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Sheriff details coyote-bounty rules, staffing plans and new enhanced concealed-weapons permit
Summary
Sheriff Dan Linder told Petroleum County commissioners Dec. 9 that homeland-security grant opportunities could fund a new radio repeater, the county will limit individual coyote-bounty claims to 20 animals (150 total this year), and the county will adopt an Enhanced Concealed Weapons Permit requiring fingerprints and a higher fee while retaining the standard permit.
Sheriff Dan Linder updated Petroleum County commissioners on public-safety operations at the Dec. 9 meeting in Winnett, outlining grant opportunities, mutual-aid activity, staffing and program rules.
Linder said he attended the Montana Sheriff & Peace Officer Association conference and identified homeland-security grant opportunities that may help fund a new radio repeater for the county. He described assisting Phillips County with a barricade incident in Zortman and noted ongoing mutual-aid arrangements.
On staffing, Linder said he has interviewed for a second deputy position intended to improve weekend coverage.
Linder also summarized the countys coyote-bounty program and application process: individuals may not claim more than 20 coyotes; the county will accept a total of 150 coyotes under the program this year; claimants must sign affidavits at the county offices and photographic submissions will not be accepted; bounty day is scheduled for Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (as described in the meeting record).
On permitting, Linder said the county will introduce an Enhanced Concealed Weapons Permit that requires fingerprints and is accepted by more states; he said the county must revise the current application and increase the permit fee. He added that the standard concealed-permit process will remain available for applicants who prefer it.
All items were presented as updates; no ordinance or fee schedule was adopted during the meeting. The commissioners received the report for the record.
