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HOUSE BILL NO. 34

INTRODUCED BY W. MCNUTT

BY REQUEST OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FISH, WILDLIFE, AND PARKS

 

AN ACT ALLOWING NONRESIDENTS WHO HOLD CERTAIN HUNTING LICENSES TO PURCHASE A NONRESIDENT WILD TURKEY TAG AT A DISCOUNTED FEE; AMENDING SECTION 87-2-403, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:

 

     Section 1.  Section 87-2-403, MCA, is amended to read:

     "87-2-403.  (Temporary) Wild turkey tags and fee. (1) The department may issue wild turkey tags to the holder of a valid Class A-1 or nonresident wildlife conservation license or as set out in subsection (3). Each tag entitles the holder to hunt one wild turkey and possess the carcass of the turkey, during times and places that the commission authorizes an open season on wild turkey.

     (2)  The fee for a wild turkey tag is $5 for a resident and $115 for a nonresident, except that a nonresident holder of a valid Class B-1, Class B-10, or Class B-11 license may purchase a wild turkey tag for $55. Turkey tags must be issued either by a drawing system or in unlimited number as authorized by department rules.

     (3)  Subject to the provisions of subsection (2), a person who is 62 years of age or older as provided in 87-2-801, certified as disabled under 87-2-803, or a resident minor as described in 87-2-805 may purchase a wild turkey tag upon presentation of that person's wildlife conservation license. (Terminates March 1, 2006--secs. 1, 2, Ch. 241, L. 1993.)

     87-2-403.  (Effective March 1, 2006) Wild turkey tags and fee. (1) The department may issue wild turkey tags to the holder of a valid Class A-1 or nonresident wildlife conservation license or as set out in subsection (3). Each tag entitles the holder to hunt one wild turkey and possess the carcass of the turkey, during times and places that the commission authorizes an open season on wild turkey.

     (2)  The fee for a wild turkey tag is $5 for a resident and $105 for a nonresident, except that a nonresident holder of a valid Class B-1, Class B-10, or Class B-11 license may purchase a wild turkey tag for $55. Turkey tags must be issued either by a drawing system or in unlimited number as authorized by department rules.

     (3)  Subject to the provisions of subsection (2), a person who is 62 years of age or older as provided in 87-2-801, certified as disabled under 87-2-803, or a resident minor as described in 87-2-805 may purchase a wild turkey tag upon presentation of that person's wildlife conservation license."

 

     Section 2.  Effective date. [This act] is effective on passage and approval.

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