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MT HB353
Bill
Status
Failed
5/20/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jill Cohenour
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AI Summary
- Creates new Class F-1 resident ($10) and Class F-2 nonresident ($50) licenses for collecting naturally shed antlers and horns of elk, deer, and antelope, as well as antlers/horns with skulls attached from game animals that died naturally
- Exempts landowners, their immediate family, and employees from license requirements when collecting on their own land
- Grants residents 8 days of early access ahead of nonresidents for shed collecting on department-controlled lands with date restrictions
- Adds "shed" as a defined term in Montana fish and game law, meaning a naturally shed antler or horn of elk, deer, or antelope
- Requires a conservation license as a prerequisite to purchase a shed collecting license and directs the department to promulgate rules for managing shed collection (mountain sheep excluded from the program)
Legislative Description
Revise shed hunting requirements
Rule Making
Last Action
(H) Died in Process
5/20/2025
Committee Referrals
Fish, Wildlife, and Parks1/31/2025
Full Bill Text
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