All of the Statutes and Rules listed here are applicable to this board.
Statutes are laws passed by the Legislature. All
changes in statutes must go through the legislative process and be
passed into law before they become effective. Title 37, Chapter 1,
Part 3 is the Uniform Regulatory Act passed by the Legislature in
1995. All professional and occupational licensing is covered in these
statutes.
Administrative Rules pertaining to sanitarian
licensing are written and adopted by the Board of Sanitarians. The Board
writes rules in order to administer the laws over which the
Legislature has given the Board authority. Rules can be changed by going
through the rule-making procedure. They do not go through the
Legislative process. The Board of Sanitarians continuously reviews
rules to determine needed changes.
The Administrative Rules of Montana (ARM) at this site contain
what should be the same text as the official version published by the
Office of the Secretary of State. There is a possibility, however, that
the content may vary from the official version. In addition, the format
has been changed for viewing on this web site. A copy of the official
ARM in official format can be obtained from the ARM Bureau of the Office
of the Secretary of State by emailing
SOSARM@mt.gov
. A web version of
the ARM published by the Secretary of State can be viewed at Secretary
of State's
Administrative Rules of Montana.