Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 75 > Chapter 3 > Part 6 - Montana Radon Control Act

• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• 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
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• 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
• Property: means real and personal property. See Montana Code 1-1-205
• 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
• 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. 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
• United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201