Montana Code Annotated
Part 21. County Weed Control
7-22-2117. Violations

7-22-2117. Violations. (1) Any person who interferes with the board or its authorized agent in carrying out the provisions of this part or who refuses to obey an order or notice of the board is liable for a civil penalty in the amount of the actual cost to the board or the estimated cost of removing the noxious weeds from the impacted property in addition to any penalty imposed under 7-22-2134.
(2) All fines, bonds, and penalties collected under the provisions of this part must be paid to the county treasurer of each county and placed by the county treasurer into a fund to be known as the noxious weed fund.
History: En. Sec. 18, Ch. 195, L. 1939; R.C.M. 1947, 16-1722; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 249, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 607, L. 1985; Sec. 7-22-2108, MCA 1983; redes. 7-22-2117 by Code Commissioner, 1985; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 557, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 407, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 301, L. 2013.

Structure Montana Code Annotated

Montana Code Annotated

Title 7. Local Government

Chapter 22. Weed and Pest Control

Part 21. County Weed Control

7-22-2101. Definitions

7-22-2102. Weed management districts established

7-22-2103. District weed board -- appointment -- commissioner powers

7-22-2104. Repealed

7-22-2105. Repealed

7-22-2106. Renumbered 7-22-2115

7-22-2107. Renumbered 7-22-2116

7-22-2108. Renumbered 7-22-2117

7-22-2109. Powers and duties of board

7-22-2110. Repealed

7-22-2111. Liability restrictions

7-22-2112. Information on herbicide use

7-22-2113. Minutes

7-22-2114. reserved

7-22-2115. Noxious weeds and seeds declared nuisance

7-22-2116. Unlawful to permit noxious weeds to propagate -- notice required in sale

7-22-2117. Violations

7-22-2118. and 7-22-2119 reserved

7-22-2120. Funding -- reporting requirements -- emergency exemption

7-22-2121. Weed management program

7-22-2122. Repealed

7-22-2123. Repealed

7-22-2124. Repealed

7-22-2125. Repealed

7-22-2126. Embargo

7-22-2127. Repealed

7-22-2128. and 7-22-2129 reserved

7-22-2130. Weed district coordinator training

7-22-2131. Noncompliance with weed control requirements -- general notice

7-22-2132. Procedures for compliance

7-22-2133. Noncompliance -- actions for landowners

7-22-2134. Noncompliance -- actions by board

7-22-2135. through 7-22-2140 reserved

7-22-2141. Noxious weed fund

7-22-2142. Sources of money for noxious weed fund

7-22-2143. Determination of cost of weed control program

7-22-2144. Payment of cost of weed control program

7-22-2145. Expenditures from noxious weed fund

7-22-2146. Financial assistance to persons responsible for weed control

7-22-2147. Repealed

7-22-2148. Payment of weed control expenses -- tax liability

7-22-2149. Repealed

7-22-2150. Cooperation with state and federal-aid programs

7-22-2151. Cooperative agreements

7-22-2152. Revegetation of rights-of-way and areas that have potential for noxious weed infestation

7-22-2153. Agreements for control of noxious weeds along roads -- liability of landowner who objects to weed district control measures -- penalties

7-22-2154. Public purchase or receipt of property -- weed management plan