Montana § 87-3-126 Use Of Aircraft -- Authority To Issue Permits And Adopt Rules

Montana Statutes

§ 87-3-126 — Use Of Aircraft -- Authority To Issue Permits And Adopt Rules

Montana § 87-3-126

Title 87FISH AND WILDLIFE

Ch. 3RESTRICTIONS AND REGULATIONS

Part 1General Provisions

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Mont. Code Ann. § 87-3-126 (2026).

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87-3-126 . Use of aircraft -- authority to issue permits and adopt rules.

(1)A manned or unmanned aircraft may be used for the purpose of herding, driving, or hazing wild animals damaging private property or crops on the property in question pursuant to a permit issued by the department.

(2)The commission shall adopt rules for the issuance of the permit. The permit may be conditioned to address individual circumstances of each application for a permit.

(3)The department shall issue permits except during any legal general or regular hunting season for the species for which a permit was requested.

(4)The permitting program must comply with requirements of federal law for the activity.

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87-3-126 . Use of aircraft -- authority to issue permits and adopt rules. (1) A manned or unmanned aircraft may be used for the purpose of herding, driving, or hazing wild animals damaging private property or crops on the property in question pursuant to a permit issued by the department.
(2) The commission shall adopt rules for the issuance of the permit. The permit may be conditioned to address individual circumstances of each application for a permit.
(3) The department shall issue permits except during any legal general or regular hunting season for the species for which a permit was requested.
(4) The permitting program must comply with requirements of federal law for the activity.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 14, Ch. 238, L. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3694, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 77, L. 1923; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 192, L. 1925; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 59, L. 1927; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 162, L. 1931; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 159, L. 1941; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 224, L. 1947; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 157, L. 1949; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 126, L. 1951; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 223, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 193, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 53, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 34, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 90, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 201, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 177, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 124, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 305, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 108, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 152, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 9, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 196, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 235, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 400, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 417, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 485, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 26-301(2); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 211, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 100, Ch. 258, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 553, L. 2025.