ORGANIZATION 



Commission : Montana is divided into five Fish and Game 

 Commission Districts. Each District is represented by one Fish 

 and Game Commissioner. 



Commissioners are appointed by the Governor and must be confirmed 

 by the Senate. Three are appointed to serve terms concurrent 

 with the gubernatorial term. The remaining two members are 

 appointed to serve terms that end on the first day of the third 

 January of the following gubernatorial term. 



Director ; The Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Director is also 

 appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. The 

 Director serves a term concurrent with that of the Governor. The 

 Director is the chief administrative officer of the Montana 

 Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, is responsible for all 

 programs and actions of the Department and has direct authority 

 over all activities and employees of the Department. 



Deputy Director ; The Deputy Director is responsible to the 

 Director and has line authority over the following Division 

 Administrators: Enforcement, Centralized Services and 

 Conservation Education. 



Associate Director ; The Associate Director is responsible to the 

 Director and has line authority over the following Division 

 Administrators: Fisheries, Wildlife, Parks and Field Services. 



Division Administrators : Division Administrators are staff 



officers who advise the director on matters related to resource 

 management, administration of resource programs and other special 

 problems related to the division's area of expertise. 



Administrators are responsible for statewide programs and budgets 

 which they recommend to the Director after considering, among 

 other things, requests and proposals from Regional Supervisors. 



Administrators maintain line authority over division staff 

 personnel as assigned by the Director. 



Regional Supervisors : Regional Supervisors are line officers who 

 are the Director's representatives in each administrative region. 

 As such, they are the chief administrative officers for the 

 respective regions . 



