Commissioner complains bison hunt meeting was illegalAssociated Press
HELENA -- The lone member of the state wildlife commission who voted against canceling Montana's bison hunt is accusing the commission of meeting illegally, saying it didn't give the public adequate notice of its plans to reconsider the hunt.
But another commission member, as well as an attorney for the Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, said they believe the board followed the letter of the law and gave adequate notice.
Commissioner John Brenden of Scobey accused the board on Thursday of meeting illegally when it held a telephone conference call on Jan. 6 and agreed to meet a few days later to reconsider the bison hunt, which was set to begin Jan. 15.
The Jan. 6 meeting came just hours after Democratic Gov. Brian Schweitzer appointed three new members to the five-member board.
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