Montana Code Annotated
Part 42. Municipal Ordinances and Resolutions
7-5-4209. Social host ordinances fining landlords prohibited -- maintaining lists for enforcement prohibited

7-5-4209. Social host ordinances fining landlords prohibited -- maintaining lists for enforcement prohibited. (1) A social host ordinance enacted by a municipality may not impose a fine on a person who is a landlord of the property as defined in 70-24-103 unless the landlord is a participant in the party, event, or gathering that results in a violation of a social host ordinance.
(2) As part of enforcement of a social host ordinance, a municipality may not maintain or circulate a list of landlords, property owners, or properties on which a social host ordinance violation has occurred.
(3) For the purposes of this section, a "social host ordinance" is an ordinance enacted to prohibit the encouraging, conducting, allowing, or organizing of parties, events, and gatherings at which a person under 21 years of age is in possession of or is consuming an alcoholic beverage.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 415, L. 2013.

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