87-6-201. Violation of commission or department order or rule. A person who purposely, knowingly, or negligently violates an order or rule of the commission or department shall be fined not less than $50 or more than $500. In addition, the person, upon conviction or forfeiture of bond or bail, may be subject to forfeiture of any […]
87-6-202. Unlawful possession, shipping, or transportation of game fish, bird, game animal, or fur-bearing animal. (1) A person may not possess, ship, or transport all or part of any game fish, bird, game animal, or fur-bearing animal that was unlawfully killed, captured, or taken, whether killed, captured, or taken in Montana or outside of Montana. (2) This […]
87-6-203. Unlawful taking, killing, trapping, labeling, or packaging of fur-bearing animal or pelt. (1) A person convicted of purposely, knowingly, or negligently taking, killing, trapping, labeling, or packaging a fur-bearing animal or the pelt of a fur-bearing animal in violation of any provision of this title shall be fined not less than $100 or more than […]
87-6-204. Hunting or fishing during closed season. (1) A person may not hunt or attempt to hunt: (a) any game animal or game bird or fish for or catch any fish during the closed season on any species of game animal, game bird, or fish; or (b) an upland game bird until the commission provides an open season […]
87-6-205. Waste of game animal, game bird, or game fish. (1) Except as provided in subsection (3), a person responsible for the death of any game animal, game bird, or game fish suitable for food may not purposely or knowingly waste the game by: (a) detaching or removing only the head, hide, antlers, tusks, or teeth or […]
87-6-206. Unlawful sale of game fish, bird, game animal, or fur-bearing animal. (1) A person may not purposely or knowingly sell, purchase, or exchange all or part of any game fish, bird, game animal, or fur-bearing animal. (2) The value of the game fish, bird, game animal, or fur-bearing animal must be determined from the schedules of […]
87-6-207. Unlawful use of boat. (1) A person may not use a motorboat or a sailboat as defined in 23-2-502 for the purpose of killing, capturing, taking, pursuing, concentrating, driving, or stirring up any upland game bird, migratory bird, game animal, or fur-bearing animal until the motor is shut off or the sails are furled and […]
87-6-208. Unlawful use of aircraft. (1) Except as provided in 87-3-126, a person may not: (a) kill, take, or shoot at any game bird, game animal, or fur-bearing animal from an aircraft, including a helicopter; (b) use an aircraft, including a helicopter: (i) to locate any game animal for the purpose of hunting that animal during the same hunting […]
87-6-209 through 87-6-213 reserved.
87-6-214. Unlawful contest or prize. (1) (a) Except as provided in subsections (1)(b) through (1)(d), a person, firm, or club may not offer or give a 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, or fur-bearing […]
87-6-215. Harassment. (1) (a) A person may not: (i) intentionally interfere with the lawful taking of a wild animal or fishing by another; (ii) with intent to prevent or hinder its lawful taking or its capture, disturb a wild animal or engage in an activity or place in its way any object or substance that will tend to disturb or […]
87-6-216. Unlawful supplemental feeding — exemption. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a person may not provide supplemental feed attractants to game animals or wild turkeys by: (a) purposely or knowingly attracting any cloven-hoofed ungulates, bears, mountain lions, or wild turkeys with supplemental feed attractants; (b) after having received a previous warning, negligently failing to properly store […]
87-6-217. Shooting at simulated wildlife. (1) A person may not discharge a firearm or other hunting implement at a simulated wildlife decoy in violation of any state statute or commission rule regulating the hunting of the wildlife being simulated when the decoy is being used by a certified peace officer. (2) A person convicted of a violation […]
87-6-218. Checking station offenses. (1) A person, upon the request of the director, the director’s authorized representative, or any game warden, shall produce for inspection any current fish and game license or statement of possession pursuant to 87-3-310 that has been issued to the person and any game animals, birds, fish, or fur-bearing animals in the […]
87-6-219. Unlawful relocation of fish. (1) A person or firm may not: (a) place or cause to be placed caged live fish in any of the public waters of the state of Montana, except as provided by department regulation; (b) without written department approval, move live or dead salmonid fish or eggs from one in-state location to another […]
87-6-220. Repealed. Sec. 7, Ch. 103, L. 2019. History: En. Sec. 21, Ch. 258, L. 2011.
87-6-221. Imported urine — use or sale prohibited. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the use or sale of deer or elk urine to mask human odor is prohibited if the urine originated in a state or province with documented occurrences of chronic wasting disease as determined by the commission. (2) The commission may allow deer […]
87-6-222. Fish and wildlife location data — penalties. (1) Unless specifically authorized by the department, a person who obtains exact coordinate location data from the department may not use the data or transfer the data to another person to use in a way that harms, harasses, or kills fish or wildlife. A person who uses, transfers, […]
87-6-223 through 87-6-239 reserved.
87-6-240. Unlawful recovery and possession of horns and skulls from mountain sheep that died of natural causes. (1) For a mountain sheep that died of natural causes, a person may not: (a) recover or possess a horn or horns and attached skull, or portion thereof, in violation of the provisions of 87-3-315; (b) alter, deface, or remove a […]
