Montana Code > Title 87 > Chapter 5 > Part 7 – Importation, Introduction, and Transplantation of Wildlife


§ 87-5-701	Purpose
§ 87-5-702	Definitions
§ 87-5-703	Applicability to other provisions for importation or introduction of wildlife
§ 87-5-704	Rulemaking
§ 87-5-705	Regulation of exotic wildlife
§ 87-5-706	Noncontrolled exotic wildlife authorized for possession or sale
§ 87-5-707	Controlled exotic wildlife list
§ 87-5-708	Classification review committee — composition, appointment, and duties
§ 87-5-709	Exceptions and exemptions to possession and sale of exotic wildlife
§ 87-5-710	reserved
§ 87-5-711	Control of importation for introduction and transplantation or introduction of wildlife
§ 87-5-712	Authority for commission to control importation, possession, or sale of certain wildlife species and exotic wildlife
§ 87-5-713	Control of wildlife species permitted to be transplanted or introduced
§ 87-5-714	Wildlife species authorized for introduction or transplantation
§ 87-5-715	Extermination or control of transplanted or introduced wildlife or feral species posing threat
§ 87-5-716	Consultation with departments of agriculture, public health and human services, and livestock
§ 87-5-721	Penalty — license and permit revocation and denial
§ 87-5-725	Notification of transplantation or introduction of wildlife

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Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
Property: means real and personal property. See Montana Code 1-1-205
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