Montana · MT · Vehicles
Montana: Is it legal to pump your own gas?
Self-serve allowed
Montana has no ban on self-service gas; it adopts the International Fire Code, which covers self-service fuel dispensing.
Montana adopts the 2021 International Fire Code by state rule and does not change its motor fuel chapter, which covers self-service fuel dispensing. No Montana law found bars drivers from pumping their own gas, so this answer is an inference from the adopted code. A 1987 bill on refueling help for disabled drivers at self-service prices failed in committee.
What the law says
The FPIS adopts and incorporates by reference the International Fire Code 2021 Edition (2021 IFC)
Sources
- Mont. Admin. R. 23.12.601 (adoption of 2021 IFC) Mirror of official text · law.cornell.edu
- Mont. Code Ann. § 50-3-103 Official · mca.legmt.gov
Confirm with the state
- Agency
- Montana Department of Justice, Fire Prevention and Investigation Section (State Fire Marshal)
How bordering states compare
- Idaho Self-serve allowedIdaho allows drivers to pump their own gas. State law refers directly to stations that sell only self-service fuel.
- North Dakota Self-serve allowedNorth Dakota law expressly makes it lawful to run self-service gas pumps, with an attendant supervising on the premises.
- South Dakota Self-serve allowedSouth Dakota allows self-service gas; its state fire rules adopt the International Fire Code, which permits self-service stations.
- Wyoming Self-serve allowedWyoming allows self-service gas; the state adopts the International Fire Code, which permits self-service stations.