Montana Code 7-22-2109. Powers and duties of board
7-22-2109. Powers and duties of board. (1) In addition to any powers or duties established in the resolution creating a district weed board, the board may:
Terms Used In Montana Code 7-22-2109
- Board: means a district weed board created under 7-22-2103. See Montana Code 7-22-2101
- control: means the use of an integrated weed management program for the containment, suppression, and, where possible, eradication of noxious weeds. See Montana Code 7-22-2101
- Coordinator: means the person employed by the county to conduct the district noxious weed management program and supervise other district employees. See Montana Code 7-22-2101
- Department: means the department of agriculture provided for in 2-15-3001. See Montana Code 7-22-2101
- District: means a weed management district organized under 7-22-2102. See Montana Code 7-22-2101
- Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, or state or local government agency or subdivision owning, occupying, or controlling any land, easement, or right-of-way, including any county, state, or federally owned and controlled highway, drainage or irrigation ditch, spoil bank, barrow pit, or right-of-way for a canal or lateral. See Montana Code 7-22-2101
- 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
- weeds: means any exotic plant species established or that may be introduced in the state that may render land unfit for agriculture, forestry, livestock, wildlife, or other beneficial uses or that may harm native plant communities and that is designated:
(i)as a statewide noxious weed by rule of the department; or
(ii)as a district noxious weed by a board, following public notice of intent and a public hearing. See Montana Code 7-22-2101
(a)supervise a coordinator and other employees and provide for their compensation;
(b)purchase herbicide, materials, and equipment and pay other operational costs necessary for implementing an effective noxious weed management program. The costs must be paid from the noxious weed fund.
(c)determine what herbicide, materials, or equipment may be made available to persons controlling weeds on their own land. The cost for the herbicide, materials, or equipment must be paid by the person and collected as provided in this part.
(d)enter into agreements with the department for the control and eradication of any new exotic plant species not previously established in the state that may render land unfit for agriculture, forestry, livestock, wildlife, or other beneficial use if the plant species spreads or threatens to spread into the state;
(e)enter into cost-share agreements for noxious weed management;
(f)enter into agreements with commercial applicators, as defined in 80-8-102, for the control of noxious weeds;
(g)request legal advice and services from the county attorney; and
(h)perform other activities relating to weed management.
(2)The board shall:
(a)administer the district’s noxious weed management program;
(b)establish management criteria for noxious weeds on all land within the district; and
(c)make all reasonable efforts to develop and implement a noxious weed management program covering all land within the district owned or administered by a federal agency.