{"data":{"id":"us-mt/23-5-165","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"23-5-165","heading":"Fishing derbies and wagering on natural occurrences.","body":"(1) The following are authorized gambling activities:\n(a) a fishing derby in which two or more persons pay valuable consideration for an opportunity to win a prize for the species, size, weight, or otherwise specified fish caught in a fishing event; and\n(b) wagering on the outcome of a natural occurrence in which two or more persons pay valuable consideration for an opportunity to win a prize by most accurately predicting the date or time of an event resulting from a climatological or meteorological activity.\n(2) Except as provided in subsection (3), all consideration paid to participate in a gambling activity authorized in subsection (1) must be paid to the winners.\n(3) A nonprofit organization sponsoring a gambling activity authorized in subsection (1) may retain up to 50% of the total amount paid to participate.\n(4) This section does not apply to a gambling activity conducted under chapter 4 or chapter 5, part 2 or 3, of this title.","path":["TITLE 23. PARKS, RECREATION, SPORTS, AND GAMBLING","CHAPTER 5. GAMBLING","Part 1. General Provisions, Proceedings, and Penalties"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0230/chapter_0050/part_0010/section_0650/0230-0050-0010-0650.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:49:53Z","sha256":"dc17ab1db24010c10f5d1a1dc7728c1790ac288752924a2c89f6fed4d82cbb9c","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/23-5-164","next":"us-mt/23-5-166"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}