Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 80. AGRICULTURE

CHAPTER 15. MONTANA AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL GROUND WATER PROTECTION ACT

Part 1. General Provisions

Policy

80-15-103. Policy. It is the public policy of this state to:

(1) protect ground water and the environment from impairment or degradation due to the use of agricultural chemicals;

(2) allow for the proper and correct use of agricultural chemicals;

(3) provide for the management of agricultural chemicals to prevent, minimize, and mitigate their presence in ground water; and

(4) provide for education and training of agricultural chemical applicators and the general public on ground water protection, agricultural chemical use, and the use of alternative agricultural methods.

History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 668, L. 1989.