§ 8.04.300. Cooperation agreements.

A.

Any state agency controlling land within the district, including the Department of Highways; the Department of State Lands; the Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks; the Department of Institutions; the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation; and the university system, shall enter into a written agreement with board. The agreement must specify mutual responsibilities for noxious weedmanagement on state-owned or state-controlled land within the district.

B.

The board and the governing body of each incorporated municipality within the district shall enter into a written agreement and shall cooperatively plan for the management of noxious weeds within the boundaries of the municipality. The board may implement management procedures described in the plan within the boundaries of the municipality for noxious weeds only. Control of nuisance weeds within the municipality remains the responsibility of the governing body of the municipality, as specified in 7-22-4101, MCA.

C.

The board may develop and carry out its noxious weed management program in cooperation with boards of other districts, with state and federal governments and their agencies, or with any person within the district. The board may enter into cooperative agreements with any of these parties. (7-22-2151 MCA)

(Ord. 268 § 1 (part), 1986)