7-1-114. Mandatory provisions. - Montana Statutes

     7-1-114. Mandatory provisions. (1) A local government with self-government powers is subject to the following provisions:
     (a) all state laws providing for the incorporation or disincorporation of cities and towns, for the annexation, disannexation, or exclusion of territory from a city or town, for the creation, abandonment, or boundary alteration of counties, and for city-county consolidation;
     (b) Title 7, chapter 3, part 1;
     (c) all laws establishing legislative procedures or requirements for units of local government;
     (d) all laws regulating the election of local officials;
     (e) all laws that require or regulate planning or zoning;
     (f) any law directing or requiring a local government or any officer or employee of a local government to carry out any function or provide any service;
     (g) except as provided in subsection (3), any law regulating the budget, finance, or borrowing procedures and powers of local governments;
     (h) Title 70, chapters 30 and 31.
     (2) These provisions are a prohibition on the self-government unit acting other than as provided.
     (3) (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1)(g) and except as provided in subsection (3)(b), self-governing local government units are not subject to the mill levy limits established by state law.
     (b) The provisions of 15-10-420 apply to self-governing local government units.

     History: En. 47A-7-204 by Sec. 1, Ch. 345, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 47A-7-204; amd. Sec. 29, Ch. 42, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 584, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 42, Ch. 278, L. 2001.