Mont. Code Ann. § 87-1-506
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87-1-506 Enforcement powers of wardens
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87-1-506 . Enforcement powers of wardens. (1) A warden may:
(a) serve a subpoena issued by a court for the trial of a violator of the fish and game laws;
(b) conduct a search, with a search warrant, in accordance with Title 46, chapter 5;
(c) seize game, fish, game birds, and fur-bearing animals and any parts of them taken or possessed in violation of the law or the rules of the department;
(d) seize and hold, subject to law or the orders of the department, devices that have been used to unlawfully take game, fish, birds, or fur-bearing animals;
(e) arrest, in accordance with Title 46, chapter 6, a violator of a fish and game law or rule of the department, violation of which is a misdemeanor;
(f) enforce the disorderly conduct and public nuisance laws, 45-8-101 and 45-8-111 , as they apply to the operation of motorboats on all waters of the state;
(g) as provided for in 37-47-345 , investigate violations of 37-47-301(1) and (2) and 37-47-404 ;
(h) enforce the provisions of Title 80, chapter 7, part 10, and rules adopted under Title 80, chapter 7, part 10, for those invasive species that are under the department's jurisdiction;
(i) on the signing of an agreement as described in 77-1-815 , enforce the provisions of Title 77 and rules adopted by the department of natural resources and conservation pertaining to the use of state trust lands; and
(j) exercise the other powers of peace officers in the enforcement of the fish and game laws, the rules of the department, and judgments obtained for violation of those laws or rules.
(2) The meat of game animals that are seized pursuant to subsection (1)(c) must be donated directly to the Montana food bank network or to public or charitable institutions to the extent reasonably feasible. Any meat that the department is unable to donate must be sold pursuant to 87-1-511 , with the proceeds to be distributed as provided in 87-1-513 (2).
(a) serve a subpoena issued by a court for the trial of a violator of the fish and game laws;
(b) conduct a search, with a search warrant, in accordance with Title 46, chapter 5;
(c) seize game, fish, game birds, and fur-bearing animals and any parts of them taken or possessed in violation of the law or the rules of the department;
(d) seize and hold, subject to law or the orders of the department, devices that have been used to unlawfully take game, fish, birds, or fur-bearing animals;
(e) arrest, in accordance with Title 46, chapter 6, a violator of a fish and game law or rule of the department, violation of which is a misdemeanor;
(f) enforce the disorderly conduct and public nuisance laws, 45-8-101 and 45-8-111 , as they apply to the operation of motorboats on all waters of the state;
(g) as provided for in 37-47-345 , investigate violations of 37-47-301(1) and (2) and 37-47-404 ;
(h) enforce the provisions of Title 80, chapter 7, part 10, and rules adopted under Title 80, chapter 7, part 10, for those invasive species that are under the department's jurisdiction;
(i) on the signing of an agreement as described in 77-1-815 , enforce the provisions of Title 77 and rules adopted by the department of natural resources and conservation pertaining to the use of state trust lands; and
(j) exercise the other powers of peace officers in the enforcement of the fish and game laws, the rules of the department, and judgments obtained for violation of those laws or rules.
(2) The meat of game animals that are seized pursuant to subsection (1)(c) must be donated directly to the Montana food bank network or to public or charitable institutions to the extent reasonably feasible. Any meat that the department is unable to donate must be sold pursuant to 87-1-511 , with the proceeds to be distributed as provided in 87-1-513 (2).
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