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<chapter heading="Article 4. County Symbols.">
  <section heading="Sec. 1-401. County coat of arms and motto.">
    <paragraph indent="1">(a)   Picture of the county coat of arms. This is a picture of the County coat of arms with labels describing the colors:</paragraph>
    <paragraph indent="1">(b)    Motto. The motto of Montgomery County is "gardez bien."</paragraph>
  </section>
  <section heading="Sec. 1-402. County flag.">
    <paragraph indent="1">The colors of the county flag are the same as the colors in the shield in the county coat of arms. This is a picture of the county flag:</paragraph>
  </section>
  <section heading="Sec. 1-403. County seal.">
    <paragraph indent="1">The shield in the county seal contains the same colors as the shield in the county coat of arms. This is a picture of the county seal:</paragraph>
  </section>
  <section heading="Sec. 1-404. Improper use of county symbols and penalty for improper use.">
    <paragraph indent="1">(a)    Improper use. A person must not use the county coat of arms, flag, or seal to indicate that a person is acting in an official capacity on behalf of the county unless the person is acting in an official capacity on behalf of the county.</paragraph>
    <paragraph indent="1">(b)    Penalty. If a person violates subsection (a), the county may prosecute the person for a class A violation.</paragraph>
  </section>
  <section heading="Sec. 1-405. County bird, blossom, and tree.">
    <paragraph indent="1">The robin is the County bird. The dogwood is the County blossom. The black tupelo (also known as black gum, sourgum, pepperidge, tupelo, and tupelogum), Nyssa sylvatica, is the County tree.</paragraph>
  </section>
</chapter>