Montana Code Annotated
Part 2. Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks
87-1-233. Compensation for damage caused by animal held in captivity

87-1-233. Compensation for damage caused by animal held in captivity. If any bear, wolf, tiger, mountain lion, or coyote that is held in captivity or that escapes from such captivity causes any damage to the personal property of another person, compensation for such damage must be paid by the person holding or who held the animal in captivity.
History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 566, L. 1985.

Structure Montana Code Annotated

Montana Code Annotated

Title 87. Fish and Wildlife

Chapter 1. Organization and Operation

Part 2. Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks

87-1-201. Powers and duties

87-1-202. Publication of orders and rules

87-1-203. Effect of orders, rules, and regulations

87-1-204. Political activity of employees

87-1-205. Repealed

87-1-206. Bounty claims for wild animals

87-1-207. Establishment of checking stations

87-1-208. Repealed

87-1-209. Acquisition and sale of lands or waters

87-1-210. Research, training, and other projects

87-1-211. Repealed

87-1-212. Terminated

87-1-213. reserved

87-1-214. Disclosure of information -- legislative finding -- large predators

87-1-215. Repealed

87-1-216. Wild buffalo or bison as species in need of management -- policy -- department duties

87-1-217. Policy for management of large predators -- legislative intent

87-1-218. Notice of proposed land acquisitions

87-1-219. and 87-1-220 reserved

87-1-221. Acquisition, importation, and propagation of fish and game -- waterfowl food

87-1-222. Construction and maintenance of fish hatcheries and fish ladders

87-1-223. Control of state waters for propagation of fish

87-1-224. Destruction of beaver and beaver dams for protection of public health

87-1-225. Regulation of wild animals damaging property -- public hunting requirements

87-1-226. Disposition of meat of animals damaging property

87-1-227. Hunting rights on adjoining federal wildlife preserve

87-1-228. Agreement with Indians concerning hunting and fishing -- Indian treaty of 1855

87-1-229. Entry on private land -- policy

87-1-230. Terminated

87-1-231. Repealed

87-1-232. Tattoo records

87-1-233. Compensation for damage caused by animal held in captivity

87-1-234. Exceptions to tattoo and compensation requirements

87-1-235. through 87-1-240 reserved

87-1-241. Acquisition of wildlife habitat -- rules

87-1-242. Funding for wildlife habitat

87-1-243. through 87-1-245 reserved

87-1-246. Funding of upland game bird enhancement program

87-1-247. Upland game bird enhancement program -- authorized use of funds

87-1-248. Qualification of upland game bird enhancement projects

87-1-249. Rules

87-1-250. Upland game bird enhancement program -- report

87-1-251. Upland game bird enhancement program -- advisory council

87-1-252. through 87-1-254 reserved

87-1-255. Purpose

87-1-256. Definitions

87-1-257. River restoration program

87-1-258. River restoration account

87-1-259. Funding for river restoration account

87-1-260. through 87-1-262 reserved

87-1-263. Veterans' preference for reserving certain block management areas on Veterans' Day

87-1-264. Expenditure of hunting access program funds on weed control

87-1-265. Hunting access programs -- block management program -- private landowner assistance -- rules -- restriction on landowner liability

87-1-266. License benefits for landowners enrolled in block management program -- rulemaking

87-1-267. Repealed

87-1-268. Repealed

87-1-269. Private land/public wildlife advisory committee -- duties -- reports

87-1-270. Allocation of license fees to hunting access programs

87-1-271. Annual lottery of hunting licenses -- proceeds dedicated to hunting access

87-1-272. Future fisheries improvement program -- funding priority -- reports required

87-1-273. Future fisheries review panel -- purpose -- appointment and duties

87-1-274. Emergency instream flows -- funding

87-1-275. reserved

87-1-276. Purpose

87-1-277. Shooting range development grants

87-1-278. Grant criteria

87-1-279. Program rules

87-1-280. through 87-1-282 reserved

87-1-283. Native Montana fish species enhancement program

87-1-284. reserved

87-1-285. Fishing access enhancement program created -- private landowner assistance to promote public fishing access -- rules

87-1-286. Fishing access enhancement program -- benefits for providing fishing access -- cooperative agreement -- factors for determining benefits earned -- restriction on landowner liability

87-1-287. Placement of warning sign in water legally accessible to public -- liability limitation -- role of department

87-1-288. and 87-1-289 reserved

87-1-290. Hunting access account

87-1-291. and 87-1-292 reserved

87-1-293. Hunters against hunger -- findings -- optional donation -- rulemaking

87-1-294. Unlocking public lands program -- purpose -- commission rulemaking authority

87-1-295. Public access land agreement -- terms -- application fee

87-1-296. Repealed

87-1-297. Repealed