{"data":{"id":"us-mt/2-3-104","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"2-3-104","heading":"Requirements for compliance with notice provisions.","body":"An agency is considered to have complied with the notice provisions of 2-3-103 if:\n(1) an environmental impact statement is prepared and distributed as required by the Montana Environmental Policy Act, Title 75, chapter 1;\n(2) a proceeding is held as required by the Montana Administrative Procedure Act;\n(3) an agency adopts and implements the public participation plan required in 76-25-106 for the purposes of agency actions taken in accordance with Title 76, chapter 25;\n(4) a public hearing, after appropriate notice is given, is held pursuant to any other provision of state law or a local ordinance or resolution; or\n(5) a newspaper of general circulation within the area to be affected by a decision of significant interest to the public has carried a news story or advertisement concerning the decision sufficiently prior to a final decision to permit public comment on the matter.","path":["TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE AND ADMINISTRATION","CHAPTER 3. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS","Part 1. Notice and Opportunity to Be Heard"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0020/chapter_0030/part_0010/section_0040/0020-0030-0010-0040.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:42:41Z","sha256":"24c643a7da3836c249b92df16c38f6d77c86c4ee5f2f094f3cb5369877c970b0","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/2-3-103","next":"us-mt/2-3-105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}