30-12-201. General powers and duties of department. The department has the custody of the state standards of weight and measure and of the other standards and equipment provided for by parts 1 through 5 and shall keep accurate records of them. The department shall enforce the provisions of parts 1 through 5. It shall supervise the weights and measures used in commerce or trade that are offered for sale, sold, or in use in this state.
History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 99, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 148, Ch. 431, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 90-159; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 442, L. 1989.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 12. Weights, Measures, Standards, and Labeling
Part 2. Authority of Department of Labor and Industry
30-12-201. General powers and duties of department
30-12-202. Specific powers and duties of department -- rules
30-12-203. Licensing of weighing devices
30-12-204. Testing at state-supported institutions
30-12-207. Inspection of packages
30-12-208. Stop-use, stop-removal, and removal orders
30-12-209. Disposition of correct and incorrect apparatus