Montana Code Annotated 2009

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     80-7-1010. Invasive species management area -- regulation. (1) The owner, operator, or person in possession of any vessel authorized for use in an invasive species management area shall comply with any regulations imposed pursuant to 80-7-1008(3)(b).
     (2) After use in a body of water within an invasive species management area, all vessels, bait containers, livewells, bilges, and other boating-related equipment, excluding marine sanitary systems, must be drained in a way that does not impact any state waters before being transported on land or a public highway, as defined in 61-1-101, except where allowed by the department of fish, wildlife, and parks.
     (3) In a body of water designated as an invasive species management area, taking from the water or possessing any bait animal, dead or alive, including but not limited to crayfish, leeches, and minnows, is prohibited unless approved by the department of fish, wildlife, and parks.

     History: En. Sec. 10, Ch. 429, L. 2009.

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