DEPARTMENT REORGANIZATION 



Complete reorganization in the field structure of Montana's Fish 

 and Game Department was completed during the biennium. This plan, 

 which started in 1946, is one of the major administrative advancements 

 made by the department in its fifty-five years of operation. Changes 

 were found necessary because of increased complexity of departmental 

 functions and the difficulty of administering an area the size of Mon- 

 tana from one central office. Under this new plan, the state has been 

 divided into seven districts with headquarters at Miles City, Glasgow, 

 Billings, Great Falls, Bozeman, Missoula, and Kalispell. Many admin- 

 istration and operational functions are now handled on a district 

 basis, which formerly were accomplished from the state office. All 

 activities are, of course, under the over-all supervision of the depart- 

 ment's Helena offices. De-centralization has resulted in more rapid 

 and effective handling of fish and game business. Problems can be 

 acted on quickly by men familiar with local conditions, and fish and 

 gaine management can be correspondingly more effective. 



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