{"data":{"id":"us-mt/76-10-107","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"76-10-107","heading":"Violations -- penalties.","body":"(1) It is unlawful for a person to:\n(a) fail to obtain permission from a landowner to enter property for purposes of wildcrafting;\n(b) transport wildcrafted plant material without a bill of sale, a signed, written permission form, or a permit from a landowner as provided in 76-10-103;\n(c) have in the person's possession an amount of wildcrafted plant material that is in excess of the amount granted in the bill of sale, written permission, or permit.\n(2) A person who is found to have violated subsection (1) is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine in an amount not less than $100 or more than $1,000 or by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not to exceed 6 months or not less than 24 hours, or both, for a first offense. An offender convicted of a second offense under this section shall be fined not less than $500 or more than $1,000 or be imprisoned in the county jail for a term not to exceed 1 year or not less than 6 months, or both.\n(3) All wildcrafted plant material that is illegally wildcrafted, transported, or in the possession of a person convicted under this section must be impounded.\n(4) The incidental disturbance of plants by a lessee or permittee who is lawfully exercising rights granted under the lease or permit is not considered to be in violation of this part.","path":["TITLE 76. LAND RESOURCES AND USE","CHAPTER 10. REGULATION OF WILDCRAFTING","Part 1. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0760/chapter_0100/part_0010/section_0070/0760-0100-0010-0070.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:00:07Z","sha256":"af78cc2f2af0e4e566544e431fdd12bf399312658ae02e09b4d1200cd1387dfb","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/76-10-106","next":"us-mt/76-11-101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}