Montana Department of Livestock aerial hunting permit for predatory animals

This is a Public Notice of requirement to obtain an aerial hunting permit to hunt predatory animals from aircraft.

Pursuant to MCA 81-7-501, a person, except an employee of the state, its subdivisions, or the federal government who is acting within the scope of the person's employment, may not engage in the aerial hunting of predatory animals, as defined in 81-7-101, without first obtaining a permit from the department of livestock.

Resident landowners are authorized to aerially hunt over their own lands without a permit, provided the landowner annually notifies the department in writing that...