80-4-704. Establishment of standard agricultural commodity grades. (1) The department may by rule establish standard grades to apply to all agricultural commodities for which a United States department of agriculture grade has not been established and that are bought by commodity dealers and stored or handled by warehouses in this state. The department shall adopt as state grade and dockage standards all grades for agricultural commodities established by the United States department of agriculture. For purposes of this chapter, any reference to a grade also includes a reference to a protein analysis or any other factor provided by department rule if the analysis affects the purchase price.
(2) Agricultural commodity standards adopted by the department do not apply to agricultural commodities contracted for before the effective date of the adoption of the standards.
History: En. Sec. 58, Ch. 539, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 76, L. 1997.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 4. Agricultural Commodities
Part 7. Inspection and Grading
80-4-702. Qualifications of official agricultural commodity inspectors, samplers, and weighers
80-4-703. Penalty for misconduct
80-4-704. Establishment of standard agricultural commodity grades
80-4-705. Rules governing dockage -- sample inspection
80-4-706. Special inspection of agricultural commodities
80-4-708. Examination of agricultural commodity cars or trucks at destination
80-4-709. Protein testing laboratory
80-4-711. Agricultural commodity sampling -- appeal procedure
80-4-712. through 80-4-720 reserved
80-4-722. Records of inspection
80-4-725. Sale or offering for sale of treated product prohibited
80-4-726. Copies of grades and rules to be furnished and displayed by warehouse operators