Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 81. LIVESTOCK

CHAPTER 30. PROTECTION OF FARM ANIMALS AND RESEARCH FACILITIES

Part 1. Farm Animal and Research Facility Protection Act

Penalty

81-30-105. Penalty. (1) A person convicted of violating 81-30-103(2)(f) shall be fined not less than $50 or more than $500 or be imprisoned in the county jail for a term not to exceed 3 months, or both.

(2) A person convicted of an act that violates 81-30-103(1) and (2)(a) through (2)(e) and that results in $500 or less in damage or destruction shall be fined not more than $500 or be imprisoned in the county jail for a term not to exceed 6 months, or both.

(3) A person convicted of an act that violates 81-30-103(1) and (2)(a) through (2)(e) and that results in more than $500 in damage or destruction shall be fined not more than $50,000 or be imprisoned in the state prison for a term not to exceed 10 years, or both.

History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 205, L. 1991.