87-3-121. Conditions for award of prizes. (1) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, association, or club to offer or give any prize, gift, or anything of value in connection with or as a bag limit prize for the taking, capturing, killing, or in any manner acquiring any game, fowl, fur-bearing animals, or any bird or animal now or that shall be hereafter protected in any way by the fish and game laws of the state of Montana.
     (2) The commission shall adopt rules to regulate contests by a person, firm, corporation, association, or club that intends to offer or give a prize, gift, or anything of value in connection with or as a prize for the taking, capturing, killing, or in any manner acquiring fish that are protected under Title 87. The commission's rules must be based on the commission's duty under Title 87 to protect, preserve, and propagate fish in the state.
     (3) This section shall not be construed to prohibit the award of prizes for any one game bird or fur-bearing animal on the basis of size, quality, or rarity.

     History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 82, L. 1935; re-en. Sec. 3744.1, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 48, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 26-809; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 346, L. 1987.