Montana Code Annotated 2019

TITLE 50. HEALTH AND SAFETY

CHAPTER 57. WHOLESALE FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS

Part 1. General Provisions

Department Authorized To Adopt Rules

50-57-103. Department authorized to adopt rules. (1) The department shall adopt rules relating to the operation of establishments, including rules:

(a) setting standards to ensure sanitation and safety in establishments to protect public health and safety;

(b) relating to the licensing of establishments;

(c) providing procedures for enforcement of the laws and rules relating to establishments;

(d) relating to cooperative agreements between the department and local boards of health; and

(e) setting performance standards for local boards of health, local health officers, and sanitarians to meet as a condition to receipt of funds provided by the department pursuant to 50-57-305.

(2) To the extent feasible, the rules must be consistent with rules adopted to implement chapter 50.

History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 474, L. 2003.