SB235

Montana SB235 revises landowner preference qualifications for elk licenses, requiring ownership of 640 acres or more of contiguous land.

Montana SB235 amends the qualifications for landowner-preference elk licenses. It requires landowners to own 640 acres or more of contiguous land to qualify for special permits. The bill eliminates being under contract to purchase 640 acres or more of contiguous land as a qualification. It mandates that 15% of the special elk permits available each year in a hunting district must be available to landowners. The bill also allows landowners to designate an immediate family member or employee to apply for the license, and corporations to designate a shareholder.