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(2) A person may not intentionally provide supplemental feed to game animals in a manner that results in an 

 artificial concentration of game animals that may potentially contribute to the transmission of disease. A person who 

 violates this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and is subject to the penalty provided in 87- 1 - 1 02( I ). This 

 subsection does not apply to supplemental feeding activities conducted by the department for disease control 

 purposes. 



(3) As used in this section, "livestock" includes ostriches, rheas, and emus." 



Section 7. Section 87-5-105, MCA, is amended to read: 



"87-5-105. Regulations to manage nongame wildlife. ( 1 ) On the basis of the determinations made pursuant to 

 87-5-104. the department shall issue management regulations. Such The regulations shaH must set forth species or 

 subspecies of nongame wildlife which that the department deems considers to be in need of management pursuant to 

 87-5-104 through 87-5-106, giving their common and scientific names by species and subspecies. The department 

 may from tim e to tim e am e nd such regulations on the approval of the legislature by adding or deleting th e r e from 

 s pecies or subsp e ci e s of nongam e wildlif e . 



(2) The department shall by s uch regulation s regulation establish propos e d limitations relating to taking, 

 possession, transportation, exportation, processing, sale or offer for sale, or shipment a s may be deemed considered 

 necessary to manage seeh nongame wildlife that is designated in need of management . Th e d e partm e nt may mak e 

 such chang e s in th e propos e d r e gulations as ar e consist e nt with e ff e ctiv e manag e m e nt of nongam e wildlif e as 

 designated by the l e gislatur e . " 



Section 8. Process for delisting of gray wolf - management following delisting. (1 ) If the United States fish 

 and wildlife service removes the Northern Rocky Mountain or gray wolf from the United States' list of endangered 

 or threatened wildlife, the department is authorized to remove the wolf from the state list of endangered species 

 upon a determination by the department pursuant to this part that the wolf is no longer endangered. 



(2) Following state delisting of the wolf, the department shall manage the wolf as a species in need of 

 management until the department and the commission determine that the wolf no longer needs protection as a 

 species in need of management and can be managed and protected as a game animal. Upon making that 

 determination, the commission may declare the wolf a big game animal or a furbearer and may regulate the taking of 

 a wolf as a big game animal or furbearer. 



(3) Following state delisting of the wolf, the department, or the department of livestock, pursuant to 81-7-102 and 

 81-7-103, may control wolves for the protection and safeguarding of livestock if the control action is consistent with 

 a wolf management plan approved by both the department and the department of livestock. 



Section 9. Repealer. Section 7, Chapter 244, Laws of 1995, is repealed. 



Section 10. Codification instruction. [Section 8] is intended to be codified as an integral part of Title 87, 

 chapter 5, part I, and the provisions of Title 87, chapter 5, part I, apply to [section 8]. 



Section 11. Effective date. [This act] is effective on passage and approval. 



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