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HOUSE BILL NO. 419

INTRODUCED BY J. SHOCKLEY

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AN ACT CREATING IN THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL A PROGRAM FOR THE INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF VIOLATIONS OF FISH, WILDLIFE, AND PARKS LAWS.



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



     Section 1.  Fish, wildlife, and parks enforcement program. There is a fish, wildlife, and parks enforcement program in the department of justice, which must be administered by the entity in the department that assists county attorneys with prosecutions. The program staff may investigate and may prosecute criminal cases concerning the violation of the laws administered by the department of fish, wildlife, and parks. The program is under the supervision and control of the attorney general and consists of a half-time attorney licensed to practice law in Montana who may prosecute, or assist county attorneys and the department in the prosecution of, criminal violations of Title 87.

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