(a) Any assessment under this Article must be collected in the same way as real property taxes are collected under State and County laws. Each annual installment due may be included on the County tax bill, or billed separately, as the Director of Finance orders.
(b) If any person does not pay any annual installment, including any interest and penalty due, the Director of Finance may sell the property against which the assessment has been made at tax sale for the unpaid balance due on the assessment, including any interest or penalty due, in the same manner as real property is sold for nonpayment of taxes, together with all other charges due, if any. (Mont. Co. Code 1965, § 24-40; 1978 L.M.C., ch. 34, § 3; 2007 L.M.C., ch. 8, § 1.)