Montana § 81-7-204 Presentation Of Skins -- Affidavit

Montana Statutes

§ 81-7-204 — Presentation Of Skins -- Affidavit

Montana·Title 81 LIVESTOCK·Ch. 7 PREDATORY ANIMAL CONTROL·Part 2 County Bounty Program

81-7-204 . Presentation of skins -- affidavit. A person claiming bounty on a predatory animal under this part shall present the green skin or pelt of the animal, with all four feet attached, to one of the bounty inspectors provided for in 81-7-112 or 81-7-201 and shall make an affidavit that the animal was killed within the county where the bounty is claimed. The affidavit must be corroborated by at least two reputable stockowners of the county to the effect that they know or have good cause to believe that the animal was killed within that county. For the purpose of this part, each bounty inspector is empowered to administer oaths. The bounty inspector shall endorse upon the affidavit the inspector's approval or disapproval of the claim and shall cut from the skin or pelt the four feet. T

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81-7-204 . Presentation of skins -- affidavit. A person claiming bounty on a predatory animal under this part shall present the green skin or pelt of the animal, with all four feet attached, to one of the bounty inspectors provided for in 81-7-112 or 81-7-201 and shall make an affidavit that the animal was killed within the county where the bounty is claimed. The affidavit must be corroborated by at least two reputable stockowners of the county to the effect that they know or have good cause to believe that the animal was killed within that county. For the purpose of this part, each bounty inspector is empowered to administer oaths. The bounty inspector shall endorse upon the affidavit the inspector's approval or disapproval of the claim and shall cut from the skin or pelt the four feet. The person applying for the bounty shall then present the affidavit, with the endorsements, to the county auditor or, in counties not having an auditor, to the county clerk, who shall attach the affidavit to a claim against the county bounty fund and present it to the board of county commissioners for action, the same as any other claim against the county.

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Legislative History

En. Sec. 4, Ch. 180, L. 1921; re-en. Sec. 2085, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 2085, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 84-5219; amd. Sec. 2672, Ch. 56, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 78, L. 2017.