32.5.104    PAYMENT OF FEES

(1) All Montana deputy state veterinarians submitting specimens which require a fee will be billed once a month by the department. Payment is to be remitted to: Department of Livestock, 301 N. Roberts St., PO Box 202001, Helena, MT, 59620-2001 and will be past due if not mailed within 45 days after the bill is received. Past due accounts will be subject to a $2.00 late charge per month.

(2) All other persons submitting fee basis specimens must either send payment before or with the specimens, or, obtain prior approval from the laboratory to submit specimens without prepayment, in which case they may be billed as are deputy state veterinarians.

(3) Failure to pay bills within 90 days after they have been received may result in either suspension of laboratory use privileges for fee basis procedures, institution of any/all collection activities allowed by law, or both.

History: Sec. 81-2-102 MCA; IMP, Sec. 81-2-102 MCA; NEW, EMERG, Eff. 8/4/75; AMD, 2000 MAR p. 3412, Eff. 12/8/00.