Bill > SB143

This bill generally revises laws related to Class B-10 and Class B-11 elk and deer licenses in Montana. The key provisions include: 1. Allowing the Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks to offer up to 50% of the available Class B-10 and Class B-11 licenses through an early drawing held on January 15, with the remaining licenses sold through a general drawing on April 1. The early draw requires a $300 application fee, which goes towards funding wildlife habitat. 2. Reserving 2,000 Class B-11 licenses for nonresident applicants who intend to hunt with a resident sponsor on the sponsor's land. The sponsor must provide guidance on hunting and game laws, submit hunting records, and not receive monetary consideration beyond what is allowed by law. 3. Allowing an applicant who is unsuccessful in obtaining a special elk permit to retain the deer portion of a Class B-10 license as a Class B-11 license, with the elk tag portion being sold separately as an elk-only combination license. 4. Providing for the adjustment of the elk-only combination license fee based on changes in the consumer price index if all available elk-only licenses are sold by December 1. The bill is set to take effect on December 1, 2021.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Budget and Finance

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