Montana Administrative Register documents are in the Adobe .pdf format. You can download the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to use them. Emergency rules may be effective for a period not longer than 120 days, but may be repealed before that time.
Archived Rules:
2017:
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks – Adoption of an Emergency Rule Closing a Portion of Lake Frances in Pondera County. Effective September 12, 2017.
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks – Adoption of an Emergency Rule Closing a Portion of Lake Frances in Pondera County. Effective September 12, 2017.
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks – Adoption of an Emergency Rule Closing a Portion of Seeley Lake in Missoula County. Effective August 1, 2017.
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Public Health and Human Services – Adoption of Emergency Rules Pertaining to the Montana Medical Marijuana Program. Effective June 30, 2017.
2016:
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks – Adoption of Temporary Emergency Rules Closing The Tiber Reservoir and Canyon Ferry Reservoir. Effective December 1, 2016
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks – Adoption of a Temporary Emergency Rule Closing the Canyon Creek Wildlife Management Area in Lewis and Clark County. Effective September 2, 2016.
EMERGENCY RULE: Fish and Wildlife Commission – Adoption of a Temporary Emergency Rule Closing a Portion of the Yellowstone River and All Associated Tributaries. Effective August 19, 2016.
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks – Adoption of a Temporary Emergency Rule Closing the Bitterroot River from Wally Crawford Fishing Access Site to Angler’s Roost Fishing Access Site in Ravalli County. Effective August 2, 2016.
2015:
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks – Adoption of a Temporary Emergency Rule Closing Holter Lake from the Point of Oxbow Bend to Holter Lake Dam in Lewis and Clark County. Effective September 1, 2015.
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks – Adoption of a Temporary Emergency Rule Closing the Tarkio Fishing Access Site in Mineral County. Effective August 31, 2015.
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks – Adoption of a Temporary Emergency Rule Closing the Ralph’s Takeout Fishing Access Site in Mineral County. Effective August 31, 2015.
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks – Adoption of a Temporary Emergency Rule Closing the Tarkio East Fishing Access Site in Mineral County. Effective August 31, 2015.
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks – Adoption of a Temporary Emergency Rule Closing the Lower Osprey Fishing Access Site in Mineral County. Effective August 31, 2015.
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks – Adoption of a Temporary Emergency Rule Closing the Middle Osprey Fishing Access Site in Mineral County. Effective August 31, 2015.
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks – Adoption of a Temporary Emergency Rule Closing the Cyr Bridge Fishing Access Site in Mineral County. Effective August 31, 2015.
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks – Adoption of a Temporary Emergency Rule Closing the Clark Fork River from Cyr Bridge Fishing Access Site to Tarkio Fishing Access Site in Mineral County. Effective August 31, 2015.
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks – Adoption of a Temporary Emergency Rule Closing the Forks Fishing Access Site in Mineral County. Effective August 27, 2015.
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks – Adoption of a Temporary Emergency Rule Closing Murphy Lake in Lincoln County. Effective August 24, 2015.
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks – Adoption of a Temporary Emergency Rule Closing the Yellowstone River Wildlife Management Area in Yellowstone County. Effective August 21, 2015.
2014:
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks–Adoption of Temporary Emergency Rule Closing the West Rosebud Fishing Access Site in Rosebud County. Effective June 2, 2014.
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks – Adoption of Temporary Emergency Rule Closing the Grey Bear Fishing Access Site in Sweet Grass County. Effective May 28, 2014..
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks – Adoption of Temporary Emergency Rule Closing the Pennington Bridge Fishing Access Site in Madison County. Effective May 28, 2014.
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks – Adoption of Temporary Emergency Rule Closing the Captain Clark Fishing Access Site in Yellowstone County. Effective May 27, 2014.
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks – Adoption of Temporary Emergency Rule Closing the Indian Fort Fishing Access Site in Stillwater County. Effective May 27, 2014.
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks – Adoption of Temporary Emergency Rule Closing the Buffalo Mirage Fishing Access Site in Stillwater County. Effective May 27, 2014.
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks – Adoption of Temporary Emergency Rule Closing the Gritty Stone Fishing Access Site in Yellowstone County. Effective May 27, 2014.
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks – Adoption of Temporary Emergency Rule Closing the Voyagers Rest Fishing Access Site in Yellowstone County. Effective May 27, 2014.
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks – Adoption of Temporary Emergency Rule Closing the Kona Bridge Fishing Access Site in Missoula County. Effective May 27, 2014.
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks – Adoption of Temporary Emergency Rule Closing the Kelly Island Fishing Access Site in Missoula County. Effective May 27, 2014.
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks – Adoption of Temporary Emergency Rule Closing the Hannon Memorial Fishing Access Site in Ravalli County. Effective May 27, 2014.
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks – Adoption of Temporary Emergency Rule Closing the Poker Joe Fishing Access Site in Ravalli County. Effective May 27, 2014.
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks – Adoption of Temporary Emergency Rule Closing the Florence Bridge Fishing Access Site in Ravalli County. Effective May 27, 2014.
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks – the adoption of a temporary emergency rule closing the Old Steel Bridge Fishing Access Site in Flathead County. Effective May 20, 2014.
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks – the adoption of a temporary emergency rule closing the Kokanee Bend Fishing Access Site in Flathead County. Effective May 20, 2014.
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks – the adoption of a temporary emergency rule closing the Bell Crossing Fishing Access Site in Ravalli County. Effective May 19, 2014.
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks – the adoption of a temporary emergency rule closing the Woodside Bridge Fishing Access Site in Ravalli County. Effective May 19, 2014.
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks – the adoption of a temporary emergency rule closing the Darby Bridge Fishing Access Site in Ravalli County. Effective May 19, 2014.
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks – the repeal of a temporary emergency rule closing Smith River State Park’s Black Butte Boat Camp in Cascade County. Effective May 16, 2014.
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks – the repeal of a temporary emergency rule closing Smith River State Park’s Ridgetop Boat Camp in Cascade County. Effective May 16, 2014.
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks – the adoption of a temporary emergency rule closing Smith River State Park’s Black Butte Boat Camp in Cascade County. Effective May 12, 2014.
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks – the adoption of a temporary emergency rule closing Smith River State Park’s Ridgetop Boat Camp in Cascade County. Effective May 12, 2014.
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks – the adoption of a temporary emergency rule closing Shed’s Bridge Fishing Access Site in Gallatin County. Effective April 25, 2014.
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks – the adoption of a temporary emergency rule closing the Bitterroot River from Woodside Fishing Access Site to Tucker West Fishing Access Site to all boating and floating. Effective April 11, 2014.
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks – the Adoption of a Temporary Emergency Rule Closing Grover State Park in Missoula County. Effective March 10, 2014.
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks – the Adoption of a Temporary Emergency Rule Closing Black Bridge Fishing Access Site in Dawson County. Effective March 17, 2014.
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks – the Adoption of a Temporary Emergency Rule Closing Intake Dam Fishing Access Site in Dawson County. Effective March 17, 2014.
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks – the Adoption of a Temporary Emergency Rule Closing Sidney Bridge Fishing Access Site in Richland County. Effective March 17, 2014.
2013:
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks – the adoption of a temporary emergency rule closing Rosebud Battlefield State Park in Bighorn County. Effective August 27, 2013.
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks – the adoption of a temporary emergency rule closing a portion of the Fish Creek Wildlife Management Area in Mineral County. Effective August 26, 2013.
EMERGENCY RULE: Montana Public Employees’ Retirement Board – the repeal of Temporary Emergency Rule I that establishes actuarial assumptions for testing purposes and in the amendment of Temporary Emergency Rule III that applies actuarial assumptions and establishes a process for determining actuarial equivalent factors
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks – the amendment of a temporary emergency rule closing the Clark Fork River from Big Eddy Fishing Access Site to Dry Creek Fishing Access Site in Mineral County. Effective July 19, 2013.
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks – the adoption of a temporary emergency rule closing Bannack State Park in Deer Lodge County. Effective July 18, 2013.
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks – the adoption of a temporary emergency rule closing the Clark Fork River from Big Eddy Fishing Access Site to Dry Creek Fishing Access Site in Mineral County. Effective July 15, 2013.
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks – the adoption of a temporary emergency rule closing the Smith River from Camp Baker to Eden Bridge. Effective July 9, 2013.
EMERGENCY RULE: Montana Public Employees’ Retirement Board – the adoption of Temporary Emergency Rule I and the temporary emergency amendment of ARM 2.43.2114 regarding increased PERS employer contributions paid on behalf of University employees who elect to participate in the Optional Retirement Program rather than in the Public Employees’ Retirement System. Effective July 1, 2013.
EMERGENCY RULE: Montana Public Employees’ Retirement Board – Notice of the adoption of Temporary Emergency Rules I-IV that establish criteria to be used by the Board’s actuary to obtain information related to PERS, its amortization period, its funding status, its future GABA rates, and its actuarial equivalent factors. Effective July 1, 2013.
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks – Notice of Adoption of a Temporary Emergency Rule closing the Kinsey Bridge Fishing Access Site in Custer County. Effective June 3, 2013.
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks – Notice of Adoption of a Temporary Emergency Rule closing the Twelve Mile Dam Fishing Access Site in Custer County. Effective May 31, 2013.
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks – Notice of Adoption of a Temporary Emergency Rule closing Woodside Bridge Fishing Access Site in Ravalli County. Effective May 13, 2013.
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks – Notice of Adoption of a Temporary Emergency Rule closing the Harry Morgan Fishing Access Site in Powell County. Effective May 10, 2013.
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks – Notice of Adoption of a Temporary Emergency Rule Closing closing a portion of the Clark Fork River and a portion of Warm Springs Wildlife Management Area due to Superfund cleanup efforts. Effective March 29, 2013.
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks – Notice of Adoption of a Temporary Emergency Rule Closing the Bighorn River in Big Horn County. Effective January 15, 2013.
2012:
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks – Notice of Adoption of a Temporary Emergency Rule Closing the Yellowstone River in Yellowstone County. Effective December 13, 2012.
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks – Notice of Adoption of a Temporary Emergency Rule Closing the Beartooth Wildlife Management Area in Lewis and Clark County. Effective August 23, 2012.
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks – Notice of Repeal of a Temporary Emergency Rule Closing Cooney Reservoir in Carbon County. Effective August 7, 2012.
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks – Notice of Adoption of a Temporary Emergency Rule Closing Cooney Reservoir in Carbon County. Effective July 26, 2012.
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Justice – Notice of Adoption of a Temporary Emergency Rule Amendment of ARM 23.4.217, pertaining to recertification of breath-test personnel. Effective February 15, 2012.
2011:
EMERGENCY RULE: Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission – Notice of Adoption of a Temporary Emergency Rule – Closing the Blackfoot River from Wisherd Bridge to the confluence with the Clark Fork River in Missoula County. Effective August 25, 2011.
EMERGENCY RULE: Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission – Notice of Adoption of a Temporary Emergency Rule – Restricting Echo Lake in Flathead County to a No Wake Speed. Effective June 29, 2011.
EMERGENCY RULE: Department of Public Health and Human Services – Notice of Adoption of Temporary Emergency Rules and Repeal – Montana Medical Marijuana Registry. Effective June 1, 2011.
EMERGENCY RULE: Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission – Notice of Adoption of a Temporary Emergency Rule – Closing the Smith River from Camp Baker to Eden Bridge. Effective May 23, 2011.
REPEAL OF EMERGENCY RULE: Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission – Notice of Repeal of a Temporary Emergency Rule – Closing the Smith River from Camp Baker to Eden Bridge. Effective June 1, 2011.
EMERGENCY RULE: Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission – Notice of Adoption of a Temporary Emergency Rule – Closing the Belt Creek within Sluice Boxes State Park from Logging Creek Bridge to Riceville Bridge Parking Area in Cascade County. Effective May 23, 2011.
EMERGENCY RULE: Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission – Notice of Repeal of a Temporary Emergency Rule – Closing the Belt Creek Within Sluice Boxes State Park From Logging Creek Bridge to Riceville Bridge in Cascade County. Effective July 8, 2011.
2010:
REPEALED RULE: Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission – Notice of Repeal of a Temporary Emergency Rule – Closing the Belt Creek within Sluice Boxes State Park from Logging Creek Bridge to Riceville Bridge Parking Area in Cascade County Effective August 6, 2010.
EMERGENCY RULE: Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission – Notice of Adoption of a Temporary Emergency Rule – Closing the Belt Creek within Sluice Boxes State Park from Logging Creek Bridge to Riceville Bridge Parking Area in Cascade County Effective May 18, 2010.
2009:
REPEALED EMERGENCY RULE: Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission – Notice of Repeal of a Temporary Emergency Rule – Closing the Beartooth Wildlife Management Area in Lewis and Clark County. Effective September 14, 2009.
EMERGENCY RULE: Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission – Notice of Adoption of a Temporary Emergency Rule – Closing the Beartooth Wildlife Management Area in Lewis and Clark County. Effective September, 2009.
EMERGENCY RULE: Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission – Notice of Adoption of a Temporary Emergency Rule – Vigilante Kids’ Fishing Pond and Picnic Area Temporary Emergency Closure. Effective May 27, 2009.
REPEALED EMERGENCY RULE: Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission – Notice of Repeal of a Temporary Emergency Rule – Belt Creek Temporary Emergency Closure. Effective June 23, 2009.
EMERGENCY RULE: Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission – Notice of Adoption of a Temporary Emergency Rule – Belt Creek Temporary Emergency Closure. Effective May 27, 2009.
2008:
EMERGENCY RULE: Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission – Closing the Canyon Ferry Reservoir, Broadwater County, From the Silos to the Southern Shore. Effective August 19, 2008.
EMERGENCY RULE: Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission – Notice of Adoption of a Temporary Emergency Rule – closing the Big Hole River, Silver Bow County, from Silver Bridge to Divide Bridge. Effective August 1, 2008.