Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 87. FISH AND WILDLIFE

CHAPTER 6. FISH AND WILDLIFE CRIMINAL PROVISIONS

Part 3. Licensing, Tags, and Permits

Nonresident License Or Permit Offenses

87-6-303. Nonresident license or permit offenses. (1) A person who is not a resident may not:

(a) apply for or purchase for a nonresident's use the following resident licenses and permits:

(i) conservation license;

(ii) hunting license or permit; or

(iii) fishing license or permit;

(b) affirm to or make a false statement to obtain a resident license.

(2) A person convicted of a violation of this section shall be fined not less than the greater of $100 or twice the cost of the nonresident license that authorized the sought-after privilege or more than $1,000 or be imprisoned in the county jail for not more than 6 months, or both. In addition, the person, upon conviction or forfeiture of bond or bail, shall forfeit any current hunting, fishing, or trapping license issued by this state and the privilege to hunt, fish, or trap in this state for not less than 18 months.

History: En. Sec. 24, Ch. 258, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 27, Ch. 507, L. 2023.