HOUSE BILL NO. 82
INTRODUCED BY D. FUCHS
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT PROVIDING THAT THE REQUIREMENT FOR A RECREATIONAL USE LICENSE FOR THE USE OF STATE LANDS FOR GENERAL RECREATIONAL PURPOSES DOES NOT APPLY TO MONTANA RESIDENTS; AMENDING SECTION 77-1-801, MCA; AND PROVIDING A DELAYED EFFECTIVE DATE."
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
Section 1. Section 77-1-801, MCA, is amended to read:
"77-1-801. Recreational use license required for nonresident to use state lands for general recreational purposes -- penalty. (1) A person 12 years of age or older and who is not a resident, as defined in 87-2-102, shall obtain an annual recreational use license pursuant to 77-1-802 to use state lands, as defined in 77-1-101, for general recreational purposes.
(2) A person shall, upon the request of a peace officer or fish and game warden, present for inspection his the person's
recreational use license if the license is required pursuant to subsection (1).
(3) A violator of subsection (1) or (2) is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined an amount not less than $50 or more than $500, be imprisoned in the county jail for not more than 6 months, or both."
NEW SECTION. Section 2. Effective date. [This act] is effective March 1, 2002.
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