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bill NO. _____________
INTRODUCED
BY _________________________________________________
By Request of the ****
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT increasing penalties for importing livestock without health inspection; and AMENDING SECTION 81-2-708, MCA."
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
Section 1. Section 81-2-708, MCA, is amended to read:
"81-2-708. Penalty. (1) A Except as provided in subsection (2), a person convicted of violating this part shall be fined not more than $500, be imprisoned in the county jail for a term not to exceed 6 months, or both.
(2) A person convicted of violating this part by importing livestock into the state without a required health certificate, permit, or other documentation authorized by department rule shall be fined not less than $500 per animal or $5,000, whichever is greater."