Administrative Rules of Montana
Department 12 - FISH, WILDLIFE, AND PARKS
Chapter 12.9 - WILDLIFE DIVISION
Subchapter 12.9.10 - Translocation of Prairie Dogs
Rule 12.9.1030 - CAPTURE AND TRANSPORTATION OF PRAIRIE DOGS
Universal Citation: MT Admin Rules 12.9.1030
Current through Register Vol. 6, March 22, 2024
(1) Persons who have department approval to translocate prairie dogs shall comply with the following criteria when capturing and transporting prairie dogs:
(a)
prairie dogs may be captured and translocated between the dates of June 30 and
October 31. Prairie dogs shall not be moved earlier or later than this time
period unless a written exception is granted by the regional
supervisor;
(b) persons
translocating prairie dogs shall attempt to capture an entire town or portion
of a town in order to move entire family units together;
(c) a translocation group shouldconsist of at
least 100 black-tailed prairie dogs or 30 white-tailed prairie dogs.
Permissionto translocate a smaller number of individuals may begranted by the
regional supervisor;
(d) persons
authorized to translocate prairie dogs shall monitor the sending and receiving
areas for sylvatic plague as outlined in ARM
12.9.1035 and must notify the
department immediately if presumedplague is noted;
(e) any prairie dogs that become sick or die
during transport shall be examined by a qualified individual. If there is a
possibility that plague is implicated in the cause of death, the entire group
of animals shall be placed and remain under quarantine while the animal(s) in
question is referred to a laboratory to determine whether plague is the cause
of the sickness. If sylvatic plague is confirmed, the sylvatic plaque
precautions described in ARM
12.9.1035 and the quarantine
procedures described in ARM
12.9.1040 must be
followed.
(2) The white-tailed prairie dog is the only species of prairie dog that may be translocated from a sending area outside of Montana to a receiving area within Montana. White-tailed prairie dogs from sending areas outside of Montana must be quarantined under the procedures established by ARM 12.9.1040.
87-1-301, 87-5-105, MCA; IMP, 87-1-301, 87-5-105, MCA;
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