Title 87, Title 87

Expenditures may be made from the fish and wildlife mitigation trust fund for fish and wildlife mitigation or enhancement purposes pursuant to the written agreement, contract, authorization, or terms of a gift, donation, grant, legacy, bequest, or devise committing money to the f…

(1) The department may enter into agreements with persons or entities committing money to the fish and wildlife mitigation trust fund concerning the purpose and manner of use of the money from the fish and wildlife mitigation trust fund. (2) The department is the trustee of the f…

The principal and interest, earnings, or income of the fish and wildlife mitigation trust fund shall be expended or retained according to the written agreement, contract, authorization, or terms of the gift, donation, grant, legacy, bequest, or devise committing money to the fish…

The fish and wildlife mitigation trust fund must be invested and managed by the board of investments as part of the unified investment program in a separate investment fund.

(1) There is a special revenue account called the forest management account to the credit of the department of fish, wildlife, and parks. (2) The forest management account consists of money deposited into the account from forest management projects undertaken pursuant to 87-1-622…

(1) The commission and the board shall adopt forest management plans for lands under their jurisdiction, based on an annual sustainable yield, to implement the provisions of 87-1-201(10)(a)(iv). (2) The department, under the direction of the commission, shall, before July 1, 2012…

(1) There is a wolf management account in the state special revenue fund established in 17-2-102. Fees collected from the sale of Class E-1 and Class E-2 wolf licenses and interest earned on the account must be deposited into the account. Subject to appropriation by the legislatu…

(1) The department shall allocate $500,000 annually for wolf management. (2) For the purposes of this section, the term "management" has the same meaning provided in 87-5-102 and includes: (a) wolf collaring conducted pursuant to 87-5-132; and (b) lethal action conducted pursuant…

(1) An applicant for a generic specialty license plate that is sponsored by the department of fish, wildlife, and parks shall make a donation of $20 to the department upon initial issuance of the license plates and a donation of $20 for each annual renewal of the license plates. …

(1) There is a big game and wildlife highway crossings and accommodations state special revenue account within the state special revenue fund established in 17-2-102 administered by the department. (2) The purpose of the account is to provide money exclusively for the design, con…

(1) There is a hunters against hunger account in the state special revenue fund established by 17-2-102. Funds deposited into this account must be used by the department for the purposes of 87-1-293. (2) The following money must be deposited into the account: (a) donations receiv…

In addition to the requirements of Title 17, chapter 7, part 1, every 4 years the department shall review its expenditures and revenue to determine the need for making license revenue recommendations to the legislature. The department shall report the findings of its review to th…

(1) There is a supporting bowhunters with disabilities account in the state special revenue fund established by 17-2-102. Funds deposited into this account must be used by the department for the purposes of 87-1-298. (2) The following money must be deposited into the account: (a)…

The congress of the United States passed an act that was approved on August 9, 1950, known as the Dingell-Johnson Act, Public Law 681, 81st congress, chapter 658, 2nd session, which provides, among other things, that "No money apportioned under this Act to any State, except as he…

The department is hereby authorized to perform such acts as may be necessary to the establishment and conduct of fish restoration and management projects as defined and authorized by the act of congress, provided every project initiated under the provisions of the act shall be un…

The department, in the name of the state and with the approval of the governor, shall have the power to enter into cooperative agreements on federally owned lands with the government of the United States or any department or bureau thereof or with an individual or individuals, pr…

The government of the United States, the United States commissioner of fisheries, and the government's or commissioner's authorized agents may conduct fish-hatching and all operations connected with fish-hatching, in any manner and at any time that may be considered necessary and…

Consent of the state of Montana is given to the acquisition by the United States by purchase, gift, devise, or lease of such areas of land or water or of land and water in sections 31 and 32 in township 28 north of range 22 west; sections 4, 5, 8, 9, 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20 in tow…

Upon the acquisition or establishment of any such refuge in Flathead County, state of Montana, the commission, acting under its authority to designate areas as resting, feeding, and breeding grounds for migratory and other species of birds and wild animals, shall in its discretio…

Consent of the state of Montana is given to the acquisition by the United States by purchase, gift, devise, or lease of a canal right-of-way approximately 66 feet in width, together with an area not to exceed 10 acres as a site for a pumping station works, or of land and water wi…

(1) The congress of the United States having passed an act which was approved on September 2, 1937, and which is known as 50 Federal Statutes 917 of the acts of congress, wherein it is, among other things, provided that "no money apportioned under this chapter to any state shall …

The department, in the name of the state and with the approval of the governor, shall have the power to enter into the cooperative agreements on federally owned lands with the government of the United States or some department or bureau thereof or with an individual or individual…

In accordance with the other requirement of said act of congress, it shall be the law of this state, so long as this assent shall be unrepealed, that no license fees paid by hunters in the state of Montana shall be used or taken for any other purpose than the administration and u…

Consent of the state of Montana is given to the acquisition by the United States by purchase, gift, devise, or lease of such areas of land or water or of land and water in section 31, township 18 north, range 20 west, Lake County, Montana, and section 36, township 18 north, range…

Upon the acquisition or establishment of any such park in Lake County and Sanders County, the fish and wildlife service, United States department of the interior, agrees to develop, improve, and maintain the park for the display of such native big game animals as are available on…

The governor, the department, or their agents, responsible under federal law for final approval of land, wetland, and water acquisitions in fee by the United States government or its agents for waterfowl protection areas or wildlife refuges, or the United States fish and wildlife…

(1) The governing body of the county affected by a proposed federal acquisition of land under 87-1-713, the department, and the United States fish and wildlife service shall, within 21 days of receipt of an acquisition proposal, physically inspect the proposed acquisition areas, …

The Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact is entered into by this state, with all other states legally joining therein, in the form substantially as follows: INTERSTATE WILDLIFE VIOLATOR COMPACTARTICLE IFindings, Declaration of Policy, and Purpose (1) The participating states find…

(1) The department shall enforce the Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact and shall do all things within the department's jurisdiction that are appropriate in order to effectuate the purposes and the intent of the compact. (2) The department is authorized on behalf of the state o…

(1) When the department receives notice of the suspension of a person's hunting, trapping, or fishing privileges by a participating state, the department shall determine whether the violation leading to the suspension could have led to the forfeiture of privileges under Montana l…

(1) The department shall suspend the hunting, trapping, or fishing privileges of any resident of Montana upon notification from the licensing authority of an issuing state that the resident has failed to comply with the terms of a citation issued for a wildlife violation. The sus…

(1) Upon suspending the hunting, trapping, or fishing privileges of any person under 87-1-803 or 87-1-804, the department shall immediately notify the person in writing. The person may, within 20 days of the notice, request a hearing before the department on whether the requireme…

(1) Except as provided in subsection (3), the commission shall establish by rule hunting and trapping seasons for wolves with the intent to reduce the wolf population in this state to a sustainable level, but not less than the number of wolves necessary to support at least 15 bre…