LC 2255 Legislature · 2025 Regular Session

Generally revise nuisance laws

This bill revises Montana's nuisance laws by updating definitions of public and private nuisances and establishing specific exceptions to prevent certain activities from being classified as nuisances. It clarifies that lawful actions, government-authorized activities, shooting range operations during permitted hours, and agricultural activities are generally not considered nuisances, while also protecting long-standing farming operations from complaints based on changed neighborhood conditions. The legislation creates a private cause of action for public nuisances, limits liability to those who directly caused the nuisance, and allows government entities to take action to abate public nuisances. Additionally, it repeals several existing nuisance-related statutes and establishes preemption, meaning these new rules override common law and conflicting state laws on the subject.
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Dec 2024
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Introduced Dec 7, 2024 Last action Feb 25, 2025
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