Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 80. AGRICULTURE

CHAPTER 5. AGRICULTURAL SEED AND PATENTED PLANT MATERIAL

Part 6. Patented Plant Material

Rulemaking

80-5-606. Rulemaking. The department shall adopt rules for the purposes of implementing this part. The rules must include but are not limited to:

(1) the procedure for requesting the department's presence during sampling;

(2) the fees to be charged for the department's attendance and sampling services;

(3) notification procedures related to the mandatory mediation process; and

(4) a sampling protocol that provides that:

(a) the standards used for the field sampling and laboratory tests meet minimum standards as requested by the claimant; and

(b) samples must be submitted for testing within 10 days of the date of sampling.

History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 260, L. 2011.