10-1-505. State duty for special work -- definition. (1) To fulfill the department's duties under 10-1-102, the adjutant general as the department head under 2-15-1201 may use national guard resources and place Montana national guard personnel on state duty for special work.

(2) For purposes of this section, "state duty for special work" means any activity, such as administrative functions, exercises, training, coordination, or planning, that is conducted for the purposes of preparing the Montana national guard for active duty ordered by the governor under Article VI, section 13, of the Montana constitution. State duty for special work does not include active duty ordered by the governor under Article VI, section 13.