Montana § 7-22-2501 Definitions

Montana Statutes

§ 7-22-2501 — Definitions

Montana·Title 7 LOCAL GOVERNMENT·Ch. 22 WEED AND PEST CONTROL·Part 25 County Vertebrate Pest Management

7-22-2501 . Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:

(1)"Department" means the department of agriculture.

(2)"Governing body" means the governing body specified by the form of government adopted by a county.

(3)"Management of vertebrate pests" means the correct identification of a vertebrate pest; recognition of its biological and environmental needs; assessment of the pest's damage, injury, or nuisance to agriculture, industry, or the public prior to selecting and implementing any integrated or individual control methods to reduce, prevent, or suppress such damage, nuisance, or injury; and evaluating the effects of these control methods.

(4)"Vertebrate pests" means jackrabbits, prairie dogs, ground squirrels, pocket gophers, rats, mice, skunks, raccoons, bat

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7-22-2501 . Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:
(1) "Department" means the department of agriculture.
(2) "Governing body" means the governing body specified by the form of government adopted by a county.
(3) "Management of vertebrate pests" means the correct identification of a vertebrate pest; recognition of its biological and environmental needs; assessment of the pest's damage, injury, or nuisance to agriculture, industry, or the public prior to selecting and implementing any integrated or individual control methods to reduce, prevent, or suppress such damage, nuisance, or injury; and evaluating the effects of these control methods.
(4) "Vertebrate pests" means jackrabbits, prairie dogs, ground squirrels, pocket gophers, rats, mice, skunks, raccoons, bats, and the following depredatory and nuisance birds: blackbirds, cowbirds, starlings, house sparrows, and feral pigeons, when such animals and birds are injurious to agriculture, other industries, or the public.

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