{"data":{"id":"us-mt/87-5-501","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"87-5-501","heading":"State policy.","body":"It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state of Montana that its fish and wildlife resources and particularly the fishing waters within the state are to be protected and preserved to the end that they be available for all time, without change, in their natural existing state except as may be necessary and appropriate after due consideration of all factors involved.","path":["TITLE 87. FISH AND WILDLIFE","CHAPTER 5. WILDLIFE PROTECTION","Part 5. Stream Protection"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0870/chapter_0050/part_0050/section_0010/0870-0050-0050-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:01:46Z","sha256":"00aef8e6059288c76e65fdd27bedde1ef1b9057850c6034d677f32b707399afa","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/87-5-406","next":"us-mt/87-5-502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}