{"data":{"id":"us-mt/80-7-1102","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"80-7-1102","heading":"Expenditures authorized.","body":"The department may make expenditures to:\n(1) purchase equipment, materials, supplies, and personal services that are necessary to execute the functions imposed on it by this part;\n(2) obtain data on vertebrate pesticide registration and research information on alternative vertebrate pest management techniques;\n(3) conduct research or evaluation studies;\n(4) enter contracts with individuals, universities, other states, state or federal agencies, or other entities it considers appropriate to conduct vertebrate pest management projects;\n(5) maintain and support registration of current rodenticides such as compound 1080, strychnine, and zinc phosphide;\n(6) seek registration of alternative rodenticides;\n(7) develop and implement new vertebrate pest management methods and crop damage assessment techniques;\n(8) support vertebrate pest management research and evaluation projects;\n(9) educate the agricultural community regarding vertebrate pest management problems and needs;\n(10) educate the general public regarding vertebrate pest concerns and the need for vertebrate pest management; and\n(11) perform any other related activities.","path":["TITLE 80. AGRICULTURE","CHAPTER 7. DISEASE, PEST, AND WEED CONTROL","Part 11. Vertebrate Pest Management"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0800/chapter_0070/part_0110/section_0020/0800-0070-0110-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:00:41Z","sha256":"feeb421cf639f460ee9c643d4f3c6da4dc51ec5e8a85eb0995678af27bef3ec1","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/80-7-1101","next":"us-mt/80-7-1103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}