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MT Code § 87-4-522 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 4. Commercial Activities|Part 5. Shooting Preserves|87-4-522. Game hunted in preserve

  87-4-522. Game hunted in preserve. (1) Game that may be hunted under this part must be confined to artificially propagated ring-necked pheasants with no color mutations, chukar partridges, Merriam's turkeys, Hungarian partridges, and other species authorized by the department.  (2) A minimum of 100 birds cumulative of all species authorized to be hunted in an individual shooting preserve must be released each year on the licensed area during the shooting preserve season.   (3) Artificially propagated upland game birds released on a shooting preserve during the shooting preserve season must be at least 14 weeks of age and must be marked prior to release in a manner that distinguishes them from wild upland game birds.   (4) For each shooting preserve season, a shooting preserve operator shall maintain a record of the total number, by species and source, of artificially propagated upland game birds released and harvested and the number of wild upland game birds harvested in the preserve. The record must be open to inspection by a delegated representative of the department at any reasonable time and must be the basis on which the game-recovery limits in 87-4-523 are determined.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 265, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 417, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 26-1603; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 499, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 552, L. 2021.
MT Code § 87-4-523 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 4. Commercial Activities|Part 5. Shooting Preserves|87-4-523. Amount of game recoverable

  87-4-523. Amount of game recoverable. The operating licenses or permits issued by the department shall entitle holders thereof and their members, guests, or patrons to recover not more than 80% of the total number of each species of game released on the premises each year.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 265, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 417, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 26-1605.
MT Code § 87-4-524 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 4. Commercial Activities|Part 5. Shooting Preserves|87-4-524. Preserve operators to establish shooting restrictions

  87-4-524. Preserve operators to establish shooting restrictions. (1) Except for required compliance with the game recovery restriction provided in 87-4-523, shooting preserve operators licensed prior to July 1, 2003, may establish their own shooting limitations and restrictions on the age, sex, and number of each species that may be taken by each person.   (2) The department may impose restrictions on a shooting preserve license issued after July 1, 2003, in an area that supports existing native upland game bird species if the department determines that the restrictions are necessary to protect native populations. The restrictions must be based on sound biological principles.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 265, L. 1965; R.C.M. 1947, 26-1606; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 499, L. 2003.
MT Code § 87-4-525 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 4. Commercial Activities|Part 5. Shooting Preserves|87-4-525. Tagging of game

  87-4-525. Tagging of game. All harvested game shall be tagged with a self-sealing tag prior to being either consumed on the premises or removed therefrom, such tags to remain affixed until the game actually is prepared for consumption. The department shall furnish tags at nominal cost to shooting preserve operators, the tags to be numbered consecutively and dated by year of issuance.   History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 265, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 417, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 26-1608.
MT Code § 87-4-526 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 4. Commercial Activities|Part 5. Shooting Preserves|87-4-526. Shooting preserve records

  87-4-526. Shooting preserve records. (1) Each shooting preserve operator shall maintain a registration book listing:   (a) the names, addresses, and automated licensing system numbers of all shooters;   (b) the date on which the shooters hunted;   (c) the amount of game and the species taken;   (d) the tag numbers affixed to each carcass; and   (e) the number of wild upland game birds that were taken and tagged.   (2) An accurate record must be maintained of the total number, by species, of game raised or purchased and the date and number of all species released. These records must be open to inspection by a delegated representative of the department at any reasonable time and must be the basis upon which the game-recovery limits in 87-4-523 must be determined.   History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 265, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 417, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 26-1609; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 499, L. 2003.
MT Code § 87-4-527 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 4. Commercial Activities|Part 5. Shooting Preserves|87-4-527. Wild game on preserve

  87-4-527. Wild game on preserve. Any wild game found on shooting preserves may be harvested in accordance with applicable license, game, and hunting laws pertaining to open seasons, bag and possession limits, and rules, as are established regularly by the department and the U.S. fish and wildlife service.   History: En. Sec. 10, Ch. 265, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 417, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 26-1610; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 371, L. 1991.
MT Code § 87-4-528 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 4. Commercial Activities|Part 5. Shooting Preserves|87-4-528. Unscheduled inspections by department

  87-4-528. Unscheduled inspections by department. The department shall conduct unscheduled inspections of all shooting preserves licensed under this part to ensure that pertinent statutes as well as the rules and regulations of the department are being followed and obeyed.   History: En. Sec. 14, Ch. 265, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 417, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 26-1614.
MT Code § 87-4-529 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 4. Commercial Activities|Part 5. Shooting Preserves|87-4-529. Penalties

  87-4-529. Penalties. A person who violates this part is subject to the penalties provided in 87-6-706.   History: En. Sec. 81, Ch. 258, L. 2011.
MT Code § 87-4-530 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 4. Commercial Activities|Part 5. Shooting Preserves|87-4-530. Use of temporary holding pens

  87-4-530. Use of temporary holding pens. (1) During the shooting preserve season established in 87-4-521, artificially propagated upland game birds may be held in temporary holding pens for up to 120 days after being delivered to a shooting preserve to acclimate them to the shooting preserve environment.  (2) Any bird held in a temporary holding pen that has not been released on the shooting preserve may not be sold without obtaining a game bird farm license under Title 87, chapter 4, part 9.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 132, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 552, L. 2021.
MT Code § 87-4-602 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 4. Commercial Activities|Part 6. Fish Ponds, Seining, and Commercial Taking of Aquatic Fish Food Organisms|87-4-602. Seining licenses

  87-4-602. Seining licenses. The director shall keep a record of all licenses issued for the use of a net for the taking of fish, showing the name of the applicant, the date of issuance, the waters that the netting is to be used in, and the date of revocation if the license is revoked. The director shall pay all fees received for those licenses into the state treasury to the credit of the fish and game account in the state special revenue fund. A license may not be issued to a person whose license has been revoked for cause.   History: En. Sec. 23, Ch. 173, L. 1917; re-en. Sec. 3715, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3715, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 30, Ch. 511, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 26-333; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 277, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 2856, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 87-4-604 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 4. Commercial Activities|Part 6. Fish Ponds, Seining, and Commercial Taking of Aquatic Fish Food Organisms|87-4-604. Repealed

  87-4-604. Repealed. Sec. 4, Ch. 246, L. 1989.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 13, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 45, Ch. 9, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 26-708.
MT Code § 87-4-605 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 4. Commercial Activities|Part 6. Fish Ponds, Seining, and Commercial Taking of Aquatic Fish Food Organisms|87-4-605. Records and report of whitefish sales by fishing license holders

  87-4-605. Records and report of whitefish sales by fishing license holders. A holder of a fishing license who catches whitefish for speculative purposes, for market, or for sale shall keep a record and make an annual report to the department of the number of whitefish sold and the date of each sale. The annual report shall be submitted to the appropriate department regional office within 15 days of the end of the license year.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 52, L. 1979.
MT Code § 87-4-606 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 4. Commercial Activities|Part 6. Fish Ponds, Seining, and Commercial Taking of Aquatic Fish Food Organisms|87-4-606. Term of fish pond license -- fees -- site inspections -- license not transferable -- exception for transfer

  87-4-606. Term of fish pond license -- fees -- site inspections -- license not transferable -- exception for transfer. (1) Except as provided in subsections (3) and (4), a fish pond license issued pursuant to 87-4-603 is valid for 10 years.   (2) There is a $10 application fee and a $10 renewal fee for each fish pond license.   (3) (a) Except as provided in subsections (3)(b) and (4), a fish pond license expires on February 28 of the 10th year succeeding the year of issuance or renewal.   (b) A licensee who sells fish or eggs under 87-4-603 shall renew the license annually. The license expires on February 28 of the year succeeding the year of issuance.   (c) An application for renewal must be made before a license expires. The department shall renew the license if the licensee has not violated any condition upon which the license was granted and if the licensee has met all of the requirements governing private fish ponds in 87-4-603 and this section.   (4) A new license is required when a licensee proposes to plant a new species or stock a pond not designated in the original license.   (5) (a) Except as provided in subsection (5)(b), a fish pond license granted under 87-4-603 is not transferable.   (b) If ownership or control of the private fish pond changes, the new owner or operator shall apply to the department for a license transfer. The transfer must be approved by the department before the new owner or operator may continue operation of the private fish pond.   (c) A transferred license retains the remaining portion of the original license's term.   History: En. Sec. 10, Ch. 376, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 157, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 277, L. 2019.
MT Code § 87-4-607 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 4. Commercial Activities|Part 6. Fish Ponds, Seining, and Commercial Taking of Aquatic Fish Food Organisms|87-4-607. Revocation of fish pond license

  87-4-607. Revocation of fish pond license. (1) A fish pond license or a temporary fish pond license issued pursuant to 87-4-603 may be revoked for failure to operate or use the pond according to the terms or conditions of the license or any statute, rule, or order covering importation, transportation, or introduction of fish or eggs.   (2) If the department discovers a violation under this section, it may institute revocation proceedings after providing reasonable notice and opportunity for a hearing to the licensee. After hearing and upon proof of the violation, the department may revoke the fish pond license.   History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 376, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 277, L. 2019.
MT Code § 87-4-608 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 4. Commercial Activities|Part 6. Fish Ponds, Seining, and Commercial Taking of Aquatic Fish Food Organisms|87-4-608. Repealed

  87-4-608. Repealed. Sec. 120, Ch. 258, L. 2011.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 456, L. 1993.
MT Code § 87-4-609 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 4. Commercial Activities|Part 6. Fish Ponds, Seining, and Commercial Taking of Aquatic Fish Food Organisms|87-4-609. Regulation of commercial taking of fish or aquatic organisms -- permit -- rulemaking authority

  87-4-609. Regulation of commercial taking of fish or aquatic organisms -- permit -- rulemaking authority. (1) The department shall regulate the taking, for sale or commercial distribution, of:   (a) crayfish for fishing bait;   (b) crayfish from private fish ponds regulated under 87-4-603;   (c) mysis shrimp;   (d) designated species of nongame fish in waters designated by the commission pursuant to 87-3-204;   (e) whitefish as authorized by statute; and   (f) other aquatic organisms.   (2) In order to obtain a permit to take fish or aquatic organisms for sale or commercial distribution, an applicant shall provide the department with sufficient details of the proposed operation to enable the department to evaluate any potential overharvest or conflict with existing fishing and recreational uses of the waters.   (3) The department may:   (a) deny a permit if it determines that there is substantial potential that the proposed operation may harm a fishery or conflict with existing recreational uses of the waters;   (b) condition a permit to restrict the method of taking, the location of the taking, and the quality and quantity of harvest to prevent overharvest or conflict with existing fishing and recreational uses of the waters; or   (c) require a permittee to submit harvest data to the department.   (4) A permit may be revoked for a violation of the conditions of the permit.   (5) The department may adopt rules for the regulation of commercial taking of fish or aquatic organisms, including but not limited to the setting of seasons, methods of taking, quantities of harvest, size limitations, and reporting requirements, to prevent overharvest or conflict with fishing and recreational uses of the waters.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 246, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 456, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 84, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 111, Ch. 258, L. 2011.
MT Code § 87-4-610 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 4. Commercial Activities|Part 6. Fish Ponds, Seining, and Commercial Taking of Aquatic Fish Food Organisms|87-4-610. Fees for commercial taking of fish or aquatic organisms -- use of fees

  87-4-610. Fees for commercial taking of fish or aquatic organisms -- use of fees. (1) To finance the administration and enforcement of the provisions of 87-4-609, the department may by rule set reasonable fees for:   (a) issuance of the permit required in 87-4-609; and   (b) use of traps, nets, or seines in Montana waters for the commercial taking of nongame fish, whitefish, as authorized by statute, or aquatic organisms.   (2) The department shall deposit any fees collected under the provisions of subsection (1) in the state special revenue fund for use by the department.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 246, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 84, L. 2003.
MT Code § 87-4-701 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 4. Commercial Activities|Part 7. Sale of Game in Commercial Trade|87-4-701. Definitions

  87-4-701. Definitions. (1) The words "game" and "game birds" or "parts of the same" mean the game animals and game birds, the killing of which is restricted or forbidden by the laws of Montana.   (2) The words "merchant", "hotelkeeper", or "restaurant keeper" mean each manager, servant, agent, or employer of such person.   (3) The word "sale", as used in the statute laws of this state touching the sale of game and fish, the sale of which is prohibited by law, does and shall be considered to mean:   (a) a contract by which, for a pecuniary consideration called a price, one transfers an interest in either game or fish;   (b) a contract by which, for an article or thing of value, one transfers, barters, or exchanges an interest either in game or fish.   History: (1), (2)En. Sec. 62, Ch. 173, L. 1917; re-en. Sec. 3741, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 30, Ch. 192, L. 1925; re-en. Sec. 3741, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 9, L. 1977; Sec. 26-805, R.C.M. 1947; (3)En. Sec. 64, Ch. 173, L. 1917; re-en. Sec. 3743, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3743, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 26-808, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 26-805, 26-808.
MT Code § 87-4-702 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 4. Commercial Activities|Part 7. Sale of Game in Commercial Trade|87-4-702. Possession of game by merchants, hotelkeepers, or restaurant keepers

  87-4-702. Possession of game by merchants, hotelkeepers, or restaurant keepers. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), it is lawful for any merchant, hotelkeeper, or restaurant keeper to have in the person's possession, offer for sale, or sell game birds and game if the game or game birds are not killed in Montana.   (2) A merchant, hotelkeeper, or restaurant keeper may not offer for sale or sell any grizzly bear or any head, hide, teeth, claws, or other part of a grizzly bear.   History: En. Sec. 58, Ch. 173, L. 1917; re-en. Sec. 3737, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3737, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 9, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 26-801; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 540, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 2857, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 87-4-703 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 4. Commercial Activities|Part 7. Sale of Game in Commercial Trade|87-4-703. Evidence of lawful possession of game

  87-4-703. Evidence of lawful possession of game. Each merchant, hotelkeeper, or restaurant keeper who possesses and offers for sale any game or game birds shall produce upon demand, for the inspection of any game warden, deputy game warden, or sheriff, the receipt or record and shipping and transportation receipts required in 87-4-704 to be kept by the person. A failure or refusal to produce the receipts upon demand, coupled with the possession and offering for sale of game or game birds, is prima facie evidence of the violation of this part.   History: En. Sec. 59, Ch. 173, L. 1917; re-en. Sec. 3738, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3738, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 9, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 26-802; amd. Sec. 2858, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 87-4-704 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 4. Commercial Activities|Part 7. Sale of Game in Commercial Trade|87-4-704. Record to be kept

  87-4-704. Record to be kept. It is the duty of a person who has in the person's possession and offers for sale any game or game birds to keep a record showing the amount and kind of game and game birds received by the person, together with shipping and transportation receipts showing the true time and place of shipment of the game and game birds and the name of the person shipping the game and game birds. However, any merchant in Montana selling game or game birds to any hotelkeeper, restaurant keeper, or other person shall, in addition to the record and receipts required to be kept by the merchant, keep a record of the date of sale, the kind and amount of game or game birds, and the name of the purchaser. In the case of hotelkeepers, restaurant keepers, or other persons buying game or game birds from a merchant within the state of Montana, a receipt from the merchant showing the date and the kind and amount of game or game birds purchased is sufficient evidence of compliance with the provisions of this part by the hotelkeeper, restaurant keeper, or other person.   History: En. Sec. 60, Ch. 173, L. 1917; re-en. Sec. 3739, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3739, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 26-803; amd. Sec. 2859, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 87-4-705 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 4. Commercial Activities|Part 7. Sale of Game in Commercial Trade|87-4-705. Noncompliance with law

  87-4-705. Noncompliance with law. It is unlawful for a person to have in the person's possession and offer for sale or sell any game or game birds without having complied with the provisions of 87-4-704 relating to the keeping of a record and shipping and transportation receipts.   History: En. Sec. 61, Ch. 173, L. 1917; re-en. Sec. 3740, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3740, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 23, Ch. 224, L. 1947; amd. Sec. 46, Ch. 9, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 26-804; amd. Sec. 2860, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 87-4-801 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 4. Commercial Activities|Part 8. Menageries, Sanctuaries, and Zoos|87-4-801. Definitions

  87-4-801. Definitions. As used in this part unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply:  (1) "Roadside menagerie" means any place where one or more wild animals, including birds, reptiles, and the like, are kept in captivity for the evident purpose of exhibition, attracting trade, or other commercial purposes on or off the facility premises. It does not include the exhibition of any animal by an educational institution or by a traveling theatrical exhibition or circus based outside of Montana.   (2) "Wild animal" means an animal that is wild by nature as distinguished from the common domestic animals, whether the animal was bred or reared in captivity, and includes birds and reptiles.   (3) "Wild animal menagerie" means any place where one or more bears or large cats, including cougars, lions, tigers, jaguars, leopards, pumas, cheetahs, ocelots, and hybrids of those large cats are kept in captivity for use other than public exhibition.   (4) "Wildlife sanctuary" means a facility organized as a Montana nonprofit corporation pursuant to Title 35, chapter 2, or in good standing with and accredited by the American sanctuary association or the global federation of animal sanctuaries for the purpose of providing homes for nonreleasable wild animals. Accreditation and good standing must be proven with a copy of an accreditation report completed as required by the accrediting organization.   (5) "Zoo" means any zoological garden chartered as a nonprofit corporation by the state or in good standing with and accredited by the association of zoos and aquariums or the zoological association of America for the purpose of exhibiting wild animals for public viewing. Accreditation and good standing must be proven with a copy of an accreditation report completed as required by the accrediting organization.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 130, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 45, Ch. 511, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 26-1205; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 322, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 211, L. 2021.
MT Code § 87-4-802 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 4. Commercial Activities|Part 8. Menageries, Sanctuaries, and Zoos|87-4-802. Department regulations

  87-4-802. Department regulations. The department shall adopt and enforce reasonable regulations for the housing, care, treatment, feeding, and sanitation of animals kept in roadside menageries, wild animal menageries, wildlife sanctuaries, and zoos, for the protection of the public from injury by those animals, and for the licensing of roadside menageries, wild animal menageries, wildlife sanctuaries, and zoos.  History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 130, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 417, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 26-1206(2); amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 322, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 211, L. 2021.