Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB436: Require trappers to post notice signs near trails on public lands
Status: Chaptered, May 20, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act requiring trappers to post notice signs within certain distances of trailheads and trails on public lands administered by the department of fish, wildlife, and parks; providing signage requirements; and providing definitions.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT REQUIRING TRAPPERS TO POST NOTICE SIGNS WITHIN CERTAIN DISTANCES OF TRAILHEADS AND TRAILS ON PUBLIC LANDS ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FISH, WILDLIFE, AND PARKS; PROVIDING SIGNAGE REQUIREMENTS; AND PROVIDING DEFINITIONS." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: NEW SECTION. Section 1. Notice signs for traps and snares on public lands -- definitions. (1) A trapper shall post a notice sign at a trailhead on public lands administered by the department where traps or snares are located within 1,000 feet of the trailhead or within 100 feet of any point of a public trail marked by a trailhead. If no trailhead exists, the sign must be posted at the point where a trapper accessed a public trail if the traps or snares are located within 100 feet of the trail at any point. (2) The department shall provide a downloadable, printable notice sign on its website or provide a printed notice sign. (3) The notice sign (b) be able to withstand changing weather conditions; (c) contain the current phone number of the department; (d) contain the following title with letters that are at least 1 inch in height: "Notice: Traps or snares are set in this area." (e) contain the following statement beneath the title: "It is unlawful …
Sponsors
- Carter, Bob (D, 96) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Died in Process
- : 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) Returned to House
- : (S) 3rd Reading Concurred
Subjects: Fish, Rule Making
Common questions
- What is HB436?
- HB436 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Require trappers to post notice signs near trails on public lands.
- What does HB436 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act requiring trappers to post notice signs within certain distances of trailheads and trails on public lands administered by the department of fish, wildlife, and parks; providing signage requirements; and providing definitions.".
- What is the status of HB436?
- Chaptered as of May 20, 2025. Latest action: (H) Died in Process (May 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB436?
- Carter, Bob (D, 96).
- Where is the official record for HB436?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2112
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