Montana Code Annotated

Mont. Code Ann. § 87-3-101 (2026)

Repealed

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TITLE 87. FISH AND WILDLIFE

CHAPTER 3. RESTRICTIONS AND REGULATIONS

Part 1. General Provisions

Repealed

87-3-101. Repealed. Sec. 120, Ch. 258, L. 2011.

History: En. Sec. 14, Ch. 238, L. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3694, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 77, L. 1923; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 192, L. 1925; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 59, L. 1927; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 162, L. 1931; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 159, L. 1941; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 224, L. 1947; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 157, L. 1949; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 126, L. 1951; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 223, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 193, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 53, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 34, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 90, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 201, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 177, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 124, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 305, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 108, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 152, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 9, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 196, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 235, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 400, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 417, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 485, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 26-301((1)(a) part); amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 214, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 416, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 152, Ch. 370, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 26, Ch. 417, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 239, Ch. 542, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 229, L. 2009.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1985–1997 · leading case: State v. Gatts, 928 P.2d 114 (Mont. 1996).
State v. Gatts, 928 P.2d 114 (Mont. 1996). · cites it 4× “As subsequently amended, Gatts was charged with five misdemeanor offenses contained in Title 87, Fish and Wildlife, of the Montana Code Annotated (MCA): unlawful use of dogs for chasing or hunting bear, in violation of § 87-3-124, MCA; hunting bear during closed season, in…”
State v. Austin, 704 P.2d 55 (Mont. 1985). · cites it 6× “” Section 87-3-101, MCA. (Emphasis added.) The penalty provision for the same part provides for a misdemeanor offense: Penalty.”
State v. Lynn, 795 P.2d 429 (Mont. 1990). · cites it 3× “In short he contends that the State failed to prove that he knowingly or purposely shot from a public highway in violation of § 87-3-101(2), MCA, and that he knowingly or purposely shot a game animal out of season in violation of § 87-3-104, MCA.”
State v. Pomeroy, No. 96-551 (Mont. Sept. 17, 1997). · cites it 3× “Five-Point White-Tailed Buck Section 87-3-101, MCA, makcs any hunting of game animals from a public highway illegal.”
Mont. Code Ann. § 87-3-101(2): 1 case
State v. Lynn, 795 P.2d 429 (Mont. 1990). “In short he contends that the State failed to prove that he knowingly or purposely shot from a public highway in violation of § 87-3-101(2), MCA, and that he knowingly or purposely shot a game animal out of season in violation of § 87-3-104, MCA.”
Mont. Code Ann. § 87-3-101(3): 1 case
State v. Gatts, 928 P.2d 114 (Mont. 1996). “As subsequently amended, Gatts was charged with five misdemeanor offenses contained in Title 87, Fish and Wildlife, of the Montana Code Annotated (MCA): unlawful use of dogs for chasing or hunting bear, in violation of § 87-3-124, MCA; hunting bear during closed season, in…”
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