87-2-201. Conservation license required and prerequisite for other licenses, MCA

Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 87. FISH AND WILDLIFE

CHAPTER 2. FISHING, HUNTING, AND TRAPPING LICENSES

Part 2. Wildlife Conservation License

Conservation License Required And Prerequisite For Other Licenses

87-2-201. Conservation license required and prerequisite for other licenses. (1) Except as provided in 87-2-803(6) and 87-2-815, it is unlawful for any person to engage in any of the following without first having purchased a conservation license as provided in this part:

(a) purchase or apply for a hunting, fishing, or trapping license;

(b) use lands owned or controlled by the department; or

(c) engage in general recreational use as defined in 77-1-101 on state trust land pursuant to an agreement established under 77-1-815.

(2) If the department of natural resources and conservation and the department enter into an agreement pursuant to 77-1-815, the department shall submit every other legislative session a report to the legislature in accordance with 5-11-210 that documents the number of conservation licenses sold and revenue received pursuant to this section. The first report shall be provided to the legislature by January 1, 2027.

History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 172, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 26-229; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 41, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 121, Ch. 2, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 221, L. 2019; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 507, L. 2023.