Mont. Admin. r. 36.25.146 - GENERAL RECREATIONAL USE OF STATE LANDS: LICENSE REQUIREMENT
(1) Subject to restrictions imposed pursuant
to ARM 36.25.149 and 36.25.153 and closures imposed pursuant to ARM 36.25.150,
36.25.152, and 36.25.153, state lands administered by the department, except
those lands described in ARM 36.25.144, are open to general recreational
use.
(2) A recreational use license
is required by any person 12 years of age or older for general recreational use
on state lands administered by the department or on private lands that have
been opened to the public pursuant to an exchange under ARM 36.25.152.
(a) If the department and the Department of
Fish, Wildlife and Parks consent to and sign an agreement for general
recreational use pursuant to 77-1-815, MCA, a conservation license is required
for general recreational use of legally accessible trust land.
(b) If the department and the Department of
Fish, Wildlife and Parks do not have an agreement for general recreational use
pursuant to 77-1-815, MCA, a state lands recreational use license is required
for general recreational use of legally accessible trust
land.
(3) A state lands
recreational use license is issued for a 12-month period beginning on March 1
of each year and expiring on the last day of February of the next year. The
cost is $5 for persons 17 years of age or younger or 60 years of age or older.
The cost of the license for persons who are older than 17 and younger than 60
is $10. Family members living within the same household may obtain recreational
use licenses by paying a family fee of $20. The license is personal and
non-transferable. It may be purchased at any authorized license agent of the
Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Any person may purchase a recreational
use license for a spouse, parent, child, brother, or sister.
(4) A person who uses state lands for general
recreational use shall abide by the restrictions imposed pursuant to ARM
36.25.149 and may not use for general recreational purposes state lands that
have been closed pursuant to ARM 36.25.150, 36.25.152, or 36.25.153.
(5) No lessee or other person may interfere
with a person who is making lawful general recreational use of state lands in
accordance with this rule. The lessee may, without such interference, make
inquiry concerning the status of those using state lands.
(6) Under 77-1-801(2) and (3), MCA, a person
who is engaging in general recreational use on state land, or on private land
that has been opened pursuant to an exchange under ARM 36.25.152, must, upon
request of a fish and game warden or department employee, present for
inspection his or her recreational use license.
Notes
AUTH: 77-1-106, 77-1-209, 77-1-802, 77-1-804, MCA; IMP: 77-1-106, 77-1-801, 77-1-802, 77-1-804, 77-6-210, MCA
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