{"data":{"id":"us-mt/23-2-804","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"23-2-804","heading":"Decal required.","body":"(1) Except as provided in 23-2-802, an off-highway vehicle may not be operated by a person for off-road recreation on public lands in Montana unless there is displayed in a conspicuous place a decal, in a form prescribed by the department of justice and issued by the county treasurer, as visual proof that the following fees have been paid:\n(a) the registration fee provided for in 61-3-321(5); or\n(b) when the vehicle will be used as provided in this section, the registration and taxation fees for motorcycles and quadricycles subject to licensure under 61-3-321(8), as evidenced by presentation of an owner's certificate of registration and payment receipt. The county treasurer may confirm the registration status of a motorcycle or quadricycle by examining the current registration receipt for the vehicle or checking the electronic record of title for the vehicle.\n(2) The decal must be serially numbered.","path":["TITLE 23. PARKS, RECREATION, SPORTS, AND GAMBLING","CHAPTER 2. RECREATION","Part 8. Off-Highway Vehicles"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0230/chapter_0020/part_0080/section_0040/0230-0020-0080-0040.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:49:50Z","sha256":"8a2c554aa8b67daf25119e7ed0107ec653ceb2bde4a4eb94274afe459492a752","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/23-2-803","next":"us-mt/23-2-805"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}