For purposes of this chapter:

1. (1) "Bonus point" means the same as described in 87-2-117, MCA.
2. (2) "Commission" means the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission.
3. (3) "Contiguous land" means land that is owned in fee title by the applicant and that is not interrupted by land owned by another person.
4. (4) "Department" means the Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks.
5. (5) "Drawing" means the random selection of licenses or permits when applications received exceed the quota set by the commission for a hunting district. The license or permit may include limitations on taking by sex, age, species, time period, or designated area.
6. (6) "Game damage" means the same as described in 87-1-225, MCA.
7. (7) "Land that is used by elk" means land that elk inhabit as documented by the department.
8. (8) "Landowner preference" means a drawing that is conducted before the general drawings as described in 87-2-516, 87-2-705, 87-2-714, and 87-2-735, MCA, in which the landowners are randomly drawn for a portion of the quota as set by the commission.
9. (9) "Landowner sponsor" means a landowner who meets the qualifications of 87-2-511, MCA, and these rules for licenses.
10. (10) "License" means an electronic or hard copy document issued to an individual that grants the opportunity to hunt or fish for the species of animal.
11. (11) "Party" means a group of two to five persons applying together to obtain a permit or license.
12. (12) "Permit" means an electronic or hard copy document to be used in conjunction with the proper license expanding or restricting opportunities to hunt or fish for specific species of animals.
13. (13) "Preference point" means the same as established in 87-2-115, MCA.
14. (14) "Quota" means a set number of animals to be harvested, or licenses to be issued, within a specified land area (hunting district, administrative region, or state).
15. (15) "Regional license quota" means the total quota established of hunting districts within a specific department administrative region.
16. (16) "Super-tag" means licenses established under 87-1-271, MCA.

Authorizing statute(s): 87-1-201, MCA

Implementing statute(s): 87-1-201, MCA

History: NEW, 1991 MAR p. 815, Eff. 5/31/91; AMD, 2017 MAR p. 1951, Eff. 10/28/17; AMD, 2022 MAR p. 280, Eff. 2/26/22; TRANS, from ARM 12.3.110, 2022 MAR p. 325, Eff. 3/12/22; AMD, 2025 MAR, Notice No. 2025-297, Eff. 12/6/25.