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SENATE BILL NO. 68
INTRODUCED BY B. GILLESPIE
BY REQUEST OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LIVESTOCK
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT ELIMINATING A RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT FOR AERIAL PREDATOR HUNTING PERMITS; CLARIFYING THE DEFINITION OF PREDATORY ANIMAL FOR AERIAL HUNTING PERMITS; AMENDING SECTIONS 81-7-501 AND 81-7-505, MCA; AND REPEALING SECTION 81-7-503, MCA."
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
SECTION 1. SECTION 81-7-501, MCA, IS AMENDED TO READ:
"81-7-501. Aerial hunting prohibited -- exceptions. (1) Except as provided in 81-7-505, a person, except an employee of the state, its subdivisions, or the federal government who is acting within the scope of the person's employment, may not engage in the aerial hunting of predatory animals, as defined in 81-7-101, without first obtaining a permit from the department of livestock. The permit must specify the species of predatory animals to be hunted and the geographic areas over which aerial hunting may take place. For purposes of this section, the term predatory animal as defined in 81-7-101 does not include species managed or protected subject to Title 87.
(2) A person issued a permit as required by this section may not engage in aerial hunting of predatory animals in violation of the terms of the permit, the rules promulgated by the board of livestock, or the terms of this part."
SECTION 2. SECTION 81-7-505, MCA, IS AMENDED TO READ:
"81-7-505. Resident landowners authorized to aerially hunt over their own lands without permit -- conditions. Any landowner having residence and domicile in Montana may engage in the aerial hunting of predatory animals, as defined in 81-7-101, over that person's own land without a permit, provided the landowner annually notifies the department in writing that the landowner will be engaged in aerial hunting and gives an adequate description of the location of the land over which the landowner will aerially hunt. Aerial hunting must be in accordance with all rules of the department of livestock. For purposes of this section, the term predatory animal as defined in 81-7-101 does not include species managed or protected subject to Title 87."
NEW SECTION. Section 3. Repealer. The following section of the Montana Code Annotated is repealed:
81-7-503. Residency requirement.
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