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69th Legislature 2025
LC
0519
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1 _____________ BILL NO. _____________
(Primary Sponsor)
2 INTRODUCED BY _________________________________________________
3 BY REQUEST OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FISH, WILDLIFE, AND PARKS
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5 A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: “AN ACT REMOVING THE STATE'S AUTHORIZATION OF THE
6 DESTRUCTION OF EAGLES OR PREDATORY HAWKS AND OWLS BY LIVESTOCK OR POULTRY
7 OWNERS; REPEALING SECTION 87-5-209, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.”
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9 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
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11 NEW SECTION. Section 1. Repealer. The following section of the Montana Code Annotated is
12 repealed:
13 87-5-209. Destruction of eagles or predatory hawks and owls.
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15 NEW SECTION. Section 2. Effective date. [This act] is effective on passage and approval.
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