approved by the department.
(b) Equipment must be cleaned of any noxious
				weeds prior to processing materials for certification. Cleaning the entire
				manufacturing system is required to prevent contamination of materials for
				certification.
(c) The department
				may deny or grant approval of the request based upon the information received
				from the applicant and from data and information from other sources. The
				department may also withdraw its approval should investigations or future
				studies reveal the procedure is not equivalent to accepted
				procedures.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.5 - NOXIOUS WEED MANAGEMENT › Subchapter 4.5.4 - Noxious Weed Free Materials Certification › Rule 4.5.406 - INSPECTION PROCEDURES

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(1) All requests
				for certified noxious weed materials are voluntary.
(2) A person can request inspection of
				noxious weed free materials annually. The request for inspection is made with
				the department or certified inspector in the county in which the site is
				located.
(3) The following
				procedures and processes are required for site and material noxious weed free
				certification:
(a) When a portion of a site
				is to be certified, this portion must be plainly marked or separated by a
				buffer area at least 12 feet wide, to avoid mixing the certified and
				uncertified portions.
(b) Sites
				must include surrounding ditches, fence rows, roads, easements, rights-of-way,
				and buffer zones of a minimum of 12 feet surrounding the outside edges of the
				certified site.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.5 - NOXIOUS WEED MANAGEMENT › Subchapter 4.5.4 - Noxious Weed Free Materials Certification › Rule 4.5.407 - MATERIAL IDENTIFICATION AND TRANSPORTATION

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(1) Identification of certified gravel,
				mulch, and other materials includes the following:
(a) Consumer packaging must be identified
				individually using a department-issued identification marker.
(b) The producer, business, or owner will
				make all reasonable efforts to ensure the certified gravel, mulch, or material
				is not contaminated with noxious weeds from the time of handling and storage,
				including delivery to the buyer.
(c) A separate label must be attached to
				provide proof of certification of the contents with the following statement:
				"MONTANA CERTIFIED Noxious Weed Free Material NOTE: Certification means this
				product has been inspected by an agent of the MT NWFM program using recognized
				inspection methods and no noxious weeds were detected at the time of
				inspection."
(d) Out-of-state
				products require label(s) on the product in compliance with Montana's standards
				for Noxious Weed Free Materials.
(e) All identification labels for certified
				materials from sites within Montana must be obtained from the department or its
				agents.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.5 - NOXIOUS WEED MANAGEMENT › Subchapter 4.5.4 - Noxious Weed Free Materials Certification › Rule 4.5.408 - CERTIFICATION OF INSPECTORS

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(1) Each person
				desiring to be an inspector must be trained and certified according to
				department standards.
(2) An
				authorized inspector must be one of the following:
(a) a Montana county weed district employee
				or contractor;
(b) an employee or
				contractor of a state, provincial, or local government or federal agency
				responsible for managing legislated weed species within their
				jurisdiction;
(c) university
				extension agent;
(d) representative
				of a state crop improvement association; or
(e) employee or agent of another authority
				approved by the department.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.5 - NOXIOUS WEED MANAGEMENT › Subchapter 4.5.4 - Noxious Weed Free Materials Certification › Rule 4.5.409 - STOP SALE, USE, OR REMOVAL

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(1) When the
				department has reasonable cause to believe any lot of certified material is in
				violation of this chapter or a rule adopted by the department, it may issue and
				enforce a written order requiring the person holding the material not to sell,
				use, or remove it in any manner until written permission is given by the
				department. The department will release the order when the provisions of the
				act and rules are met. If compliance is not obtained within 30 days, the
				department may begin proceedings for condemnation or revoke the material
				certification. The disposition of the material may not be ordered by the
				department without first giving the owner or person from whom the material was
				seized an opportunity to apply to the department for release of the material or
				for permission to process or bring it into compliance with this chapter, and an
				opportunity to contest any such order under the provisions of
				80-7-910(2),
				MCA.
(2) Materials with revoked
				certifications may be sold to any customer or area that does not require the
				use of certified weed free materials.
AUTH:
					 80-7-902, MCA;
					 IMP:
					 80-7-902,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.5 - NOXIOUS WEED MANAGEMENT › Subchapter 4.5.4 - Noxious Weed Free Materials Certification › Rule 4.5.410 - FEES

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(1) Costs for state sites located in Montana:
(a) A site inspection fee of $150 per site is
				charged to the person for whom the material was inspected.
(i) A minimum of two inspections are required
				per year for sites.
(ii) One annual
				inspection is required for manufacturing/processing facilities.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.5 - NOXIOUS WEED MANAGEMENT › Subchapter 4.5.4 - Noxious Weed Free Materials Certification › Rule 4.5.411 - CONTRACTS

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(1) The department may enter into contracts
				with local governments, state, federal, or provincial agencies or other
				organizations to conduct specific material certification activities and may
				specify the types of identification markers and/or transportation certificates
				that are acceptable.
AUTH:
					 80-7-902, MCA;
					 IMP:
					 80-7-902,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.5 - NOXIOUS WEED MANAGEMENT › Subchapter 4.5.4 - Noxious Weed Free Materials Certification › Rule 4.5.412 - CIVIL PENALTIES

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(1) Whenever the
				department has reason to believe that a violation of Title 80, chapter 7, part
				9, MCA, or any adopted rule thereunder has occurred, it may initiate a civil
				penalty action pursuant to the Montana Administrative Procedure Act.
(2) Each violation is considered a separate
				offense and is subject to a separate penalty not to exceed $1,000. A repeat
				violation is considered a first violation if it occurred three or more years
				after the previous violation.
(3)
				The penalty matrix set forth in this rule establishes the basic penalty value
				for each offense. Factors dealing with the violation may cause the matrix
				penalty to increase or decrease. Examples of such factors include the person's
				history of compliance or noncompliance, or the extent of the person's actions
				to sell material or designate or imply material as being certified when it does
				not meet state certification requirements.
(4) The below penalty matrix applies to all
				of the following offenses:
1st offense
2nd offense
3rd offense
$250
$500
$1,000
(a) violation
				of any lawful order, stop sale, use or removal order; or condemnation
				action;
(b) certification, sale, or
				advertisement as certified, any noxious weed free material as free from noxious
				weed within the state, unless material is identified under a
				department-approved process of certification;
(c) transportation, offer for sale, sale, or
				use material as noxious weed free, from another state, province, or country,
				unless the material meets state certification standards or is allowed by an
				agreement between the department and another government agency;
(d) refusal to pay for any inspection fees or
				department-approved identification markers;
(e) transportation of certified forage
				materials in a regulated area without a transportation certificate or
				identification markers;
(f)
				falsification or alteration of a transportation certificate or other weed free
				material identifying markers.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.5 - NOXIOUS WEED MANAGEMENT › Subchapter 4.5.5 - Noxious Weed Training › Rule 4.5.501 - WEED DISTRICT SUPERVISOR TRAINING

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(1) Each
				weed district supervisor will become licensed as a government pesticide
				applicator in the weed control category prior to that person doing any actual
				herbicide applications in the county.
(2) Within 6 months of the date of hire, all
				new weed district supervisors will become familiar with the weed District
				Supervisor's Handbook and complete the self-test approved by the weed district
				supervisor's support committee.
(3)
				All weed district supervisors will attend at least one training session
				annually (several may be offered) that has been recommended by the department
				or the Montana noxious weed control association.
(4) Training (over a four year period) will
				include, but is not limited to the following topics and subjects:
(a) weed species identification;
(b) pesticide, selection;
(c) pesticide mixing, loading, storage and
				disposal;
(d) integrated weed
				management;
(e) equipment selection
				and maintenance;
(f) environmental
				protection (surface water, ground water, endangered species, sensitive
				plants).
(g) weed
				mapping,
(h) pesticide
				application;
(i) pesticide statutes
				and rules;
(j) public and worker
				safety and
(k) weed management
				plans.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.6 - COMMODITY RESEARCH AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM › Subchapter 4.6.1 - General Provisions › Rule 4.6.101 - PETITION TO CREATE A COMMODITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE

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(1) The petition
				requirements are:
(a) name of
				applicant;
(b) address of
				applicant;
(c) phone number of
				applicant ;
(d) a proposed
				statement of purpose;
(e) a list of
				25 or more producer signatures (including legibly printed names, addresses, and
				phone numbers) of this commodity who are petitioning the Montana Department of
				Agriculture to create a commodity advisory committee;
(i) The petition must include only names of
				individuals who are personally engaged in growing or producing the relevant
				agricultural commodity.
(ii) Each
				petitioner must have grown or produced the relevant agricultural commodity
				within the last two growing seasons.
(f) the Department of Agriculture shall
				verify eligibility of petitioners using the definition in (1)(e)(i)-(ii);
				and
(g) the petition shall include
				the name, address, and phone numbers of the designated liaison for the
				petitioners.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.6 - COMMODITY RESEARCH AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM › Subchapter 4.6.1 - General Provisions › Rule 4.6.102 - PETITION TO ELIMINATE A COMMODITY RESEARCH AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

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(1) After two years from the date of
				adoption, the department may, upon its own accord or upon receipt of a verified
				petition, call a hearing to determine if a program should be
				eliminated.
(2) The petition
				requirements are:
(a) name of applicant
				requesting elimination;
(b)
				complete address of applicant;
(c)
				if applicant is an organization, a list of officers with complete addresses and
				phone numbers;
(d) statement that
				the program has been in existence for a minimum of two years;
(e) a list of 15% or more of producer or
				grower names and signatures (include legibly printed name, addresses, and phone
				numbers) of this commodity who are petitioning the Montana department of
				agriculture to eliminate the program;
(i) the
				petition must include only names of persons who qualify as a "grower or
				producer" as defined in
				80-11-503,
				MCA; "A person or land owner who is personally engaged in growing or producing
				commodities, or both the landowner and the tenant jointly. The term includes a
				person, partnership, association, corporation, cooperative, trust,
				sharecropper, and all other business units, devices and
				arrangements."
(f) the
				department shall verify eligibility of petitioners as commodity producers using
				the definition in (2) (e) (i) and the list of eligible voters at the time the
				program was adopted; and
(g) a
				petition shall be filed with the department either in person or by certified
				mail.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.6 - COMMODITY RESEARCH AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM › Subchapter 4.6.1 - General Provisions › Rule 4.6.103 - MONTANA POTATO ADVISORY COMMITTEE

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This Rule has been transferred to
				  4.6.201
Sec.
					 80-11-504,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 80-11-510,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.6 - COMMODITY RESEARCH AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM › Subchapter 4.6.1 - General Provisions › Rule 4.6.104 - ANNUAL COMMODITY ASSESSMENT-COLLECTION

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This Rule has been transferred to
				  4.6.202
Sec.
					 80-11-504,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 80-11-515,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.6 - COMMODITY RESEARCH AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM › Subchapter 4.6.1 - General Provisions › Rule 4.6.105 - APPLICATION FOR RESEARCH AND MARKETING PROJECT FUNDS

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This Rule has been transferred to
				  4.6.203
Sec.
					 80-11-504,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 80-11-511,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.6 - COMMODITY RESEARCH AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM › Subchapter 4.6.2 - Montana Potato Research and Development Program › Rule 4.6.201 - MONTANA POTATO ADVISORY COMMITTEE

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(1) The
				committee shall be a seven member committee consisting of individuals actively
				involved in the potato industry in either the production, research, or
				marketing of potatoes.
(2) A
				majority of the committee members must be potato "producers" per
				80-11-510(3),
				MCA. "Producer" is defined in
				80-11-503(5),
				MCA.
(3) On initial appointment by
				the director of the Montana Department of Agriculture, two members shall be
				appointed for a one-year term, two members for a two-year term, and three
				members for a three-year term at the director's discretion. After the initial
				term, all members will serve three-year terms with a maximum of three
				consecutive terms allowed.
80-11-504,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 80-11-510,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.6 - COMMODITY RESEARCH AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM › Subchapter 4.6.2 - Montana Potato Research and Development Program › Rule 4.6.202 - ANNUAL POTATO COMMODITY ASSESSMENT-COLLECTION

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(1) Section
				80-11-516,
				MCA charges the Montana Department of Agriculture with collecting the commodity
				assessment.
(2) The assessment must
				be $.025 per hundredweight on all potatoes grown and marketed commercially in
				Montana by those growers producing and marketing more than 50,000 pounds
				annually.
(3) The assessment will
				be collected by the Montana Department of Agriculture at the time certified
				seed potato producers are invoiced for inspection fees for certification and by
				the purchaser at the first point of sale for all other potato
				producers.
AUTH:
					 80-11-504,
					 MCA; IMP:
					 80-11-515,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.6 - COMMODITY RESEARCH AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM › Subchapter 4.6.2 - Montana Potato Research and Development Program › Rule 4.6.203 - APPLICATION FOR POTATO RESEARCH AND MARKETING PROJECT FUNDS

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(1) Applications for project funding shall be
				filed with the department on or before January 1. Filing requirements will be
				satisfied by receipt of the original and ten copies of each application at the
				Montana Department of Agriculture postmarked no later than January 1.
(2) The advisory committee will review all
				research and marketing project applications at the first regular meeting each
				year and make a recommendation to the department as to which projects to fund
				and the amount of funding.
(3)
				Applicants shall be notified within 30 days after the committee's meeting
				concerning the disposition of their application(s).
(4) The department shall periodically
				evaluate all outstanding project agreements for adequate and satisfactory
				financial control, accounting, and performance by project
				participants.
(5) The department
				may modify or terminate the funding of any project if a determination is made
				that the grantee has not complied or cannot comply with a provision of the
				project agreement. The department shall notify the grantee in writing within 30
				days of such determination, of the reasons for the determination, and the
				effective date of the modification or termination.
80-11-504,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 80-11-511,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.6 - COMMODITY RESEARCH AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM › Subchapter 4.6.3 - Montana Cherry Research and Development Program (REPEALED) › Rule 4.6.301 - MONTANA CHERRY ADVISORY COMMITTEE (REPEALED)

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AUTH:
					 80-11-504,
					 MCA IMP:
					 80-11-510,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.6 - COMMODITY RESEARCH AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM › Subchapter 4.6.3 - Montana Cherry Research and Development Program (REPEALED) › Rule 4.6.302 - ANNUAL CHERRY COMMODITY ASSESSMENT-COLLECTION (REPEALED)

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AUTH:
					 80-11-504,
					 MCA IMP:
					 80-11-515,
					 80-11-516,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.6 - COMMODITY RESEARCH AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM › Subchapter 4.6.3 - Montana Cherry Research and Development Program (REPEALED) › Rule 4.6.303 - APPLICATION FOR CHERRY RESEARCH AND MARKETING PROJECT FUNDS (REPEALED)

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AUTH:
					 80-11-504,
					 MCA IMP:
					 80-11-511,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.6 - COMMODITY RESEARCH AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM › Subchapter 4.6.4 - Montana Pulse Crop Research and Market Development Program › Rule 4.6.401 - MONTANA PULSE CROP ADVISORY COMMITTEE (Repealed)

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AUTH:
					 80-11-504,
					 MCA; IMP:
					 80-11-510,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.6 - COMMODITY RESEARCH AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM › Subchapter 4.6.4 - Montana Pulse Crop Research and Market Development Program › Rule 4.6.402 - DEFINITIONS (Repealed)

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AUTH:
					 80-11-504,
					 MCA; IMP:
					 80-11-503,
					 80-11-515,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.6 - COMMODITY RESEARCH AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM › Subchapter 4.6.4 - Montana Pulse Crop Research and Market Development Program › Rule 4.6.403 - ANNUAL PULSE CROP COMMODITY ASSESSMENT (Repealed)

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AUTH:
					 80-11-504,
					 MCA; IMP:
					 80-11-515,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.6 - COMMODITY RESEARCH AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM › Subchapter 4.6.4 - Montana Pulse Crop Research and Market Development Program › Rule 4.6.404 - APPLICATIONS FOR PULSE CROP RESEARCH AND MARKETING PROJECT FUNDS (Repealed)

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AUTH:
					 80-11-504,
					 MCA; IMP:
					 80-11-511,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.6 - COMMODITY RESEARCH AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM › Subchapter 4.6.4 - Montana Pulse Crop Research and Market Development Program › Rule 4.6.405 - RENUMBERED

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AUTH:
					 2-4-201,
					 2-15-112,
					 80-1-102,
					 80-11-1003,
					 MCA; IMP:
					 2-4-201,
					 2-15-112,
					 2-15-121,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.6 - COMMODITY RESEARCH AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM › Subchapter 4.6.4 - Montana Pulse Crop Research and Market Development Program › Rule 4.6.406 - RENUMBERED

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AUTH:
					 80-1-102,
					 80-11-1003,
					 MCA IMP:
					 2-4-201,
					 2-4-202,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.6 - COMMODITY RESEARCH AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM › Subchapter 4.6.4 - Montana Pulse Crop Research and Market Development Program › Rule 4.6.407 - RENUMBERED

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AUTH:
					 80-1-102,
					 80-11-1003,
					 MCA; IMP:
					 80-11-1002,
					 80-11-1003,
					 80-11-1004,
					 80-11-1005,
					 80-11-1008,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.6 - COMMODITY RESEARCH AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM › Subchapter 4.6.4 - Montana Pulse Crop Research and Market Development Program › Rule 4.6.408 - RENUMBERED

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AUTH:
					 80-1-102,
					 80-11-1003,
					 MCA; IMP:
					 80-11-1003,
					 80-11-1006,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.6 - COMMODITY RESEARCH AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM › Subchapter 4.6.4 - Montana Pulse Crop Research and Market Development Program › Rule 4.6.409 - RENUMBERED

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AUTH:
					 80-1-102,
					 80-11-1003,
					 MCA; IMP:
					 80-11-1002,
					 80-11-1003,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.6 - COMMODITY RESEARCH AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM › Subchapter 4.6.4 - Montana Pulse Crop Research and Market Development Program › Rule 4.6.410 - RENUMBERED

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AUTH:
					 80-1-102,
					 80-11-1003,
					 MCA; IMP:
					 80-11-1002,
					 80-11-1003,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.6 - COMMODITY RESEARCH AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM › Subchapter 4.6.4 - Montana Pulse Crop Research and Market Development Program › Rule 4.6.411 - RENUMBERED

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AUTH:
					 80-1-102,
					 80-11-1003,
					 MCA; IMP:
					 80-11-1003,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.6 - COMMODITY RESEARCH AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM › Subchapter 4.6.4 - Montana Pulse Crop Research and Market Development Program › Rule 4.6.412 - RENUMBERED

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AUTH:
					 80-1-102,
					 80-11-1003,
					 MCA; IMP:
					 80-11-1002,
					 80-11-1003,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.6 - COMMODITY RESEARCH AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM › Subchapter 4.6.4 - Montana Pulse Crop Research and Market Development Program › Rule 4.6.413 - RENUMBERED

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AUTH:
					 80-1-102,
					 80-11-1003,
					 MCA; IMP:
					 80-11-1002,
					 80-11-1003,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.6 - COMMODITY RESEARCH AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM › Subchapter 4.6.4 - Montana Pulse Crop Research and Market Development Program › Rule 4.6.414 - RENUMBERED

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AUTH:
					 80-1-102,
					 80-11-1003,
					 MCA; IMP:
					 80-11-1003,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.6 - COMMODITY RESEARCH AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM › Subchapter 4.6.4 - Montana Pulse Crop Research and Market Development Program › Rule 4.6.415 - RENUMBERED

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AUTH:
					 80-1-102,
					 80-11-1003,
					 MCA; IMP:
					 80-11-1003,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.6 - COMMODITY RESEARCH AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM › Subchapter 4.6.4 - Montana Pulse Crop Research and Market Development Program › Rule 4.6.416 - RENUMBERED

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AUTH:
					 80-1-102,
					 80-11-1003,
					 MCA; IMP:
					 80-11-1003,
					 80-11-1006,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.6 - COMMODITY RESEARCH AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM › Subchapter 4.6.4 - Montana Pulse Crop Research and Market Development Program › Rule 4.6.417 - RENUMBERED

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AUTH:
					 80-1-102,
					 80-11-1003,
					 MCA; IMP:
					 80-11-1003,
					 80-11-1004,
					 80-11-1005,
					 80-11-1006,
					 80-11-1007,
					 80-11-1008,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.6 - COMMODITY RESEARCH AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM › Subchapter 4.6.4 - Montana Pulse Crop Research and Market Development Program › Rule 4.6.418 - RENUMBERED

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AUTH:
					 80-1-102,
					 80-11-1003,
					 MCA; IMP:
					 80-11-1001,
					 80-11-1002,
					 80-11-1003,
					 80-11-1004,
					 80-11-1005,
					 80-11-1006,
					 80-11-1007,
					 80-11-108, MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.6 - COMMODITY RESEARCH AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM › Subchapter 4.6.4 - Montana Pulse Crop Research and Market Development Program › Rule 4.6.419 - RENUMBERED

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AUTH:
					 80-1-102,
					 80-11-1003,
					 MCA; IMP:
					 80-11-1004,
					 80-11-1007,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.6 - COMMODITY RESEARCH AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM › Subchapter 4.6.5 - Montana Corn Crop Research and Market Development Program › Rule 4.6.501 - MONTANA CORN CROP ADVISORY COMMITTEE [Repealed]

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AUTH:
					 80-11-504,
					 80-11-510,
					 MCA; IMP:
					 80-11-504,
					 80-11-510,
					 80-11-511,
					 80-11-512,
					 80-11-515,
					 80-11-516,
					 80-11-517,
					 80-11-518,
					 80-11-519,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.6 - COMMODITY RESEARCH AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM › Subchapter 4.6.5 - Montana Corn Crop Research and Market Development Program › Rule 4.6.502 - DEFINITIONS [Repealed]

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AUTH:
					 80-11-504,
					 80-11-510,
					 MCA; IMP:
					 80-11-504,
					 80-11-510,
					 80-11-511,
					 80-11-512,
					 80-11-515,
					 80-11-516,
					 80-11-517,
					 80-11-518,
					 80-11-519,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.6 - COMMODITY RESEARCH AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM › Subchapter 4.6.5 - Montana Corn Crop Research and Market Development Program › Rule 4.6.503 - ANNUAL CORN CROP COMMODITY ASSESSMENT-COLLECTION [Repealed]

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AUTH:
					 80-11-504,
					 80-11-510,
					 MCA; IMP:
					 80-11-504,
					 80-11-510,
					 80-11-511,
					 80-11-512,
					 80-11-515,
					 80-11-516,
					 80-11-517,
					 80-11-518,
					 80-11-519,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.6 - COMMODITY RESEARCH AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM › Subchapter 4.6.5 - Montana Corn Crop Research and Market Development Program › Rule 4.6.504 - APPLICATIONS FOR CORN CROP RESEARCH AND MARKETING PROJECT FUNDS [Repealed]

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AUTH:
					 80-11-504,
					 80-11-510,
					 MCA; IMP:
					 80-11-504,
					 80-11-510,
					 80-11-511,
					 80-11-512,
					 80-11-515,
					 80-11-516,
					 80-11-517,
					 80-11-518,
					 80-11-519,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.6 - COMMODITY RESEARCH AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM › Subchapter 4.6.6 - Montana Hemp Research and Market Development Program › Rule 4.6.601 - MONTANA HEMP ADVISORY COMMITTEE

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(1) The
				committee consists of at least five and no more than eight voting members
				involved in the production of hemp within the prior three years, one non-voting
				processing industry representative, and one non-voting representative from the
				Montana State University System.
(2) A majority of the committee members must
				be hemp "producers" per
				80-11-510(3),
				MCA. Producer is defined in
				80-11-503(5),
				MCA.
(3) Appointment terms shall
				be made at the director's discretion and reviewed annually.
AUTH:
					 80-11-504,
					 MCA; IMP:
					 80-11-510,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.6 - COMMODITY RESEARCH AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM › Subchapter 4.6.6 - Montana Hemp Research and Market Development Program › Rule 4.6.602 - DEFINITIONS

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(1) "Department" means the Montana Department
				of Agriculture.
(2) "Hemp" means
				all parts and varieties of the plant Cannabis sativa L. containing no greater
				than 0.3% tetrahydrocannabinol.
(3) "Net receipts" are defined as net weight
				multiplied by the price paid to the producer.
AUTH:
					 80-11-504,
					 MCA; IMP:
					 80-11-503,
					 80-11-515,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.6 - COMMODITY RESEARCH AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM › Subchapter 4.6.6 - Montana Hemp Research and Market Development Program › Rule 4.6.603 - ANNUAL HEMP ASSESSMENT - COLLECTION

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(1)
				Section
				80-11-516,
				MCA charges the Montana Department of Agriculture with collecting the commodity
				assessment.
(2) The assessment
				shall be 1% of the net receipts of all hemp crops produced in Montana.
(3) The assessment per
				80-11-515,
				MCA, will occur at the time of first sale by a seller and must be collected by
				the first purchaser of the commodity from the seller. It shall occur at the
				time of each settlement for the commodity purchased or by invoice form provided
				by the Montana Department of Agriculture.
(4) If the first purchaser is not a licensed
				Montana commodity dealer, producers must make a good faith effort to ensure
				that the assessment is collected and paid to the department.
AUTH: 8-11-504, MCA; IMP:
					 80-11-515,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.6 - COMMODITY RESEARCH AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM › Subchapter 4.6.6 - Montana Hemp Research and Market Development Program › Rule 4.6.604 - APPLICATIONS FOR HEMP RESEARCH AND MARKETING PROJECT FUNDS

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(1) Applications for project funding shall be
				filed with the department on or before December 1 of each year. Filing
				requirements will be made available publicly online no later than 30 days prior
				to application deadline.
(2) The
				advisory committee will review all research and marketing project applications
				at the first regular meeting each year and make a recommendation to the
				department as to which projects to fund and the amount of funding.
(3) Applicants shall be notified within 30
				days after the committee's meeting concerning the disposition of their
				application(s).
(4) The department
				shall periodically evaluate all outstanding project agreements for adequate and
				satisfactory financial control, accounting, and performance by project
				participants.
(5) The department
				may modify or terminate the funding of any project if a determination is made
				that the grantee has not complied or cannot comply with a provision of the
				project agreement. The department shall notify the grantee in writing within 30
				days of such determination, of the reasons for the determination, and the
				effective date of the modification or termination.
AUTH:
					 80-11-504,
					 MCA; IMP:
					 80-11-511,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.7 - MARKETING PROGRAM › Subchapter 4.7.1 - Substantive Rules › Rule 4.7.101 - REPORTS (REPEALED)

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AUTH:
					 80-4-407, MCA; IMP:
					 80-4-402,
					 80-4-502,
					 80-4-603,
					 80-4-421,
					 80-4-406,
					 80-4-405,
					 80-4-428,
					 80-4-429,
					 80-4-427,
					 80-4-407,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.8 - ALFALFA SEED COMMITTEE › Subchapter 4.8.1 - Procedural Rules › Rule 4.8.101 - PROCEDURAL RULES

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(1) The committee
				hereby adopts and incorporates by reference ARM
				1.3.101 through
				1.3.233 which sets forth the
				attorney general's model procedural rules. A copy of the model rules may be
				obtained from the Alfalfa Seed Committee, Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box
				200201, Helena, MT 59620-0201.
Sec.
					 80-11-304,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 2-4-201,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.8 - ALFALFA SEED COMMITTEE › Subchapter 4.8.1 - Procedural Rules › Rule 4.8.102 - POLICIES AND OBJECTIVES

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(1) Public
				participation is to be allowed to the fullest extent practicable and consistent
				with the other requirements of state law and the rights and requirements of
				personal privacy. This will aid in greater responsiveness of committee actions
				to all concerns and priorities as well as helping to better the understanding
				of programs and committee actions.
Sec.
					 80-11-303,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 2-4-103,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.8 - ALFALFA SEED COMMITTEE › Subchapter 4.8.1 - Procedural Rules › Rule 4.8.103 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION [Repealed]

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AUTH:
					 80-11-303,
					 MCA; IMP:
					 2-4-103,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.8 - ALFALFA SEED COMMITTEE › Subchapter 4.8.2 - Grants › Rule 4.8.201 - APPLICATION FOR GRANTS

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(1) Grant
				applications for project funding shall be filed with the committee on or before
				January 1. Filing requirements will be satisfied by receipt of the original and
				nine copies of each application at the office of the committee. The first
				regular meeting of the committee will be held during the month of February of
				each year.
Sec.
					 80-11-304,
					 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 80-11-304,
					 MCA;