HB642

Montana HB642 revises public nuisance laws to include camping in violation of a city ordinance or statute as a public nuisance.

Montana HB642 amends the definition of "public nuisance" to include camping in violation of a city ordinance or statute. The bill specifies that any condition endangering safety, being offensive to the senses, or obstructing property use by a community or considerable number of persons is a public nuisance. It also states that agricultural or farming operations are not public nuisances if they have been in operation longer than the complaining resident or commercial establishment.