Bill Summary – FastDemocracy

67th Legislature                                                                                                    HB 120.1
                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 120
                                                INTRODUCED BY D. LOGE
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   A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: “AN ACT ALLOWING ONLY PERSONS ELIGIBLE TO HUNT TO APPLY
   FOR BONUS POINTS; AMENDING SECTION 87-2-117, MCA; AND PROVIDING A DELAYED EFFECTIVE
   DATE.”
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   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
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              Section 1. Section 87-2-117, MCA, is amended to read:
              "87-2-117. License bonus point system. (1) The commission shall establish a bonus point system
   that gives an applicant who has purchased more bonus points more chances to receive a license, tag, or permit
   over an applicant who has purchased fewer bonus points.
              (2) A person may purchase only one bonus point per species per license year and may:
              (a) purchase a bonus point when applying for a license, tag, or permit by paying the fee established in
   87-2-113(2) per species; or
              (b) if the person is otherwise eligible to apply for a license, tag, or permit, purchase a bonus point
   without applying for a the license, tag, or permit by paying the fee established in subsection (5). An applicant
   not applying for a license, tag, or permit may purchase a bonus point only between July 1 and September 30 in
   the current license year.
              (3) The department may only apply any accumulated bonus points to a person's chance to obtain a
   license, tag, or permit if the person purchases a bonus point when applying for the license, tag, or permit.
              (4) Bonus points may only be applied to first choice drawings.
              (5) (a) A resident who does not apply for a license, tag, or permit may purchase a bonus point for $15
   for each species for which a bonus point is made available by the commission.
              (b) A nonresident who does not apply for a license, tag, or permit may purchase a bonus point for $25
   for each species for which a bonus point is made available by the commission, except that the fee is $75 for
   moose, mountain goat, mountain sheep, and wild buffalo or bison.
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67th Legislature                                                                                                  HB 120.1
              (6) The department may not delete a person's accumulated bonus points unless the person obtains
   the license, tag, or permit associated with the bonus points, in which case the department shall delete the
   person's accumulated bonus points.
              (7) (a) Except as provided in subsection (7)(b), the department shall square the number of points
   purchased by a person per species when conducting drawings for licenses, tags, and permits.
              (b) For persons applying for licenses, tags, or permits as a party, the department shall calculate the
   average number of bonus points accumulated by the individuals listed on the party application, rounded to the
   nearest whole number, and square the average. Each individual retains their own bonus points unless the party
   obtains the licenses, tags, or permits associated with the bonus points, in which case the department shall
   delete each person's accumulated bonus points."
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              NEW SECTION. Section 2. Effective date. [This act] is effective March 1, 2022.
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Statutes affected: 
HB0120_1.pdf: 87-2-117
HB0120_X.pdf: 87-2-117
Introduced: 87-2-117