(1) A person may replace a department-issued hunting license or permit that is lost, stolen, or destroyed by signing an affidavit affirming that the license was lost, stolen, or destroyed. A person may obtain and submit the affidavit at a department office or any department license provider.

(2) To replace a lost, stolen, or destroyed license requiring a carcass tag the second time for the same species within a two-year period, the following apply:

(a) a carcass tag is that portion of a hunting license that a person is required to affix to the carcass of an animal;

(b) the two-year period shall run from March 1 of the year of license purchase through February 28, 24 months later;

(c) the person shall obtain, complete, and submit an affidavit affirming that the tag was lost, stolen, or destroyed;

(d) the person shall appear personally at a department regional or area office or at headquarters in Helena, Montana to obtain, complete, and submit the affidavit.

(3) A person may not replace a license requiring a carcass tag a third time for the same species within a two-year period. Subsection (2)(b) defines the two-year period.

(4) The fee for each replacement license or permit issued under this rule is $5.