Montana § 7-1-112 Powers Requiring Delegation

Montana Statutes

§ 7-1-112 — Powers Requiring Delegation

Montana § 7-1-112

Title 7LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Ch. 1GENERAL PROVISIONS

Part 1Nature of Self-GoverningLocal Governments and Local Government Prohibitions

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Mont. Code Ann. § 7-1-112 (2026).

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7-1-112 . Powers requiring delegation. A local government with self-government powers is prohibited the exercise of the following powers unless the power is specifically delegated by law:

(1)the power to authorize a tax on income or the sale of goods or services, except that, subject to 15-10-420 , this section may not be construed to limit the authority of a local government to levy any other tax or establish the rate of any other tax;

(2)the power to regulate private activity beyond its geographic limits;

(3)the power to impose a duty on another unit of local government, except that nothing in this limitation affects the right of a self-government unit to enter into and enforce an agreement on interlocal cooperation;

(4)the power to exercise any judicial function, except as an incide

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7-1-112 . Powers requiring delegation. A local government with self-government powers is prohibited the exercise of the following powers unless the power is specifically delegated by law:
(1) the power to authorize a tax on income or the sale of goods or services, except that, subject to 15-10-420 , this section may not be construed to limit the authority of a local government to levy any other tax or establish the rate of any other tax;
(2) the power to regulate private activity beyond its geographic limits;
(3) the power to impose a duty on another unit of local government, except that nothing in this limitation affects the right of a self-government unit to enter into and enforce an agreement on interlocal cooperation;
(4) the power to exercise any judicial function, except as an incident to the exercise of an independent self-government administrative power;
(5) the power to regulate any form of gambling, lotteries, or gift enterprises.