LC 2221 Legislature · 2025 Regular Session

Allow FW Commission to issue deer and elk hunting licenses to private landowners within the Flathead Indian Reservation

This bill directs Montana's Fish and Wildlife Commission to create rules allowing private landowners within the Flathead Indian Reservation to purchase hunting licenses for deer and elk on their own property. The legislation amends existing state law to specifically authorize the commission to issue these licenses only to owners of fee land inside the reservation boundaries, with licenses valid solely for hunting on that land. Additionally, the bill requires the state department to negotiate an agreement with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai tribes to transfer any revenue generated from these license sales to the tribal council. The measure also mandates that the Secretary of State notify all federally recognized Montana tribes about the new law.
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Dec 2024
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Introduced Dec 5, 2024 Last action Jan 14, 2025
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