Private Land Conservation Montana has both conservation easements and tax incentive programs to enhance private land conservation. The Open Space Land and Voluntary Conservation Easement Act allows for easements that restrict a variety of anti-conservation activities on land. Property taxes on land subject to a conservation easement are determined according to the value of the land as encumbered. Easements to preserve wildlife habitat or natural areas may also be transferred to pay inheritance and estate taxes. The importation, introduction and transplantation of wildlife is prohibited with few exceptions.
Legal transplants require an environmental impact statement.
Exotic insects can be controlled if they damage crops. Exotic plants are regulated under the state's weed control laws, with the sale and transportation of noxious weeds for planting prohibited. Noxious weeds are defined by statute. Predator or Animal Damage Control Activities Montana's predator control program is managed primarily by the federal government. The state responds to livestock-related complaints, providing funding and the use of aircraft.