- (1) "Board" means a district weed board created under 7-22-2103, MCA.
- (2) "Buffer area" means a weed free area maintained around the perimeter of a site.
- (3) "Gravel" means small stones or pebbles, or a mixture of these with sand, stone, and gravel as well as recycled concrete and asphalt materials.
- (4) "Inspector" means a person who is authorized or employed by the department and is certified by the department to conduct activities under the Certified Weed Free Materials Act.
- (5) "Material" means natural materials such as bark, compost, wood chippings, leaves/needles, vegetation, grass, or straw, and those synthetic materials that are included on the United State Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service national list of allowed and prohibited substances.
- (6) "Montana certified material" means products from sites that meet Montana's weed free certification standards and are approved by an agent.
- (7) "Mulch" means any material or mix of materials that consists of a combination of vegetation and/or synthetic products that are manufactured as a whole and that are used for temperature, moisture, and/or erosion control, weed suppression, or aesthetic purposes, and are applied solely as a surface treatment.
- (8) "Regulated area" means an area designated by an agency, group, or person that requires the use of noxious weed seed free material.
- (9) "Site" means a single area where material is stored, harvested, or produced prior to being transported to where it will be utilized as a surface treatment.
Authorizing statute(s): 80-7-902, MCA
Implementing statute(s): 80-7-902, MCA
History: NEW, 2021 MAR p. 1048, Eff. 8/28/21.