HB 767 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Revise county predator control laws to include goats

HB 767 revises county predator control laws to include goats. It authorizes county commissioners to establish predatory animal control programs specifically for the protection of goats, often based on recommendations or petitions from local goat producers. To fund these programs, commissioners can impose a per capita license fee on goats aged one year or older. The collected fees and proceeds from selling skins of predatory animals are deposited into a dedicated predatory animal control fund for goats.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 25, 2025 Signed May 13, 2025
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What changed between versions

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MINOR
The bill lowers the age requirement for goat owners to pay a license fee from 1 year and 9 months to just 9 months. This change expands the number of goat owners subject to the fee, likely increasing revenue for the county's predatory animal control program.
Scope change
The scope of the fee requirement was expanded to include younger goats.
ELIGIBILITY

The minimum age for goats subject to the per capita license fee was reduced from 1 year and 9 months to 9 months.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 7, 2025 · House Apr 18, 2025

How they voted

445
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Apr 7, 2025
D Democratic18
15 Yea 2 Nay 1
83% Yea
R Republican32
29 Yea 3 Nay
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
44
Key actions
9
Committee
7
Amendments
1
May 8, 2025
Signed into law
(H) Signed by Governor
lower
May 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 18, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (98-0-2)
house
Apr 7, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (44-5-1)
senate
Apr 7, 2025
Introduced
(S) Returned to House with Amendments
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Agriculture
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Agriculture
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
(H) Rereferred to Committee - (H) Agriculture
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Julie Darling
Julie Darling
RRepublican
MT
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