Title 87, Title 87

(1) A fur farm license is valid only for the license year in which it is issued. The licensee shall apply for renewal annually, and the department shall renew the license if the licensee has not violated any provision under which it was granted. (2) The licensee shall notify the …

A fur farm license is nontransferable.

Upon receipt of an application for a license, the department shall inspect each fur farm and thereafter shall inspect each fur farm and the records required to be kept by such fur farm on a scheduled basis or on such other reasonable basis as may be determined necessary.

All furbearers lawfully raised on a licensed fur farm are the private property of the licensee, and the licensee may sell or transfer such furbearers as private property.

Any furbearers purchased for use on a fur farm or any furbearers raised on a fur farm may be transported only in compliance with Title 81, chapter 2, part 7, and applicable administrative rules.

A fur farm owner who desires to sell furs shall comply with all the requirements of part 3 of this chapter.

(1) Each licensee shall keep accurate records of the number and species of furbearers purchased, transferred, or sold and the name of each person to whom or from whom such furbearers were purchased, transferred, or sold. (2) On or before January 31 of each year, each licensee sha…

The department may adopt and enforce only such rules as are necessary to implement this part. The rules may address but are not limited to fencing requirements, reporting requirements, the care and maintenance of the furbearers held by fur farm operators, and licensing requiremen…

(1) A fur farm license may be revoked for failure to operate the fur farm according to the provisions of this part or rules adopted under this part. (2) Upon discovery of a violation, the department shall give notice of such violation to the licensee, with a statement of a specif…

Unless otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, the sale or transfer of an ownership interest in an incorporated entity that holds a commercial license issued pursuant to this chapter does not constitute a transfer of the license so long as the license remains in the name…

(1) As used in this section, "taxidermist" means a person who conducts a business for the purpose of mounting, preserving, or preparing all or part of the dead bodies of any wildlife. (2) Before conducting the business of a taxidermist, a taxidermist shall obtain from the departm…

(1) A person or persons, firm, company, or corporation engaging in, carrying on, or conducting wholly or in part the business of buying or selling, trading, or dealing within the state of Montana in the skins or pelts of any animal or animals designated by the laws of Montana as …

(1) A fur dealer shall keep a written record that contains for each transaction a separate, dated entry providing the following details: (a) the number and kind of all skins or pelts purchased or sold by the fur dealer; (b) the place where the skins or furs were killed or trapped…

A fur dealer shall, before buying, selling, or in any manner dealing in the skins or pelts of any fur-bearing or predatory animal within this state, secure a fur dealer's license from the director. A license is not required for a hunter or trapper selling skins or pelts that the …

(1) The following classes of licenses may be issued and the following fees charged for the licenses: (a) resident fur dealer's license, $10; (b) nonresident fur dealer's license: (i) the same as the fee charged in the nonresident's state of residence for a Montana fur dealer seek…

The license required by this part shall be issued annually and shall expire on April 30 of each year, and no reduction in the fee charged for said license shall be made in any case where said license runs for less than 1 year.

A person, firm, company, or corporation may not violate any of the provisions of this part. A person convicted of a violation is subject to the penalties provided in 87-6-704.

As used in this part, the following definitions apply: (1) "Alternative livestock" means a privately owned caribou, white-tailed deer, mule deer, elk, moose, antelope, mountain sheep, or mountain goat indigenous to the state of Montana, a privately owned reindeer, or any other cl…

(1) A person may not operate an alternative livestock ranch in this state without having first obtained an alternative livestock ranch license from the department prior to November 7, 2000. A person may not apply for or be granted a license after that date. (2) A person who opera…

(1) The department has primary jurisdiction over alternative livestock ranches with regard to licensing, reports, recordkeeping, exterior fencing, classification of certain species under 87-4-424, unlawful capture under 87-4-418, inspection under 87-4-413, and enforcement of the …

(1) The department shall charge an annual renewal alternative livestock ranch license fee based on the following scale: (a) an alternative livestock ranch with 1 to 20 alternative livestock, a fee of $100; (b) an alternative livestock ranch with 21 to 60 alternative livestock, a …

(1) An alternative livestock ranch license expires on March 1 of the year succeeding the year of issuance. Application for renewal must be made before a license expires. The department shall renew the license upon payment of the renewal fee if the licensee has complied with all r…

The department may inspect the alternative livestock ranch or the licensee's alternative livestock ranch records on a scheduled basis or on another reasonable basis as may be determined necessary.

(1) All alternative livestock lawfully possessed on a licensed alternative livestock ranch are private property for which the licensee is responsible as provided by law. (2) The licensee may acquire, breed, grow, keep, pursue, handle, harvest, use, sell, or dispose of the alterna…

(1) Prior to selling, transferring, transporting, or disposing of one or more alternative livestock, the alternative livestock ranch licensee shall request an inspection of the alternative livestock, which inspection must be completed by a department of livestock designated agent…

(1) An alternative livestock ranch licensee may sell or otherwise dispose of the carcass of properly identified alternative livestock taken from an alternative livestock ranch in accordance with the provisions of 87-4-415. A copy of the certificate of inspection must be attached …

(1) Each alternative livestock ranch licensee shall keep and maintain for 3 years accurate written records of all alternative livestock purchases, transfers, sales, births, and deaths, on forms provided by the department, showing: (a) the number of each species of alternative liv…

A person may not capture, take, or otherwise acquire any game animal in this state for use on an alternative livestock ranch.

(1) If an alternative livestock animal escapes from an alternative livestock ranch, the alternative livestock licensee shall immediately notify the department of its escape and shall make every reasonable effort to recapture it. If the escaped animal cannot be recaptured within a…

All alternative livestock raised on an alternative livestock ranch may be assessed as personal property of the owner similar to other livestock.

(1) The department may adopt and enforce rules that are necessary to implement the provisions of this part over which the department has primary jurisdiction and to coordinate regulation of alternative livestock ranches with the department of livestock. (2) The department of live…

(1) Proceedings for the revocation of a license or the discipline of a licensee must be based on a determination by the department, after an investigation, that there is good cause and a sufficient factual basis to believe that the licensee or the principal manager is responsible…

(1) In order to properly regulate importation: (a) the department shall classify cloven-hoofed ungulates that have been determined through scientific investigation to pose a threat to native wildlife or livestock through nonspecific genetic dilution or habitat degradation or comp…

(1) The department may revoke any alternative livestock ranch license or impose any of the penalties or conditions specified in subsection (3) if the licensee or the principal manager has committed or is responsible for any of the following acts or omissions: (a) failure to opera…

(1) A licensee must be given notice and an opportunity for a hearing before the department may refuse to renew a license, revoke a license, or discipline a licensee. (2) The notice and an opportunity for a hearing and any judicial appeal must be conducted as provided in Title 2, …

(1) The department, in cooperation with the department of livestock, shall, by July 1, 2001, conduct a programmatic review of environmental impacts that may be associated with the granting of a license to operate an alternative livestock ranch. (2) In consultation with the depart…

The department is hereby authorized and empowered to issue operating licenses or permits for shooting preserves, which may be privately owned and operated, and to make such rules and regulations as may be necessary and proper in carrying out the purposes of this part.

Operating licenses or permits may be issued to any person, partnership, association, or corporation for the operation of shooting preserves that meet the following requirements: (1) Each shooting preserve must be restricted to private property. (2) The exterior boundaries of each…

Fees for shooting preserve licenses or permits are $250 and are valid until February 28 of the fifth year following the year of issuance, unless otherwise revoked. Application for renewal must be made before a license expires. The department shall renew the license upon payment o…

All persons hunting on shooting preserves must have a valid resident or nonresident upland game bird license or a 3-day nonresident shooting preserve bird hunting stamp issued under 87-2-404.

Each shooting preserve license or permit issued by the department shall designate whether or not the preserve is open to the public on a commercial basis or is restricted to a membership or other limited group. In the latter case, the license or permit shall specify that the area…

The department may revoke any shooting preserve license or permit issued under the authority of this part when the licensee has violated any of the provisions of this part or any rule or regulation of the department. After such revocation, a new license or permit may be issued if…

The season established for shooting preserves is the 7-month period beginning September 1 and ending March 31.

(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) Artificially propagated upland ga…

(1) 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 is…

All harvested game must be accompanied by a harvest form provided by the department until the game is consumed. The department shall furnish the harvest form at no cost to shooting preserve operators.