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Senate advances bill creating 10-year permits, higher fees for private fish ponds amid environmental concerns
Summary
The Montana Senate on March 17 concurred in House Bill 74, approving a 10-year permitting system and higher fees for private fish ponds to fund Fish, Wildlife & Parks inspections.
The Montana Senate on March 17 concurred in House Bill 74, approving a plan to license private fish ponds for 10 years and raise permitting fees to fund inspections and disease-prevention work by Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP).
The bill, described on the Senate floor by sponsor Senator Logie as a follow-up to a pond study, establishes a 10-year permit with a $600 initial fee and a $250 renewal fee to support inspections aimed at reducing aquatic invasive species and pathogen risks.
Why it matters: Supporters said the permit and inspection regime would reduce the chance that infected fish…
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