{"data":{"id":"us-mt/81-8-279","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"81-8-279","heading":"Penalties.","body":"(1) A person who violates any provision of 81-8-271 through 81-8-273, 81-8-276, or 81-8-278 or rules adopted by the department to implement those sections is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than $250 or more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than 6 months, or both.\n(2) Of all fines assessed and collected under this section, except those assessed and collected in a justice's court, 50% shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the special revenue fund for the use of the department and 50% shall be paid into the general revenue fund of the county in which the conviction occurred.","path":["TITLE 81. LIVESTOCK","CHAPTER 8. MARKETING","Part 2. Livestock Markets and Dealers"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0810/chapter_0080/part_0020/section_0790/0810-0080-0020-0790.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:00:56Z","sha256":"adcafd2214263bb5fc1ec4d2684b1708c2d0cf133528473fa4659acd5755dac4","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/81-8-278","next":"us-mt/81-8-301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}