{"data":{"id":"us-mt/87-3-126","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"87-3-126","heading":"Use of aircraft -- authority to issue permits and adopt rules.","body":"(1) A manned or unmanned aircraft may be used for the purpose of herding, driving, or hazing wild animals damaging private property or crops on the property in question pursuant to a permit issued by the department.\n(2) The commission shall adopt rules for the issuance of the permit. The permit may be conditioned to address individual circumstances of each application for a permit.\n(3) The department shall issue permits except during any legal general or regular hunting season for the species for which a permit was requested.\n(4) The permitting program must comply with requirements of federal law for the activity.","path":["TITLE 87. FISH AND WILDLIFE","CHAPTER 3. RESTRICTIONS AND REGULATIONS","Part 1. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0870/chapter_0030/part_0010/section_0260/0870-0030-0010-0260.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:01:40Z","sha256":"101b9ec524051bdc3fe51a2654b5edecf050be9f70fb6ed55530d4220ee8194d","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/87-3-125","next":"us-mt/87-3-127"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}