Compendium of Invasive Species Laws
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MONTANA INVASIVE SPECIES COUNCIL INVASIVE SPECIES LAW REVIEW COMPENDIUM OCTOBER 2018 Montana Invasive Species Council, in partnership with the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation 2018 MONTANA INVASIVE SPECIES COUNCIL COMPENDIUM 1 Cover photo: Madison River near West Yellowstone, Montana. Montana Office of Tourism and Business Development MONTANA INVASIVE SPECIES COUNCIL COMPENDIUM 1 Table of Contents Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 4 STATE AUTHORITIES .................................................................................................. 5 A. General: ................................................................................................................................... 5 1. MCA: Title 7, Chapter 1, Part 2 – Creation of New Boards .......................................... 5 2. MCA: Title 7, Chapter 11, Part 10 – Creation and Governance of Special Districts5 3. MCA: Title 80, Chapter 7, Part 12 – Invasive Species Council .................................. 18 B. Aquatic Invasive Species: ................................................................................................ 19 1. ARM: Title 4, Chapter 12, Part 13 – Quarantines and Pest Management .............. 19 2. ARM: Title 4, Chapter 12, Part 39 – Eurasian Watermilfoil Management Area ... 24 3. ARM: Title 12, Chapter 5, Part 7 – Resource Protection ............................................. 25 4. MCA: Title 23, Chapter 2, Part 3 – Pubic Trust Doctrine ........................................... 28 5. MCA: Title 75, Chapter 6, Part 3 – Regional Water and Wastewater Authority Act .................................................................................................................................................. 33 6. MCA: Title 75, Chapter 7, Part 1 – Natural Streambed and Land Preservation Act .................................................................................................................................................. 44 7. MCA: Title 76, Chapter 5, Part 4 – Use of Flood Plains and Floodways .................. 51 8. MCA: Title 80, Chapter 7, Part 10 – Montana Aquatic Invasive Species Act ......... 53 C. Insect Pests: ......................................................................................................................... 62 1. MCA: Title 7, Chapter 22, Part 23 – County Control of Insect Pests ........................ 62 2. MCA: Title 76, Chapter 13, Part 3 – Control of Forest Diseases and Pest Control 63 3. MCA: Title 80, Chapter 7, Part 4 – Quarantine and Pest Management .................. 65 4. MCA: Title 80, Chapter 7, Part 5 – Crop Insect Detection and Management ......... 66 D. Terrestrial Plant/Noxious Weeds: ................................................................................. 68 1. ARM: Title 4, Chapter 5, Part 1 – Noxious Weed Trust Fund .................................... 68 2. ARM: Title 4, Chapter 5, Part 2 – Designation of Noxious Weeds ............................. 71 3. ARM: Title 4, Chapter 5, Part 5 – Noxious Weed Training ......................................... 73 4. MCA: Title 7, Chapter 22, Part 21 – County Weed Act ............................................... 73 5. MCA: Title 7, Chapter 22, Part 41 – Control of Nuisance Weeds within Municipality ........................................................................................................................... 85 6. ARM: Title 36, Chapter 11, Part 4 – Weed Management ............................................. 85 7. MCA: Title 80, Chapter 7, Part 7 – Regulation of Importation or Sale of Noxious Weeds ...................................................................................................................................... 86 8. MCA: Title 80, Chapter 7, Part 8 – Noxious Weed Management Trust Fund ......... 88 9. MCA: Title 80, Chapter 7, Part 9 – Noxious Weed Seed Free Forage Act ................ 92 10. ARM: Title 4, Chapter 5, Part 3 – Noxious Weed Seed Free Forage ......................... 97 E. Vertebrate Pests: .............................................................................................................. 107 1. ARM: Title 4, Chapter 12, Part 2 – Feed Regulations ................................................ 107 2. MCA: Title 7, Chapter 22, Part 25 – County Vertebrate Pest Management ......... 110 3. ARM: Title 12, Chapter 6, Part 15 – Classification of Prohibited and Restricted Species: ................................................................................................................................. 111 4. ARM: Title 12, Chapter 6, Part 22 – Enforcement of Exotic Wildlife ..................... 112 5. MCA: Title 60, Chapter 7, Part 1 – Livestock on Highway ....................................... 120 6. MCA: Title 60, Chapter 7, Part 2 – Grazing Livestock .............................................. 121 7. MCA: Title 76, Chapter 12, Part 1 – Natural Areas ................................................... 122 2 MONTANA INVASIVE SPECIES COUNCIL COMPENDIUM 8. MCA: Title 76, Chapter 14, Part 1 – Rangeland Management ................................. 126 9. MCA: Title 76, Chapter 15, Part 1 – Conservation Districts .................................... 128 10. MCA: Title 76, Chapter 15, Part 2 – Creation of Conservation Districts ............... 131 11. MCA: Title 76, Chapter 15, Part 4 – Operation of Conservation Districts ............. 136 12. MCA: Title 76, Chapter 15, Part 9 – Coal Bed Methane Protection Act ................. 138 13. MCA: Title 76, Chapter 16, Part 1 – Grazing Conservation Act .............................. 140 14. MCA: Title 80, Chapter 7, Part 11 – Vertebrate Pest Management ........................ 144 15. MCA: Title 81, Chapter 4, Part 3 – Herd Districts ...................................................... 145 16. MCA: Title 81, Chapter 29, Part 1 – Feral Swine ........................................................ 155 17. MCA: Title 87, Chapter 5, Part 7 – Exotic Wildlife and Wildlife Protection ......... 156 FEDERAL AUTHORITIES ......................................................................................... 164 1. Title 39, Part 4, Chapter 30 – Alien Species Prevention and Enforcement Act 164 2. Title 7, Chapter 109A – Animal Damage Control Act ............................................ 164 3. Title 7, Chapter 109 – Animal Health Protection Act ............................................ 165 4. Title 16, Chapter 41 – Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act ................................ 167 5. Title 16, Chapter 35 – Endangered Species Act: ...................................................... 180 6. Executive Order 13112 – Invasive species: ............................................................... 191 7. Title 43, Chapter 35 – Federal Land Policy and Management Act: ..................... 195 8. Title 7, Chapter 61 – Federal Noxious Weed Act: .................................................... 198 9. Title 7, Chapter 37 – Federal Seed Act: ..................................................................... 201 10. Title 16, Chapter 36 – Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act: ..................................................................................................................................... 209 11. Title 16, Chapter 65 – International Forestry Cooperation Act: .......................... 210 12. Title 18, Chapter 3; Title 16, Chapter 53 – Lacey Act: ........................................... 211 13. Title 16, Chapter 67 – National Invasive Species Act: ........................................... 222 14. Title 42, Chapter 55 – National Environmental Policy Act: ................................. 226 15. Title 16, Chapter 67 – Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act: .................................................................................................................................... 227 16. Title 7, Chapter 104 – Noxious Weed Control and Eradication Act: ................... 231 17. Title 16, Chapter 3 – Organic Administration Act: ................................................. 235 18. Title 7, Chapter 104 – Plant Protection Act: ............................................................ 235 19. Title 16, Chapter 3B – Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act: ............ 254 20. Title 21, Chapter 5 – Virus-Serum-Toxin Act: ......................................................... 257 21. Title 16, Chapter 69 – Wild Bird Conservation Act: ............................................... 257 TRIBAL AUTHORITIES ............................................................................................. 258 1. Blackfeet Tribe ............................................................................................................... 258 2. Chippewa Cree Tribe (Rocky Boy) ............................................................................. 260 3. Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) ................................................. 262 4. Crow Tribe ....................................................................................................................... 265 5. Assiniboine and Gros Ventre Tribe (Fort Belknap) ................................................ 269 6. Assiniboine and Sioux (Fort Peck) ............................................................................. 282 7. Little Shell Tribe ...........................................................................................................