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MT HB222

Bill

Official Source

Status

Failed

5/20/2025

Primary Sponsor

Lukas Schubert

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes a year-round wolf hunting season with unlimited quota in Montana until the wolf population drops to or below 650 wolves (increased from previous 600 threshold)
  • Commission may only close the season during May and June to allow for denning and whelping periods
  • Amends existing law (Section 87-1-304, MCA) governing the Fish and Wildlife Commission's authority to set hunting seasons and limits
  • Maintains existing provisions prohibiting the commission from closing wolf hunting or trapping in areas adjacent to national parks unless harvest quotas are met
  • Includes a severability clause ensuring valid portions of the act remain in effect if any part is found invalid

Legislative Description

Creating open wolf hunting season until the population is 600 or fewer

Fish and Wildlife

Last Action

(H) Died in Process

5/20/2025

Committee Referrals

Fish, Wildlife, and Parks1/16/2025

Full Bill Text

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