75-3-602. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:

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Terms Used In Montana Code 75-3-602

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Department: means the department of environmental quality. See Montana Code 75-3-602
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, sole proprietorship, firm, enterprise, franchise, association, consultant, state or municipal agency, political subdivision of the state, or any other entity. See Montana Code 75-3-602
  • Radon: means any of the gaseous radioactive decay products of uranium or thorium. See Montana Code 75-3-602
  • Radon progeny: means any of the radioactive decay products of radon. See Montana Code 75-3-602
  • 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

(1)”Department” means the department of environmental quality.

(2)”Inhabitable real property” means any real property that includes a building affixed to land. The building must be designed to be primarily occupied by humans, either as a dwelling or as a place of business.

(3)”Mitigation project” means to repair or alter a building or design for the purpose, in whole or in part, of reducing the concentration of radon in the indoor atmosphere.

(4)”Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, sole proprietorship, firm, enterprise, franchise, association, consultant, state or municipal agency, political subdivision of the state, or any other entity.

(5)”Radon” means any of the gaseous radioactive decay products of uranium or thorium.

(6)”Radon progeny” means any of the radioactive decay products of radon.

(7)”Radon-related occupation” means the occupation of any person who performs radon gas or radon progeny measurements, including sample collection, analysis, or interpretation of those measurements, or who performs radon gas or radon progeny mitigation.