{"data":{"id":"us-mt/80-8-402","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"80-8-402","heading":"Statement of policy.","body":"The legislature finds and declares that:\n(1) the exposure of children to pesticides applied in and around schools can pose a potentially acute or chronic toxicological hazard to their health;\n(2) infants and children can be especially vulnerable to pesticides, especially if pesticides are not properly applied or used;\n(3) schools need to adopt pest management programs that minimize exposure of school children to pesticides and provide for alternative pest control methods; and\n(4) the department shall prepare and distribute to each Montana school district a model integrated pest and pesticide management safety program that satisfies the provisions of this section.","path":["TITLE 80. AGRICULTURE","CHAPTER 8. PESTICIDES","Part 4. Model Integrated Pest and Pesticide Management Safety Program"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0800/chapter_0080/part_0040/section_0020/0800-0080-0040-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:00:42Z","sha256":"bdb95235c59743dceae46e077155494cadcca224948e9b830814fce92ada40fe","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/80-8-401","next":"us-mt/80-8-403"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}