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This bill revises laws related to the harvest of wolves in the state of Montana. It amends an existing law, Section 87-1-901 of the Montana Code Annotated (MCA), to give the state's Fish and Wildlife Commission more flexibility in managing the wolf population. The bill allows the Commission to issue multiple hunting and trapping licenses to individuals, authorize the harvest of an unlimited number of wolves per license, permit the use of bait and artificial light/night vision scopes for wolf hunting, and establish a quota for landowners to take wolves on their property without a license if the wolves pose a threat to human safety, livestock, or dogs. The bill aims to reduce the wolf population in Montana to a sustainable level, while still maintaining at least 15 breeding pairs.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

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