Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT

CHAPTER 22. WEED AND PEST CONTROL

Part 21. County Weed Control

Funding -- Reporting Requirements -- Emergency Exemption

7-22-2120. Funding -- reporting requirements -- emergency exemption. (1) (a) Before a district applies to the state for state or federal funding, the district shall provide the department with a weed management plan, as provided in 7-22-2121, and with a copy of the resolution creating the board.

(b) After the initial submission of the weed management plan, the district's weed management plan must be updated and submitted to the department every 2 years.

(c) The department may adopt rules and procedures necessary to implement this section. The rules may not impair the ability of the district to meet its responsibilities.

(2) The department may exempt a district from the requirements of subsection (1) if a noxious weed emergency is declared by the governor as provided in 80-7-815.

History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 407, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 244, L. 2011.