Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB514: Generally revise laws related to upland game bird seasons
Status: Signed into law, May 16, 2025
What the bill says
An act generally revising the fixing of upland game bird seasons; requiring the fish and wildlife commission to allow residents to hunt prior to nonresidents for all upland game birds except mountain grouse; providing a definition; amending section 87-1-304, mca; and providing a delayed effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING THE FIXING OF UPLAND GAME BIRD SEASONS; REQUIRING THE FISH AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION TO ALLOW RESIDENTS TO HUNT PRIOR TO NONRESIDENTS FOR ALL UPLAND GAME BIRDS EXCEPT MOUNTAIN GROUSE; PROVIDING A DEFINITION; AMENDING SECTION 87-1-304, MCA; AND PROVIDING A DELAYED EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Section 87-1-304, MCA, is amended to read: "87-1-304. Fixing of seasons and bag and possession limits. (1) Subject to the provisions of 87-5302 and subsections (7) through (9) (10) of this section, the commission (b) open or close or shorten or lengthen seasons on any species of game, bird, fish, or fur-bearing animal as defined by 87-2-101; (c) declare areas open to the hunting of deer, antelope, elk, moose, sheep, goat, mountain lion, bear, wild buffalo or bison, and wolf by persons holding an archery stamp and the required license, permit, or tag and designate times when only bows and arrows may be used to hunt deer, antelope, elk, moose, sheep, goat, mountain lion, bear, wild buffalo or bison, and wolf in those areas; (d) subject to the provisions of 87-1-301(6), restrict areas and species to hunting with only specified hunting arms, including bow and arrow, for the reasons of safety or of providing diverse hunting opportunities and experiences; and (e) declare areas open to special license holders only and issue special …
Sponsors
- Hunter, Gregg (R, 15) · primary sponsor
- France, Tom (D, 99)
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (S) Signed by Governor
- : (S) Transmitted to Governor
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (S) Returned from Enrolling
- : (S) Sent to Enrolling
- : (H) Returned to Senate
- : (H) 3rd Reading
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
Votes
- Do Concur (April 24, 2025): 97 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 23, 2025): 96 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 6, 2025): 40 yea, 9 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 6, 2025): 45 yea, 4 nay, passed
Subjects: Fish
Common questions
- What is SB514?
- SB514 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Generally revise laws related to upland game bird seasons.
- What does SB514 do?
- In its own words: An act generally revising the fixing of upland game bird seasons; requiring the fish and wildlife commission to allow residents to hunt prior to nonresidents for all upland game birds except mountain grouse; providing a definition; amending section 87-1-304, mca; and providing a delayed effective date.
- What is the status of SB514?
- Signed into law as of May 16, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 16, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB514?
- Hunter, Gregg (R, 15), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB514?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3901
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