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MT Code § 87-5-504 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 5. Wildlife Protection|Part 5. Stream Protection|87-5-504. Notice of department findings and alternative plans

  87-5-504. Notice of department findings and alternative plans. Within 30 days after the receipt of such plans, the department shall notify the applicant whether or not such construction project or hydraulic project will adversely affect any fish or game habitat. If the department notifies the applicant that such construction will adversely affect any fish or game habitat, it shall accompany such notice with recommendations or alternative plans which will eliminate or diminish such adverse effect.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 10, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 417, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 26-1504.
MT Code § 87-5-505 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 5. Wildlife Protection|Part 5. Stream Protection|87-5-505. Arbitration of disputes

  87-5-505. Arbitration of disputes. (1) If the department notifies the applicant that the construction will adversely affect fish or game habitat, the applicant, within 15 days after receiving the recommendations and alternatives of the department, shall notify the department if it refuses to modify its plans in accordance with the recommendations or alternatives. In the event of refusal, the disagreement shall be arbitrated as provided in subsection (2) of this section.   (2) (a) Upon receipt of a notice of refusal, the department shall determine if it wants the disagreement arbitrated. Within 10 days after an affirmative determination and after notice to the applicant, the department shall notify, in writing, all district judges of the judicial district or districts in which the project is located that an arbitration board is needed. Within 5 days of receipt of notification, the judges shall appoint three people from the county or counties in which the project is located to an arbitration committee. Within 10 days after the committee is appointed, it shall meet, hear testimony from all the parties concerned, and issue a decision signed by at least two members of the committee. The decision shall be binding on all parties concerned.   (b) Travel expenses of the arbitrators shall be allowed as in 2-18-501 through 2-18-503, as amended, and shall be divided equally among the agencies involved.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 10, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 133, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 417, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 453, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 26-1505.
MT Code § 87-5-506 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 5. Wildlife Protection|Part 5. Stream Protection|87-5-506. Vested water rights preserved and emergency actions excepted

  87-5-506. Vested water rights preserved and emergency actions excepted. This part shall not operate or be so construed as to impair, diminish, divest, or control any existing or vested water rights under the laws of the state of Montana or the United States or operate in emergencies such as floods, ice jams, or other conditions causing emergency handling.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 10, L. 1965; R.C.M. 1947, 26-1506.
MT Code § 87-5-507 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 5. Wildlife Protection|Part 5. Stream Protection|87-5-507. Irrigation projects excepted

  87-5-507. Irrigation projects excepted. This part shall not apply to any irrigation district project or any other irrigation system.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 10, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 133, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 26-1507.
MT Code § 87-5-508 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 5. Wildlife Protection|Part 5. Stream Protection|87-5-508. Federal actions injuring fish and wildlife

  87-5-508. Federal actions injuring fish and wildlife. The department shall observe acts and omissions on the part of the government of the United States and its agencies within the state of Montana which do, will, or might affect adversely the fish and wildlife resources, including but not limited to the fishing streams within the state, and upon receiving such information, the department shall without delay send formal notification in writing, by certified mail, to the appropriate federal agency or agencies involved, setting forth in detail the appropriate objections of the state of Montana to the acts and omissions aforesaid. The department shall keep complete files and records, available for public inspection, of all matters and things done and all communications and correspondence sent and received pursuant to this section.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 133, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 417, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 26-1508.
MT Code § 87-5-509 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 5. Wildlife Protection|Part 5. Stream Protection|87-5-509. Penalty and restoration

  87-5-509. Penalty and restoration. (1) An agency, under 87-5-502, violating provisions of this part shall be assessed a fine of not less than $100 or more than $500 for each day of continuing violation but not more than a total of $1,000.   (2) In addition, at the discretion of the court, the agency shall restore the damaged stream to its prior condition. Employees of an agency acting in the ordinary course of their employment under directions of a superior are not liable for violations under this section.   (3) The department may institute and maintain in the name of the state enforcement proceedings under this section. All fines assessed under this section shall be deposited in the state special revenue fund for the use of the department.   History: En. 26-1509 by Sec. 1, Ch. 339, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 417, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 26-1509; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 277, L. 1983.
MT Code § 87-5-601 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 5. Wildlife Protection|Part 6. Fish and Wildlife Crimestoppers|87-5-601. Short title

  87-5-601. Short title. This part may be cited as the "Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Crimestoppers Act".   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 305, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 393, L. 1997.
MT Code § 87-5-602 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 5. Wildlife Protection|Part 6. Fish and Wildlife Crimestoppers|87-5-602. Definitions

  87-5-602. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:   (1) "Board" means the fish, wildlife, and parks crimestoppers board created in 2-15-3404.   (2) "Department" means the department of fish, wildlife, and parks.   (3) "Program" means the fish, wildlife, and parks crimestoppers program created under 87-5-605.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 305, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 393, L. 1997.
MT Code § 87-5-603 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 5. Wildlife Protection|Part 6. Fish and Wildlife Crimestoppers|87-5-603. Functions of board

  87-5-603. Functions of board. The board shall recommend to the department:   (1) the names of individuals to be rewarded for providing information used in detecting and combating fish, wildlife, and parks-related crimes;   (2) the amount of any reward recommended; and   (3) means for promoting the program.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 305, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 393, L. 1997.
MT Code § 87-5-604 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 5. Wildlife Protection|Part 6. Fish and Wildlife Crimestoppers|87-5-604. Expenses of board members

  87-5-604. Expenses of board members. Members of the board are entitled to no salary but are entitled to expenses incurred while on official business, as provided in 2-18-501 through 2-18-503.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 305, L. 1985.
MT Code § 87-5-605 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 5. Wildlife Protection|Part 6. Fish and Wildlife Crimestoppers|87-5-605. Powers and duties of department -- rules

  87-5-605. Powers and duties of department -- rules. (1) The department shall:   (a) create, maintain, and promote a statewide fish, wildlife, and parks crimestoppers program in order to assist law enforcement agencies in detecting and combating fish, wildlife, and parks-related crimes; and   (b) consider the board's recommendations and take action on them.   (2) The department may:   (a) advise and assist in the creation and maintenance of local programs, including neighborhood watch programs;   (b) encourage the channeling of information from state and local programs to law enforcement agencies;   (c) foster the detection of fish, wildlife, and parks-related crimes by the public;   (d) encourage the public, through a reward program or otherwise, to provide information that assists in the prosecution of fish, wildlife, and parks-related crimes;   (e) promote state and local programs through the media;   (f) accept gifts, grants, or donations for the furtherance of the program and spend these in compliance with the conditions of the gifts, grants, or donations; and   (g) adopt rules necessary to administer the provisions of this part.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 305, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 393, L. 1997.
MT Code § 87-5-606 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 5. Wildlife Protection|Part 6. Fish and Wildlife Crimestoppers|87-5-606. Confidentiality

  87-5-606. Confidentiality. The identity of a person submitting information under the program and any information that may lead to the disclosure of such identity is confidential.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 305, L. 1985.
MT Code § 87-5-701 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 5. Wildlife Protection|Part 7. Importation, Introduction, and Transplantation of Wildlife|87-5-701. Purpose

  87-5-701. Purpose. The legislature finds that in order to protect Montana's native wildlife and plant species, livestock, horticultural, forestry, and agricultural production, and human health and safety, it is necessary to regulate the importation for introduction and the transplantation or introduction of wildlife in the state and to regulate the importation, transplantation, possession, and sale of exotic wildlife. Serious threats, known and unknown, from the introduction of wildlife and exotic wildlife into Montana necessitate the regulation of the importation for introduction and the transplantation or introduction of wildlife and regulation of the importation, transplantation, possession, and sale of exotic wildlife unless it can be shown that no harm will result from the importation, transplantation, possession, sale, or introduction. Any importation, transplantation, possession, sale, or introduction permitted must be conducted in a manner to ensure that wildlife or exotic wildlife can be controlled if harm arises from unforeseen effects.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 624, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 536, L. 2003.
MT Code § 87-5-702 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 5. Wildlife Protection|Part 7. Importation, Introduction, and Transplantation of Wildlife|87-5-702. Definitions

  87-5-702. Definitions. For purposes of this part, the following definitions apply:   (1) "Controlled exotic wildlife" means species placed on the controlled exotic wildlife list under 87-5-707 that may be imported, possessed, or sold only pursuant to commission and department rules and an authorization permit provided for in 87-5-705(2).   (2) "Domestic animal" means an animal that, through long association with humans, has been bred to a degree that has resulted in genetic changes affecting color, temperament, conformation, or other attributes of the species to an extent that makes the animal unique and distinguishable from wild individuals of the species and that is readily controllable if accidentally released into the wild. The term includes livestock, as defined in 81-2-702, dogs, cats, rodents, Eurasian ferrets, and poultry.   (3) "Exotic wildlife" means a wildlife species that is not native to Montana.   (4) "Feral" means the appearance of an animal and any offspring that have escaped captivity and become wild.   (5) "Importation" means the act of receiving, bringing or having brought, or shipping into the state for a person's temporary or permanent residence or domicile any wildlife from a location outside the state.   (6) "Introduction" means the release from captivity or attempt to release from captivity, intentional or otherwise, wildlife from outside the state into the wild within the state.   (7) "Native wildlife" means a species or subspecies of wildlife that historically occurred in Montana and that has not been introduced by humans or has not migrated into Montana as a result of human activity.   (8) "Noncontrolled exotic wildlife" means animal species traditionally sold or kept as pets and includes animals listed in 87-5-706 or animals that are added to the list in 87-5-706 by commission rule.   (9) "Possession" means to own or have control over an animal for personal use or resale.   (10) "Prohibited exotic wildlife" means animal species placed on the list provided in 87-5-704(3)(a) that may not be imported, possessed, or sold.   (11) "Transplantation" means the release of or attempt to release, intentional or otherwise, wildlife from one place within the state into another part of the state.   (12) (a) "Wildlife" means any wild mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian, fish, mollusk, crustacean, or other wild animal or the egg, sperm, embryo, or offspring of the wild animal.   (b) The term does not include domestic animals.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 624, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 536, L. 2003.
MT Code § 87-5-703 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 5. Wildlife Protection|Part 7. Importation, Introduction, and Transplantation of Wildlife|87-5-703. Applicability to other provisions for importation or introduction of wildlife

  87-5-703. Applicability to other provisions for importation or introduction of wildlife. Sections 87-5-701 through 87-5-704, 87-5-711, 87-5-713 through 87-5-716, and 87-5-721 do not apply to the provisions on importation or introduction of wildlife contained in the following laws:   (1) Title 80;   (2) 87-3-208 and 87-6-219(1)(a);   (3) 87-3-221 through 87-3-224 or 87-3-210, 87-3-225 through 87-3-227, and 87-6-219(1)(b);   (4) 87-4-422;   (5) 87-5-112;   (6) 87-5-205;   (7) 87-5-302; or   (8) Title 81, chapter 2.   History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 624, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 376, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 281, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 118, Ch. 258, L. 2011.
MT Code § 87-5-704 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 5. Wildlife Protection|Part 7. Importation, Introduction, and Transplantation of Wildlife|87-5-704. Rulemaking

  87-5-704. Rulemaking. (1) The commission may adopt rules to implement 87-5-701, 87-5-702, and 87-5-711 through 87-5-715. In implementing 87-5-713, the commission may adopt rules approving species of wildlife that may be introduced by the department. In implementing 87-5-715, the commission may adopt rules to authorize the control or extermination by the department of introduced wildlife species.   (2) The department may adopt rules to implement 87-5-713 and 87-5-715. In implementing 87-5-713 and 87-5-715, the department may not adopt rules in the subject areas reserved to the commission in subsection (1).   (3) (a) The commission may adopt rules to implement 87-5-705 through 87-5-709 and 87-5-712 regarding the importation, possession, and sale of exotic wildlife, including adoption of a list of controlled exotic wildlife and a list of prohibited exotic wildlife. The commission may by rule add to the list of noncontrolled exotic wildlife provided in 87-5-706. The department of livestock may not issue import permits for exotic wildlife on a list of controlled exotic wildlife or prohibited exotic wildlife without authorization from the department.   (b) The commission may adopt rules regarding the operation of the classification review committee established in 87-5-708.   (4)  The department may adopt rules regarding issuance of the authorization permit provided for in 87-5-705(2), including the establishment of a reasonable fee for the permit.   History: En. Sec. 10, Ch. 624, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 536, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 281, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 72, Ch. 44, L. 2007.
MT Code § 87-5-705 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 5. Wildlife Protection|Part 7. Importation, Introduction, and Transplantation of Wildlife|87-5-705. Regulation of exotic wildlife

  87-5-705. Regulation of exotic wildlife. (1) A person may not import into the state, possess, or sell any exotic wildlife unless:   (a) the importation, possession, or sale of the exotic wildlife is allowed by law or commission rule; and   (b) the person has obtained authorization for importation from the department of livestock pursuant to Title 81, chapter 2, part 7.   (2) The department may issue a permit for authorizing the possession or sale of controlled exotic wildlife and make the permit available to persons who wish to import, possess, or sell controlled exotic wildlife, subject to rules of the commission and the department. The department may charge a reasonable fee, as determined by department rule, for the issuance of the authorization permit.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 536, L. 2003.
MT Code § 87-5-707 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 5. Wildlife Protection|Part 7. Importation, Introduction, and Transplantation of Wildlife|87-5-707. Controlled exotic wildlife list

  87-5-707. Controlled exotic wildlife list. As provided in 87-5-704(3)(a), the commission, after a public hearing and recommendation from the classification review committee established in 87-5-708, may by rule adopt a list of controlled exotic wildlife that may be imported, possessed, or sold only pursuant to commission and department rules and department authorization.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 536, L. 2003.
MT Code § 87-5-708 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 5. Wildlife Protection|Part 7. Importation, Introduction, and Transplantation of Wildlife|87-5-708. Classification review committee -- composition, appointment, and duties

  87-5-708. Classification review committee -- composition, appointment, and duties. (1) The director shall appoint a classification review committee whose duty is to advise the commission regarding the importation, possession, and sale of exotic wildlife, including recommendations on animals to be placed on the noncontrolled, controlled, or prohibited exotic wildlife list.   (2) The classification review committee is composed of at least one representative from:   (a) the department;   (b) the department of public health and human services;   (c) the department of livestock;   (d) the department of agriculture;   (e) a business that breeds or exhibits exotic wildlife; and   (f) the general public who has an interest in fish or wildlife.   (3) Members of the classification review committee are not entitled to compensation or travel expenses as provided in 2-15-122.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 536, L. 2003.
MT Code § 87-5-709 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 5. Wildlife Protection|Part 7. Importation, Introduction, and Transplantation of Wildlife|87-5-709. Exceptions and exemptions to possession and sale of exotic wildlife

  87-5-709. Exceptions and exemptions to possession and sale of exotic wildlife. (1) Sections 87-5-705 through 87-5-708 and this section do not apply to:  (a) institutions that have established that their proposed facilities are adequate to provide secure confinement of wildlife, including:   (i) an accredited zoological garden or wildlife sanctuary chartered by the state as a nonprofit corporation;   (ii) a roadside menagerie permitted under 87-4-803 that was established for the purpose of exhibition or attracting trade;   (iii) a research facility for testing and science that employs individuals licensed under 37-34-301 or that submits evidence to the department that it meets animal testing standards as provided by the national institutes of health, the national science foundation, the centers for disease control and prevention, the United States department of agriculture, or another similar nationally recognized and approved testing standard; or   (b) domestic animals.   (2) Authorization for possession must be provided by the department for exotic wildlife possessed as of January 1, 2004, and the authorization may include any conditions and restrictions necessary to minimize risks.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 536, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 281, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 211, L. 2021.
MT Code § 87-5-710 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 5. Wildlife Protection|Part 7. Importation, Introduction, and Transplantation of Wildlife|87-5-710. reserved

  87-5-710 reserved.
MT Code § 87-5-711 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 5. Wildlife Protection|Part 7. Importation, Introduction, and Transplantation of Wildlife|87-5-711. Control of importation for introduction and transplantation or introduction of wildlife

  87-5-711. Control of importation for introduction and transplantation or introduction of wildlife. (1) Except as otherwise provided, the importation for introduction or the transplantation or introduction of any wildlife is prohibited unless the commission determines, based upon scientific investigation and after public hearing, that a species of wildlife poses no threat of harm to native wildlife and plants or to agricultural production and that the transplantation or introduction of a species has significant public benefits.   (2) With regard to the transplantation or introduction of a fish species not previously legally transplanted to a specific water body within the state or not previously legally introduced to the state, the requirement for scientific investigation in subsection (1) may be satisfied only by completion of an environmental review conforming to the provisions of Title 75, chapter 1, part 2.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 624, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 501, L. 1991.
MT Code § 87-5-712 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 5. Wildlife Protection|Part 7. Importation, Introduction, and Transplantation of Wildlife|87-5-712. Authority for commission to control importation, possession, or sale of certain wildlife species and exotic wildlife

  87-5-712. Authority for commission to control importation, possession, or sale of certain wildlife species and exotic wildlife. (1) The commission may, after public hearing and recommendation by the classification review committee in 87-5-708, list by administrative rule wildlife species or exotic wildlife that may not be imported, possessed, or sold as pets for captive breeding for research or commercial purposes, for the commercial pet trade, or for any other reason. A wildlife species or exotic wildlife may be placed on the list only after the commission finds that:   (a) the exotic wildlife would not be readily subject to control by humans while in captivity;   (b) if released from captivity, the exotic wildlife would pose a substantial threat to native wildlife and plants or agricultural production; or   (c) the exotic wildlife would pose a risk to human health or safety, livestock, or native wildlife through disease transmission, hybridization, or ecological or environmental damage.   (2) The commission may make exceptions for wildlife species or exotic wildlife otherwise prohibited under this section if the wildlife species or exotic wildlife is controlled in an institution listed in 87-5-709(1)(a) and under any conditions specified by the commission.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 624, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 536, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 281, L. 2005.