{"data":{"id":"us-mt/77-1-801","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"77-1-801","heading":"(Temporary) Recreational use license required to use state lands for general recreational purposes -- penalty -- exemption.","body":"(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a person 12 years of age or older shall obtain an annual recreational use license pursuant to 77-1-802 to use state lands, as defined in 77-1-101, for general recreational purposes.\n(2) If the department and the department of fish, wildlife, and parks consent to and sign an agreement for general recreational use pursuant to 77-1-815, a person is only required to obtain a conservation license for general recreational use of legally accessible state trust land.\n(3) A person shall, on the request of a peace officer or fish and game warden, present for inspection the person's conservation license.\n(4) A person found in violation of this section pertaining to the use of state trust land:\n(a) for a first offense, shall be given a warning;\n(b) for a second offense, is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than twice the cost of a conservation license; and\n(c) for a third offense, is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than $500. (Void on occurrence of contingency--sec. 8, Ch. 596, L. 2003.)","path":["TITLE 77. STATE LANDS","CHAPTER 1. ADMINISTRATION OF STATE LANDS","Part 8. Recreational Use of State Lands"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0770/chapter_0010/part_0080/section_0010/0770-0010-0080-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:00:19Z","sha256":"51c8e2ab89ec1aded0c184cd6b83d9ffd02d2702e807235e0e312e8071d6d3e7","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/77-1-707","next":"us-mt/77-1-801--2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}