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MT Code § 87-1-221 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 1. Organization and Operation|Part 2. Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks|87-1-221. Acquisition, importation, and propagation of fish and game -- waterfowl food

  87-1-221. Acquisition, importation, and propagation of fish and game -- waterfowl food. The department may:   (1) acquire by gift, purchase, capture, or otherwise any fish, game, game birds, or animals for propagation, experimental, or scientific purposes;   (2) provide for the importation of game birds and game and fur-bearing animals and for the protection, propagation, and distribution of imported or native birds and animals;   (3) use fish and game funds necessary for the construction, maintenance, operation, upkeep, and repair of fish hatcheries or other property or means and appliances for the protection and propagation of fish, game and fur-bearing animals, or game or nongame birds;   (4) appropriate money from the funds at its disposal for the extermination or eradication of predatory animals that destroy fish, game or fur-bearing animals, or game or nongame birds;   (5) spend fish and game funds necessary to introduce and propagate wild waterfowl food and for that purpose may secure expert advice as to what kinds of waterfowl foods are adapted to the climate, soil, and waters of this state.   History: En. 26-104.4 by Sec. 5, Ch. 511, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 417, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 26-104.4; amd. Sec. 79, Ch. 7, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 132, Ch. 114, L. 2003.
MT Code § 87-1-222 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 1. Organization and Operation|Part 2. Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks|87-1-222. Construction and maintenance of fish hatcheries and fish ladders

  87-1-222. Construction and maintenance of fish hatcheries and fish ladders. (1) The department shall furnish plans for, direct, and compel the construction, installation, and repair of fish ladders upon dams and other obstructions in streams. The fish ladders shall be installed and maintained at the expense of the owners of the dam or other obstruction.   (2) The department may purchase and maintain, at the expense of the state fish and game fund, suitable fish screens, fish wheels, or other devices to install in irrigating ditches to prevent fish entering said ditches.   (3) The department may locate, lay out, construct, and maintain nurseries and rearing ponds where fry can be planted, propagated, and reared to be distributed in the waters of this state. The department may spend from fish and game funds sums necessary for this purpose.   History: En. 26-104.5 by Sec. 6, Ch. 511, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 417, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 26-104.5.
MT Code § 87-1-223 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 1. Organization and Operation|Part 2. Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks|87-1-223. Control of state waters for propagation of fish

  87-1-223. Control of state waters for propagation of fish. The department may control the waters of any lake, pond, or stream that lies wholly within the limits of land owned by the state so far as the use of that lake, pond, or stream for the breeding and propagation of game fish is concerned. Before the right to control any lake, pond, or stream inures to the department, the department shall notify the department of natural resources and conservation that the lake, pond, or stream is wanted for that purpose, giving a description of the land by legal subdivision when surveyed or a sufficient general description when not so surveyed. The department of natural resources and conservation shall make that entry upon its books and maps to serve as notice to a lessor or purchaser of the right claimed by the state in the lake, pond, or stream. The department of natural resources and conservation shall notify a lessor, purchaser, or applicant to lease or purchase of the fact that a right to the use of the lake, pond, or stream is claimed. This right may not continue for more than 1 year after the land is sold by the state. If the right to the control of a lake, pond, or stream lessens the value of that land or prevents the ready sale of it, the right granted to the department may be terminated upon giving 60 days' notice of the termination to the department.   History: En. Sec. 18, Ch. 193, L. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3667, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3667, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 511, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 417, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 26-118; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 218, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 484, Ch. 418, L. 1995.
MT Code § 87-1-224 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 1. Organization and Operation|Part 2. Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks|87-1-224. Destruction of beaver and beaver dams for protection of public health

  87-1-224. Destruction of beaver and beaver dams for protection of public health. (1) When a complaint is made to the department of environmental quality that beaver are obstructing the free flow of a stream flowing through a settled area and into which stream sewage of a town or city is dumped and the obstruction endangers public health, the department of environmental quality shall immediately investigate the complaint. If it finds that the work of the beaver endangers public health, it shall report the facts to the department.   (2) The department shall immediately issue a permit, free of charge, to the landowner upon whose land the beaver dams are located for the removal of the beaver, the number of which must be designated by the warden making the inspection. The landowner shall remove all beaver and beaver dams as provided by the permit within 10 days after its issuance. If the landowner refuses to remove the beaver or the dams in the 10-day period or if the landowner does not desire to do so and so advises the department, then the department may remove the beaver by trapping or transplanting and remove their dam by blasting or other means.   (3) The department shall furnish all labor needed to blast out or otherwise remove the beaver dams. Necessary explosives must be furnished by the county in which the beaver dams are located.   History: En. 3722(A), R.C.M. 1935 by Sec. 1, Ch. 173, L. 1943; amd. Sec. 32, Ch. 511, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 417, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 26-402; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 218, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 485, Ch. 418, L. 1995.
MT Code § 87-1-225 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 1. Organization and Operation|Part 2. Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks|87-1-225. Regulation of wild animals damaging property -- public hunting requirements

  87-1-225. Regulation of wild animals damaging property -- public hunting requirements. (1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (2), a landowner is eligible for game damage assistance under subsection (3) if the landowner:   (a) allows public hunting during established hunting seasons; or   (b) does not significantly reduce public hunting through imposed restrictions.   (2) The department may provide game damage assistance when public hunting on a landowner's property has been denied because of unique or special circumstances that have rendered public hunting inappropriate.   (3) Within 48 hours after receiving a request or complaint from any landholder or person in possession and having charge of any land in the state that wild animals of the state, protected by the fish and game laws and regulations, are doing damage to the property or crops on the property, the department shall investigate and arrange to study the situation with respect to damage and depredation. The department may then decide to open a special season on the game or, if the special season method is not feasible, the department may destroy the animals causing the damage. The department may authorize and grant the holders of the property permission to kill or destroy a specified number of the animals causing the damage. A wild, ferocious animal damaging property or endangering life is not covered by this section.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 60, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 417, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 26-135; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 569, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 568, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 2835, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 87-1-226 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 1. Organization and Operation|Part 2. Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks|87-1-226. Disposition of meat of animals damaging property

  87-1-226. Disposition of meat of animals damaging property. (1) The meat of all animals killed or destroyed pursuant to 87-1-225 by the department or the authorized landholder shall be conserved and given to state institutions, school lunch programs, the department of public health and human services, or charitable institutions. The department shall provide transportation and distribution of the meat.   (2) Any meat not accepted by state institutions, school lunch programs, the department of public health and human services, or charitable institutions shall be sold as provided in 87-1-511.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 60, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 511, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 26-136; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 120, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 559, Ch. 546, L. 1995.
MT Code § 87-1-227 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 1. Organization and Operation|Part 2. Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks|87-1-227. Hunting rights on adjoining federal wildlife preserve

  87-1-227. Hunting rights on adjoining federal wildlife preserve. (1) The department shall negotiate for and enter into written agreements with owners, lessors, lessees, or others having control of areas, tracts, or parcels of land adjoining or contiguous to any United States federal wildlife preserve, including any wildlife refuge for migratory waterfowl in any section of Montana, for the purpose of securing equal hunting and shooting rights for all resident holders of fish and game licenses in Montana on such adjoining and contiguous lands and preventing such preserves from being surrounded by lands whereon such licensees may not enter. The department shall, further, open or cause to be opened to public hunting and shooting of migratory waterfowl on any roads, lanes, and trails not a part of the traveled portion of any federal-aid highway system within a 1-mile limit from the boundaries of any such preserve or refuge. The department shall cause any such area, tract, road, lane, or trail to be plainly posted with clear signs showing the boundaries of the areas, tracts, roads, lanes, or trails open to shooting and hunting by licensees.   (2) The department is hereby authorized to negotiate the payment of a reasonable sum to landowners, lessors, or lessees for the right of the department to create a public shooting area upon their lands. The amount that may be paid for such purpose shall rest in the discretion of the department.   History: En. Secs. 1, 2, Ch. 224, L. 1943; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 417, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 26-1120, 26-1121.
MT Code § 87-1-229 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 1. Organization and Operation|Part 2. Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks|87-1-229. Entry on private land -- policy

  87-1-229. Entry on private land -- policy. It is the policy of the department to meet with and work cooperatively with individual private landowners on policies regarding entry of the department to private landowners' land and to work with public and private land managers to resolve and reduce user conflicts.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 268, L. 1995.
MT Code § 87-1-230 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 1. Organization and Operation|Part 2. Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks|87-1-230. Terminated

  87-1-230. Terminated. Sec. 8, Ch. 427, L. 2009.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 427, L. 2009.
MT Code § 87-1-231 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 1. Organization and Operation|Part 2. Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks|87-1-231. Repealed

  87-1-231. Repealed. Sec. 120, Ch. 258, L. 2011.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 566, L. 1985.
MT Code § 87-1-232 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 1. Organization and Operation|Part 2. Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks|87-1-232. Tattoo records

  87-1-232. Tattoo records. (1) The department shall maintain a record of each animal reported to it pursuant to 87-6-701. The record shall indicate:   (a) the person by whom the animal was captured or is held in captivity;   (b) the location of the capture or captivity;   (c) the date the animal was tattooed;   (d) the purpose of the captivity or capture; and   (e) any death, escape, release, transfer of custody, or other disposition of the animal.   (2) The department shall establish by rule a fee to be charged, which may not exceed the administrative cost of maintaining the record required by this section.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 566, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 86, Ch. 258, L. 2011.
MT Code § 87-1-233 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 1. Organization and Operation|Part 2. Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks|87-1-233. Compensation for damage caused by animal held in captivity

  87-1-233. Compensation for damage caused by animal held in captivity. If any bear, wolf, tiger, mountain lion, or coyote that is held in captivity or that escapes from such captivity causes any damage to the personal property of another person, compensation for such damage must be paid by the person holding or who held the animal in captivity.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 566, L. 1985.
MT Code § 87-1-234 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 1. Organization and Operation|Part 2. Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks|87-1-234. Exceptions to tattoo and compensation requirements

  87-1-234. Exceptions to tattoo and compensation requirements. Sections 87-1-232, 87-1-233, and 87-6-701 do not apply to those animals:   (1) captured and released as part of an ongoing game management program or an ongoing predator control program unless the animals have been involved in livestock killing; or   (2) captured and released as part of a scientific, educational, or research program as certified by the department.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 566, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 87, Ch. 258, L. 2011.
MT Code § 87-1-235 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 1. Organization and Operation|Part 2. Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks|87-1-235. through 87-1-240 reserved

  87-1-235 through 87-1-240 reserved.
MT Code § 87-1-241 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 1. Organization and Operation|Part 2. Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks|87-1-241. Acquisition of wildlife habitat -- rules

  87-1-241. Acquisition of wildlife habitat -- rules. (1) Before acquisition of any interest in land for the primary purpose of securing wildlife habitat the commission shall by rule establish a policy for making such acquisitions. With regard to any specific acquisition the policy shall provide for a comprehensive analysis of:   (a) the wildlife populations and use currently associated with the property;   (b) the potential value of the land for protection, preservation, and propagation of wildlife;   (c) management goals proposed for the land and wildlife populations, and where feasible, any additional uses of the land such as livestock grazing or timber harvest;   (d) any potential impacts to adjacent private land resulting from proposed management goals, and plans to address such impacts;   (e) any significant potential social and economic impacts to affected local governments and the state, including but not limited to impacts on:   (i) tax revenue available for the operation of taxing jurisdictions within the county;   (ii) services required to be provided by local governments;   (iii) employment opportunities within the counties;   (iv) local schools; and   (v) private businesses supplying goods and services to the community;   (f) a land maintenance program to control weeds and maintain roads and fences; and   (g) any other matter considered necessary or appropriate by the commission.   (2) The analysis made of any proposed acquisition must be made available for review by each owner of land adjacent to the property that is the subject of analysis, and to any member of the public. A public hearing must be held in the affected area after the analysis has been made available to the public.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 598, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 515, L. 1989.
MT Code § 87-1-242 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 1. Organization and Operation|Part 2. Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks|87-1-242. Funding for wildlife habitat

  87-1-242. Funding for wildlife habitat. (1) The amount of money specified in this subsection from the sale of each hunting license or permit listed must be used exclusively by the commission to secure, develop, and maintain wildlife habitat, subject to appropriation by the legislature:  (a) Class B-10, nonresident combination, $77;   (b) Nonresident antelope, $20;   (c) Nonresident moose, $20;   (d) Nonresident mountain goat, $20;   (e) Nonresident mountain sheep, $20;   (f) Class D-1, nonresident mountain lion, $20;   (g) Nonresident black bear, $20;   (h) Nonresident wild turkey, $10;   (i) Class AAA, combination sports, $7;   (j) Class B-11 nonresident deer combination, $200.   (2) Twenty percent of any increase in the fee for the Class B-7 license or any license or permit listed in subsection (1) must be allocated for use as provided in subsection (1).   (3) Eighty percent of the money allocated by this section, together with the interest and income from the money, must be used to secure wildlife habitat pursuant to 87-1-209.   (4) Twenty percent of the money allocated by this section must be used as follows:   (a) up to 50% a year may be used for development and maintenance of real property used for wildlife habitat; and   (b) the remainder and any money not allocated for development and maintenance under subsection (4)(a) by the end of each odd-numbered fiscal year must be credited to the account created by 87-1-601(5) for use in the manner prescribed for the development and maintenance of real property used for wildlife habitat.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 598, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 598, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 636, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 319, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 459, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 80, Ch. 7, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 1, I.M. No. 161, approved Nov. 2, 2010; amd. Sec. 52, I.M. No. 190, approved Nov. 3, 2020.
MT Code § 87-1-243 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 1. Organization and Operation|Part 2. Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks|87-1-243. through 87-1-245 reserved

  87-1-243 through 87-1-245 reserved.
MT Code § 87-1-246 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 1. Organization and Operation|Part 2. Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks|87-1-246. Funding of upland game bird enhancement program

  87-1-246.  Funding of upland game bird enhancement program. The amount of money specified in this section from the sale of each hunting license listed must be used exclusively by the department to preserve and enhance upland game bird populations in Montana in accordance with 87-1-246 through 87-1-249, subject to appropriation by the legislature:   (1) Class A-1, resident upland game bird, $2;   (2) Class B-1, nonresident upland game bird, $23;   (3) Class B-2, 3-day nonresident upland game bird, $10;   (4) Class AAA, combination sports, $2; and   (5) Class B-10, nonresident big game combination, $23.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 636, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 636, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 232, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 81, Ch. 7, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 204, L. 2013.
MT Code § 87-1-247 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 1. Organization and Operation|Part 2. Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks|87-1-247. Upland game bird enhancement program -- authorized use of funds

  87-1-247. Upland game bird enhancement program -- authorized use of funds. (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), revenue dedicated to the upland game bird enhancement program pursuant to 87-1-246 must be used by the department to:   (a) prepare and disseminate information to landowners and organizations concerning the upland game bird enhancement program;   (b) review potential upland game bird release sites;   (c) assist applicants in preparing management plans for project areas;   (d) evaluate the upland game bird enhancement program;   (e) develop a strategic plan pursuant to 87-1-251(2)(a);   (f) pursuant to subsection (2), release upland game birds in suitable habitat;   (g) develop, enhance, and conserve upland game bird habitat in Montana; and   (h) establish and assist an upland game bird citizens' advisory council pursuant to 87-1-251.   (2) (a) At least 15% of the funds collected under 87-1-246 must be set aside each fiscal year for expenditures related to upland game bird releases.   (b) At least 25% of the funds set aside for upland game bird releases must be spent each year.   (3) As far as practicable, expenditures made pursuant to subsection (1) must be prioritized by administrative region based on need, taking into consideration any biological, recreational, or economic benefit and the objectives established in a strategic plan developed pursuant to 87-1-251(2)(a).   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 636, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 232, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 365, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 306, L. 2009.
MT Code § 87-1-248 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 1. Organization and Operation|Part 2. Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks|87-1-248. Qualification of upland game bird enhancement projects

  87-1-248. Qualification of upland game bird enhancement projects. (1) A project eligible for funding under the upland game bird release program must contain the proper combination of winter cover, food, nesting cover, and other upland game bird habitat components determined necessary to provide for establishment of a viable upland game bird population.   (2) A project eligible for funding under the habitat enhancement program must include assistance to applicants in the establishment of suitable nesting cover, winter cover, or feeding areas through cost sharing, leases, or conservation easements.   (3) A project containing hunting preserves or any commercial hunting enterprise or in which hunting rights are leased or paid for is not eligible for funding.   (4) Preference must be given for project applications submitted by youth organizations, 4-H clubs, sports groups, and other associations of sufficient size to guarantee completion of all project requirements. However, individual landowners may also apply, as long as the land in the project area remains open to public hunting in accordance with reasonable use limitations imposed by the landowner.   (5) (a) Except when a greater amount, up to $200,000, is authorized by the commission, a project may not receive more than $100,000 in funds collected under 87-1-246.   (b) Total purchases of equipment, land, and buildings under the habitat enhancement program may not exceed $25,000 for each project.   (c) The construction of wells, pipelines, or roads using funds collected under 87-1-246 is only allowed on a cost-share basis, when the applicant pays at least 50% of the funded costs.   (d) Any equipment purchased with funds collected under 87-1-246 remains the property of the department.   (e) A shelterbelt may not be constructed within 400 feet of any residential building or building occupied by livestock.   (f) Funds collected under 87-1-246 may be expended for supplemental feeding programs that are authorized by the department.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 636, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 232, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 365, L. 2001.