Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB107: Revising licensing requirements for commercial activities regulated by FWP
Status: Signed into law, April 3, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising licensing and permitting requirements for taxidermists, fur dealers, fur farm operators, owners of exotic wildlife, and owners of wildlife menageries, sanctuaries, and zoos; creating license expiration dates; revising recordkeeping requirements; establishing fees for fur farm licenses and exotic wildlife permits; amending sections 87-4-201, 87-4-302, 87-4-802, 87-4-803, 87-4-1004, 87-5-704, and 87-5-705, mca; and providing a delayed effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING LICENSING AND PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS FOR TAXIDERMISTS, FUR DEALERS, FUR FARM OPERATORS, OWNERS OF EXOTIC WILDLIFE, AND OWNERS OF WILDLIFE MENAGERIES, SANCTUARIES, AND ZOOS; CREATING LICENSE EXPIRATION DATES; REVISING RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS; ESTABLISHING FEES FOR FUR FARM LICENSES AND EXOTIC WILDLIFE PERMITS; AMENDING SECTIONS 87-4-201, 87-4-302, 87-4-802, 87-4-803, 87-4-1004, 87-5-704, AND 87-5-705, MCA; AND PROVIDING A DELAYED EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Section 87-4-201, MCA, is amended to read: "87-4-201. Regulation of taxidermists. (1) As used in this section, "taxidermist" means a person who conducts a business for the purpose of mounting, preserving, or preparing all or part of the dead bodies of any wildlife. (2) Before conducting the business of a taxidermist, a taxidermist shall obtain from the department a taxidermist's license and pay an annual license fee of $50. The license expires on February 28 of the year following issuance. (3) A taxidermist shall keep a written record of all the articles of wildlife in the taxidermist's possession or control, including the following (b) the name and residence of the owner of the article of wildlife; and (c) all the articles of wildlife shipped and to whom and where shipped. (4) The taxidermist shall keep the written record required under subsection (3) for as long as the articles of wildlife remain in the possession of the taxidermist or …
Sponsors
- Albus, Eric (R, 28) · primary sponsor
- Loge, Denley (R, 45)
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Signed by Governor
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (H) Returned from Enrolling
- : (H) Sent to Enrolling
- : (S) 3rd Reading
- : (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (S) 2nd Reading
Votes
- Do Concur (March 19, 2025): 32 yea, 18 nay, passed
- Do Concur (March 18, 2025): 32 yea, 18 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 30, 2025): 97 yea, 3 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 29, 2025): 98 yea, 2 nay, passed
Subjects: Fish, Revenue, State
Common questions
- What is HB107?
- HB107 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revising licensing requirements for commercial activities regulated by FWP.
- What does HB107 do?
- In its own words: An act revising licensing and permitting requirements for taxidermists, fur dealers, fur farm operators, owners of exotic wildlife, and owners of wildlife menageries, sanctuaries, and zoos; creating license expiration dates; revising recordkeeping requirements; establishing fees for fur farm licenses and exotic wildlife permits; amending sections 87-4-201, 87-4-302, 87-4-802, 87-4-803, 87-4-1004, 87-5-704, and 87-5-705, mca; and providing a delayed effective date.
- What is the status of HB107?
- Signed into law as of April 3, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (April 3, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB107?
- Albus, Eric (R, 28), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB107?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0518
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