The local legislative body of a city, county or town may adopt a building code by ordinance to apply to the city, county or town jurisdictional area. A city, county or town building code may include only codes adopted by the Building Codes Bureau.
A city, county or town may not enforce a building code unless the code enforcement program has been certified by the Building Codes Bureau as in compliance with applicable statutes and rules; the current adopted code, a current list of fees to be imposed and a current plan for enforcement of the code have been filed and approved by the Bureau; and all inspectors inspecting or approving any installations, which if accomplished commercially require state licensure, must be properly and currently state-licensed journeyman in that craft or occupation or be certified by a national recognized entity for testing and certification of inspectors that is approved by the Bureau before being permitted to inspect or approve any installation.
As part of the continuing certification of a city, county or town, certain annual requirements must be met including submittal of annual reports to the Building Codes Bureau and, when certain criteria are met, submittal of independent audits. Annual reporting requirements can be found in ARM 24.301.207 (1) through (4).
The requirements for an independent audit can be found in ARM 24.301.208 (1). This rule identifies the criteria for any certified city, county or town which, when met, require an independent fiscal audit to be performed and submitted to the Certified Local Government Program. Audits are required to be performed per the guidelines of agreed upon procedures as established by the Building Codes Bureau. The following link provides a copy of the revised current agreed upon procedures.
Agreed Upon Procedures
Questions regarding certification procedures and requirements e-mail buildingcodes@mt.gov or call (406) 841-2056
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Below is a list of all certified local government building code jurisdictions and certified building code inspectors:
Please click here for a printable version of the list below
All other areas are under the jurisdiction of the State Building Codes Bureau
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CODES
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BUILDING OFFICIAL
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PHONE
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JURISDICTION
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| Belgrade
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B,P
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Jason Karp
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388-3760
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City Limits
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| Billings
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B, P(M/G) E, M, SP
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Brian Anderson
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657-8270
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City Limits
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| Bozeman
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B, P, E, M, SP
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Bob Risk
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582-2375
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City Limits
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| Butte-Silver Bow
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B, P, M
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Michael Nasheim
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497-6210
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County
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| Choteau
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B
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Kyle Harlan
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466-2510
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City Limits
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| Colstrip
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B* (residential only)
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Russell Murphy
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853-5084
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City Limits
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| Columbia Falls
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B, P, E, M
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Tad Lisowski
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892-4388
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City Limits
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| Conrad
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B
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Kyle Harlan
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788-3398
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City Limits
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| Cutbank
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B
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James Yeagley
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873-5526
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City Limits
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| Darby
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B
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Dale Jankunas (interim)
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961-2423
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City Limits
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| Deer Lodge - County
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B* (residential only)
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John Markin
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563-4010
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County
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| Deer Lodge - City
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B* (residential only)
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Dan Green
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846-3649
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City Limits
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| East Helena
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B
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Craig Jenneskins
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227-5321
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City Limits
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| Forsyth
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B* (residential only)
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Ronald Ball
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346-2521
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City Limits
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| Fort Benton
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B* (residential only)
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William Ball
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621-3850
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City Limits
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| Glasgow
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B, M
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Robert Kompel
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228-2476
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City Limits
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| Great Falls
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B, P(M/G) E, M
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Bruce Haman
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455-8530
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City Limits
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| Hamilton
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B, P
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Donald Ramer
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363-6717
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City Limits
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| Hardin
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B* (residential only)
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Joseph Connolly
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665-9264
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City Limits
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| Havre
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B
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David Peterson
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265-4941
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City Limits
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| Helena
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B, P, E, M
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Kimberley Mack
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447-8438
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City Limits
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| Kalispell
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B, P, M, E, SP
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Jeff Clawson
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758-7730
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City Limits
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| Laurel
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B
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Karen Courtney
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628-4796
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City Limits
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| Lewistown
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B
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Holy Phelps
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535-1776
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City Limits
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| Libby
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B
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Ron Higgins
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293-2731
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City Limits
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| Livingston
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B
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Jim Woodhull
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222-0083
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City Limits
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| Manhattan
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B, M
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Dave Rowell
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284-3235
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City Limits
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| Miles City
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B, SP
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Russell Murphy
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874-8611
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City Limits
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| Missoula City
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B, P(M/G) E, M
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Aaron Bowman
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552-6630
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City Limits
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| Missoula County
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B, P, E, M, SP
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Steve Hutchings
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258-3701
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County
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| Polson
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B, P, E, M
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Gordon West
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883-8216
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City Limits
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| Pondera County
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B
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Kyle Harlan
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788-3398
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County
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| Red Lodge
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B
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Tim Swansborough
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446-1606
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City Limits
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| Richland County
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B
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Kyle Harlan
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788-3398
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County, except Sidney
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| Ronan
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B
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Dan Miller
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676-4231
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City Limits
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| Shelby
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B
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Rob Tasker
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434-5564
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City Limits
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| Sidney
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B
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Kale Rasmussen
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480-9113
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City Limits
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| Stevensville
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B, P, E, M, SP
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Tim Netzkey
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381-9673
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City Limits
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| Toole County
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B
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Kyle Harlan
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424-8310
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County
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| Townsend
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B
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James Schauber
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431-8319
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City Limits
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| Troy
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B
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Ron Higgins
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295-4151
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City Limits
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| West Yellowstone
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B* (residential only)
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James Patterson
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602-4897
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City Limits
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| Whitefish
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B, P, E, M, W
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Tad Lisowski
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863-2410
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City Limits
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| Wolfpoint
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B
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Teaguean Knudsen
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654-4616
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City Limits
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Key: B= Building, P = Plumbing, M/G = Medical Gas, E = Electrical, M = Mechanical, SP = Pool, W = WUI
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