Montana Code Annotated 1997

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     80-7-1102. Expenditures authorized. The department may make expenditures to:
     (1) purchase equipment, materials, supplies, and personal services which are necessary to execute the functions imposed on it by this part;
     (2) obtain data on vertebrate pesticide registration and research information on alternative vertebrate pest management techniques;
     (3) conduct research or evaluation studies;
     (4) make grants to or enter contracts with individuals, universities, other states, state or federal agencies, or other entities it considers appropriate to conduct vertebrate pest management projects;
     (5) maintain and support registration of current rodenticides such as compound 1080, strychnine, and zinc phosphide;
     (6) seek registration of alternative rodenticides;
     (7) develop and implement new vertebrate pest management methods and crop damage assessment techniques;
     (8) support vertebrate pest management research and evaluation projects;
     (9) educate the agricultural community regarding vertebrate pest management problems and needs;
     (10) educate the general public regarding vertebrate pest concerns and the need for vertebrate pest management; and
     (11) perform any other related activities.

     History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 136, L. 1949; amd. Sec. 45, Ch. 310, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 3-2702; MCA 1981, 81-1-402; redes. 80-7-1102 by Sec. 4, Ch. 65, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 144, L. 1987.

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