{"data":{"id":"us-mt/80-7-402","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"80-7-402","heading":"Quarantines and pest management procedures -- department rules.","body":"The department may adopt rules concerning:\n(1) intrastate and interstate quarantines;\n(2) procedures to investigate and enforce quarantines to prevent the introduction or spread of plant pests, plants capable of spreading plant pests, plants defined as noxious weeds in 7-22-2101, and other exotic plants defined by department rule as plant pests;\n(3) pest management standards and procedures for surveying and controlling plant pests;\n(4) procedures for the introduction of plant pests and biological control agents into the state; and\n(5) procedures for the recovery of expenses and imposition of penalties.","path":["TITLE 80. AGRICULTURE","CHAPTER 7. DISEASE, PEST, AND WEED CONTROL","Part 4. Quarantine and Pest Management"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0800/chapter_0070/part_0040/section_0020/0800-0070-0040-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:00:39Z","sha256":"9cdd5304ff9c52806e4ae68fe61e54a944b3a54c036532a43253f7642cb0a742","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/80-7-401","next":"us-mt/80-7-403"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}