Title 87, Title 87

A person who participates in a limited drawing but is not successful in the drawing may opt, upon application, to direct that the refund the person is eligible to receive instead be deposited in the hunting access account established in 87-1-290 and used for the purpose of fundin…

The department may adopt rules that prescribe requirements necessary to determine that an applicant meets the eligibility requirements provided in this part when the applicant obtains a license or permit by telephone, by mail, on the internet, or by other electronic means.

(1) A person with a diagnosed developmental disability who satisfactorily completes the classroom portion and field course of the firearms safety course but who is unable to pass the written or an alternate-format exam portion of the course because of a developmental disability m…

(1) (a) Except as provided in subsection (2), a Class C trapper's license may not be issued to a resident unless the license agent processing the application determines proof of: (i) the applicant's purchase of a trapper's license in three prior trapping seasons; or (ii) completi…

(1) Except as provided in 87-2-803(6), to be eligible to fish in Montana or to apply for a fishing license or a combination license that includes a fishing license, a person who is 16 years of age or older must first obtain an aquatic invasive species prevention pass as provided …

(1) Except as provided in 87-2-803(6) and 87-2-815, it is unlawful for any person to engage in any of the following without first having purchased a conservation license as provided in this part: (a) purchase or apply for a hunting, fishing, nonresident wildlife management area s…

(1) Except as provided in 87-2-817(2), a conservation license must be sold upon written application. The application must contain the applicant's name, age, [last four digits of the applicant's social security number,] street address of permanent residence, mailing address, quali…

The fees from the conservation license must be delivered to the state treasurer and deposited by the treasurer in the state special revenue fund to the credit of the department in accordance with the provisions of 87-1-601.

A resident, as defined by 87-2-102, upon payment of a fee of $21, is entitled to receive a Class A license that authorizes the holder of the license to fish with hook and line or rod as prescribed by rules of the department.

Any person not a resident, as defined in 87-2-102, upon payment of the sum of $100 to any agent of the department authorized to issue fishing and hunting licenses, is entitled to a Class B license that entitles the holder to fish with hook and line as authorized by the rules and …

(1) Any person not a resident, as defined in 87-2-102, upon payment of the sum of $14 to any agent of the department authorized to issue fishing and hunting licenses, is entitled to a 1-day nonresident fishing license that authorizes the holder to fish with hook and line, as pres…

Navigable rivers, sloughs, or streams between the lines of ordinary high water thereof of the state of Montana and all rivers, sloughs, and streams flowing through any public lands of the state shall hereafter be public waters for the purpose of angling, and any rights of title t…

The department may issue paddlefish tags to holders of valid Class A, Class A-8, Class B, Class B-4, and Class B-5 fishing licenses for a fee of $6.50 for residents and $15 for nonresidents. Each tag authorizes the holder to fish with hook and line for paddlefish as prescribed by…

(1) Any person not a resident, as defined in 87-2-102, upon payment of the sum of $56 to any agent of the department authorized to issue fishing and hunting licenses, is entitled to a 5-day nonresident fishing license that authorizes the holder to fish with hook and line, as pres…

(1) Any resident, as defined in 87-2-102, is entitled to a resident temporary fishing license authorizing the holder to fish with hook and line in designated waters, for a period of time determined by the commission and indicated on the license, upon payment to any agent of the d…

Each year on Father's Day and Mother's Day weekends, a person may fish for any fish within this state without obtaining a fishing license pursuant to this part as long as the person does so in accordance with any other law or regulation of the department in effect on that weekend…

Except as otherwise provided, a resident, as defined by 87-2-102, who is 12 years of age or older or who will turn 12 years old before or during the season for which the license is issued may, upon payment of a fee of $10, receive a Class A-1 license that entitles a holder who is…

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a person who is not a resident, as defined in 87-2-102, but who is 12 years of age or older or who will turn 12 years old before or during the season for which the license is issued, upon payment of a fee of $127 may receive a Class B…

(1) The department may issue wild turkey tags to the holder of a valid Class A-1 or nonresident conservation license. Each tag entitles the holder to hunt one wild turkey and possess the carcass of the turkey, during times and places that the commission authorizes an open season …

Except as otherwise provided, a person who is 12 years of age or older or who will turn 12 years old before or during the season for which the license is issued and who is not a resident, as defined in 87-2-102, may, upon payment of a fee of $20, receive a 3-day nonresident shoot…

(1) Except as otherwise provided and subject to subsection (2), a person who is not a resident, as defined in 87-2-102, but who is 12 years of age or older or who will turn 12 years old before or during the season for which the license is issued may, upon payment of a fee of $60,…

(1) The fee for a resident to purchase a migratory game bird license is $10. The fee for a nonresident to purchase a migratory game bird license is $150. (2) The fee for a resident to purchase a sandhill crane license is $10. The fee for a nonresident to purchase a sandhill crane…

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a resident, as defined by 87-2-102, who is 12 years of age or older or who will turn 12 years old before or during the season for which the license is issued, upon payment of the proper fee or fees, is entitled to purchase one of …

(1) (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a person who is not a resident, as defined in 87-2-102, but who is 12 years of age or older or who will turn 12 years old before or during the season for which the license is issued may, upon payment of the proper fee or fees …

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a person who is not a resident, as defined in 87-2-102, but who is 12 years of age or older or who will turn 12 years old before or during the season for which the license is issued may, upon payment of the fee of $1,312 and subje…

(1) The department may prescribe by rule the number of hunting licenses to be issued. Any license sold may be restricted to a specific administrative region, hunting district, or other designated area and may specify the species, age, and sex to be taken and the time period for w…

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a person who is not a resident, as defined in 87-2-102, but who is 12 years of age or older or who will turn 12 years old before or during the season for which the license is issued may, upon payment of a fee of $320, receive a Class …

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a person who is a resident, as defined in 87-2-102, and who is 12 years of age or older or who will turn 12 years old before or during the season for which the license is issued may, upon payment of a fee of $19, receive a Class D-2 l…

(1) (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a person who is not a resident, as defined in 87-2-102, but who is 12 years of age or older or who will turn 12 years old before or during the season for which the license is issued may, upon payment of a fee of $760 and subje…

(1) The department shall offer the Class B-10 and Class B-11 licenses for sale on April 1, with 2,000 of the authorized Class B-11 licenses reserved for applicants indicating their intent to hunt with a resident sponsor on land owned by that sponsor, as provided in subsections (2…

(1) The commission may by rule separate the Class B-7 license from the Class B-10 license and sell the separated Class B-7 license, giving a preference to any Class B-10 license holder to purchase one of the separated Class B-7 licenses. In the case of separated Class B-7 license…

(1) (a) The department may issue, at no cost to a landowner who provides free public elk hunting on the landowner's property and pursuant to this section, an either-sex or antlerless elk license, permit, or combination of the two as required in that hunting district for the lando…

(1) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (a) "Nonresident relative of a resident" means a person born in Montana who is the natural or adoptive child, sibling, or parent of a resident but is not a resident. (b) "Resident" means a resident as defined …

(1) In the event the number of valid applications for Class A-9 resident antlerless elk B tag licenses or Class B-12 nonresident antlerless elk B tag licenses for a hunting district exceeds the quota set by the department for the district, the department shall award the permits b…

(1) Except as provided in subsections (5) and (6), in order for a nonresident to use a dog or dogs to aid in the pursuit or harvest of mountain lions or black bears, the nonresident shall first purchase, for a fee of $250, a Class D-4 nonresident hound license. To be eligible, th…

(1) If at any time the department determines, in conjunction with a landowner or a designated lessee acting as an agent for a landowner, that game animals on the property are causing a level of damage to crops or other vegetation that merits removal of a specific number of game a…

A person who is a resident, as defined in 87-2-102, and who is 12 years of age or older or who will turn 12 years old before or during the season for which the license is issued, upon payment of a fee of $5, may receive a Class D-3 hound training license that entitles the holder …

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a person who is not a resident, as defined in 87-2-102, and who is 12 years of age or older or will turn 12 years old before or during the season for which the license is issued and who is under 18 years of age may, upon payment o…

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter and in subsection (2) of this section, a person who is a resident, as defined in 87-2-102, and who is 12 years of age or older or who will turn 12 years old before or during the season for which the license is issued, upon payment …

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter and in subsection (2) of this section, a person who is not a resident, as defined in 87-2-102, but who is 12 years of age or older or who will turn 12 years old before or during the season for which the license is issued, upon paym…

(1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (2), a student who is not a resident, as defined in 87-2-102, and who meets the qualifications of subsection (3) may purchase discounted hunting and fishing licenses as follows: (a) If the student's state of residence does not offer res…

(1) The department may offer for sale 500 B-10 nonresident big game combination licenses, 500 B-11 nonresident deer combination licenses, and 500 nonresident elk-only combination licenses that must be used as provided in this section and as authorized by department rules. Sale of…

(1) A person who is not a resident as defined in 87-2-102, on payment of a $50 fee, is entitled to receive a Class F license that authorizes the holder of the license to shed hunt as defined in 87-1-201 in a wildlife management area. (2) A person found in violation of this sectio…

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a resident, as defined in 87-2-102, who is 12 years of age or older, upon making application and payment of a fee of $20 to the department, may receive a Class C license that authorizes the holder to trap fur-bearing animals within th…

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, any individual who owns land in this state or any tenant or member of the immediate family of the owner or tenant, upon making application to the department and payment of the fee of $1, may receive a Class C-1 license that entitles t…

(1) A person not a resident, as defined in 87-2-102, who is 12 years of age or older, on making application and payment of a fee of $250 to the department, is entitled to a nonresident trapper's license that authorizes the holder to trap and snare predatory animals, nongame wildl…