STATE LABORATORIES 



TABLE OF CONTENTS 



RECOMMENDATIONS iii 



INTRODUCTION 1 



Purpose of Study 1 



Study Procedures 1 



Scope of Study 2 



AGRICULTURAL LABORATORIES 7 



1. Grain Laboratory - Bozeman 7 



2. Feed and Fertilizer (Analytical) Laboratory .... 8 



3. Department of Livestock Diagnostic Laboratory ... 8 



4. Soil Testing Laboratory 10 



5. Montana State Grain Inspection Laboratory 11 



Agricultural Testing Fees 13 



HEALTH LABORATORIES 13 



6. 7, 8. Institutional Health Laboratories 13 



9. Laboratory Division - State Department of Health 



and Environmental Sciences 17 



MISCELLANEOUS STATE AGENCY LABORATORIES 21 



10. Materials Testing Division - State Highway 

 Department 21 



11. Analytical Laboratory Division - Montana Bureau 



of Mines and Geology 22 



12. Fish and Wildlife Laboratory - Bozeman 22 



13. Criminal Investigation Laboratory - Missoula .... 23 



FIGURES 



FIGURE 1 - Breakdown of Total Operating Laboratories by 



Function 3 



FIGURE 2 - Agricultural Laboratories Organization Chart 6 



FIGURE 3 - Health Laboratories Organization Chart ... 14 



TABLES 



TABLE 1 - Summary of State Laboratory Operations .... 5 



TABLE 2 - Sanitary Board Diagnostic Laboratory 9 



TABLE 3 - Seed Testing Fees Charged by Selected 



Western States 12 



APPENDICES 



APPENDIX A 25 



APPENDIX B 27 



