{"data":{"id":"us-mt/87-1-275","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"87-1-275","heading":"Annual lottery of hunting licenses -- residents only.","body":"(1) For each deer or elk general license purchased by a resident, as defined in 87-2-102, the department shall award the resident one free chance in the lottery established by this section.\n(2) The commission may issue one license each license year for one of the following:\n(a) shiras moose;\n(b) mountain sheep; or\n(c) mountain goat.\n(3) (a) The restriction in 87-2-702(4) that a person who receives a moose, mountain goat, or mountain sheep special license is not eligible to receive another license for that species for the next 7 years does not apply to a person who receives a license through a lottery conducted pursuant to this section.\n(b) Residents participating in the lottery pursuant to this section may also participate in the lottery established in 87-1-271.\n(4) The commission shall establish rules regarding:\n(a) the conduct of the lottery authorized in this section;\n(b) the use of licenses issued through the lottery; and\n(c) the rotation between the three species each year.","path":["TITLE 87. FISH AND WILDLIFE","CHAPTER 1. ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION","Part 2. Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0870/chapter_0010/part_0020/section_0750/0870-0010-0020-0750.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:01:35Z","sha256":"193aca82bca19da84a931cc01fa1adf31e27b4f0234479816468068567331f3b","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/87-1-274","next":"us-mt/87-1-276"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}