{"data":{"id":"us-mt/87-2-701","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"87-2-701","heading":"Special licenses.","body":"(1) An applicant who is 12 years of age or older or who will turn 12 years old before or during the season for which the license is issued may apply for a special license that, in the judgment of the department, is to be issued and shall pay the following fees:\n(a) moose--resident, $125; nonresident, $1,250;\n(b) mountain goat--resident, $125; nonresident, $1,250;\n(c) mountain sheep--resident, $125; nonresident, $1,250;\n(d) antelope--resident, $14; nonresident, $200;\n(e) grizzly bear--resident, $150; nonresident, $1,000;\n(f) black bear--nonresident, $350;\n(g) wild buffalo or bison--resident, $125; nonresident, $1,250.\n(2) If a holder of a valid special grizzly bear license who is 12 years of age or older kills a grizzly bear, the person shall purchase a trophy license for a fee of $50 within 10 days after the date of the kill. The trophy license authorizes the holder to possess and transport the trophy.\n(3) Except as provided in 87-5-302 for special grizzly bear licenses, special licenses must be issued in a manner prescribed by the department.","path":["TITLE 87. FISH AND WILDLIFE","CHAPTER 2. FISHING, HUNTING, AND TRAPPING LICENSES","Part 7. Special and Combination Licenses and Nongame Certificate"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0870/chapter_0020/part_0070/section_0010/0870-0020-0070-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:01:39Z","sha256":"f307786067fe800f347a185c3a578f9895651e0ade04670c15de1ded29d0b732","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/87-2-606","next":"us-mt/87-2-702"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}