Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB146: Revise hunting license fees to include cranes and swans
Status: Signed into law, April 7, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising license fees for migratory game birds; creating fees for sandhill crane and swan applications and licenses; revising the migratory game bird license fee; providing for funds from sandhill crane and swan license sales to be deposited in the department special revenue account; amending sections 87-2-113 and 87-2-411, mca; and providing a delayed effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING LICENSE FEES FOR MIGRATORY GAME BIRDS; CREATING FEES FOR SANDHILL CRANE AND SWAN APPLICATIONS AND LICENSES; REVISING THE MIGRATORY GAME BIRD LICENSE FEE; PROVIDING FOR FUNDS FROM SANDHILL CRANE AND SWAN LICENSE SALES TO BE DEPOSITED IN THE DEPARTMENT SPECIAL REVENUE ACCOUNT; AMENDING SECTIONS 87-2-113 AND 87-2-411, MCA; AND PROVIDING A DELAYED EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Section 87-2-113, MCA, is amended to read: "87-2-113. Application fees. (1) (a) Except as provided in subsection (1)(b), when the department determines a drawing is necessary prior to issuance of hunting licenses for any game species during a hunting season, it shall collect a $5 per species application fee. (b) The department shall collect the following per species special license application nonresident, $50; (ii) mountain goat--resident, $10; nonresident, $50; (iii) mountain sheep--resident, $10; nonresident, $50; (iv) sandhill crane--resident, $10; nonresident, $50; (v) swan--resident, $10; nonresident, $50; (iv)(vi) wild buffalo or bison--resident, $10; nonresident, $50. (2) (a) If a resident participates in the bonus point system adopted by the commission, the department shall collect an additional application fee of $2 per species. (b) If a nonresident participates in the bonus point system adopted by the commission, the department shall collect an additional application fee of $20 per species. (3) Application fees collected pursuant to this section must be deposited in the state …
Sponsors
- Parry, Gary (R, 35) · primary sponsor
- Noland, Mark (R, 6)
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 24, 2025): 40 yea, 10 nay, passed
- Do Concur (March 21, 2025): 32 yea, 18 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 5, 2025): 96 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 4, 2025): 96 yea, 4 nay, passed
Subjects: Fish, Revenue, State
Common questions
- What is HB146?
- HB146 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise hunting license fees to include cranes and swans.
- What does HB146 do?
- In its own words: An act revising license fees for migratory game birds; creating fees for sandhill crane and swan applications and licenses; revising the migratory game bird license fee; providing for funds from sandhill crane and swan license sales to be deposited in the department special revenue account; amending sections 87-2-113 and 87-2-411, mca; and providing a delayed effective date.
- What is the status of HB146?
- Signed into law as of April 7, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (April 7, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB146?
- Parry, Gary (R, 35), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB146?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1497
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