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2003 



LEGISLATIVE AUDIT DIVISION 



f Scott A. Seacat, Legislative Auditor 

 John W. Northey. Legal Counsel 



MONTANA STATE LIBRARY 



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Deputy Legislative Auditors: 



Jim Pellegrini, Performance Audit 



Tori Hunthausen, IS Audit & Operations 



James Gillett, Financial-Compliance Audit 



MEMORANDUM 



TO: Legislative Audit Committee Members 



FROM: Jim Pellegrini, Deputy Legislative Auditor, Performance Audits 



DATE: August 2003 



RE: Follow-up Performance Audit: 



Net Client Hunter Use (OOP-09) 

 Department of Labor and Industry 



ST.ATTDOCUIWeiMscor 



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INTRODUCTION 



We presented our performance audit of Net Client Hunter Use (NCHU) to the Legislative 

 Audit Committee in June 2000. The report contains seven recommendations to the 

 Montana Board of Outfitters (MBO), as well as two conclusions: one regarding 

 legislative intent and one about record keeping. 



We requested and received information trom MBO personnel regarding progress toward 

 implementation of our report recommendations. It appears all recommendat'ions have 

 either been implemented or are being implemented. Our original audit concluded that 

 MBO was not meeting legislative intent and statutory requirements; however, actions 

 taken by MBO to date indicate that NCHU is a high priority and requirements are being 

 met. This memo provides a summary of the initial audit and our conclusion on the status 

 of implementation of those recommendations. 



INITIAL AUDIT SUMMARY 



The Private Land/Public Wildlife (PL/PW) Advisory Council, which is administratively 

 attached to the Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP), submitted a request to the 

 Legislative Audit Committee for an audit of MBO operations. The Audit Committee 

 approved a limited scope performance audit of NCHU activity in December 1999. 



In its request, the PL/PW Advisory Council asked for a determination of the following: 



1 . If actions taken by the MBO related to request for expansion of NCHU filed by 

 outfitters between July 1, 1996 and July 1, 1999, meet legislative intent and 

 statutory requirements of House Bill 196 (Chapter 328, Laws of 1995). 



2. If the MBO maintains adequate records to provide necessary oversight of the 

 outfitter industry, as specified in statute. 



Room 160, State Capitol, PO Box 201705 Helena MT 59620-1705 

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