MONTANA ADC POLICY MANUAL 3.040 EXHIBIT 1 



APPENDIX D 



MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING 

 BETWEEN 

 MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF FISH. WILDLIFE AND PARKS CFWP) 



AND 

 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

 ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE 

 ANIMAL DAMAGE CONTROL (ADC) 



COOPERATIVE ANIMAL DAMAGE CONTROL PROGRAM IN THE STATE OF 



MONTANA 



ARTICLE 1 



Tha purpoi* of this Mamorandum of Undar s tand t ng (MOU) is to. 

 Inltlata a cooparativa relatlonahip batwaan FWP and ADC for 

 planning. coordinating, and Imp I aman t i ng an ima I' damaga control 

 programs davalopad to pravant or minlmlza damaga eausad by wild 

 animal specias. Including thraatanad and andangerad speclas, to 

 agricultural animal husbandry. forastry, wlldllfa, and. public 

 haa I th and aaf e ty . 



ARTICLE 2 



FWP la authorizad to control wlldllfa damaging livastock or 

 proparty or for public haalth and safaty by Montana Codas 

 Annotatad, 6actlor\.s 87-1-201 Powars and dutias of the department 

 and 87-1-225 Regulation of wild animal damaging proparty. 



ADC Is authorizad by tha Animal Damage Control Act of March 2, 

 1931 (7 U.S.C. 426-426b). and tha Rural Development. Agriculture. 

 and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. 1988 (P.L. 100-202) to 

 cooperate with States. local J ur i ad I ct I ons . Individuals, and 

 public and private agencies, organizations and institutions. 



ARTICLE 3 



FWP and ADC agree that: 



A. Beth parties will cooperate by previdlng facilities, 

 equipment, peraonnel. and funds to conduct a joint program In the 

 atate of Montana which will prevent or minimize the economic 

 effects of depredations caused by wild anlm^la. 



B. ADC will be responsible for eapture of grizzly bears, black 

 bears and mountain lions which are involved In livestock 

 depredation. Including bees and beehives. Upon notification of a 

 livestock depredation where grizzly bear may be involved, the 

 receiving party will contact the other party and a Joint 

 i nveat laat Ion will be conducted. 



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