Montana § 50-31-510 - Condemnation Of Perishables
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 50-31-510 — Condemnation Of Perishables, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 50-31-510. Condemnation Of Perishables
Condemnation of perishables. Whenever the department or any of its authorized agents find in any room, building, vehicle of transportation, or other structure any meat, seafood, poultry, vegetable, fruit, or other perishable article which is unsound or contains any filthy, decomposed, or putrid substance or that may be poisonous or deleterious to health or otherwise unsafe, the article being hereby declared to be a nuisance, the department or its authorized agent shall immediately condemn or destroy the article or in any other manner render the article unsalable as human food.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 50-31-510 ("Condemnation Of Perishables") 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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