87-5-402. Posting of notice and additional provisions. (1) Preserves, refuges, sanctuaries, rest grounds, or closed districts made or created by said department and any land or water areas or portions thereof closed by said department shall be conspicuously posted for a period of 20 days, with posters setting forth their purposes and the penalties for violating the orders and rules and regulations of the department applicable to them. Not less than 20 days before any fish and game district, closed district, preserve, refuge, sanctuary, or rest ground, so created by said department, or closure of land or water areas becomes effective, publication shall be made as provided in 87-1-202 of the boundaries of such fish and game district, closed district, preserve, refuge, sanctuary, or rest ground, so created by said department, such boundaries to be accurately designated by definite topographic monuments or public land survey.
     (2) The hunting, pursuing, capturing, killing, or taking of any fish, game animals, game birds, or fur-bearing animals in violation of the rules, regulations, or orders of the department governing any closed season, fish and game district, refuge, sanctuary, preserve, rest ground, or closed land or water area promulgated by said department shall be punishable with the same penalties as provided for the violation of the state fish and game laws of this state regarding closed seasons.
     (3) All game preserves or refuges heretofore created are continued in full force and effect until such time as the same are changed by the department in the manner herein designated. Said department shall have the right, power, and authority, when properly petitioned, to alter and change the boundaries of or entirely do away with and abandon any preserve or refuge, excepting the Sun River game preserve, when, in the opinion of said department, it is to the best interest so to do.

     History: En. Sec. 27, Ch. 193, L. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3676, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 87, L. 1933; re-en. Sec. 3676, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 145, L. 1937; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 417, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 26-127.