87-1-708. Assent to Pittman-Robertson Act — authority of department
87-1-708. Assent to Pittman-Robertson Act — authority of department. (1) The congress of the United States having passed an act which was approved on September 2, 1937, and which is known as 50 Federal Statutes 917 of the acts of congress, wherein it is, among other things, provided that “no money apportioned under this chapter to […]
87-1-709. Cooperation with United States for wildlife restoration
87-1-709. Cooperation with United States for wildlife restoration. The department, in the name of the state and with the approval of the governor, shall have the power to enter into the cooperative agreements on federally owned lands with the government of the United States or some department or bureau thereof or with an individual or individuals, […]
87-1-710. Use of hunters’ license fees for department purposes only
87-1-710. Use of hunters’ license fees for department purposes only. In accordance with the other requirement of said act of congress, it shall be the law of this state, so long as this assent shall be unrepealed, that no license fees paid by hunters in the state of Montana shall be used or taken for any […]
87-1-711. Acquisition of land by United States for bison and other big game animals
87-1-711. Acquisition of land by United States for bison and other big game animals. Consent of the state of Montana is given to the acquisition by the United States by purchase, gift, devise, or lease of such areas of land or water or of land and water in section 31, township 18 north, range 20 west, […]
87-1-712. Development of national bison range
87-1-712. Development of national bison range. Upon the acquisition or establishment of any such park in Lake County and Sanders County, the fish and wildlife service, United States department of the interior, agrees to develop, improve, and maintain the park for the display of such native big game animals as are available on the national bison […]
87-1-713. Federal waterfowl and wildlife area acquisitions — submission to affected county governing bodies for review
87-1-713. Federal waterfowl and wildlife area acquisitions — submission to affected county governing bodies for review. The governor, the department, or their agents, responsible under federal law for final approval of land, wetland, and water acquisitions in fee by the United States government or its agents for waterfowl protection areas or wildlife refuges, or the United […]
87-1-714. Hearings on proposed waterfowl and wildlife area acquisitions
87-1-714. Hearings on proposed waterfowl and wildlife area acquisitions. (1) The governing body of the county affected by a proposed federal acquisition of land under 87-1-713, the department, and the United States fish and wildlife service shall, within 21 days of receipt of an acquisition proposal, physically inspect the proposed acquisition areas, if the governing body […]
87-1-801. Compact adopted — text
87-1-801. Compact adopted — text. The Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact is entered into by this state, with all other states legally joining therein, in the form substantially as follows: INTERSTATE WILDLIFE VIOLATOR COMPACT ARTICLE I Findings, Declaration of Policy, and Purpose (1) The participating states find that the following provisions apply: (a) Wildlife resources are managed in trust […]
87-1-802. Department authorization to effect purposes of compact
87-1-802. Department authorization to effect purposes of compact. (1) The department shall enforce the Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact and shall do all things within the department’s jurisdiction that are appropriate in order to effectuate the purposes and the intent of the compact. (2) The department is authorized on behalf of the state of Montana to enter into […]
87-1-803. Reciprocal recognition of license suspensions — suspension of privileges for conviction in participating state
87-1-803. Reciprocal recognition of license suspensions — suspension of privileges for conviction in participating state. (1) When the department receives notice of the suspension of a person’s hunting, trapping, or fishing privileges by a participating state, the department shall determine whether the violation leading to the suspension could have led to the forfeiture of privileges under […]