# Mont. Code Ann. § 81-7-114: 81-7-114 Certificate and record of sheriff

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MT_T81_C7_P1_S81-7-114

## Section

- **Citation:** Mont. Code Ann. § 81-7-114
- **Heading:** 81-7-114 Certificate and record of sheriff
- **Jurisdiction:** Montana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MT Code / Title 81 / Chapter 7 / Part 1 / Section 81-7-114

## Text

81-7-114 . Certificate and record of sheriff. (1) Upon receiving the affidavit required pursuant to 81-7-113 , the officer shall deliver to the person claiming a bounty a certificate addressed to the county clerk of the officer's county and immediately deliver to the county clerk a duplicate of the certificate, showing the date, number, and kind of skins marked for severing and the name of the person presenting the skins. The certificate must also recite that the filing of the affidavits required by 81-7-113 has been done and the examination of the skins has been made as required. The certificate must be signed by the officer in the officer's official capacity. Each sheriff shall keep a record of all skins marked and severed, showing the date, number, and kinds and the names of the persons presenting the skins. This record is an official record. The sheriff, undersheriff, or deputy sheriff may not perform any duties under 81-7-111 through 81-7-118 and 81-7-120 through 81-7-122 except at the county seat.

(2) The sheriff shall, not later than the 15th of each month, give to the county clerk and recorder a report setting forth the names of the persons presenting skins, with the number of the certificate and the kind and number of the skins presented. The sheriff shall report for each certificate issued during the month.

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