Montana § 61-8-365 Putting Refuse On Highway Prohibited

Montana Statutes

§ 61-8-365 — Putting Refuse On Highway Prohibited

Montana § 61-8-365

Title 61MOTOR VEHICLES

Ch. 8TRAFFIC REGULATION

Part 3Vehicle Operating Requirements

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Mont. Code Ann. § 61-8-365 (2026).

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61-8-365 . Putting refuse on highway prohibited.

(1)A person may not throw or deposit upon a highway glass bottles, glass, nails, tacks, wire, cans, plastic bottles, plastic, paper, or any other debris. A person may not throw or deposit upon a highway any substance likely to injure a person or animal or damage a vehicle upon the highway.

(2)A person who drops or permits to be dropped or thrown upon a highway destructive or injurious material shall immediately remove the material or cause it to be removed.

(3)A person who removes a wrecked or damaged vehicle from a highway shall remove glass or any other injurious substance dropped upon the highway from the vehicle.

(4)Except as provided in 61-8-372 and subsection (5) of this section, a person convicted of violating this section shall b

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61-8-365 . Putting refuse on highway prohibited. (1) A person may not throw or deposit upon a highway glass bottles, glass, nails, tacks, wire, cans, plastic bottles, plastic, paper, or any other debris. A person may not throw or deposit upon a highway any substance likely to injure a person or animal or damage a vehicle upon the highway.
(2) A person who drops or permits to be dropped or thrown upon a highway destructive or injurious material shall immediately remove the material or cause it to be removed.
(3) A person who removes a wrecked or damaged vehicle from a highway shall remove glass or any other injurious substance dropped upon the highway from the vehicle.
(4) Except as provided in 61-8-372 and subsection (5) of this section, a person convicted of violating this section shall be fined not more than $250. Except for the maximum fine of $250 as provided in this subsection and except for the maximum fine of $500 as provided in 61-8-372 , the penalty provisions of 61-8-711 apply to this section.
(5) A person may not throw or deposit upon a highway plastic bottles or any other containers in which urine or feces have been deposited. A person convicted of violating this subsection shall be fined not more than $1,000. The department shall make information about this subsection available at all weigh stations.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 108, Ch. 263, L. 1955; R.C.M. 1947, 32-21-111 ; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 510, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 67, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 513, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 42, Ch. 352, L. 2003.