{"data":{"id":"us-mt/87-2-514","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"87-2-514","heading":"Nonresident relative of resident allowed to purchase nonresident licenses at reduced cost -- definitions.","body":"(1) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:\n(a) \"Nonresident relative of a resident\" means a person born in Montana who is the natural or adoptive child, sibling, or parent of a resident but is not a resident.\n(b) \"Resident\" means a resident as defined in 87-2-102.\n(2) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a nonresident relative of a resident who meets the qualifications of subsection (4) may purchase the following at one-half the cost:\n(a) a Class B nonresident fishing license;\n(b) a Class B-1 nonresident upland game bird license;\n(c) one of the following:\n(i) a Class B-10 nonresident big game combination license;\n(ii) a Class B-11 nonresident deer combination license; or\n(iii) a nonresident elk-only combination license;\n(d) if available:\n(i) a Class B-8 nonresident deer B tag;\n(ii) a Class B-12 nonresident antlerless elk B tag license.\n(3) Class B-10 and Class B-11 licenses sold pursuant to subsection (2) are not included in the limit on the number of available Class B-10 and Class B-11 licenses issued pursuant to 87-2-505 and 87-2-510. Nonresident elk-only combination licenses sold pursuant to subsection (2) are in addition to nonresident elk-only combination licenses available for sale pursuant to 87-2-511.\n(4) To qualify for a license pursuant to subsection (2), a nonresident relative of a resident shall apply at any department regional office or at the department's state office in Helena and present proof of the following:\n(a) a birth certificate verifying the applicant's birth in Montana or documentation that the applicant was born to parents who were residents at the time of birth;\n(b) evidence that the person previously held a Montana resident hunting or fishing license or has passed a hunter safety and education course in Montana pursuant to 87-2-105; and\n(c) proof that the applicant is a nonresident relative of a resident.\n(5) Of the fee paid for a hunting license purchased pursuant to subsection (2), 28.5% must be deposited in the account established in 87-1-290.","path":["TITLE 87. FISH AND WILDLIFE","CHAPTER 2. FISHING, HUNTING, AND TRAPPING LICENSES","Part 5. Game Animal Licenses"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0870/chapter_0020/part_0050/section_0140/0870-0020-0050-0140.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:01:38Z","sha256":"8fc4f172fe2d0fc8546b88f1c6fabc05bcae7cd2549709dcf0086c50c73a7df6","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/87-2-513","next":"us-mt/87-2-515"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}