Montana § 87-1-306 Designation Of Certain River Stretches As No-Wake Waters -- Personal Watercraft Use Prohibited

Montana Statutes

§ 87-1-306 — Designation Of Certain River Stretches As No-Wake Waters -- Personal Watercraft Use Prohibited

Montana § 87-1-306

Title 87FISH AND WILDLIFE

Ch. 1ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION

Part 3Fish and Wildlife Commission

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Mont. Code Ann. § 87-1-306 (2026).

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87-1-306 . Designation of certain river stretches as no-wake waters -- personal watercraft use prohibited.

(1)In the interest of public health, safety, and welfare and protection of property and public resources, the use of personal watercraft is prohibited on the headwaters of the Missouri River downstream to its confluence with Prewett Creek, except in Missouri River reservoirs, and including all tributaries but not their reservoirs.

(2)The waters from Hauser dam downstream to Beaver Creek are limited to a controlled no-wake speed.

(3)This section does not apply to the use of the designated waters for search and rescue, official patrol, or scientific purposes.

(4)This section may not be construed to limit the authority of the commission or department to enact by administrative rule o

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87-1-306 . Designation of certain river stretches as no-wake waters -- personal watercraft use prohibited. (1) In the interest of public health, safety, and welfare and protection of property and public resources, the use of personal watercraft is prohibited on the headwaters of the Missouri River downstream to its confluence with Prewett Creek, except in Missouri River reservoirs, and including all tributaries but not their reservoirs.
(2) The waters from Hauser dam downstream to Beaver Creek are limited to a controlled no-wake speed.
(3) This section does not apply to the use of the designated waters for search and rescue, official patrol, or scientific purposes.
(4) This section may not be construed to limit the authority of the commission or department to enact by administrative rule or to enforce any other restrictions on any surface waters in the interests of public health, safety, or welfare, the protection of property or public resources, or the resolution of conflicts between users of motorized and nonmotorized boats.