Montana § 87-2-706 - Drawing For Special Antelope Licenses -- Licenses For Those With Life-Threatening Illness

§ 87-2-706. Drawing For Special Antelope Licenses -- Licenses For Those With Life-Threatening Illness

Drawing for special antelope licenses -- licenses for those with life-threatening illness. (1) In the event that the number of valid applications for special antelope licenses for a hunting district exceeds the quota set by the department for the district, the licenses must be awarded by a drawing. The department shall provide for those persons making valid application for special antelope licenses a method of selecting first, second, and third choice hunting districts for any drawing held pursuant to this section. (2) The department shall reserve for applicants who are nonambulatory and have a permanent physical disability, as determined by the department, up to 25 of the total special antelope licenses authorized for sale in the state, excepting those licenses issued pursuant to 87-2-817 (1), for use in the district designated by the commission. If the number of valid disabled applicants exceeds the number of licenses available, the department may hold a drawing in which all applicants have an equal chance of being selected. (3) (a) The department may issue a special antelope license to a resident or nonresident who has been diagnosed with a life-threatening illness unless the person qualifies for a license pursuant to 87-2-805 . As used in this subsection (3), "life-threatening illness" means any progressive, degenerative, or malignant disease or condition that results in a significant threat, likelihood, or certainty that the person's life expectancy will not extend more than 1 year from the date of the request for the license unless the course of the disease is interrupted or abated. (b) To qualify for the license, the department must receive documentation that the person has been diagnosed with a life-threatening illness from a licensed physician. (c) The license may be issued on a one-time basis for one hunting season. (d) In exercising hunting privileges, the person shall conduct all hunting within the terms and conditions of the license issued. (e) The department may issue up to 25 licenses pursuant to this subsection (3) annually. These licenses do not count against any quota set by the department. Licenses issued pursuant to this subsection (3) do not count against the number of special antelope licenses reserved for people with permanent disabilities as provided in subsection (2). (4) The department may promulgate rules that are necessary to implement this section.