{"data":{"id":"us-mt/80-7-1019","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"80-7-1019","heading":"Enforcement.","body":"(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a peace officer, as defined in 45-2-101, may:\n(a) stop the driver of a vehicle transporting a vessel or equipment on receiving a complaint or observing that the driver failed to stop at a check station as required under this part;\n(b) upon particularized suspicion that a vessel or equipment is infested with an invasive species, require the driver of a vehicle transporting a vessel or equipment to submit the vessel or equipment to an inspection. The peace officer may conduct mandatory inspections of any interior portion of a vessel or equipment that may contain water for compliance with this part and rules adopted under this part only if:\n(i) the peace officer obtains a search warrant, as defined in 46-1-202; or\n(ii) the vessel or equipment is physically located within the boundaries of an invasive species management area established under 80-7-1008 or the statewide invasive species management area established in 80-7-1015 and use of mandatory inspections has been included in quarantine measures established pursuant to 80-7-1008(3)(b)(i) or rules adopted under 80-7-1007.\n(c) cite a person for a violation of this part.\n(2) (a) A peace officer may not require a driver who may be in violation of the requirements of 80-7-1010(2) and 80-7-1015(7) to stop except on reasonable cause to believe:\n(i) that the driver violated a traffic regulation or another provision of this part; or\n(ii) that the driver's vehicle is unsafe or not equipped as required by law.\n(b) A driver found to be in violation of 80-7-1010(2) or 80-7-1015(7) may correct the violation in the presence of the officer and be deemed in compliance. A correction made pursuant to this subsection (2)(b) may not impact any state waters.","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_0190/0800-0070-0100-0190.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:00:41Z","sha256":"8b75c40bb1e9bbb45768478cf6dcf82b6e23bc86e007fafee891107c8d78c865","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/80-7-1018","next":"us-mt/80-7-1020"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}