Montana § 80-7-815 Noxious Weed Emergency

Montana Statutes

§ 80-7-815 — Noxious Weed Emergency

Montana § 80-7-815

Title 80AGRICULTURE

Ch. 7DISEASE, PEST, AND WEED CONTROL

Part 8Noxious Weed Management Funding

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 80-7-815 (2026).

Text

80-7-815 . Noxious weed emergency.

(1)The governor may declare a noxious weed emergency if:

(a)a new and potentially harmful noxious weed is discovered growing in the state and is verified by the department; or

(b)the state is facing a potential influx of noxious weeds as the result of a natural disaster.

(2)In the absence of necessary funding from other sources, the principal of the noxious weed management trust fund may be appropriated as provided in 80-7-814 to government agencies for emergency relief to eradicate or confine the new noxious weed species or to protect the state from an influx of noxious weeds due to a natural disaster.

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80-7-815 . Noxious weed emergency. (1) The governor may declare a noxious weed emergency if:
(a) a new and potentially harmful noxious weed is discovered growing in the state and is verified by the department; or
(b) the state is facing a potential influx of noxious weeds as the result of a natural disaster.
(2) In the absence of necessary funding from other sources, the principal of the noxious weed management trust fund may be appropriated as provided in 80-7-814 to government agencies for emergency relief to eradicate or confine the new noxious weed species or to protect the state from an influx of noxious weeds due to a natural disaster.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 6, Ch. 577, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 588, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 220, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 23, Ch. 407, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 222, Ch. 574, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 472, L. 2005.