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Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 24 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 24.351 - BUILDING AND COMMERCIAL MEASUREMENTS BUREAU › Subchapter 24.351.2 - Weighing and Measuring Devices › Rule 24.351.227 - SCALE PIT CLEARANCE

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(1) No new
				installations or replacements of vehicle or livestock scales may be placed in a
				pit where the clearance from the floor of the pit to the bottom of the I-beams
				is less than 42 inches.
(2) Scale
				pits are not required for fully electronic scales, unless the pit is necessary
				for the installation, operation, or maintenance of the fully electronic
				scale.
(3) Electronic scales which
				do not require a pit for their installation, operation, or maintenance must be
				installed in strict compliance with the manufacturer's specification for each
				specific model.
(4) Scale pits must
				have concrete walls surrounding the entire pit, substantial in both durability
				and strength to prevent soil, snow, and other materials from entering the pit
				area and preventing the scale from operating properly. The requirements of this
				rule will apply only to those scales installed after its adoption.
AUTH:
					 30-12-202, MCA; IMP:
					 30-12-202,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 24 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 24.351 - BUILDING AND COMMERCIAL MEASUREMENTS BUREAU › Subchapter 24.351.3 - Packaging and Labeling › Rule 24.351.301

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AUTH:
					 30-12-202, MCA; IMP:
					 30-12-202,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 24 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 24.351 - BUILDING AND COMMERCIAL MEASUREMENTS BUREAU › Subchapter 24.351.3 - Packaging and Labeling › Rule 24.351.311 - RANDOM INSPECTION OF PACKAGES

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(1) As
				required by the statutes, the following implements a schedule for the random
				inspection of packages and commodities kept, offered or exposed for sale at
				randomly selected inspection sites throughout Montana.
(2) The state is divided into inspection
				regions and it is anticipated that each inspection region will complete
				approximately 50 "package lot" inspections per year in random areas throughout
				the inspection region.
(3) The
				package inspections shall include all types of commodities as provided for in
				Title 30, chapter 12, parts 3 and 4, MCA.
30-12-202,
					 30-12-207,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 30-12-207,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 24 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 24.351 - BUILDING AND COMMERCIAL MEASUREMENTS BUREAU › Subchapter 24.351.3 - Packaging and Labeling › Rule 24.351.321

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AUTH:
					 30-12-202,
					 30-12-207,
					 30-12-301,
					 30-12-302, MCA; IMP:
					 30-12-202,
					 30-12-207,
					 30-12-301,
					 30-12-302,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 24 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 24.351 - BUILDING AND COMMERCIAL MEASUREMENTS BUREAU › Subchapter 24.351.4 - Petroleum › Rule 24.351.401

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AUTH:
					 82-15-102,
					 82-15-103, MCA; IMP:
					 82-15-103,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 24 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 24.351 - BUILDING AND COMMERCIAL MEASUREMENTS BUREAU › Subchapter 24.351.4 - Petroleum › Rule 24.351.411 - SAMPLING OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS

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(1) All sampling
				will be done by employees of the bureau. A random sampling of petroleum
				products of the manufacturer and importer may be made to ensure that proper
				standards are being met. The bureau may require the cost of testing samples be
				paid for by the manufacturer or importer.
(2) On complaint of an individual as to
				standards of a petroleum product, sampling will be made by employees of the
				bureau. The bureau shall review the complaint and the sampling to determine if
				an investigation will be conducted into the petroleum product in
				question.
AUTH:
					 82-15-102, MCA; IMP:
					 82-15-107,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 24 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 24.351 - BUILDING AND COMMERCIAL MEASUREMENTS BUREAU › Subchapter 24.351.4 - Petroleum › Rule 24.351.421 - CHARGES FOR LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS

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(1) As
				provided by
				82-15-109,
				MCA, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) shall be sold by liquid measure or weight as
				determined with a device licensed by the department. Customer charges for LPG
				purchase at retail shall be computed only on the basis of the net weight or
				liquid measure received by the purchaser. For sales of less than five gallons
				or 20 pounds, the retailer may charge, in addition to the charge for the LPG, a
				bottle filling service charge. If the retailer chooses to bill for a bottle
				filling service charge, the additional service charge must be clearly
				disclosed. The disclosure of the bottle filling service charge shall consist of
				the retailer's displaying the additional dollar amount for the filling service
				and the conditions under which the service fee will be charged. The disclosure
				shall be displayed in a clear and conspicuous manner on both the dispensing
				device and on all on-site signs advertising the availability of LPG at the
				site. Minimum transaction charges based on the size of the customer's LPG
				container or set at flat or fixed dollar amounts, without regard for the actual
				quantity of LPG remaining in the customer's container(s), are
				prohibited.
82-15-102,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 82-15-109,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 24 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 24.351 - BUILDING AND COMMERCIAL MEASUREMENTS BUREAU › Subchapter 24.351.4 - Petroleum › Rule 24.351.425 - RECEIPT TO BE LEFT AT TIME OF DELIVERY

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(1) For all wholesale or retail deliveries of
				petroleum products, including, but not limited to, gasoline, diesel fuel, home
				heating oil or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), delivered to remote locations
				such as on-farm storage tanks, a receipt, either mechanically printed or
				handwritten, denoting the date and total gallons delivered into the customer's
				tank shall be left at either the delivery location or at a location specified
				by the customer unless a prior agreement has been made with that
				customer.
30-12-301,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 30-12-407,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 24 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 24.351 - BUILDING AND COMMERCIAL MEASUREMENTS BUREAU › Subchapter 24.351.11 - Voluntary Registration › Rule 24.351.1101

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AUTH:
					 30-12-202, MCA; IMP:
					 30-12-202,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 24 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 24.351 - BUILDING AND COMMERCIAL MEASUREMENTS BUREAU › Subchapter 24.351.11 - Voluntary Registration › Rule 24.351.1104

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AUTH:
					 30-12-202, MCA; IMP:
					 30-12-202,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 24 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 24.351 - BUILDING AND COMMERCIAL MEASUREMENTS BUREAU › Subchapter 24.351.11 - Voluntary Registration › Rule 24.351.1107

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AUTH:
					 30-12-202, MCA; IMP:
					 30-12-202,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 24 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 24.351 - BUILDING AND COMMERCIAL MEASUREMENTS BUREAU › Subchapter 24.351.11 - Voluntary Registration › Rule 24.351.1111

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AUTH:
					 30-12-202, MCA; IMP:
					 30-12-202,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 24 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 24.351 - BUILDING AND COMMERCIAL MEASUREMENTS BUREAU › Subchapter 24.351.11 - Voluntary Registration › Rule 24.351.1115

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AUTH:
					 30-12-202, MCA; IMP:
					 30-12-202, MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 24 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 24.351 - BUILDING AND COMMERCIAL MEASUREMENTS BUREAU › Subchapter 24.351.11 - Voluntary Registration › Rule 24.351.1117 - REGISTRATION BY RECIPROCITY

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(1) The bureau may
				approve an individual registered serviceperson from any state if the bureau
				determines that the individual's state of registration's registered service
				agency's requirements are substantially similar to those used in this state,
				and the individual meets those requirements. The individual shall provide the
				bureau with any information necessary for the bureau to make this
				determination.
AUTH:
					 30-12-202, MCA; IMP:
					 30-12-202,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 24 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 24.351 - BUILDING AND COMMERCIAL MEASUREMENTS BUREAU › Subchapter 24.351.11 - Voluntary Registration › Rule 24.351.1121 - VOLUNTARY REGISTRATION PROGRAM FOR SERVICEPERSONS AND SERVICE AGENCIES - FEES

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(1) The bureau
				adopts and incorporates by reference the Uniform Voluntary Registration of
				Servicepersons and Service Agencies for Commercial Weighing and Measuring
				Devices in NIST Handbook 130, 2023 edition, for the voluntary registration of
				individuals and entities that have demonstrated an ability to accurately
				install, service, repair, or recondition a commercial weighing or measuring
				device.
(2) The individual or
				entity shall apply for registration on application forms provided by the
				bureau.
(3) The application and
				annual renewal fees are as follows:
(a)
				serviceperson $25
(b) service
				agency 25
(c) late renewal fee
				12.50
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 30 - LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR › Chapter 30.2 - CENTENNIAL GRANTS › Subchapter 30.2.2 - Grants › Rule 30.2.201 - GENERAL POLICY FOR CENTENNIAL GRANTS (REPEALED)

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2-89-106, MCA; IMP,  2-89-105, MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 30 - LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR › Chapter 30.2 - CENTENNIAL GRANTS › Subchapter 30.2.2 - Grants › Rule 30.2.203 - ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA (REPEALED)

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2-89-106, MCA; IMP,  2-89-105, MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 30 - LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR › Chapter 30.2 - CENTENNIAL GRANTS › Subchapter 30.2.2 - Grants › Rule 30.2.205 - APPLICATION REVIEW PROCEDURE (REPEALED)

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2-89-106, MCA; IMP,  2-89-105,  2-89-107, MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 30 - LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR › Chapter 30.2 - CENTENNIAL GRANTS › Subchapter 30.2.2 - Grants › Rule 30.2.206 - APPLICATION REVIEW CRITERIA (REPEALED)

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2-89-106, MCA; IMP,  2-89-105, MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 30 - LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR › Chapter 30.2 - CENTENNIAL GRANTS › Subchapter 30.2.2 - Grants › Rule 30.2.209 - GRANTS TO THE COUNTIES OR ORGANIZATIONS OF COUNTIES (REPEALED)

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2-89-106, MCA; IMP,  2-89-105,  2-89-107, MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 30 - LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR › Chapter 30.3 - CENTENNIAL SANCTIONING › Subchapter 30.3.1 - Grants › Rule 30.3.101 - PURPOSE (REPEALED)

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2-89-106, MCA; IMP,  2-89-101,  2-89-105,  2-89-107, MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 30 - LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR › Chapter 30.3 - CENTENNIAL SANCTIONING › Subchapter 30.3.1 - Grants › Rule 30.3.102 - USES OF THE LOGO (REPEALED)

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2-89-106, MCA; IMP,  2-89-101,  2-89-105, MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 30 - LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR › Chapter 30.3 - CENTENNIAL SANCTIONING › Subchapter 30.3.1 - Grants › Rule 30.3.103 - OFFICIAL COMMEMORATIVE PRODUCTS (REPEALED)

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2-89-106, MCA; IMP,  2-89-101,  2-89-105,  2-89-107, MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 30 - LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR › Chapter 30.3 - CENTENNIAL SANCTIONING › Subchapter 30.3.1 - Grants › Rule 30.3.104 - OFFICIAL COMMEMORATIVE PROJECTS (REPEALED)

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2-89-106, MCA; IMP,  2-89-101,  2-89-105,  2-89-107, MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 30 - LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR › Chapter 30.3 - CENTENNIAL SANCTIONING › Subchapter 30.3.1 - Grants › Rule 30.3.105 - SCHEDULE (REPEALED)

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2-89-106, MCA; IMP,  2-89-101,  2-89-107, MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 30 - LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR › Chapter 30.3 - CENTENNIAL SANCTIONING › Subchapter 30.3.1 - Grants › Rule 30.3.106 - PERSONAL ENDORSEMENTS (REPEALED)

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2-89-106, MCA; IMP,  2-89-105, MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 30 - LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR › Chapter 30.3 - CENTENNIAL SANCTIONING › Subchapter 30.3.1 - Grants › Rule 30.3.108 - DURATION AND ENFORCEMENT (REPEALED)

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2-89-106,  2-89-105, MCA; IMP,  2-89-101,  2-89-105,  2-89-107, MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 30 - LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR › Chapter 30.3 - CENTENNIAL SANCTIONING › Subchapter 30.3.1 - Grants › Rule 30.3.109 - WAIVERS (REPEALED)

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2-89-106, MCA; IMP,  2-89-101,  2-89-105,  2-89-107, MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.1 - ORGANIZATIONAL RULE › Subchapter 32.1.1 - N/A › Rule 32.1.101 - ORGANIZATIONAL RULE

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(1) Organization of
				the Department of Livestock.
(a) History. The
				Department of Livestock was reorganized under the Executive Reorganization Act
				of 1971 by executive order of the Governor on November 22, 1971.
(b) Divisions. The department consists of
				three divisions: Animal Health and Food Safety Division; Brands Enforcement
				Division; and the Centralized Services Division. Each division is further
				broken down into bureaus and sections. (See functional chart.)
(c) The head of the Department of Livestock
				is the Board of Livestock as set forth in
				2-15-3101,
				MCA.
(d) The Board of Livestock, as
				set forth in
				2-15-3102,
				MCA, consists of seven members appointed by the Governor for six-year terms.
				The chairman is named by the governor.
(e) The Executive Officer for the Department
				of Livestock is appointed by the Board of Livestock as set forth in
				81-1-102,
				MCA.
(f) Attached boards.
(i) Livestock Crimestoppers
				Commission.
(ii) Board of Milk
				Control.
(iii) Livestock Loss
				Board.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.2 - OVERALL DEPARTMENT RULES › Subchapter 32.2.1 - General Procedural Rules › Rule 32.2.101 - MODEL PROCEDURAL RULES

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(1) The Department
				of Livestock adopts the attorney general's model procedural rules as contained
				in ARM Title 1.
AUTH:
					 2-4-201, MCA; IMP:
					 2-4-201,
					 2-4-202,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.2 - OVERALL DEPARTMENT RULES › Subchapter 32.2.1 - General Procedural Rules › Rule 32.2.102 - BOARD OVERSIGHT OF EMPLOYEE ACTIONS

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(1) When a
				person can demonstrate that an action of an employee of the Department of
				Livestock is unfair and if carried to completion will result in unnecessary
				inconvenience or harm to them, that person must appeal the action of the
				employee in writing to the employee's immediate supervisor within 30 days of
				the action. Any subsequent appeal must be made to each successive immediate
				supervisor, up to an appeal to the board.
AUTH:
					 2-4-201,
					 MCA; IMP:
					 2-4-201,
					 2-15-3101,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.2 - OVERALL DEPARTMENT RULES › Subchapter 32.2.2 - Montana Environmental Policy Act › Rule 32.2.201 - POLICY STATEMENT CONCERNING MEPA RULES (REPEALED)

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Sec.
					 2-4-201 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 2-4-201,
					 75-1-201
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.2 - OVERALL DEPARTMENT RULES › Subchapter 32.2.2 - Montana Environmental Policy Act › Rule 32.2.202 - DEFINITION OF MEPA TERMS (REPEALED)

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Sec.
					 2-4-201 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 2-4-201,
					 75-1-201
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.2 - OVERALL DEPARTMENT RULES › Subchapter 32.2.2 - Montana Environmental Policy Act › Rule 32.2.203 - DETERMINATION OF NECESSITY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (REPEALED)

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Sec.
					 2-4-201 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 2-4-201,
					 75-1-201
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.2 - OVERALL DEPARTMENT RULES › Subchapter 32.2.2 - Montana Environmental Policy Act › Rule 32.2.204 - PREPARATION OF PRELIMINARY ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW (REPEALED)

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Sec.
					 2-4-201 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 2-4-201,
					 75-1-201
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.2 - OVERALL DEPARTMENT RULES › Subchapter 32.2.2 - Montana Environmental Policy Act › Rule 32.2.205 - PREPARATION AND CONTENTS OF DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENTS (REPEALED)

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Sec.
					 2-4-201 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 2-4-201,
					 75-1-201
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.2 - OVERALL DEPARTMENT RULES › Subchapter 32.2.2 - Montana Environmental Policy Act › Rule 32.2.206 - ADOPTION OF DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT AS FINAL (REPEALED)

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Sec.
					 2-4-201 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 2-4-201,
					 75-1-201
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.2 - OVERALL DEPARTMENT RULES › Subchapter 32.2.2 - Montana Environmental Policy Act › Rule 32.2.207 - PREPARATION AND CONTENTS OF FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS (REPEALED)

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Sec.
					 2-4-201 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 2-4-201,
					 75-1-201
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.2 - OVERALL DEPARTMENT RULES › Subchapter 32.2.2 - Montana Environmental Policy Act › Rule 32.2.208 - TIME LIMITS AND DISTRIBUTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS (REPEALED)

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Sec.
					 2-4-201 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 2-4-201,
					 75-1-201
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.2 - OVERALL DEPARTMENT RULES › Subchapter 32.2.2 - Montana Environmental Policy Act › Rule 32.2.209 - SUPPLEMENTS TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS (REPEALED)

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Sec.
					 2-4-201 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 2-4-201,
					 75-1-201
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.2 - OVERALL DEPARTMENT RULES › Subchapter 32.2.2 - Montana Environmental Policy Act › Rule 32.2.210 - INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE AND ADOPTION (REPEALED)

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Sec.
					 2-4-201 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 2-4-201,
					 75-1-201
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.2 - OVERALL DEPARTMENT RULES › Subchapter 32.2.2 - Montana Environmental Policy Act › Rule 32.2.211 - LENGTH, FORMAT, AND SUMMARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (REPEALED)

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Sec.
					 2-4-201 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 2-4-201,
					 75-1-201
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.2 - OVERALL DEPARTMENT RULES › Subchapter 32.2.2 - Montana Environmental Policy Act › Rule 32.2.212 - INTERAGENCY COOPERATION (REPEALED)

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Sec.
					 2-4-201 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 2-4-201,
					 75-1-201
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.2 - OVERALL DEPARTMENT RULES › Subchapter 32.2.2 - Montana Environmental Policy Act › Rule 32.2.213 - JOINT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS (REPEALED)

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Sec.
					 2-4-201 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 2-4-201,
					 75-1-201
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.2 - OVERALL DEPARTMENT RULES › Subchapter 32.2.2 - Montana Environmental Policy Act › Rule 32.2.214 - PREPARATION, CONTENT, AND DISTRIBUTION OF A PROGRAMMATIC REVIEW (REPEALED)

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Sec.
					 2-4-201 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 2-4-201,
					 75-1-201
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.2 - OVERALL DEPARTMENT RULES › Subchapter 32.2.2 - Montana Environmental Policy Act › Rule 32.2.215 - EMERGENCIES (REPEALED)

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Sec.
					 2-4-201 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 2-4-201,
					 75-1-201
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.2 - OVERALL DEPARTMENT RULES › Subchapter 32.2.2 - Montana Environmental Policy Act › Rule 32.2.216 - CONFIDENTIALITY (REPEALED)

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Sec.
					 2-4-201 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 2-4-201,
					 75-1-201
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.2 - OVERALL DEPARTMENT RULES › Subchapter 32.2.2 - Montana Environmental Policy Act › Rule 32.2.217 - RESOLUTION OF STATUTORY CONFLICTS (REPEALED)

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Sec.
					 2-4-201 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 2-4-201,
					 75-1-201
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.2 - OVERALL DEPARTMENT RULES › Subchapter 32.2.2 - Montana Environmental Policy Act › Rule 32.2.218 - DISCLOSURE (REPEALED)

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Sec.
					 2-4-201 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 2-4-201,
					 75-1-201
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.2 - OVERALL DEPARTMENT RULES › Subchapter 32.2.2 - Montana Environmental Policy Act › Rule 32.2.219 - PUBLIC HEARINGS (REPEALED)

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Sec.
					 2-4-201 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 2-4-201,
					 75-1-201
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.2 - OVERALL DEPARTMENT RULES › Subchapter 32.2.2 - Montana Environmental Policy Act › Rule 32.2.220 - RETROACTIVE APPLICATION OF THE MEPA RULES AMENDMENTS (REPEALED)

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Sec.
					 2-4-201 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 2-4-201,
					 75-1-201
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.2 - OVERALL DEPARTMENT RULES › Subchapter 32.2.2 - Montana Environmental Policy Act › Rule 32.2.221 - POLICY STATEMENT CONCERNING MEPA RULES

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(1) The
				purpose of these rules is to implement Title 75, chapter 1, MCA, the Montana
				Environmental Policy Act (MEPA), through the establishment of administrative
				procedures. MEPA requires that state agencies comply with its terms "to the
				fullest extent possible." In order to fulfill the stated policy of that act,
				the agency shall conform to the following rules prior to reaching a final
				decision on proposed actions covered by MEPA.
Sec.
					 2-4-201 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 2-4-201,
					 75-1-201
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.2 - OVERALL DEPARTMENT RULES › Subchapter 32.2.2 - Montana Environmental Policy Act › Rule 32.2.222 - DEFINITIONS

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(1) "Action" means a project, program or
				activity directly undertaken by the agency; a project or activity supported
				through a contract, grant, subsidy, loan or other form of funding assistance
				from the agency, either singly or in combination with one or more other state
				agencies; or a project or activity involving the issuance of a lease, permit,
				license, certificate, or other entitlement for use or permission to act by the
				agency, either singly or in combination with other state agencies.
(2) "Alternative" means:
(a) an alternate approach or course of action
				that would appreciably accomplish the same objectives or results as the
				proposed action;
(b) design
				parameters, mitigation, or controls other than those incorporated into a
				proposed action by an applicant or by an agency prior to preparation of an EA
				or draft EIS;
(c) no action or
				denial; and
(d) for
				agency-initiated actions, a different program or series of activities that
				would accomplish other objectives or a different use of resources than the
				proposed program or series of activities.
(e) The agency is required to consider only
				alternatives that are realistic, technologically available, and that represent
				a course of action that bears a logical relationship to the proposal being
				evaluated.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.2 - OVERALL DEPARTMENT RULES › Subchapter 32.2.2 - Montana Environmental Policy Act › Rule 32.2.223 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS

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(1) Section
				75-1-201, MCA, requires state
				agencies to integrate use of the natural and social sciences and the
				environmental design arts in planning and in decision-making, and to prepare a
				detailed statement (an EIS) on each proposal for projects, programs,
				legislation, and other major actions of state government significantly
				affecting the quality of the human environment. To determine the level of
				environmental review for each proposed action that is necessary to comply with
				75-1-201, MCA, the agency shall
				apply the following criteria:
(a) The agency
				shall prepare an EIS as follows:
(i) whenever
				an EA indicates that an EIS is necessary; or
(ii) whenever, based on the criteria in ARM
				32.2.224, the proposed action is a
				major action of state government significantly affecting the quality of the
				human environment.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.2 - OVERALL DEPARTMENT RULES › Subchapter 32.2.2 - Montana Environmental Policy Act › Rule 32.2.224 - DETERMINING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF IMPACTS

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(1) In
				order to implement
				75-1-201, MCA, the agency shall
				determine the significance of impacts associated with a proposed action. This
				determination is the basis of the agency's decision concerning the need to
				prepare an EIS and also refers to the agency's evaluation of individual and
				cumulative impacts in either EAs or EISs. The agency shall consider the
				following criteria in determining the significance of each impact on the
				quality of the human environment:
(a) the
				severity, duration, geographic extent, and frequency of occurrence of the
				impact;
(b) the probability that
				the impact will occur if the proposed action occurs; or conversely, reasonable
				assurance in keeping with the potential severity of an impact that the impact
				will not occur;
(c) growth-inducing
				or growth-inhibiting aspects of the impact, including the relationship or
				contribution of the impact to cumulative impacts;
(d) the quantity and quality of each
				environmental resource or value that would be affected, including the
				uniqueness and fragility of those resources or values;
(e) the importance to the state and to
				society of each environmental resource or value that would be
				affected;
(f) any precedent that
				would be set as a result of an impact of the proposed action that would commit
				the department to future actions with significant impacts or a decision in
				principle about such future actions; and
(g) potential conflict with local, state, or
				federal laws, requirements, or formal plans.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.2 - OVERALL DEPARTMENT RULES › Subchapter 32.2.2 - Montana Environmental Policy Act › Rule 32.2.225 - PREPARATION AND CONTENTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS

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(1) The agency shall prepare an EA,
				regardless of its length or the depth of analysis, in a manner which utilizes
				an interdisciplinary approach. The agency may initiate a process to determine
				the scope of issues to be addressed in an EA. Whenever the agency elects to
				initiate this process, it shall follow the procedures contained in ARM
				32.2.227.
(2) For a routine action with limited
				environmental impact, the contents of an EA may be reflected on a standard
				checklist format. At the other extreme, whenever an action is one that might
				normally require an EIS, but effects that otherwise might be deemed significant
				are mitigated in project design or by controls imposed by the agency, the
				analysis, format, and content must all be more substantial. The agency shall
				prepare the evaluations and present the information described in (3) as
				applicable and in a level of detail appropriate to the following
				considerations:
(a) the complexity of the
				proposed action;
(b) the
				environmental sensitivity of the area affected by the proposed
				action;
(c) the degree of
				uncertainty that the proposed action will have a significant impact on the
				quality of the human environment;
(d) the need for and complexity of mitigation
				required to avoid the presence of significant impacts.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.2 - OVERALL DEPARTMENT RULES › Subchapter 32.2.2 - Montana Environmental Policy Act › Rule 32.2.226 - PUBLIC REVIEW OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS

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(1)
				The level of analysis in an EA will vary with the complexity and seriousness of
				environmental issues associated with a proposed action. The level of public
				interest will also vary. The agency is responsible for adjusting public review
				to match these factors.
(2) An EA
				is a public document and may be inspected upon request. Any person may obtain a
				copy of an EA by making a request to the agency. If the document is
				out-of-print, a copying charge may be levied.
(3) The agency is responsible for providing
				additional opportunities for public review consistent with the seriousness and
				complexity of the environmental issues associated with a proposed action and
				the level of public interest. Methods of accomplishing public review include:
(a) publishing a news release or legal notice
				to announce the availability of an EA, summarizing its content and soliciting
				public comment;
(b) holding public
				meetings or hearings;
(c)
				maintaining mailing lists of persons interested in a particular action or type
				of action and notifying them of the availability of EAs on such actions;
				and
(d) distributing copies of EAs
				for review and comment.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.2 - OVERALL DEPARTMENT RULES › Subchapter 32.2.2 - Montana Environmental Policy Act › Rule 32.2.227 - DETERMINING THE SCOPE OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT

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(1) Prior to the preparation of an EIS, the
				agency shall initiate a process to determine the scope of the EIS.
(2) To identify the scope of an EIS, the
				agency shall:
(a) invite the participation of
				affected federal, state, and local government agencies, Indian tribes, the
				applicant, if any, and interested persons or groups;
(b) identify the issues related to the
				proposed action that are likely to involve significant impacts and that will be
				analyzed in depth in the EIS;
(c)
				identify the issues that are not likely to involve significant impacts, thereby
				indicating that unless unanticipated effects are discovered during the
				preparation of the EIS, the discussion of these issues in the EIS will be
				limited to a brief presentation of the reasons they will not significantly
				affect the quality of the human environment; and
(d) identify those issues that have been
				adequately addressed by prior environmental review, thereby indicating that the
				discussion of these issues in the EIS will be limited to a summary and
				reference to their coverage elsewhere; and
(e) identify possible alternatives to be
				considered.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.2 - OVERALL DEPARTMENT RULES › Subchapter 32.2.2 - Montana Environmental Policy Act › Rule 32.2.228 - ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS-GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

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(1) The following apply to the design and
				preparation of EISs:
(a) The agency shall
				prepare EISs that are analytic rather than encyclopedic.
(b) The agency shall discuss the impacts of a
				proposed action in a level of detail that is proportionate to their
				significance. For other than significant issues, an EIS need only include
				enough discussion to show why more study is not warranted.
(c) The agency shall prepare with each draft
				and final EIS a brief summary that is available for distribution separate from
				the EIS. The summary must describe:
(i) the
				proposed action being evaluated by the EIS, the impacts, and the
				alternatives;
(ii) areas of
				controversy and major conclusions;
(iii) the tradeoffs among the alternatives;
				and
(iv) the agency's preferred
				alternative, if any.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.2 - OVERALL DEPARTMENT RULES › Subchapter 32.2.2 - Montana Environmental Policy Act › Rule 32.2.230 - ADOPTION OF DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT AS FINAL

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(1) Depending upon the substantive comments
				received in response to the draft EIS, the draft statement may suffice. The
				agency shall determine whether to adopt the draft EIS within 30 days of the
				close of the comment period on the draft EIS.
(2) In the event the agency determines to
				adopt the draft EIS, the agency shall notify the governor, the EQC, the
				applicant, if any, and all commenters of its decision and provide a statement
				describing its proposed course of action. This notification must be accompanied
				by a copy of all comments or a summary of a representative sample of comments
				received in response to the draft statement, together with, at minimum, an
				explanation of why the issues raised do not warrant the preparation of a final
				EIS.
(3) The agency shall provide
				public notice of its decision to adopt the draft EIS as a final EIS.
(4) If the agency decides to adopt the draft
				EIS as the final EIS, it may make a final decision on the proposed action no
				sooner than 15 days after complying with (1) through (3) above.
Sec.
					 2-4-201 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 2-4-201,
					 75-1-201
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.2 - OVERALL DEPARTMENT RULES › Subchapter 32.2.2 - Montana Environmental Policy Act › Rule 32.2.231 - PREPARATION AND CONTENTS OF FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT

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(1) Except as provided in ARM
				32.2.230, a final environmental
				impact statement must include:
(a) a summary
				of major conclusions and supporting information from the draft EIS and the
				responses to substantive comments received on the draft EIS, stating
				specifically where such conclusions and information were changed from those
				which appeared in the draft;
(b) a
				list of all sources of written and oral comments on the draft EIS, including
				those obtained at public hearings, and, unless impractical, the text of
				comments received by the agency (in all cases, a representative sample of
				comments must be included) ;
(c)
				the agency's responses to substantive comments, including an evaluation of the
				comments received and disposition of the issues involved;
(d) data, information, and explanations
				obtained subsequent to circulation of the draft; and
(e) the agency's recommendation, preferred
				alternative, or proposed decision together with an explanation of the reasons
				therefore.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.2 - OVERALL DEPARTMENT RULES › Subchapter 32.2.2 - Montana Environmental Policy Act › Rule 32.2.232 - TIME LIMITS AND DISTRIBUTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS

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(1) Following preparation of a draft EIS, the
				agency shall distribute copies to the governor, the EQC, appropriate state and
				federal agencies, the applicant, if any, and persons who have requested
				copies.
(2) The listed transmittal
				date to the governor and the EQC must not be earlier than the date that the
				draft EIS is mailed to other agencies, organizations, and individuals. The
				agency shall allow 30 days for reply, provided that the agency may extend this
				period up to an additional 30 days at its discretion or upon application of any
				person for good cause. When preparing a joint EIS with a federal agency or
				agencies, the agency may also extend this period in accordance with time
				periods specified in regulations that implement the National Environmental
				Policy Act. However, no extension which is otherwise prohibited by law may be
				granted.
(3) In cases involving an
				applicant, after the period for comment on the draft EIS has expired, the
				agency shall send to the applicant a copy of all written comments that were
				received. The agency shall advise the applicant that he has a reasonable time
				to respond in writing to the comments received by the agency on the draft EIS
				and that the applicant's written response must be received before a final EIS
				can be prepared and circulated. The applicant may waive his right to respond to
				the comments on the draft EIS.
(4)
				Following preparation of a final EIS, the agency shall distribute copies to the
				governor, the EQC, appropriate state and federal agencies, the applicant, if
				any, persons who submitted comments on or received a copy of the draft EIS, and
				other members of the public upon request.
(5) Except as provided by ARM
				32.2.230(4), a
				final decision must not be made on the proposed action being evaluated in a
				final EIS until 15 days have expired from the date of transmittal of the final
				EIS to the governor and the EQC. The listed transmittal date to the governor
				and the EQC must not be earlier than the date that the final EIS is mailed to
				other agencies, organizations, and individuals.
(6) All written comments received on an EIS,
				including written responses received from the applicant, must be made available
				to the public upon request.
(7)
				Until the agency reaches its final decision on the proposed action, no action
				concerning the proposal may be taken that would:
(a) have an adverse environmental impact;
				or
(b) limit the choice of
				reasonable alternatives, including the no-action alternative.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.2 - OVERALL DEPARTMENT RULES › Subchapter 32.2.2 - Montana Environmental Policy Act › Rule 32.2.233 - SUPPLEMENTS TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS

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(1) The agency shall prepare supplements to
				either draft or final environmental impact statements whenever:
(a) the agency or the applicant makes a
				substantial change in a proposed action;
(b) there are significant new circumstances,
				discovered prior to final agency decision, including information bearing on the
				proposed action or its impacts that change the basis for the decision;
				or
(c) following preparation of a
				draft EIS and prior to completion of a final EIS, the agency determines that
				there is a need for substantial, additional information to evaluate the impacts
				of a proposed action or reasonable alternatives.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.2 - OVERALL DEPARTMENT RULES › Subchapter 32.2.2 - Montana Environmental Policy Act › Rule 32.2.234 - ADOPTION OF AN EXISTING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT

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(1) The agency shall adopt as part of a draft
				EIS all or any part of the information, conclusions, comments, and responses to
				comments contained in an existing EIS that has been previously or is being
				concurrently prepared pursuant to MEPA or the National Environmental Policy Act
				if the agency determines:
(a) that the
				existing EIS covers an action paralleling or closely related to the action
				proposed by the agency or the applicant;
(b) on the basis of its own independent
				evaluation, that the information contained in the existing EIS has been
				accurately presented; and
(c) that
				the information contained in the existing EIS is applicable to the action
				currently being considered.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.2 - OVERALL DEPARTMENT RULES › Subchapter 32.2.2 - Montana Environmental Policy Act › Rule 32.2.235 - INTERAGENCY COOPERATION

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(1) Whenever it is
				the lead agency responsible for preparation of an EIS, the agency may:
(a) request the participation of other
				governmental agencies which have special expertise in areas that should be
				addressed in the EIS;
(b) allocate
				assignments, as appropriate, for the preparation of the EIS among other
				participating agencies; and
(c)
				coordinate the efforts of all affected agencies.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.2 - OVERALL DEPARTMENT RULES › Subchapter 32.2.2 - Montana Environmental Policy Act › Rule 32.2.236 - JOINT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS

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(1) Whenever the agency and one or more other
				state agencies have jurisdiction over an applicant's proposal or major state
				actions that individually, collectively, or cumulatively require an EIS and
				another agency is clearly the lead agency, the agency shall cooperate with the
				lead agency in the preparation of a joint EIS. Whenever it is clearly the lead
				agency, the agency shall coordinate the preparation of the EIS as required by
				this rule. Whenever the agency and one or more agencies have jurisdiction over
				an applicant's proposal or major state actions and lead agency status cannot be
				resolved, the agency shall request a determination from the governor.
(2) The agency shall cooperate with federal
				and local agencies in preparing EISs when the jurisdiction of the agency is
				involved. This cooperation may include, but is not limited to:
(a) joint environmental research
				studies;
(b) a joint process to
				determine the scope of an EIS;
(c)
				joint public hearings;
(d) joint
				EISs; and
(e) whenever appropriate,
				joint issuance of a record of decision.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.2 - OVERALL DEPARTMENT RULES › Subchapter 32.2.2 - Montana Environmental Policy Act › Rule 32.2.237 - PREPARATION, CONTENT, AND DISTRIBUTION OF A PROGRAMMATIC REVIEW

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(1) Whenever the agency is contemplating a
				series of agency-initiated actions, programs, or policies which in part or in
				total may constitute a major state action significantly affecting the human
				environment, it shall prepare a programmatic review discussing the impacts of
				the series of actions.
(2) The
				agency may also prepare a programmatic review whenever required by statute,
				whenever a series of actions under the jurisdiction of the agency warrant such
				an analysis as determined by the agency, or whenever prepared as a joint effort
				with a federal agency requiring a programmatic review.
(3) The agency shall determine whether the
				programmatic review takes the form of an EA or an EIS in accordance with the
				provisions of ARM
				32.2.223 and ARM
				32.2.225, unless otherwise
				provided by statute.
(4) A
				programmatic review must include, as a minimum, a concise, analytical
				discussion of alternatives and the cumulative environmental effects of these
				alternatives on the human environment. In addition programmatic reviews must
				contain the information specified in ARM
				32.2.229 for EISs or ARM
				32.2.225 for EAs, as
				applicable.
(5) The agency shall
				adhere to the time limits specified for distribution and public comment on EISs
				or EAs, whichever is applicable.
(6) While work on a programmatic review is in
				progress, the agency may not take major state actions covered by the program in
				that interim period unless such action:
(a)
				is part of an ongoing program;
(b)
				is justified independently of the program; or
(c) will not prejudice the ultimate decision
				on the program. Interim action prejudices the ultimate decision on the program
				if it tends to determine subsequent development or foreclose reasonable
				alternatives.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.2 - OVERALL DEPARTMENT RULES › Subchapter 32.2.2 - Montana Environmental Policy Act › Rule 32.2.238 - RECORD OF DECISION FOR ACTIONS REQUIRING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS

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(1) At the time of its decision concerning a
				proposed action for which an EIS was prepared, the agency shall prepare a
				concise public record of decision. The record, which may be integrated into any
				other documentation of the decision that is prepared by the agency, is a public
				notice of what the decision is, the reasons for the decision, and any special
				conditions surrounding the decision or its implementation.
(2) The agency may include in the final EIS,
				in addition to a statement of its proposed decision, preferred alternative, or
				recommendation on the proposed action, the other items required by (1), and
				additional explanation as provided for in (3) below. If the final decision and
				the reasons for that final decision are the same as set forth in the final EIS,
				the agency may comply with (1) by preparing a public notice of what the
				decision is and adopting by reference the information contained in the final
				EIS that addresses the items required by (1). If the final decision or any of
				the items required by (1) are different from what was presented in the final
				EIS, the agency is responsible for preparing a separate record of
				decision.
(3) There is no
				prescribed format for a record of decision, except that it must include the
				items listed in (1). The record may include the following items as appropriate:
(a) brief description of the context of the
				decision;
(b) the alternatives
				considered;
(c) advantages and
				disadvantages of the alternatives;
(d) the alternative or alternatives
				considered environmentally preferable;
(e) short and long-term effects of the
				decision;
(f) policy considerations
				that were balanced and considered in making the decision;
(g) whether all practical means to avoid or
				minimize environmental harm were adopted, and if not, why not; and
(h) a summary of implementation plans,
				including monitoring and enforcement procedures for mitigation, if
				any.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.2 - OVERALL DEPARTMENT RULES › Subchapter 32.2.2 - Montana Environmental Policy Act › Rule 32.2.239 - EMERGENCIES

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(1) The agency may take or permit action
				having a significant impact on the quality of the human environment in an
				emergency situation without preparing an EIS. Within 30 days following
				initiation of the action, the agency shall notify the governor and the EQC as
				to the need for the action and the impacts and results of it. Emergency actions
				must be limited to those actions immediately necessary to control the impacts
				of the emergency.
Sec.
					 2-4-201 MCA; IMP, Sec.
					 2-4-201,
					 75-1-201
					 MCA;