MT HB767

County commissioners may establish predatory animal control programs for goats upon recommendation from an organized association of goat producers, either individually or jointly with other counties

Per capita license fees may be imposed on goats 9 months of age or older, with fees collected by the county treasurer and becoming a lien on the owner's property

Resident owners of at least 51% of goats in a county may petition to establish, modify, or terminate the predator control program; petitions must be filed by the first Monday in December

Proceeds from the sale of furs, skins, and other portions of predatory animals taken through the program must be deposited into a separate predatory animal control fund

Amends existing statutes for sheep and cattle predator control programs to align the livestock age threshold at 9 months and maintain separate funds for each livestock type