Licensing Rules to Be Considered by FWP Commission

The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission will consider one new administrative rule and several rule amendments at their meeting Oct. 28.

The new rule and amendments are the result of a statutorily required review process. These proposed changes are also happening concurrently to FWP’s response to Gov. Greg Gianforte’s first executive order from earlier this year, which created the Red Tape Relief Advisory Council and directed all state agencies to identify excessive, outdated and unnecessary regulations.

The new rule and amendments that are coming before the commission simply clean up unnecessary, outdated or repetitive rule language and will make rules current with FWP’s long-standing practices.

The new rule and rule amendments will not change things for FWP customers, who will still have the same process for buying and applying for licenses and permits.

“This really jump starts FWP’s work in executing Gov. Gianforte’s Red Tape Relief order,” said FWP director Hank Worsech. “Our customers won’t see any changes to how we operate. This is just to streamline our administrative rules.”

The commission will consider the rules during its Oct. 28 meeting. If commissioners approve the draft rules and rule amendments, they will be filed with the Montana Secretary of State’s office. The next step will be public hearings on the rules followed by a final approval by the commission.

For more information on the rules and to read the proposals, please see the Fish and Wildlife Commission webpage at https://fwp.mt.gov/aboutfwp/commission.