# Montana HB 767: Revise county predator control laws to include goats Montana HB 767, Revise county predator control laws to include goats, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Julie Darling (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (Chapter Number Assigned); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB767-2025 - 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 767 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Revise county predator control laws to include goats - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-25 - Last action: 2025-05-13, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Julie Darling (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Livestock, Local Government, State Government - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 6 (484 yes, 11 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - County predator control for goats: benefit, low. The law lets a county board start a predator control program to protect goats. The board may act alone or with other counties. All goat license fee money goes into a separate predator control fund. The board may spend the fund on predator control, including bounties. If predators are taken with pro… - Sheep fee starts at 9 months: cost, low. The law lowers the age for sheep to owe the per-head license fee from 1 year to 9 months on the regular assessment date. The treasurer collects the fee, and unpaid fees become a lien on the owner's real and personal property. Fee money goes into a separate predator control fund and can pay for pred… - Per-goat fees and owner petitions: mixed, low. The county board may charge a per-head license fee on goats 9 months or older on the county’s regular assessment date. Goats brought into the county after that date also owe the fee. The treasurer collects the fee, and unpaid fees become a lien on the owner's real and personal property; if the owne… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Julie Darling (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-18 | House | Do Concur | pass | 98 | 0 | | | 2025-04-17 | House | Do Concur | pass | 99 | 1 | | | 2025-04-07 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 44 | 5 | | | 2025-04-05 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 46 | 4 | | | 2025-03-07 | House | Do Pass | pass | 98 | 1 | | | 2025-03-06 | House | Do Pass | pass | 99 | 0 | | ## Actions (31) - 2025-05-13: Chapter Number Assigned (House) - 2025-05-08: Signed by Governor (House) - 2025-05-01: Transmitted to Governor (House) - 2025-05-01: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-04-21: Returned from Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-18: Sent to Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-18: 3rd Reading Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-04-17: 2nd Reading Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-04-07: Returned to House with Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-07: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-05: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-03-14: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Transmitted to Senate (House) - 2025-03-07: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-03-06: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-03-04: Committee Report (House) - 2025-03-04: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-03-04: Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-03-03: Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-03-03: Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-02-28: Hearing (House) - 2025-02-27: Rereferred to Committee (House) - 2025-02-26: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-02-26: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-02-25: Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-02-25: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-21: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=4a94abc1-1713-4030-a4b8-1f36a4983d93) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-04-02: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=81c41ce3-d02f-44c5-83f1-9be89188cd94) - Introduced, 2025-02-25: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=1e59fda0-62da-4dfd-b178-72a8b2c36302) ## 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=4a94abc1-1713-4030-a4b8-1f36a4983d93) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=81c41ce3-d02f-44c5-83f1-9be89188cd94) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=1e59fda0-62da-4dfd-b178-72a8b2c36302) ## 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-HB767-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).