{"data":{"id":"us-mt/81-6-313","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"81-6-313","heading":"Powers and duties of department -- rules.","body":"(1) The department may:\n(a) create, maintain, and promote a statewide livestock crimestoppers program in order to assist law enforcement agencies in detecting and combating livestock-related crimes;\n(b) advise and assist in the creation and maintenance of local programs;\n(c) encourage the channeling of information from the programs to law enforcement agencies;\n(d) foster the detection of livestock-related crimes by the public;\n(e) encourage the public, through a reward program or otherwise, to provide information that assists in the prosecution of livestock-related crimes;\n(f) promote the state and local programs through the media;\n(g) accept gifts, grants, or donations for the furtherance of the program and spend these in compliance with the conditions of the gifts, grants, or donations; and\n(h) adopt rules necessary to administer the provisions of this part.\n(2) The department shall recommend to the board of livestock:\n(a) the names of individuals to be rewarded for providing information used in detecting and combating livestock-related crimes;\n(b) the amount of any reward recommended; and\n(c) means for promoting the program.","path":["TITLE 81. LIVESTOCK","CHAPTER 6. LIVESTOCK PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATIONS","Part 3. Livestock Crimestoppers"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0810/chapter_0060/part_0030/section_0130/0810-0060-0030-0130.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:00:53Z","sha256":"a951d7b6eefa1caae9ba77a048c86c5f4297212366ac179e0794bb996de8ef2a","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/81-6-312","next":"us-mt/81-6-314"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}