Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 87. FISH AND WILDLIFE

CHAPTER 6. FISH AND WILDLIFE CRIMINAL PROVISIONS

Part 2. General Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping Offenses -- Related Offenses

Checking Station Offenses

87-6-218. Checking station offenses. (1) A person, upon the request of the director, the director's authorized representative, or any game warden, shall produce for inspection any current fish and game license or statement of possession pursuant to 87-3-310 that has been issued to the person and any game animals, birds, fish, or fur-bearing animals in the person's possession. Hunters or anglers entering or leaving areas for which checking stations have been established shall stop and report if a checking station is on the hunter's or angler's route of travel to or from the hunting or fishing area and personnel are on duty.

(2) A person convicted of a violation of this section shall be fined not less than $50 or more than $1,000 or be imprisoned in the county detention center for not more than 6 months, or both. In addition, the person, upon conviction or forfeiture of bond or bail, may be subject to forfeiture of any current hunting, fishing, or trapping license issued by this state and the privilege to hunt, fish, or trap in this state or to use state lands, as defined in 77-1-101, for recreational purposes for a period of time set by the court.

History: En. Sec. 19, Ch. 258, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 238, L. 2019.