Montana Title 7. Local Government § 7-14-4511. Provision of parking meters in smaller municipalities--ordinance required

(1) to purchase, rent, lease, or otherwise acquire coin-operating parking meters or other devices or instruments used for the purpose of measuring the duration of time an automobile or other vehicle is parked;

(2) to install, maintain, and operate said meters, devices, or instruments at or near any public street, highway, avenue, or other public place within the corporate limits of such city or town;

(3) to provide for such regulations as necessary to govern the use of its public streets, highways, avenues, or other public places for the purpose of parking automobiles or other vehicles and the use of said meters, devices, or instruments in conjunction therewith, including the establishment and designation of zones or areas where said meters, devices, or instruments are to be used.