{"data":{"id":"us-mt/80-7-1007","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"80-7-1007","heading":"Rulemaking authority.","body":"(1) Unless otherwise provided in Title 81, chapters 2 and 7, or this chapter, each of the departments may adopt rules for the prevention, early detection, and control of invasive species under the departments' jurisdiction, including rules for the:\n(a) implementation of the invasive species strategic plan adopted pursuant to 80-7-1006;\n(b) transportation of an invasive species or any agent likely to be a carrier of an invasive species;\n(c) designation, regulation, and treatment of an invasive species management area under 80-7-1008, including rules pertaining to:\n(i) the use of quarantine regulations and measures;\n(ii) the movement of vessels and equipment within, to, or from the area; and\n(iii) the inspection and cleaning of vessels and equipment moving within, to, or from the area;\n(d) manner in which vessels and equipment, including bilges, livewells, bait containers, and other boating-related equipment, traveling in the state must be cleaned to ensure that they are free from the presence of an invasive species; and\n(e) prohibition on the use of felt-soled waders.\n(2) The departments shall adopt rules for the administration of the statewide invasive species management area established in 80-7-1015, including rules specifying the method or methods for preventing the introduction or further introduction of invasive species into the state, and shall adopt rules for:\n(a) the use of quarantine measures;\n(b) the movement of vessels and equipment into the state; and\n(c) the manner in which check stations will be used to inspect, clean, and decontaminate vessels and equipment moving into the state.","path":["TITLE 80. AGRICULTURE","CHAPTER 7. DISEASE, PEST, AND WEED CONTROL","Part 10. Aquatic Invasive Species"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0800/chapter_0070/part_0100/section_0070/0800-0070-0100-0070.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:00:41Z","sha256":"f794ca089752dfea38088a53c129a6b3484110156df3dd95697177f380242e8c","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/80-7-1006","next":"us-mt/80-7-1008"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}