Legal Opinion
Ravalli County Fish and Game Ass'n, Inc. v. Montana Dept. of State Lands
Montana Supreme Court
Decided September 29, 1995No. 94-564PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Leaphart
The Ravalli County Fish And Game Association, Inc., Montana Wildlife Federation, Inc., Skyline Sportsmen Club, Inc., and Anaconda Sportsmen Club, Inc. (collectively, the Sportsmen) appeal from a Twenty-First Judicial District Court, Ravalli County, order granting the Montana Department Of State Lands’ (DSL), Montana Board Of Land Commissioners’, and George Madden’s (Respondents) motion for summary judgment in a Montana Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) action. We reverse.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
Bighorn sheep (bighorn) are native to much of Montana but, with the settlement of the west, they were…
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