Montana Code 7-22-2144. Payment of cost of weed control program
7-22-2144. Payment of cost of weed control program. The total cost of weed control within the district must be paid from the noxious weed fund. The cost of controlling weeds growing along the right-of-way of a state or federal highway must, upon the presentation by the board of a verified account of the expenses incurred, be paid from the state highway fund in compliance with 7-14-2132 and any agreement between the board and the department of transportation. Costs attributed to other lands within the district must be assessed to and collected from the responsible person as set forth in 7-22-2134.
Terms Used In Montana Code 7-22-2144
- 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
- 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