87-2-412. Procurement and sale of artwork for migratory bird stamp -- disposition of proceeds. (1) The department shall contract with an art publisher for the selection, by contest or other method, of a design for the annual migratory bird stamp and for the production of the stamp and related artwork. The contract must provide that only designs submitted by Montana artists may be selected. The department shall provide for the sale of stamps exclusively by the department or its license agents, but may make other arrangements for the sale of related artwork that it determines appropriate. The procurement and sale of the stamps and artwork are exempt from the provisions of Title 18, chapter 4, part 3.
     (2) Money received from the sale of stamps and related artwork must be deposited in the state special revenue fund for the use of the department and may be expended only for the protection, conservation, and development of wetlands in Montana.

     History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 609, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 32, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 187, L. 1997.