{"data":{"id":"us-mt/1-1-504","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"1-1-504","heading":"State bird.","body":"The bird known as the western meadowlark, Sturnella neglecta (Audubon), as preferred by a referendum vote of Montana school children, shall be designated and declared to be the official bird of the state of Montana.","path":["TITLE 1. GENERAL LAWS AND DEFINITIONS","CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS","Part 5. State Symbols -- Official Designations"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0010/chapter_0010/part_0050/section_0040/0010-0010-0050-0040.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:42:28Z","sha256":"b117ba388eab7b2d4f18c4fe86fe5d182221285bd8f040ffda93e933d37a8ffb","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/1-1-503","next":"us-mt/1-1-505"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}