12-1-1: STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION:
The legislature of the state of Montana has delegated the responsibility to local government units to adopt regulations designed to promote the public health, safety and general welfare of its citizenry.
Other authority for municipalities and counties to adopt floodplain management regulations appears in sections 76-5-101 through 406, Montana Code Annotated. (Ord. 325-11, 8-23-2011, eff. 9-1-2011)