Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 87. FISH AND WILDLIFE

CHAPTER 1. ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION

Part 6. Finance

Wolf Management Account

87-1-623. Wolf management account. (1) There is a wolf management account in the state special revenue fund established in 17-2-102. Fees collected from the sale of Class E-1 and Class E-2 wolf licenses and interest earned on the account must be deposited into the account. Subject to appropriation by the legislature, money deposited in the account must be used exclusively for the management of wolves as specified in subsection (2).

(2) Money deposited in accordance with subsection (1) must be equally divided and allocated for the following purposes:

(a) wolf-collaring activities conducted pursuant to 87-5-132; and

(b) lethal action conducted pursuant to 87-1-217 to take problem wolves that attack livestock.

(3) Any unspent or unencumbered money in the account at the end of a fiscal year must remain in the account.

History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 390, L. 2011.