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HorticultuiMl Inspection & Quarantine Service - The Horticultural 

 Inspection and Quarantine Service was established under Law 3-109.1 

 R.C.M. 1947. The purpose of the Horticulture program is to enforce the 

 laws of the State of Montana relative to the grading and marketing of 

 vegetables and nursery stock, control and destruction of insect pests, 

 and the licensing of persons engaged in the business of selling or im- 

 porting fruits, trees, plants, or nursery stock. In addition, the Horti- 

 culture Program provides horticulture inspection services. This program 

 is supported by appropriations from the General Fund and Highway Account 

 in the Earmarked Revenue Fund. 



Marketing Coordinator - This program established by the 1969 legis- 

 lature (Section 3-116, R.C.M. 1947) created the position of Agricultural 

 Marketing Coordinator under the supervision of the Commissioner of Agri- 

 culture. The Marketing Coordinator coordinates marketing from initial 

 producer to consumer to reduce marketing costs by way of securing a means 

 of more efficiently marketing products. The coordinator develops new and 

 improved systems of marketing to stabilize and iiiprove returns for in- 

 dustry and producer. This includes coordinating work with local, state 

 and national planning groups in helping to identify major needs as well, 

 as gathering and dissmenating information concerning supply, demand, 

 favorable marketing information, prevailing prices and changes in market- 

 ing movements, practices and rates. 



Montana Real Estate Commission - The status relating to the operations 

 of the Montana Real Estate Commission are contained in Sections 66-1924 

 through 66-1946, and in Sections 67-2101 through 21-2136, R.C.M. 1947. The 

 provisions of the Real Estate Licensing Act includes procedures for appli- 

 cation, qualification, bonding, licensing, supervision and regulation of 

 real estate brokers and salesmen. The provisions of the Subdivision Act 

 provide for the registration of intrastate land offered for sale out of 

 state. The provisions of the Foreign Land Sales Practices Act provide for 

 the registration of all land situated out of state offered for sale in 

 Montana. 



Weights & Measures - The Weights and Measures program is charged by 

 law (Section 90-125, R.C.M. 1947) to test all weighing and measuring de- 

 vices used for buying and selling commodities in this state. This includ- 

 es such items as balances, scales, petroleum meters and containers. In 

 addition, quantity control of pre-packaged items and quality control of 

 petroleum products are under the supervision of this program. The program 

 is basically supported by a General Fund appropriation. All fees collected 

 under the laws administered by this program are deposited into the state's 

 General Fund, with the exception of reimbursement for special inspections. 

 Special inspection charges are deposited into the Revolving Fund, Agricul- 

 ture Department Account. 



V\fheat Research & Marketing - The Wheat Research and Marketing Division 

 established under Section 3-2901 R.C.M. 1947 provides a policy to benefit 

 the people of the State of Montana by encouraging and promoting intensive 

 scientific and practical research into all phases of wheat culture and pro- 

 duction, marketing and use into the development of markets for wheat grown 

 in Montana. 



