22-1-328. State interlibrary loan program -- reimbursement -- eligibility. (1) Each Montana library eligible for reimbursement under this section for participation in the statewide interlibrary loan program must be reimbursed according to the rules adopted by the commission.
     (2) Libraries eligible for interlibrary loan reimbursement under this section include public libraries, libraries operated by public schools or school districts, libraries operated by public colleges or universities, libraries operated by public agencies for institutionalized persons, and libraries operated by nonprofit, private medical, educational, or research institutions.
     (3) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), the following types of interlibrary loans are not eligible for reimbursement:
     (a) a loan between public school libraries located within the same public school district;
     (b) a loan between an elementary school library and a high school library located within school districts with overlapping school district boundaries;
     (c) a loan between libraries administered by a public or private, nonprofit college or university; and
     (d) a loan between libraries administered by a public library.

     History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 670, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 183, L. 1999.