Montana § 87-4-419 Escape From Alternative Livestock Ranch -- Effect

Montana Statutes

§ 87-4-419 — Escape From Alternative Livestock Ranch -- Effect

Montana § 87-4-419

Title 87FISH AND WILDLIFE

Ch. 4COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES

Part 4Alternative Livestock Ranches

This text of Montana § 87-4-419 (Escape From Alternative Livestock Ranch -- Effect) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Montana primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 87-4-419 (2026).

Text

87-4-419 . Escape from alternative livestock ranch -- effect.

(1)If an alternative livestock animal escapes from an alternative livestock ranch, the alternative livestock licensee shall immediately notify the department of its escape and shall make every reasonable effort to recapture it. If the escaped animal cannot be recaptured within a reasonable time, the department may kill the animal. If recapture or killing of the animal is unsuccessful within a reasonable time, the animal becomes the property of the state.

(2)The department shall by rule adopt a definition of "reasonable time", as used in this section, taking into consideration specific seasonal issues related to breeding and disease.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

87-4-419 . Escape from alternative livestock ranch -- effect. (1) If an alternative livestock animal escapes from an alternative livestock ranch, the alternative livestock licensee shall immediately notify the department of its escape and shall make every reasonable effort to recapture it. If the escaped animal cannot be recaptured within a reasonable time, the department may kill the animal. If recapture or killing of the animal is unsuccessful within a reasonable time, the animal becomes the property of the state.
(2) The department shall by rule adopt a definition of "reasonable time", as used in this section, taking into consideration specific seasonal issues related to breeding and disease.