Montana § 7-1-114 Mandatory Provisions

Montana Statutes

§ 7-1-114 — Mandatory Provisions

Montana § 7-1-114

Title 7LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Ch. 1GENERAL PROVISIONS

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

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 7-1-114 (2026).

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7-1-114 . Mandatory provisions.

(1)A local government with self-government powers is subject to the following provisions:

(a)all state laws providing for the incorporation or disincorporation of cities and towns, for the annexation, disannexation, or exclusion of territory from a city or town, for the creation, abandonment, or boundary alteration of counties, and for city-county consolidation;

(b)Title 7, chapter 3, part 1;

(c)all laws establishing legislative procedures or requirements for units of local government;

(d)all laws regulating the election of local officials;

(e)all laws that require or regulate planning or zoning;

(f)any law directing or requiring a local government or any officer or employee of a local government to carry out any function or provide any service;

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7-1-114 . Mandatory provisions. (1) A local government with self-government powers is subject to the following provisions:
(a) all state laws providing for the incorporation or disincorporation of cities and towns, for the annexation, disannexation, or exclusion of territory from a city or town, for the creation, abandonment, or boundary alteration of counties, and for city-county consolidation;
(b) Title 7, chapter 3, part 1;
(c) all laws establishing legislative procedures or requirements for units of local government;
(d) all laws regulating the election of local officials;
(e) all laws that require or regulate planning or zoning;
(f) any law directing or requiring a local government or any officer or employee of a local government to carry out any function or provide any service;
(g) except as provided in subsection (3), any law regulating the budget, finance, or borrowing procedures and powers of local governments;
(h) Title 70, chapters 30 and 31.
(2) These provisions are a prohibition on the self-government unit acting other than as provided.
(3) (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1)(g) and except as provided in subsection (3)(b), self-governing local government units are not subject to the mill levy limits established by state law.
(b) The provisions of 15-10-420 apply to self-governing local government units.

Legislative History

En. 47A-7-204 by Sec. 1, Ch. 345, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 47A-7-204; amd. Sec. 29, Ch. 42, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 584, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 42, Ch. 278, L. 2001.