Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 87. FISH AND WILDLIFE

CHAPTER 5. WILDLIFE PROTECTION

Part 1. Nongame and Endangered Species

Use Of Radio-Tracking Collars For Monitoring Wolf Packs

87-5-132. Use of radio-tracking collars for monitoring wolf packs. (1) As part of a wolf management plan approved by the department, a radio-tracking collar or a collar that uses global positioning system technology must be attached to at least one wolf in each wolf pack that is active near livestock or near a population center in areas where depredations are chronic or likely.

(2) The department may expend any state and federal funds received for wolf management purposes and the portion of money allocated from the wolf management account established in 87-1-623 to fulfill the requirements of this section.

(3) The department shall collaborate and cooperate and may enter into agreements with other state and federal agencies, including the United States department of agriculture wildlife services, to fulfill the requirements of this section.

History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 578, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 390, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 400, L. 2011.