Bozeman, MT

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, a small recreational fire needs no permit from March 1 through November 30 if it stays within three feet in diameter and two feet in height. From…

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, open burning from March 1 through November 30 needs a county open burn permit before any fire is lit, burn barrels are totally prohibited, and the fire…

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, possessing for sale, selling or offering fireworks for sale is prohibited, and discharging fireworks needs a permit, including in county enclaves…

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, the noise article sets clock windows by season instead of one nightly quiet hour. Outdoor gatherings that need no permit are authorized from 6:00 a.m…

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, leaf blowers and snow blowers are authorized from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. from October 1 through March 30 and from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. from April 1…

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, construction noise between 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. must not exceed 60dB(A) at the property line of an immediately adjacent property. The director of…

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, it is unlawful to own, keep or harbor an animal that by frequent or habitual howling, barking, meowing, squawking or other noise disturbs a normally…

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, it is unlawful to use a radio, boombox, musical instrument or any sound-producing device in a way that disturbs the quiet, comfort or repose of a…

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, a motor vehicle on a street must carry a muffler in good working order and in constant operation, and using a muffler cutout is unlawful. Horn abuse…

Aircraft noise in Montana is governed almost entirely by federal law under the Federal Aviation Act and FAA regulations. State and local authorities generally cannot regulate flight…

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, it is unlawful to leave a rusted, wrecked, junked, partially dismantled, inoperative or abandoned vehicle on private property for more than 72 hours…

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, a vehicle in a marked loading zone must be loading or unloading passengers or handling materials, and the stay cannot exceed 30 minutes unless the…

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, parking on streets in the Montana State University residential district is unlawful from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except legal…

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, no one can stop, stand or park in front of a public or private driveway, on a sidewalk, within an intersection, on a crosswalk, or within 15 feet of a…

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, no one can park a commercial vehicle on any street for longer than one hour, except while lawfully and continuously loading or unloading. The code…

Montana regulates who may tow far more tightly than what they may charge. The Professional Tow Trucks part, Mont. Code Ann. §§ 61-8-901 through 61-8-920, sets no cap on hookup…

The City of Bozeman, Montana defines a dangerous animal by conduct, not by breed. Bozeman Municipal Code § 8.02.010(A)(7) covers any animal that attacks, bites or injures without…

Bozeman Municipal Code § 8.02.020(B) requires every person keeping a cat over six months of age in the City of Bozeman, Montana to register and number it annually with the department…

Bozeman Municipal Code § 8.02.060 makes it unlawful to own, harbor or keep any exotic animal in the City of Bozeman, Montana without written permission of the city commission, granted…

Bozeman Municipal Code § 8.02.050 makes it unlawful to keep more than two each of cats or dogs over six months of age in the City of Bozeman, Montana without a kennel license from the…

Bozeman Municipal Code § 8.02.070 lets residents of the City of Bozeman, Montana keep up to 15 hens per permit holder, but only under a city permit, and issuing a permit is a…

Bozeman Municipal Code § 8.02.080 requires dogs on any street, sidewalk, public way, park or other public space in the City of Bozeman, Montana to be on a leash or chain not exceeding…

Montana requires all beekeepers to register hives with the Department of Agriculture annually. The state apiary law preempts local registration mandates and sets disease standards…

Montana state law prohibits intentional or negligent feeding of deer, elk, bears, and other game animals statewide. The rule preempts municipal allowance and applies on private…

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, spray irrigation of landscapes is limited to three assigned days a week based on the property's address and is banned every day between 10:00 a.m. and…

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, the owner or agent of any lot must cut and destroy weeds and vegetation growing on, in front of, or along the property within ten days after the city…

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, no person can remove a tree or shrub in the public area without first obtaining a permit and paying the fee set by City Commission resolution. The city…

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, branches overhanging a public street must be trimmed to a minimum clearance of 14 feet above the parking lane, and branches over a public sidewalk to…

Montana SB 528, codified in 2023, requires cities and counties to allow accessory dwelling units on lots zoned for single-family use. Local governments cannot impose owner-occupancy…

Montana adopts statewide building and residential codes through the Department of Labor and Industry. Tiny houses on foundations follow IRC Appendix Q, while RV-classified tiny homes…

Montana statute MCA 70-16-205 establishes the partition fence rule: when a neighbor encloses land bordering an existing fence, they must pay a just proportion of the fence value…

A Montana cottage food operation registers with the local health authority in the county where the home sits, pays a $40 fee set by ARM 37.110.511(7), and is then exempt from retail…

Montana requires state registration or licensure for home-based child care under Title 52, Chapter 2, MCA. The Department of Public Health and Human Services sets capacity, safety, and…

Montana never created a microenterprise home kitchen permit because it went further. The Montana Local Food Choice Act, Mont. Code Ann. §§ 50-49-201 through 50-49-203, bars every state…

Montana imposes a statewide 4% lodging facility use tax and a 4% sales tax on short-term rental accommodations. Hosts must register with the Department of Revenue, collect taxes from…

Montana regulates public swimming pools, spas, and bathing places under state health rules requiring licensing, water quality testing, and lifeguard standards regardless of local…

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, the fire chief can issue a burn ban that prohibits charcoal grills, fire pits and chimineas along with all open burning. The ban takes effect…

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, it is unlawful to put solid waste at the collection point without a suitable container. Bulky waste that does not fit can sit outside the container…

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, solid waste collection is weekly. The printed exceptions are 35-gallon totes, collected weekly or monthly depending on need, and dumpsters, collected…

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, trash containers are allowed in the street right-of-way only the night before and on the day of collection, and must be stored off the right-of-way the…

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, dumpster collection accounts use a dumpster provided by the city, and all solid waste on those accounts goes in it. Dumpsters are collected daily or…

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, depositing solid waste on another person's property without the owner's or occupant's permission is forbidden. Conviction in municipal court carries a…

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, depositing materials that are not identified or listed as acceptable at a recycling receptacle is forbidden, whether the receptacle belongs to the city…

Montana sets no recycling mandate for households or businesses. Under Mont. Code Ann. § 75-10-805, only state agencies, the legislature, and the university system must prepare…

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, loitering or prowling in a place, at a time or in a manner not usual for law-abiding individuals, under circumstances that warrant alarm for the safety…

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, a loud or unruly gathering draws a first-response warning, then fines of $100.00, $250.00 and $500.00 on a rolling 12-month schedule, plus billed…

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, no one can publicly urinate or defecate on streets, sidewalks, alleys, parks, parking lots or other places open to the public, including areas open to…

The City of Bozeman, Montana, bans smoking only in enclosed public places and places of employment. Section 16.07.040 exempts outdoor areas from the smoking article, so the ban does…

Bozeman Municipal Code § 4.04.030 makes public drinking and the public display of open alcoholic beverages unlawful anywhere within the City of Bozeman, Montana city limits. A…

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, pedestrians must cross by the shortest route, must yield to vehicles when crossing outside a crosswalk, and cannot cross outside a crosswalk in Parts I…

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, riding a skateboard, rollerblades or roller skates on any sidewalk or roadway in the downtown business district is unlawful. The same devices are…

The City of Bozeman, Montana, does not name generators, but § 16.06.060 bars stationary internal combustion engines from discharging exhaust without a muffler and bars noise-creating…

In residential zones of the City of Bozeman, Montana, § 16.06.060 makes it unlawful to sound a vehicle horn or backup beeper except as a warning, and to load, unload or handle crates…

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, a building or place operated in a way that produces repeated disruptive activities, including loud noises in late night or early morning hours, is on…

The City of Bozeman, Montana adopts the Uniform Plumbing Code, 2009 edition, as provided by ARM 24.301.301 or a successor provision, plus the state plumbing amendments in Subchapter 3…

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, a building official can withhold a certificate of occupancy until a structure conforms to the adopted technical codes and its building permit, and can…

The City of Bozeman, Montana adopts the International Energy Conservation Code, 2009 edition, as provided by ARM 24.301.161 or a successor provision, as its model code for energy…

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, a building permit becomes invalid if work is not commenced within 180 days after issuance or is suspended or abandoned for 180 days. Anyone who starts…

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, no wiring can be altered or installed without first notifying the electrical inspector and securing a permit. Work started before the permit is…

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, any building that meets the International Building Code section 116 definition of an unsafe building, and any imminent life safety hazard, is declared…

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, the owner of land abutting a paved sidewalk must clear snow and ice from it. Business districts have until 9:00 a.m. of the next business day, 12:00…

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, a lot that sits unoccupied is held to the same weed nuisance rules as an occupied one. The city engineer can abate the nuisance, with or without…

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, the code allows the city to declare a place a public nuisance for repeated disruption such as public drunkenness, drinking in public, loud noises and…

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, no one can place building materials, trash, debris, snow and ice shoveled from private premises, or any other article on a street, alley, trail, path…

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, the owner of property abutting and fronting a street or alley must keep the public sidewalk immediately abutting the property in good order and repair…

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, private exclusive use of the downtown public right-of-way needs a permit from the director of transportation and engineering. The permit runs no more…

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, sidewalk dining is a downtown program run by the director of transportation and engineering. Tables and chairs need an annual encroachment permit, a…

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, no one can conduct a parade or public assembly, or use a public facility or right-of-way for non-governmental purposes, without a valid permit from the…

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, the director of transportation and engineering can issue a temporary permit for special events in the downtown business district, such as Crazy Days…

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, a residential block party that closes a street needs a permit from the city manager. The closure cannot involve an arterial or collector street, must…

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, reserving a park or recreational facility means filing an application with the director of parks and recreation at least 15 working days and no more…

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, Bozeman Municipal Code § 2.08.210 prohibits camping on city owned property, city easements, leased property and every public right-of-way. A violation…

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, water customers must repair leaky fixtures, interior pipes and irrigation systems at their own expense, at once and without waiting for the city to…

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, a cyclist on a street rides as near to the right-hand side as practicable, no more than two abreast, and must use an adjacent usable bicycle path…

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, a business whose principal service is renting bicycles or motorized personal transportation devices to the public, including through a mobile app, must…

A golf cart may not be driven on any Montana public street or highway unless the county, city or town that controls that road has specifically authorised it by ordinance or regulation…

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, every new development and redevelopment project must submit a stormwater management plan or, above five acres, a comprehensive drainage plan to the…

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, owners and operators of construction sites must stabilize disturbed soil and stockpiles, install sediment controls, and inspect all BMPs at least every…

The Montana Floodplain and Floodway Management Act (Title 76, Ch. 5, MCA) requires DNRC-approved local floodplain regulations meeting NFIP standards. State minimum standards apply…

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, no tree goes into the public area without a permit from the city forester and payment of any permit fee set by City Commission resolution. Street trees…

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, police and other authorized city agents can remove a vehicle to the city impound lot or to a location associated with a tow company. The owner pays…

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, every secondhand dealer must obtain a license under chapter 12, article 2 before doing any business. The dealer files the application with the director…

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, a pawnbroker needs a chapter 12 license and must hold each purchase for ten days after the transaction is uploaded to the police department database…

Montana regulates vapor and tobacco retail under Title 16, chapter 11 (Youth Access to Tobacco Products Control Act). Retailers need a state tobacco license and must verify age…

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, no minor under 16 can loiter, idle, wander, stroll or play in public places between 10:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m. official city time. Parents and guardians…

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, parks are open every day of the year, but nobody can be physically present in a park between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. without written permission of the…

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, mobile vendors on a sidewalk must keep a clear pedestrian pathway, cannot place chairs, tables or signage on the sidewalk, and can sell only to people…

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, operating a mobile vending unit without a mobile vending license is unlawful, and each unit needs its own license. Applications go to the department of…

In the City of Bozeman, Montana, mobile vendors can operate only in listed zoning districts, including commercial, industrial, public land and several mixed use districts, and never in…

Montana setbacks are set by local zoning, but 2023 housing laws limit them: SB 323 requires cities over 5,000 to allow duplexes on single-family lots, and SB 528 (MCA 76-2-345)…

Montana sets statewide licensing for marijuana dispensaries under Title 16, Chapter 12, MCA, including a 500-foot buffer from schools and places of worship. Counties that voted against…

Montana law (Title 16, Chapter 12, MCA) sets uniform statewide rules for adult-use marijuana home cultivation, allowing limited plants per household. The state framework controls plant…

Commercial drone pilots in Montana must hold an FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate. The FAA preempts local flight regulation, while Montana statutes restrict surveillance, evidence…

FAA rules govern airspace, while Montana law (MCA 45-8-213, 46-5-109) prohibits drone surveillance of private property and protected uses. Local governments cannot regulate flight, but…

Montana sets a single statewide minimum wage under MCA 39-3-409, indexed annually to inflation ($10.85 in 2026). No Montana statute authorizes local governments to set their own or…

Montana has no statewide paid sick or family leave mandate for private employers, and its minimum-wage statutes neither authorize nor clearly preempt local paid-leave ordinances.

Montana permits concealed carry without a permit for most adults under HB 102 (2021), while still issuing optional permits under MCA 45-8-321 for reciprocity and convenience.

Montana statute MCA 45-8-351 broadly preempts local governments from regulating the purchase, sale, ownership, possession, transportation, or transfer of firearms and ammunition.

Montana law under MCA 45-8-316 generally allows adults to carry firearms in vehicles, with permitless concealed carry now extended to most public places under HB 102 (2021).

Montana never built freestanding card rooms: it licenses live card tables inside the bars, restaurants, and clubs that already hold on-premises liquor licenses. Under MCA 23-5-306, an…

Montana exempts 501(c)(3), (c)(4), (c)(8), and (c)(19) nonprofits from the state gambling permit fee to run charitable bingo, keno, and raffles under MCA 23-5-406. Groups exempted…

Montana defines any wager contingent on chance as gambling and bans it unless a statute specifically authorizes it. The only social-game exception covers bridge, cribbage, hearts…

Montana legalized sports wagering in 2019, but only as a state lottery monopoly, not a commercial sportsbook market. Sports Bet Montana, operated by the Montana Lottery, is the sole…

Montana has no general HOA statute creating an assessment lien, so an ordinary homeowners' association's lien and foreclosure power come only from the recorded declaration…

Most Montana HOAs are nonprofit corporations governed by the Montana Nonprofit Corporation Act (Title 35, Ch. 2): an annual members' meeting (§ 35-2-526), special meetings on a 5%…

Montana covenant and architectural disputes turn on the recorded declaration and common-law rules of restrictive covenants. Section 70-17-210 sets who may enforce a covenant and…

Montana has never enacted a homeowners' association fine statute. There is no dollar cap, no statutory schedule, no required cure period, and no statutory notice-and-hearing step…

Only Montana condominiums get a statutory assessment lien, and only the Unit Ownership Act says how it is foreclosed. Mont. Code Ann. § 70-23-608(1) requires the proceedings to conform…

Montana has one statute on association rental limits, Mont. Code Ann. § 70-17-901, in force since May 9, 2019. It bars a homeowners' association from entering into, amending, or…

Montana's checkpoint statute never uses the words sobriety or DUI. Section 46-5-502, MCA, lets a law enforcement agency set up a temporary roadblock within its jurisdiction for three…

Montana has no statute that grants an express right to record police, and it does not need one to make open recording lawful. The offense in 45-8-213(1)(c), MCA, is committed only by…

Montana is not a stop-and-identify state. Section 46-5-401(2)(a), MCA, lets a peace officer who has made a lawful investigative stop request a person's name, present address and an…

Montana's search rules for a stopped vehicle come from its own constitution rather than from a legalisation-era statute. Article II, Section 11 was amended by Constitutional Amendment…

Montana has no dedicated light-trespass statute. Excessive light spilling onto a neighbor's property is handled as a private nuisance under MCA 27-30-106, with a civil action and…

Under Mont. Code Ann. § 70-24-422, a Montana landlord may terminate for unpaid rent if the tenant fails to pay within 3 days after written notice. Most lease violations carry a 14-day…

Mont. Code Ann. § 70-24-303 requires Montana landlords to keep rentals fit and habitable: meeting building codes, maintaining utilities, supplying running water, reasonable hot water…

Montana's Residential Landlord and Tenant Act establishes statewide eviction procedures and grounds. Cities cannot impose just-cause eviction requirements beyond state law, which…

Under Mont. Code Ann. § 70-24-312, a Montana landlord must give the tenant at least 24 hours' notice of intent to enter and may enter only at reasonable times. Entry is allowed to…

Montana's Residential Landlord and Tenant Act sets no statutory cap on late rent fees and requires no grace period. Late fees are governed only by the rental agreement under Mont. Code…

Under Mont. Code Ann. § 70-24-441, either party may end a month-to-month tenancy with at least 30 days' written notice and a week-to-week tenancy with 7 days' written notice. A…

Rent control is prohibited at the local level in Montana. Mont. Code Ann. § 7-1-111(26) denies every local government any power to control the amount of rent charged for private…

Montana sets no statutory limit on the size of a residential security deposit. Under Mont. Code Ann. § 70-25-202, a landlord must return the deposit within 10 days when there are no…

Montana adverse possession is hard to establish. Under Mont. Code Ann. § 70-19-411, a claimant must occupy and claim the land continuously for 5 years and must have paid all state…

Montana counties may zone to protect farmland, and the Right to Farm and Ranch Act (MCA 76-2-901 to 76-2-903) bars local ordinances from declaring established agricultural operations a…

Political signs in Montana are protected by the First Amendment and Article II of the Montana Constitution. Following Reed v. Town of Gilbert, content-based restrictions on political…

Montana enacted MCA 7-1-121 in 2021 (HB 407), preempting local governments from regulating, banning, or imposing fees on plastic bags and other auxiliary containers.

Montana has never passed a statute voiding covenants that ban or restrict solar panels. There is no "reasonable restriction" test, no architectural approval deadline, and no cost or…

Montana requires regulated electric utilities to offer net metering to customers whose solar systems generate no more than 50 kilowatts. The Montana Public Service Commission oversees…

Montana law gives consumers a statewide three-day right to cancel door-to-door sales of $25 or more. Sellers must provide written notice of cancellation rights, and the protections…

Federal law bars tobacco, vapor, and alternative-nicotine sales to anyone under 21, and that applies in Montana. Montana's own statutes (MCA 16-11-305 and 45-5-637) still reference age…

Montana counts your extra lamps. Section 61-9-217, MCA, allows no more than two spot lamps, no more than two fog lamps and no more than two auxiliary driving lamps, each with its own…

Montana does not publish a closed list of things that may sit on a windshield. Section 61-9-405(2)(a), MCA, prohibits driving with a sign, poster, substance or other nontransparent…

Montana authorised lane filtering in 2021 and the section is still in force with no expiry. Mont. Code Ann. § 61-8-392 lets the operator of a two-wheeled motorcycle overtake and pass a…

Montana never wrote a statute naming license plate covers, frames or tinted shields. What governs instead is Mont. Code Ann. § 61-3-301(1)(a), which requires plates to be conspicuously…

No section of the Montana Code prohibits owning, mounting or using a radar detector in a private vehicle. Title 61, chapter 9, the vehicle equipment chapter, contains no reference to a…

Montana lets you run studded snow tires on any highway between October 1 and May 31 of each year. Mont. Code Ann. § 61-9-406(3) bans studs, cleats and spikes on a tire the rest of the…

Montana sets its tint limits in 61-9-405(4), MCA. Front side windows must pass at least 24% light transmission and reflect no more than 35%. Rear and behind-the-front-seat side windows…