For purposes of this chapter:

(1) "Bonus point" means the same as described in 87-2-117, MCA.

(2) "Commission" means the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission.

(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. Land that is owned by the applicant that is interrupted by adjacent federal or state land may on an individual basis be considered as contiguous land if the individual leases the federal or state land.

(4) "Department" means the Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks.

(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) "Employee" means an individual who is paid by a landowner for services rendered and who has state, federal, or FICA taxes withheld from their pay.

(7) "Game damage" means the same as described in 87-1-225, MCA.

(8) "Land that is used by elk" means land that elk inhabit.

(9) "Landowner preference" means a drawing that is conducted before the general drawings in which the landowners are randomly drawn for a portion of the quota as set by the commission.

(10) "Landowner sponsor" means a landowner who meets the qualifications of 87-2-511, MCA, and these rules for licenses.

(11) "License" means an electronic or hardcopy document issued to an individual that grants the opportunity to hunt or fish for the species of animal.

(12) "License agent" means an entity that has received an appointment pursuant to 87-2-901, MCA.

(13) "Party" means a group of two to five persons applying together to obtain a permit or license.

(14) "Permit" means an electronic or hardcopy document to be used in conjunction with the proper license to hunt or fish for specific species of animals.

(15) "Preference point" means the same as established in 87-2-115, MCA.

(16) "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).

(17) "Regional license quota" means the total quota established of hunting districts within a specific department administrative region.

(18) "Super-tag" means licenses established under 87-1-271, MCA.

History: 87-1-201, 87-1-301, MCA; IMP, 87-1-201, 87-1-301, MCA; 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.