(1) The deadline date for the moose, sheep, and goat special drawings is on or before May 1. The deadline date for elk, deer and antelope special drawings is on or before June 1. All applications for participation in any special permit/license drawing, except drawings under ARM 12.9.801 (damage hunts) provided for by these regulations must be postmarked by the U.S. Postal Service on or before the deadline date of the current license year, or delivered by private mail service on or before the deadline date; or if personally delivered, received in the Helena Fish, Wildlife and Parks office by 5:00 p.m., on the deadline date of the current license year. If the deadline date for application for any license or drawings, as set by the department, falls on a Sunday or state holiday, that date shall be automatically extended to 5:00 p.m. of the next full work day. The deadline may be extended by the department if necessary to provide adequate time for the applicants to apply.

(2) The department shall reject an application for any permit/license drawing or for surplus, mountain lion, black bear, trapping, buffalo, or grizzly bear licenses if:

(a) application is not made on the current year's form provided by the department;

(b) applicant fails to provide mandatory information on the form;

(c) applicant fails to sign the application; or

(d) applicant fails to submit the proper fee. The department will not accept personal checks from nonresidents for nonresident license applications and drawing fees.

(3) Submittal of more than one application for any one drawing by an individual will disqualify that individual's applications from the drawing for which the multiple applications were submitted.

(4) No corrections or changes may be made after the department has received the drawing application, except those types that can be made without contacting the applicant. These include:

(a) adding hunter safety numbers;

(b) moving valid district choices up to replace invalid choices;

(c) eliminating species choices on those applications that are short money when the shortfall is the amount for that species; and

(d) adjusting party applications to insure party consistency.

(5) Any category of correction made by the department must be applied to all applications. In addition, the department will accept corrections on the applications of those seeking landowner preference. Unless otherwise provided by these rules, all drawings will take place in Helena.

(6) All applications for participation in buffalo, spring grizzly bear, swan and turkey drawings must be postmarked by the U.S. Postal Service by the advertised deadline date, or delivered by private mail service on or before the date to the address indicated for the particular drawing which is being applied for.

(7) If an application for any species is rejected by the department pursuant to this rule:

(a) the application must not be included in the procedure for awarding the permits/licenses applied for;

(b) the applicant must not be awarded a bonus point for that drawing for that species; and

(c) the drawing fee, and any bonus point fee, once the application is entered into the drawing, will be retained by the department. Applications not processed in the drawing because of errors will be returned to the applicant with all fees.