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TITLE 39. LABOR
CHAPTER 73. SILICOSIS BENEFITS
Part 1. General Provisions
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Mont. Code Ann. § 39-73-101

Definitions

(1) "Examining board" means a well-qualified physician or physicians, as designated by the department of labor and industry.

(2) The term "gainful occupation" may not be construed to mean occasional or intermittent light employment where the ability to do manual labor is not essential but means any person having an income from any other source exceeding $350 a month.

(3) "Payments" means money payments to persons having silicosis.

(4) "Silicosis" means a fibrotic condition of the lungs due to the inhalation of silica dust.

Official Annotations
History:
(1) thru (3)En. Sec. 1, Part 9, Ch. 82, L. 1937, as added by Sec. 1, Ch. 5, L. 1941
Amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 225, L. 1961
Amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 360, L. 1971
Amd. Sec. 38, Ch. 182, L. 1975
Sec. 71-1001, R.C.M. 1947
(4)En. Sec. 3, Part 9, Ch. 82, L. 1937, as added by Sec. 1, Ch. 5, L. 1941
Amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 68, L. 1945
Amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 216, L. 1947
Amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 192, L. 1949
Amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 42, L. 1953
Amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 252, L. 1955
Amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 3, L. 1961
Amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 225, L. 1961
Amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 267, L. 1965
Amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 125, L. 1967
Amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 260, L. 1969
Amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 105, L. 1971
Amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 360, L. 1971
Amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 504, L. 1973
Sec. 71-1003, R.C.M. 1947
R.C.M. 1947, 71-1001, 71-1003(part)
Amd. Sec. 64, Ch. 613, L. 1989
Amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 474, L. 2005 (HB 327 - Groesbeck, George (D) HD 74)
Amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 232, L. 2007 (HB 540 - Groesbeck, George (D) HD 74)
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