Montana Code Annotated 2019

TITLE 87. FISH AND WILDLIFE

CHAPTER 5. WILDLIFE PROTECTION

Part 3. Grizzly Bear

Grizzly Bear -- Findings -- Policy

87-5-301. Grizzly bear -- findings -- policy. (1) The legislature finds that:

(a) grizzly bears are a recovered population and thrive under responsive cooperative management;

(b) grizzly bear conservation is best served under state management and the local, state, tribal, and federal partnerships that fostered recovery; and

(c) successful conflict management is key to maintaining public support for conservation of the grizzly bear.

(2) It is the policy of the state to:

(a) manage the grizzly bear as a species in need of management to avoid conflicts with humans and livestock; and

(b) use proactive management to control grizzly bear distribution and prevent conflicts, including trapping and lethal measures.

History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 134, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 26-307.2; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 292, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 416, L. 2011.