Montana Code Annotated 2019

TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT

CHAPTER 12. IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS

Part 11. Business Improvement Districts

Definitions

7-12-1103. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:

(1) "Appointing authority" means the mayor in the case of a municipality, the board of county commissioners in the case of a county, or the chief executive of a consolidated city-county government.

(2) "Board" means the board of trustees created in 7-12-1121.

(3) "Business" means all types of business, including professions.

(4) "District" means a business improvement district created under this part.

(5) "Governing body" means the legislative body of a local government.

(6) "Local government" means a municipality, a county, or a consolidated city-county government.

(7) "Owner" means a person in whom appears the legal title to real property by deed recorded in the county records or a person in possession of real property under claim of ownership for the person or as the personal representative, agent, or guardian of the owner.

History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 656, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 370, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 527, Ch. 61, L. 2007.