Rule 12.7.301 - RAISING FISH IN PUBLIC WATERS(1) It shall be unlawful to use any public water of this state for the purpose of rearing fish in live cages without obtaining prior approval of the director. This regulation shall not apply to minnow buckets, sacks, or nets used temporarily to contain bait fish or legally captured game or nongame fish where there is no periodic feeding involved.Sec. 87-1-301, MCA; IMP, Sec. 87-3-207, MCA;