87-3-110. Registration for sale of certain grizzly bears. (1) A person in possession of a lawfully killed grizzly bear or a hide, head, or mount thereof may sell it if it has been registered with the department in the manner and upon forms provided by the department. The registration form must specifically describe the grizzly bear or the hide, head, or mount thereof and must accompany it upon any sale.
     (2) Bears or parts thereof may be registered as follows:
     (a) Before January 1, 1986, any lawfully killed grizzly bear or part thereof may be registered.
     (b) On or after January 1, 1986, bears lawfully killed in Montana may be registered within 10 days after the date of kill, and bears lawfully killed outside Montana may be registered within 3 months after the date of kill upon presentation of proof of lawful kill.
     (3) Registration under this section does not legalize any prior illegal act, such as the unlawful killing or theft of a grizzly bear or part thereof.

     History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 540, L. 1985.