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HOUSE BILL NO. 315
INTRODUCED BY J. ESSMANN
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT REVISING LAWS RELATED TO DISCOUNTED HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES AVAILABLE TO NONRESIDENT RELATIVES OF RESIDENTS; RENAMING THE LICENSES; AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF ELK-ONLY COMBINATION LICENSES; REVISING FEES; PROVIDING RULEMAKING AUTHORITY; AMENDING SECTION 87-2-514, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE AND A TERMINATION DATE."
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
Section 1. Section 87-2-514, MCA, is amended to read:
"87-2-514. Nonresident Montana-born relative of resident allowed to purchase nonresident licenses at reduced cost -- definitions. (1) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(a) "Nonresident "Montana-born relative of a resident" means a person born in Montana who is the natural or adoptive child, sibling, or parent of a resident but is not a resident.
(b) "Resident" means a resident as defined in 87-2-102.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a nonresident Montana-born relative of a resident who meets the qualifications of subsection (5) may purchase a Class B nonresident fishing license at one-half the cost and the following at one-half one-quarter the cost:
(a) a Class B nonresident fishing license;
(b)(a) a Class B-1 nonresident upland game bird license;
(c)(b) one of the following:
(i) a Class B-10 nonresident big game combination license; and
(d)(ii) a Class B-11 nonresident deer combination license; or
(iii) a nonresident elk-only combination license.
(3) The nonresident Montana-born relative of a resident shall also purchase a nonresident wildlife conservation license as prescribed in 87-2-202 and a nonresident base hunting license as prescribed in 87-2-116 if the nonresident Montana-born relative of a resident purchases a hunting license.
(4) Class B-10 and Class B-11 licenses sold pursuant to subsection (2) are not included in the limit on the number of available Class B-10 and Class B-11 licenses issued pursuant to 87-2-505 and 87-2-510. Nonresident elk-only combination licenses sold pursuant to subsection (2) are in addition to nonresident elk-only combination licenses available for sale pursuant to 87-2-511.
(5) To qualify for a license pursuant to subsection (2), a nonresident Montana-born relative of a resident shall apply at any department regional office or at the department's state office in Helena and present proof of the following:
(a) a birth certificate verifying the applicant's birth in Montana or documentation that the applicant was born to parents who were residents at the time of birth;
(b) evidence that the person previously held a Montana resident hunting or fishing license or has passed a hunter safety course in Montana pursuant to 87-2-105; and
(c) proof that the applicant is a nonresident Montana-born relative of a resident.
(6) Of the fee paid for a hunting license purchased pursuant to subsection (2), 28.5% must be deposited in the account established in 87-1-290."
NEW SECTION. Section 2. Effective date. [This act] is effective on passage and approval.
NEW SECTION. Section 3. Termination. [This act] terminates February 29, 2020.
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