87-4-522. Game hunted in preserve. - Montana Statutes

     87-4-522. Game hunted in preserve. (1) Game that may be hunted under this part must be confined to artificially propagated ring-necked pheasants with no color mutations, chukar partridges, Merriam's turkeys, Hungarian partridges, and other species authorized by the department.
     (2) A minimum of 100 birds cumulative of all species authorized for an individual shooting preserve must be released each year on the licensed area during the shooting preserve season.
     (3) Artificially propagated upland game birds released on a shooting preserve during the shooting preserve season must be at least 14 weeks of age and must be marked prior to release in a manner that distinguishes them from wild upland game birds.

     History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 265, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 417, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 26-1603; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 499, L. 2003.