{"data":{"id":"us-mt/80-7-404","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"80-7-404","heading":"Penalty.","body":"(1) A person who violates the quarantines, procedures, or rules of the department adopted under 80-7-402 commits a civil offense and is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 for each violation.\n(2) Assessment of a civil penalty may be made in conjunction with another warning, order, or administrative action authorized by this part. A civil penalty collected under this section must be deposited in the general fund.\n(3) The department shall establish by rule:\n(a) a penalty schedule that establishes the types of penalties and the amounts, not to exceed $5,000, for initial and subsequent offenses; and\n(b) other matters necessary for the enforcement of civil penalties.\n(4) This section may not be construed as requiring the department or its agents to report violations of 80-7-402 when the department believes that the public interest will be best served by a suitable notice of warning.","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_0040/0800-0070-0040-0040.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:00:39Z","sha256":"4f4a63105833a229b71beb1a3d2f52e97ba46a5bacfdc3e25bc70199fadd2387","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/80-7-403","next":"us-mt/80-7-501"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}