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Rule Title: HUNTING AND TRAPPING
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Department: FISH, WILDLIFE, AND PARKS
Chapter: RECREATIONAL LAND USE
Subchapter: Public Use
 
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12.12.114    HUNTING AND TRAPPING

(1)  When open to public use, wildlife management areas and fishing access sites are open to all commission-established hunting and trapping seasons unless otherwise prohibited and posted. The commission authorizes the department to issue specific restrictions on hunting and trapping at a wildlife management area or fishing access site.  

(2) State parks are open to all commission-established hunting seasons unless prohibited by the board.  The board authorizes the department to issue specific restrictions on hunting at a state park where hunting is allowed.  

(3) While hunting in a public use site it is prohibited to hunt within a posted safety zone.

(4) Where hunting is legally allowed, temporary hunting blinds, tree stands, goose pits, and similar structures are allowed and must be removed at the end of the season.

(5) Trapping is prohibited in state parks unless authorized by the board. The board authorizes the department to issue specific restrictions on trapping at a state park where trapping is allowed.

(6) Written authorization by the department is required prior to trapping on department lands.

 

History: 23-1-102, 23-1-106, 23-1-111, 87-1-201, 87-1-301, 87-1-303, MCA; IMP, 23-1-102, 23-1-106, 23-1-111, 87-1-201, 87-1-301, 87-1-303, MCA; NEW, 2024 MAR p. 45, Eff. 1/13/24.


 

 
MAR Notices Effective From Effective To History Notes
12-603 1/13/2024 Current History: 23-1-102, 23-1-106, 23-1-111, 87-1-201, 87-1-301, 87-1-303, MCA; IMP, 23-1-102, 23-1-106, 23-1-111, 87-1-201, 87-1-301, 87-1-303, MCA; NEW, 2024 MAR p. 45, Eff. 1/13/24.
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