{"data":{"id":"us-mt/87-6-714","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"87-6-714","heading":"Unlawful taking of crayfish.","body":"(1) A person may not take crayfish from the waters of the state, except from private fish ponds regulated under 87-4-603 or as provided in subsection (2) of this section, for sale or commercial distribution.\n(2) A person may take crayfish from the waters of the state for sale or commercial distribution as fishing bait under rules adopted by the department under 87-4-609.\n(3) A person convicted of a violation of this section may be fined not less than $50 or more than $500 or may be imprisoned in the county jail for not more than 6 months, or both.","path":["TITLE 87. FISH AND WILDLIFE","CHAPTER 6. FISH AND WILDLIFE CRIMINAL PROVISIONS","Part 7. Commercial Offenses"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0870/chapter_0060/part_0070/section_0140/0870-0060-0070-0140.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:01:49Z","sha256":"7be9a7542b14552e2e559c53ee77492efab21825b88b0528b36ec01ebafd97bb","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/87-6-713","next":"us-mt/87-6-715"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}