{"data":{"id":"us-mt/87-5-104","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"87-5-104","heading":"Investigations by department.","body":"The department shall conduct investigations on nongame wildlife in order to develop information relating to population, distribution, habitat needs, limiting factors, and other biological and ecological data to determine management measures necessary for their continued ability to sustain themselves successfully. The department shall conduct ongoing investigations of nongame wildlife.","path":["TITLE 87. FISH AND WILDLIFE","CHAPTER 5. WILDLIFE PROTECTION","Part 1. Nongame and Endangered Species"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0870/chapter_0050/part_0010/section_0040/0870-0050-0010-0040.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:01:45Z","sha256":"60bd5d615deeac1f1e51d5f206fea23556850502057352e6dbccea89b184a6da","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/87-5-103","next":"us-mt/87-5-105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}