Montana SB509 aims to ensure agricultural equipment owners and independent repair providers have access to necessary software, tools, and parts.
Montana SB509, known as the Agricultural Embedded Software Act, mandates that manufacturers of agricultural equipment provide owners and independent repair providers with necessary software, tools, and parts to maintain and repair equipment. The bill ensures that embedded software is considered sold rather than licensed, prohibits manufacturers from restricting the use of equipment through contracts, and requires that all rights and privileges transfer to new owners upon sale.
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