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Montana committee hears testimony on bill to reclassify wolves as furbearers
Summary
Supporters say reclassifying gray wolves as furbearers will align regulations, improve enforcement and curb poaching; opponents warn it could strip special protections and sow confusion over species‑specific rules. Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) officials backed the agency bill at the committee.
Representative Jamie I S A L Y introduced House Bill 101 as an agency bill from Fish, Wildlife and Parks to revise Montana statutes governing gray wolves and other furbearers, calling it a ‘‘cleanup’’ to make harvest rules and enforcement more consistent. Quentin Kujala, FWP’s chief of conservation policy, testified the department supports the bill and summarized key changes: mandatory tagging requirements, maintaining nonresident trapping opportunities, barring fur farms from possessing wolves, prohibiting motorized or town hunting for fur bearers, and preserving hunting and trapping tools for…
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