# Montana HB 107: Revising licensing requirements for commercial activities regulated by FWP Montana HB 107, Revising licensing requirements for commercial activities regulated by FWP, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Eric Albus (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-03 (Chapter Number Assigned); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB107-2025 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Montana HB 107 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Revising licensing requirements for commercial activities regulated by FWP - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2024-12-18 - Last action: 2025-04-03, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Eric Albus (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Fish, Revenue, State - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (259 yes, 41 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 7 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New permits and limits for exotic wildlife: cost, medium. Selling, breeding, or exchanging controlled exotic wildlife now requires a permit with a $500 fee. Possessing a controlled exotic species requires a separate permit with a $125 fee. Each permit lasts until February 28 of the fifth year after issue; renewals require paying the fee and filing invento… - Stricter rules to run menageries and zoos: cost, medium. Before a permit is granted, the department verifies that housing, animal care, and public protection are proper. Permits cannot be transferred to another person. Applications must list location, species and counts, and facility type and cage specs. Roadside menageries must include required federal… - Annual permit fees for menageries: cost, low. Menageries must pay a yearly permit fee: $10 for five or fewer animals, $25 for more than five. Permits are valid through February 28 of the year after issue; renewals require the fee and a renewal filing. Renewal applications must include an accounting of all wild animals at the facility. Governme… - Fur farm license fee and renewal: cost, low. Fur farm operators pay an $85 license fee to get or renew a license. The license ends on February 28 of the fifth year after issue. If a license has been expired for more than 1 year, the operator must apply as a new applicant and pay the fee. Renewals require no license violations and filing the r… - New licenses and records for taxidermists: cost, low. Taxidermists must get a license from the department and pay $50 each year. Licenses expire on February 28 of the year after they are issued. You must keep a written record for each wildlife item, showing species, count, owner name and address, and shipping details. Keep records while you have the i… - New transaction records for fur dealers: cost, low. Fur dealers must record each transaction with the date, number and kind of skins or furs, where the animals were killed or trapped, any trapping license number, and buyer and seller names and addresses. Keep records while you have the pelts or at least 1 year, and make them available for inspection… - All changes start March 1, 2026: mixed, low. The law takes effect March 1, 2026. All provisions start on that date unless the law says otherwise. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Eric Albus (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Denley Loge (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-19 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 32 | 18 | | | 2025-03-18 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 32 | 18 | | | 2025-01-30 | House | Do Pass | pass | 97 | 3 | | | 2025-01-29 | House | Do Pass | pass | 98 | 2 | | ## Actions (24) - 2025-04-03: Chapter Number Assigned (House) - 2025-04-03: Signed by Governor (House) - 2025-03-25: Transmitted to Governor (House) - 2025-03-24: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-03-21: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-03-21: Returned from Enrolling (House) - 2025-03-19: Sent to Enrolling (House) - 2025-03-19: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-18: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-01-31: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Transmitted to Senate (House) - 2025-01-30: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-01-29: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-01-24: Committee Report (House) - 2025-01-24: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-01-23: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-01-09: Hearing (House) - 2025-01-06: 1st Reading (House) - 2024-12-20: Referred to Committee (House) - 2024-12-18: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-03-20: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=c715c6bd-784f-457b-87f6-98622faa13cf) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-01-24: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=6c586675-9e5e-4178-97df-321ccfe6dc3c) - Introduced, 2024-12-18: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=b659504a-706d-46fc-80cb-63c1e7364538) ## Related bills - SB 437: Revise definition of sex in Montana law (signed) - HB 831: Increase elderly homeowner and renter income tax credit (vetoed) - HB 628: Revise early literacy targeted intervention laws (vetoed) - SB 410: Provide for Montana genomic security act (vetoed) - SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer (vetoed) - SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program (vetoed) ## Sources - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=c715c6bd-784f-457b-87f6-98622faa13cf) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=6c586675-9e5e-4178-97df-321ccfe6dc3c) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=b659504a-706d-46fc-80cb-63c1e7364538) ## Related - [SB 437: Revise definition of sex in Montana law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB437-2025) - [HB 831: Increase elderly homeowner and renter income tax credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB831-2025) - [HB 628: Revise early literacy targeted intervention laws](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB628-2025) - [SB 410: Provide for Montana genomic security act](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB410-2025) - [SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB422-2025) - [SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB424-2025) - [Montana bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/montana/bills) - [Montana state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/montana) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB107-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).