Quarantines And Pest Management Procedures -- Department Rules

Mont. Code Ann. § 80-7-402, under Quarantine and Pest Management.

Mont. Code Ann. § 80-7-402

The department may adopt rules concerning: (1) intrastate and interstate quarantines; (2) procedures to investigate and enforce quarantines to prevent the introduction or spread of plant pests, plants capable of spreading plant pests, plants defined as noxious weeds in 7-22-2101, and other exotic plants defined by department rule as plant pests; (3) pest management standards and procedures for surveying and controlling plant pests; (4) procedures for the introduction of plant pests and biological control agents into the state; and (5) procedures for the recovery of expenses and imposition of penalties.