Montana § 87-5-605 - Powers And Duties Of Department -- Rules
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 87-5-605 — Powers And Duties Of Department -- Rules, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 87-5-605. Powers And Duties Of Department -- Rules
Powers and duties of department -- rules. (1) The department shall: (a) create, maintain, and promote a statewide fish, wildlife, and parks crimestoppers program in order to assist law enforcement agencies in detecting and combating fish, wildlife, and parks-related crimes; and (b) consider the board's recommendations and take action on them. (2) The department may: (a) advise and assist in the creation and maintenance of local programs, including neighborhood watch programs; (b) encourage the channeling of information from state and local programs to law enforcement agencies; (c) foster the detection of fish, wildlife, and parks-related crimes by the public; (d) encourage the public, through a reward program or otherwise, to provide information that assists in the prosecution of fish, wildlife, and parks-related crimes; (e) promote state and local programs through the media; (f) accept gifts, grants, or donations for the furtherance of the program and spend these in compliance with the conditions of the gifts, grants, or donations; and (g) adopt rules necessary to administer the provisions of this part.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 87-5-605 ("Powers And Duties Of Department -- Rules") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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