1. MCA Contents
  2. TITLE 80
  3. CHAPTER 1
  4. Part 1
  5. 80-1-104 Analytical laboratory services -- rulemaking authority -- deposit of fees

Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 80. AGRICULTURE

CHAPTER 1. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Part 1. General Provisions

Analytical Laboratory Services -- Rulemaking Authority -- Deposit Of Fees

80-1-104. Analytical laboratory services -- rulemaking authority -- deposit of fees. (1) The department is authorized to provide analytical laboratory services for:

(a) programs it operates under this title;

(b) other state or federal agencies;

(c) the department of revenue for the purposes of Title 16, chapter 12, as allowed by federal law; and

(d) private parties.

(2) The department may enter into a contract or a memorandum of understanding for the space and equipment necessary for operation of the analytical laboratory.

(3) (a) The department may adopt rules establishing fees for testing services required under this title or provided to another state agency, a federal agency, or a private party.

(b) Money collected from the fees must be deposited in the appropriate related account in the state special revenue fund to the credit of the department to pay costs related to analytical laboratory services provided pursuant to this section.

History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 31, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 27, Ch. 408, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 51, I.M. No. 190, approved Nov. 3, 2020; amd. Sec. 99, Ch. 576, L. 2021.