It is unlawful for a person or persons to round up from the range any horse or horses in a roundup district after the districts have been designated by the county commissioners until after the roundup. However, an owner of horses on which the taxes have been paid in this district may gather the horses by notifying the roundup supervisor and being accompanied by the supervisor or a representative of the supervisor in gathering the horses.
Mont. Code Ann. § 81-4-507
Gathering horses in roundup district before roundup unlawful -- rights of owner
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