Montana § 50-53-218 - Department To Pay Board For Inspections Or Enforcement, Or Both
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 50-53-218 — Department To Pay Board For Inspections Or Enforcement, Or Both, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 50-53-218. Department To Pay Board For Inspections Or Enforcement, Or Both
Department to pay board for inspections or enforcement, or both. (1) By June 30 of each year, the department shall pay to a local board of health established under 50-2-104 , 50-2-106 , or 50-2-107 an amount from the local board inspection fund account, created by 50-2-108 , for the purpose of inspecting public swimming pools and public bathing places licensed under part 1 and this part or for taking appropriate enforcement action with respect to the public swimming pools and public bathing places, or for both inspection and enforcement. The payment required by this section must be made to a board only if the board and any local health officer and sanitarian for the jurisdiction of the board meet the program performance standards established by department rules. (2) Money received by the board pursuant to subsection (1) may be used only for the purpose of inspections and enforcement under part 1 and this part and must be used to supplement and not supplant other money received by the board for the same purpose. (3) The department may use money in the local board inspection fund account appropriated to the department for the enforcement of part 1, this part, and the rules of the department and for inspections to determine compliance with those sections and rules in any local jurisdiction not receiving payment under subsection (1).
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 50-53-218 ("Department To Pay Board For Inspections Or Enforcement, Or Both") 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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