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Mont. Const. art. XII, § 1 Agriculture
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(1) The legislature shall provide for a Department of Agriculture and enact laws and provide appropriations to protect, enhance, and develop all agriculture. (2) Special levies may be made on livestock and on agricultural commodities for disease control and indemnification, preda…
Mont. Const. art. XII, § 2 Labor
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(1) The legislature shall provide for a Department of Labor and Industry, headed by a Commissioner appointed by the governor and confirmed by the senate. (2) A maximum period of 8 hours is a regular day's work in all industries and employment except agriculture and stock raising.…
Mont. Const. art. XII, § 3 Institutions and assistance
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(1) The state shall establish and support institutions and facilities as the public good may require, including homes which may be necessary and desirable for the care of veterans. (2) Persons committed to any such institutions shall retain all rights except those necessarily sus…
Mont. Const. art. XII, § 4 Montana tobacco settlement trust fund
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(1) The legislature shall dedicate not less than two-fifths of any tobacco settlement proceeds received on or after January 1, 2001, to a trust fund, nine-tenths of the interest and income of which may be appropriated. One-tenth of the interest and income derived from the trust f…