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HOUSE BILL NO. 123

INTRODUCED BY P. CLARK

BY REQUEST OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FISH, WILDLIFE, AND PARKS

 

AN ACT REDUCING THE MINIMUM AGE FOR PURCHASE OF A TRAPPER'S LICENSE FROM 13 YEARS OF AGE TO 12 YEARS OF AGE; REDUCING THE MAXIMUM AGE FOR PURCHASE OF A YOUTH TRAPPING LICENSE TO LESS THAN 12 YEARS OF AGE AND ELIMINATING THE LICENSE FEE; CLARIFYING THAT THE FISH, WILDLIFE, AND PARKS COMMISSION REGULATES TRAPPING; AMENDING SECTIONS 87-2-601, 87-2-603, AND 87-2-605, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:

 

     Section 1.  Section 87-2-601, MCA, is amended to read:

     "87-2-601.  Class C--trapper's license. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a resident, as defined in 87-2-102, who is 13 12 years of age or older, upon making application and payment of a fee of $20 to the department, may receive a Class C license which shall authorize that authorizes the holder thereof to trap fur-bearing animals and hunt bobcat, wolverine, and Canada lynx within the state of Montana at such the times and in such the manner as may be lawful so to do under the laws of the state provided by law and the regulations of the department commission and at such the places as that may be designated in said the license."

 

     Section 2.  Section 87-2-603, MCA, is amended to read:

     "87-2-603.  Class C-2--nonresident trapper's license. (1) Any A person not a resident, as defined in 87-2-102, who is 13 12 years of age or older, upon making application to the department and paying payment of a fee of $250 to the department, is entitled to a nonresident trapper's license that authorizes the holder to trap and snare predatory animals and nongame wildlife within the state. Such The trapping or snaring is permitted only after October 15 of each license year, and in such the manner as may be lawful under the laws of the state provided by law and the rules of the commission, and at such the places as that may be designated in the license.

     (2)  Any A person not a resident whose state of residence does not sell nonresident trapper's licenses to Montanans may not be issued a Class C-2 license under subsection (1)."

 

     Section 3.  Section 87-2-605, MCA, is amended to read:

     "87-2-605.  Class C-3--youth trapping license. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a resident, as defined in 87-2-102, who is 6 years of age or older and less than 13 12 years of age, upon making application and payment of a fee of $3 to the department, may receive a Class C-3 license, which that authorizes the holder to trap fur-bearing animals, the trapping of which has not been restricted by the commission, within the state of Montana at such the times and in such the manner as may be lawful under the laws of the state provided by law and the regulations of the department commission, and at such the places as that may be designated in the license."

 

     Section 4.  Effective date. [This act] is effective July 1, 2003.

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