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Bill would require prerelease notice to counties and tribes for large predator releases, FWP says it can implement
Montana Legislature - Senate Fish and Game Committee · April 1, 2025
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Summary
House Bill 648 would require Fish, Wildlife & Parks to notify county commissioners, sheriffs and tribes in advance of planned releases of large predators and to publish an annual plan of potential release sites; FWP staff described how regional notification and pre‑identified sites would work.
Representative Brandon Lear presented House Bill 648, which would require Fish, Wildlife & Parks to provide local governments and tribes advance notice about planned releases of large predators and to maintain an annual plan of pre‑identified release sites.
Quentin Kujala, FWP’s…
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