{"data":{"id":"us-mt/7-1-112","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"7-1-112","heading":"Powers requiring delegation.","body":"A local government with self-government powers is prohibited the exercise of the following powers unless the power is specifically delegated by law:\n(1) the power to authorize a tax on income or the sale of goods or services, except that, subject to 15-10-420, this section may not be construed to limit the authority of a local government to levy any other tax or establish the rate of any other tax;\n(2) the power to regulate private activity beyond its geographic limits;\n(3) the power to impose a duty on another unit of local government, except that nothing in this limitation affects the right of a self-government unit to enter into and enforce an agreement on interlocal cooperation;\n(4) the power to exercise any judicial function, except as an incident to the exercise of an independent self-government administrative power;\n(5) the power to regulate any form of gambling, lotteries, or gift enterprises.","path":["TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS","Part 1. Nature of Self-GoverningLocal Governments and Local Government Prohibitions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0070/chapter_0010/part_0010/section_0120/0070-0010-0010-0120.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:44:06Z","sha256":"119aa50a52da375e43db95deaa8778102a9948d1ec406b008817d8468ba6aca0","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/7-1-111","next":"us-mt/7-1-113"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}