BEFORE THE FISH AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION

  OF THE STATE OF MONTANA

 

In the matter of the amendment of ARM 12.2.601 pertaining to state land access tax credit

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NOTICE OF AMENDMENT

 

TO: All Concerned Persons

 

1. On October 29, 2015, the Fish and Wildlife Commission (commission) published MAR Notice No. 12-446 pertaining to the proposed amendment of the above-stated rule at page 1803 of the 2015 Montana Administrative Register, Issue Number 20.

 

2. The commission has amended the rule as proposed, but with the following changes from the original proposal, new matter underlined, deleted matter interlined:

 

12.2.601  PUBLIC LAND ACCESS TAX CREDIT (1) through (4) remain as proposed. 

(5) The department must consider the following when awarding contracts:

(a) remains as proposed.

(b) verification that the public land will be available for a majority of the year to all general recreational use including hunting, fishing, trapping, hiking, wildlife watching, and other uses compatible with the use of public lands;

(c) through (8) remain as proposed.

 

3. The commission has thoroughly considered the comments received. A summary of the comments received and the commission's responses are as follows:

 

COMMENT 1: The commission received three comments suggesting that trapping should be included in the list of general recreational uses on public lands.

 

RESPONSE 1: The commission has amended the rule to include trapping on the list of general recreational uses on public lands.

 

 

/s/ Aimee Fausser                                /s/ Dan Vermillion

Aimee Fausser                                      Dan Vermillion

Rule Reviewer                                       Chairman

                                                            Fish and Wildlife Commission

         

Certified to the Secretary of State January 25, 2016