Montana Code 80-6-1110. Violation — penalty
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80-6-1110. Violation — penalty. A person who imports, possesses, controls, moves, or wild traps or attempts to import, possess, control, move, or wild trap any bee or equipment in violation of this part or who interferes with or attempts to interfere with the efforts of the committee or its agent to perform its duty under this part is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than $300 or more than $500 for the first conviction and not less than $300 or more than $1,000 for each subsequent conviction.
Terms Used In Montana Code 80-6-1110
- Bee: means any stage in the life cycle of a bee of the species Megachile rotundata (F), commonly known as the alfalfa leaf-cutting bee. See Montana Code 80-6-1102
- Committee: means the Montana alfalfa seed committee established in 2-15-3004. See Montana Code 80-6-1102
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Equipment: means shelters, trays, incubators, cell removers, tumblers, and other apparatus, except nesting materials, used in rearing bees. See Montana Code 80-6-1102
- Person: means an individual, association, partnership, or corporation. See Montana Code 80-6-1102
- Wild trap: means to intentionally trap bees on property not owned or leased by the trapper. See Montana Code 80-6-1102