7-21-3322. Role of market master. (1) Such market master shall, under the supervision and approval of the board of county commissioners, make all necessary rules for the establishment, maintenance, operation, and control of the markets established hereunder in the respective counties of the state.
     (2) It shall be the duty of such market master:
     (a) to cause the market buildings, grounds, and premises to be kept reasonably clean and in proper sanitary condition;
     (b) to arrange for stalls and spaces in such manner as to best suit the convenience of both buyers and sellers;
     (c) to see that the laws of Montana in reference to weights and measures are enforced and observed;
     (d) to cause order to be preserved during the time such market shall be open and in operation;
     (e) to prevent and remove obstructions from the marketplace or grounds;
     (f) to remove all vagrants, prevent disorderly conduct, and prevent disorderly persons from loitering in said market buildings, space, or grounds during the market hours;
     (g) to cause all offenses against the laws of Montana in relation to the inspection of foods or the sale of unclean, unwholesome, damaged, or spoiled meats, farm products, vegetables, or provisions of any kind to be prosecuted;
     (h) to designate proper means of supervising and accounting for the sales therein made and collecting the commissions hereinafter provided for; and
     (i) to generally supervise and control the operations of the public markets established under the provisions of this part.

     History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 28, L. 1917; re-en. Sec. 4490, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 4490, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 16-1138(part).