Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 37 > Chapter 40 - Sanitarians

• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Department: means the department of labor and industry provided for in Title 2, chapter 15, part 17. See Montana Code 37-40-101
• Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).
• Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
• Practice the profession of sanitarian: means :

  (a)giving advice on or enforcing compliance with state and local regulations applicable to local government jurisdictions and programs concerning food service, food processing, public accommodations, trailer courts, campgrounds, day-care centers, schools, swimming pools and spas, air pollution, solid and hazardous waste collection and disposal, sewage treatment and disposal, vector control, underground storage tanks, drinking water, land subdivision, and milk sanitation;

  (b)cooperating with government agencies on matters of public and environmental health, including epidemiological investigations and emergency response to investigations; and

  (c)providing educational and training programs in environmental standards and public health. See Montana Code 37-40-101

• Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.