Montana Code Annotated
Title 87. Fish and Wildlife
Chapter 6. Fish and Wildlife Criminal Provisions

87-6-104. Fish and game code not to supersede criminal code -- statute of limitations - 87-6-104. Fish and game code not to supersede criminal code...

87-6-105. Repealed - 87-6-105. Repealed. Sec. 13, Ch. 281, L. 2021. History: En....

87-6-106. Lawful taking to protect livestock or person -- findings - 87-6-106. Lawful taking to protect livestock or person -- findings....

87-6-107. Unlawful harassment of game animals and game birds with vehicle or device - 87-6-107. Unlawful harassment of game animals and game birds with...

Part 2. General Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping Offenses -- Related Offenses

87-6-201. Violation of commission or department order or rule - 87-6-201. Violation of commission or department order or rule. A...

87-6-202. Unlawful possession, shipping, or transportation of game fish, bird, game animal, or fur-bearing animal - 87-6-202. Unlawful possession, shipping, or transportation of game fish, bird,...

87-6-203. Unlawful taking, killing, trapping, labeling, or packaging of fur-bearing animal or pelt - 87-6-203. Unlawful taking, killing, trapping, labeling, or packaging of fur-bearing...

87-6-204. Hunting or fishing during closed season - 87-6-204. Hunting or fishing during closed season. (1) A person...

87-6-205. Waste of game animal, game bird, or game fish - 87-6-205. Waste of game animal, game bird, or game fish....

87-6-206. Unlawful sale of game fish, bird, game animal, or fur-bearing animal - 87-6-206. Unlawful sale of game fish, bird, game animal, or...

87-6-207. Unlawful use of boat - 87-6-207. Unlawful use of boat. (1) A person may not...

87-6-208. Unlawful use of aircraft - 87-6-208. Unlawful use of aircraft. (1) Except as provided in...

87-6-209. through 87-6-213 reserved - 87-6-209 through 87-6-213 reserved.

87-6-214. Unlawful contest or prize - 87-6-214. Unlawful contest or prize. (1) (a) Except as provided...

87-6-215. Harassment - 87-6-215. Harassment. (1) (a) A person may not: (i) intentionally...

87-6-216. Unlawful supplemental feeding -- exemption - 87-6-216. Unlawful supplemental feeding -- exemption. (1) Except as provided...

87-6-217. Shooting at simulated wildlife - 87-6-217. Shooting at simulated wildlife. (1) A person may not...

87-6-218. Checking station offenses - 87-6-218. Checking station offenses. (1) A person, upon the request...

87-6-219. Unlawful relocation of fish - 87-6-219. Unlawful relocation of fish. (1) A person or firm...

87-6-220. Repealed - 87-6-220. Repealed. Sec. 7, Ch. 103, L. 2019. History: En....

87-6-221. Imported urine -- use or sale prohibited - 87-6-221. Imported urine -- use or sale prohibited. (1) Except...

87-6-222. Fish and wildlife location data -- penalties - 87-6-222. Fish and wildlife location data -- penalties. (1) Unless...

87-6-223. through 87-6-239 reserved - 87-6-223 through 87-6-239 reserved.

87-6-240. Unlawful recovery and possession of horns and skulls from mountain sheep that died of natural causes - 87-6-240. Unlawful recovery and possession of horns and skulls from...

Part 3. Licensing, Tags, and Permits

87-6-301. Hunting, fishing, or trapping without license - 87-6-301. Hunting, fishing, or trapping without license. (1) Except as...

87-6-302. Unlawful procurement of license, permit, or tag - 87-6-302. Unlawful procurement of license, permit, or tag. (1) A...

87-6-303. Nonresident license or permit offenses - 87-6-303. Nonresident license or permit offenses. (1) A person who...

87-6-304. License, permit, or tag offenses - 87-6-304. License, permit, or tag offenses. (1) A person may...

87-6-305. Unlawful possession of hunting or fishing license or permit - 87-6-305. Unlawful possession of hunting or fishing license or permit....

87-6-306. Hunting, fishing, or trapping while privileges or licenses forfeited or suspended - 87-6-306. Hunting, fishing, or trapping while privileges or licenses forfeited...

87-6-307. Unlawful use of discounted combination sports license by youth - 87-6-307. Unlawful use of discounted combination sports license by youth....

87-6-308. and 87-6-309 reserved - 87-6-308 and 87-6-309 reserved.

87-6-310. Unlawful procurement of license while privileges forfeited or suspended - 87-6-310. Unlawful procurement of license while privileges forfeited or suspended....

87-6-311. Failure to surrender license for violation in participating state - 87-6-311. Failure to surrender license for violation in participating state....

87-6-312. Offense of noncompliance in Montana - 87-6-312. Offense of noncompliance in Montana. A person who hunts,...

87-6-313. Offense of noncompliance in participating state - 87-6-313. Offense of noncompliance in participating state. A person who...

87-6-314. Unlawful special application or entry - 87-6-314. Unlawful special application or entry. A person convicted of...

Part 4. Hunting Offenses

87-6-401. Unlawful use of equipment while hunting - 87-6-401. Unlawful use of equipment while hunting. (1) A person...

87-6-402. Unlawful hunting within city or town - 87-6-402. Unlawful hunting within city or town. (1) A person...

87-6-403. Unlawful hunting from public highway - 87-6-403. Unlawful hunting from public highway. (1) Except as provided...

87-6-404. Unlawful use of dog while hunting - 87-6-404. Unlawful use of dog while hunting. (1) Except as...

87-6-405. Unlawful use of vehicle while hunting - 87-6-405. Unlawful use of vehicle while hunting. (1) Except as...

87-6-406. Failure to retain evidence of sex - 87-6-406. Failure to retain evidence of sex. (1) (a) Except...

87-6-407. Unlawful transfer of harvested game - 87-6-407. Unlawful transfer of harvested game. A person who purposely,...

87-6-408. and 87-6-409 reserved - 87-6-408 and 87-6-409 reserved.

87-6-410. Migratory game bird offenses - 87-6-410. Migratory game bird offenses. A person who violates any...

87-6-411. Tagging of game animal offenses - 87-6-411. Tagging of game animal offenses. (1) Each license issued...

87-6-412. Tagging of turkey offenses - 87-6-412. Tagging of turkey offenses. (1) A person who kills,...

87-6-413. Hunting or killing over limit - 87-6-413. Hunting or killing over limit. (1) A person may...

87-6-414. Failure to wear hunter orange while big game hunting - 87-6-414. Failure to wear hunter orange while big game hunting....

87-6-415. Failure to obtain landowner's permission for hunting - 87-6-415. Failure to obtain landowner's permission for hunting. (1) A...

87-6-416. through 87-6-419 reserved - 87-6-416 through 87-6-419 reserved.

87-6-420. Prohibition on carcass imports - 87-6-420. Prohibition on carcass imports. (1) Except as provided in...

Part 5. Fishing Offenses

87-6-501. Fishing offenses - 87-6-501. Fishing offenses. (1) Except when specifically authorized by law...

Part 6. Trapping Offenses

87-6-601. Trapping and snaring offenses - 87-6-601. Trapping and snaring offenses. (1) A person may not...

87-6-602. Trapping during closed season - 87-6-602. Trapping during closed season. (1) A person may not...

87-6-603. Waste of fur-bearing animal - 87-6-603. Waste of fur-bearing animal. (1) A person may not...

Part 7. Commercial Offenses

87-6-701. Failure to report or tattoo - 87-6-701. Failure to report or tattoo. (1) Any bear, wolf,...

87-6-702. Outfitting without license - 87-6-702. Outfitting without license. (1) (a) A person may not...

87-6-703. Taxidermist offenses - 87-6-703. Taxidermist offenses. (1) A person convicted of a violation...

87-6-704. Fur dealer offenses - 87-6-704. Fur dealer offenses. A person convicted of a violation...

87-6-705. Alternative livestock ranch offenses - 87-6-705. Alternative livestock ranch offenses. (1) A person may not...

87-6-706. Shooting preserve offenses - 87-6-706. Shooting preserve offenses. (1) A person may not: (a)...

87-6-707. Unlawful sale of fish or spawn - 87-6-707. Unlawful sale of fish or spawn. (1) Except as...

87-6-708. through 87-6-712 reserved - 87-6-708 through 87-6-712 reserved.

87-6-713. Unlawful taking of fish or aquatic organism - 87-6-713. Unlawful taking of fish or aquatic organism. (1) A...

87-6-714. Unlawful taking of crayfish - 87-6-714. Unlawful taking of crayfish. (1) A person may not...

87-6-715. Menagerie, sanctuary, and zoo offenses - 87-6-715. Menagerie, sanctuary, and zoo offenses. (1) A person may...

87-6-716. Owning, controlling, or propagating game birds without license - 87-6-716. Owning, controlling, or propagating game birds without license. A...

87-6-717. Owning, controlling, or propagating furbearers without license - 87-6-717. Owning, controlling, or propagating furbearers without license. A person...

87-6-718. Unlawful acquisition of furbearer - 87-6-718. Unlawful acquisition of furbearer. (1) A person may not...

Part 8. Wild Birds, Raptors, and Falcons

87-6-801. Wild bird, raptor, and falcon offenses - 87-6-801. Wild bird, raptor, and falcon offenses. (1) A person...

Part 9. Additional Sentencing Provisions

87-6-901. Second offense penalties - 87-6-901. Second offense penalties. (1) A person convicted of a...

87-6-902. Third offense penalties - 87-6-902. Third offense penalties. (1) A person convicted of a...

87-6-903. Additional penalty for use of artificial light or scope - 87-6-903. Additional penalty for use of artificial light or scope....

87-6-904. Different penalty for unlawful attempt to hunt or trap - 87-6-904. Different penalty for unlawful attempt to hunt or trap....

87-6-905. Finding required for restitution - 87-6-905. Finding required for restitution. Before restitution may be ordered...

87-6-906. Restitution for illegal killing, possession, or waste of certain wildlife - 87-6-906. Restitution for illegal killing, possession, or waste of certain...

87-6-907. Restitution for illegal killing, possession, or waste of trophy wildlife - 87-6-907. Restitution for illegal killing, possession, or waste of trophy...

87-6-908. Payment -- penalty for nonpayment of restitution - 87-6-908. Payment -- penalty for nonpayment of restitution. (1) In...

87-6-909. through 87-6-913 reserved - 87-6-909 through 87-6-913 reserved.

87-6-914. Disposition of proceeds from restitution - 87-6-914. Disposition of proceeds from restitution. All money collected by...

87-6-915. Remedial hunter education program -- sentencing - 87-6-915. Remedial hunter education program -- sentencing. (1) The court...

87-6-916. Costs of imprisonment - 87-6-916. Costs of imprisonment. Subject to sentencing restrictions, the court...

87-6-917. Privileges of juveniles - 87-6-917. Privileges of juveniles. A mandatory forfeiture of privileges imposed...

87-6-918. Restriction on special application or entry when ordered to pay restitution - 87-6-918. Restriction on special application or entry when ordered to...

87-6-919. Suspension of privileges for failure to comply with citation, sentence, or administrative suspension - 87-6-919. Suspension of privileges for failure to comply with citation,...

87-6-920. Forfeiture of license or permit for littering - 87-6-920. Forfeiture of license or permit for littering. A holder...

87-6-921. Revocation of exception - 87-6-921. Revocation of exception. If a person is convicted of...

87-6-922. Notification of loss of privileges -- reinstatement and revocation - 87-6-922. Notification of loss of privileges -- reinstatement and revocation....

87-6-923. Suspension by administrative authority -- notice and surrender of license or permit - 87-6-923. Suspension by administrative authority -- notice and surrender of...

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Montana Code Annotated Title 87. Fish and Wildlife Chapter 6. Fish and Wildlife Criminal Provisions

Montana Code Annotated
Title 87. Fish and Wildlife
Chapter 6. Fish and Wildlife Criminal Provisions