Montana § 80-5-135 - Screenings -- Restrictions On Movements
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 80-5-135 — Screenings -- Restrictions On Movements, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 80-5-135. Screenings -- Restrictions On Movements
Screenings -- restrictions on movements. All screenings, whether from seed conditioning plants or other sources, represent both a valuable and potentially hazardous product. Their movements are restricted as follows: (1) The viability of prohibited noxious weed seed as defined in 80-5-120 shall be destroyed before screenings are utilized in feed or in any other way in which they may propagate their kind. However, if these screenings are sold for feed, it shall be the responsibility of the feed buyer to haul under a tarp cover or other tight container until the provisions of this part are met. (2) The department may adopt rules to restrict or exempt from restriction the holding and movement of screenings when the public interest is served by so doing.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 80-5-135 ("Screenings -- Restrictions On Movements") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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