Title 7, Title 7

(1) All funds derived from the tax authorized by 7-16-2102 constitute a separate fund deposited with the county treasurer. The fund shall not be used for any purposes except for county parks and any civic center, cultural facility, youth center, recreation center, recreational co…

Two or more counties of this state may, through action of their respective boards of county commissioners, join together by contract in the establishment of a joint county youth guidance center. The cost and expenses of such joint county youth guidance center shall be apportioned…

A county may acquire, by purchase, grant, deed, gift, or devise, lands suitable for public camping, public recreational purposes, civic centers, youth centers, museums, recreational centers, and any combination of the enumerated uses. A county may lease the land tracts, each of w…

All tracts of land acquired under 7-16-2105 shall be set aside and used exclusively for public camping and recreational purposes, and each park so established shall be given an appropriate name or number.

Except as otherwise provided by law, there are no restrictions on expenditures for the purpose of acquiring, maintaining, and equipping county parks.

(1) Subject to 15-10-420, the governing body of a county, city, town, or municipality may establish a fund to establish and maintain programs for the operation of licensed day-care centers and homes within the geographic boundaries of the governing body by a levy on the taxable p…

(1) Subject to 15-10-420 and except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the county commissioners of a county that has levied taxes pursuant to 7-16-2102 may combine that levy with any fees assessed in accordance with 7-11-1024 into a single assessment for the purpose o…

(1) A temporary permit may be required by a county for operation of a motorboat on waters within the county if the motorboat is from a state that requires a similar temporary permit for operation in that state of a motorboat licensed in Montana. The permit may be purchased from t…

There may be created in each county a board of park commissioners subject to the provisions of 7-1-201 through 7-1-203.

The board of park commissioners may employ a park superintendent, who may also be the secretary of the park board and who shall attend each regular meeting of the board and report, either in writing or orally as the board may require, as to the activities, functions, and progress…

(1) No park commissioner, directly or indirectly, shall be interested in or benefit by any contract made by the board or by its authority or in the furnishing of any supplies for the use of the board. (2) The laws of nepotism shall apply to employment under this part.

(1) (a) A county park board, in addition to powers and duties now given under law, has the following powers and duties: (i) to make rules necessary or convenient to protect and promote the improvement of land and facilities under the care and control of the board and for the prot…

A county park board, in addition to powers and duties now given under law, shall have the power and duty to lease lands owned by the county, heretofore acquired for parks, which, in the judgment of the board, it shall not be advisable to improve as parks, upon such terms and cond…

(1) For the purposes of chapter 8, part 25, and this section, lands dedicated to the public use for park or playground purposes under 76-3-621 are considered county lands unless conveyance to a governmental unit other than a county is provided by law or agreement. (2) A county ma…

(1) A county park board may: (a) employ and discharge workers, laborers, engineers, foresters, and others and fix their compensation; (b) make all contracts necessary or convenient for carrying out any of the powers conferred and duties enjoined upon the board by this part. (2) A…

No contract of employment may be entered into except in compliance with federal and state statutes, orders, and rules providing that there may be no discrimination in employment.

(1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (2), a county park board, in addition to powers and duties given under law, may contract an indebtedness on behalf of a county, upon the credit of the county, in order to carry out its powers and duties. (2) (a) The total amount of inde…

All money raised by tax for park purposes or received by the board of park commissioners from the sale of hay, trees, or plants or from the use of or leasing of lands and facilities shall be paid into the county treasury. The county treasurer shall keep all such money in a separa…

The board of park commissioners shall have no power to incur liability on behalf of the county in excess of money on hand in or taxes actually levied for said park fund.

(1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (2), the board of park commissioners shall, at its first regular meeting in each month, audit and allow all just claims against the county, liability for which has been incurred by the board. (2) A claim may not be audited or paid until…

All money paid out by the park commissioners under the provisions of this part must be by warrant drawn upon the county treasury, which may be signed by the secretary and countersigned by the president or, in the president's absence, by the vice president of the board of park com…

The park commissioners shall have authority to accept grants or loans from the United States government, subject to agreements in conformance to federal laws and regulations relating thereto, notwithstanding any provision of this part or other state statutes to the contrary.

The city or town council has power to lay out, establish, open, alter, widen, extend, grade, pave, or otherwise improve parks and to vacate the same.

The city or town council has power to provide for the planting of trees and the protection of the same.

(1) All cities or towns incorporated under the laws of the state of Montana, in addition to other powers conferred upon them, may in their discretion procure, construct, establish, maintain, and operate swimming pools, skating rinks, playgrounds, civic centers, youth centers, and…

(1) A city or town council or commission may contract an indebtedness on behalf of the city or town, upon the credit of the city or town, by borrowing money or issuing bonds: (a) for the purpose of purchasing and improving lands for public parks and grounds; (b) for procuring by …

Subject to 15-10-420 and for the purpose of procuring, equipping, and maintaining public parks, swimming pools, skating rinks, playgrounds, civic centers, youth centers, museums, and combination of purposes and facilities, the council or commission in any city or town may levy, i…

(1) A city or town council may: (a) acquire by gift, purchase, or condemnation pursuant to Title 70, chapter 30, lands for athletic fields and civic stadiums within or outside of the corporate limits of the municipality; (b) establish and regulate athletic fields and civic stadiu…

(1) Any city or town, including any board of park commissioners, may expend funds from the band fund and the park fund of the city or town for the purpose of operating a program of public recreation and playgrounds and for this purpose may acquire, equip, and maintain land, build…

(1) Any city, town, or school district or any board thereof, including any board of park commissioners, may operate such a program independently or may cooperate in its operation and conduct with any other body authorized hereby to conduct such a program in any manner upon which …

Any corporation, board, or body designated in 7-16-4108, given authority to operate and conduct a recreation program or given charge of such program, is authorized to accept gifts and bequests in the name or names of the sponsors of said program, as said sponsors may agree, for t…

(1) All cities or towns incorporated under the laws of the state of Montana, in addition to other powers conferred upon them, are hereby empowered and authorized to establish and maintain a public bathing place within said city or town. (2) Power is hereby granted to the city or …

To defray the cost and expense of maintaining the public bathing place authorized by 7-16-4110, a city or town may contract an indebtedness upon behalf of the city or town and upon the credit thereof by borrowing money or issuing bonds. No money may be borrowed and no bonds may b…

(1) Cities of the first, second, and third class, as defined by the laws of Montana, and incorporated towns may at their discretion provide public band concerts for the entertainment of their people and to pay therefor out of any money in a fund to be provided in accordance with …

Subject to 15-10-420 and for the purpose of providing band concerts, the council or other governing body in any city of the first, second, or third class or of any incorporated town may assess and levy, in addition to the levy for general municipal or administrative purposes, a t…

(1) Subject to 15-10-420, the governing body of a county, city, town, or municipality may establish a fund to establish and maintain programs for the operation of licensed day-care centers and homes within the geographic boundaries of the governing body by a levy on the taxable p…

There may be created by ordinance in all cities of the first and second class a board of park commissioners, whether the cities are a council form of government or city-manager form. The ordinance must meet the same requirements as those provided for a county resolution in 7-1-20…

No park commissioner shall be interested in any contract made by the board or by its authority or in the furnishing of any supplies for the use of the board.

(1) In addition to the powers and duties established in the ordinance creating the board of park commissioners and the provisions of 7-16-4223 and 7-16-4225 through 7-16-4228, the board of park commissioners has the following powers and duties: (a) to make all rules necessary or …

The board of park commissioners shall have the power and be charged with the duty to lease all lands owned by the city heretofore acquired for parks, whether within or without the city, which, in the judgment of the board, it shall not be advisable to improve as parks, upon such …

All money raised by tax for park purposes or received by the board of park commissioners for the sale of hay, trees, or plants; from the leasing of park lands; or from any other source shall be paid into the city treasury. The city treasurer shall keep all such money in a separat…

The board of park commissioners shall have no power to incur liability on behalf of the city in excess of money on hand in or taxes actually levied for said park fund.

(1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (2) and except as provided in subsection (4), the board of park commissioners shall, at its first regular meeting in each month, audit and allow all just claims against the city, liability for which must have been incurred by the board.…

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), all money paid out by the park commissioners under the provisions of this part must be by warrant drawn upon the city treasury, which must be signed by the city clerk and countersigned by the president or, in the president's absence, by t…