{"data":{"id":"us-mt/81-5-112","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"81-5-112","heading":"Permit system for transportation of sheep -- penalty.","body":"(1) The department shall adopt rules imposing a permit system for the transportation of sheep within or out of the state if it finds that a permit system is necessary to prevent theft of sheep. The rules must establish fees commensurate with the department's cost of operating the permit system.\n(2) A person who purposely or knowingly transports sheep in violation of rules adopted under subsection (1) is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment in the county jail for a term not exceeding 6 months, or both.","path":["TITLE 81. LIVESTOCK","CHAPTER 5. UNLAWFUL TRANSPORTING OR DRIVING OF LIVESTOCK","Part 1. Unlawful Driving of Animals"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0810/chapter_0050/part_0010/section_0120/0810-0050-0010-0120.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:00:53Z","sha256":"199e23a0e2930a2451a475bebc81fcef583c98d7c9e55ccddf5403995c1ea2cd","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/81-5-111","next":"us-mt/81-5-113"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}