{"data":{"id":"us-mt/80-7-815","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"80-7-815","heading":"Noxious weed emergency.","body":"(1) The governor may declare a noxious weed emergency if:\n(a) a new and potentially harmful noxious weed is discovered growing in the state and is verified by the department; or\n(b) the state is facing a potential influx of noxious weeds as the result of a natural disaster.\n(2) In the absence of necessary funding from other sources, the principal of the noxious weed management trust fund may be appropriated as provided in 80-7-814 to government agencies for emergency relief to eradicate or confine the new noxious weed species or to protect the state from an influx of noxious weeds due to a natural disaster.","path":["TITLE 80. AGRICULTURE","CHAPTER 7. DISEASE, PEST, AND WEED CONTROL","Part 8. Noxious Weed Management Funding"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0800/chapter_0070/part_0080/section_0150/0800-0070-0080-0150.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:00:40Z","sha256":"f9db80451e5414dda6d32c118db36527d4092c2dd2de8321aec9127f3cc3d82a","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/80-7-814","next":"us-mt/80-7-816"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}