23-5-513. Sports tab game seller’s license — fees. (1) It is a misdemeanor for a person to sell sports tab games without first obtaining a sports tab game seller’s license from the department.

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Terms Used In Montana Code 23-5-513

  • Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
  • Sports tab: means a folded or banded ticket with a face covered to conceal a combination of two numbers, with each number ranging from zero through nine. See Montana Code 23-5-501
  • Sports tab game: means a gambling enterprise conducted on a card to which 100 sports tabs are attached that have 100 different combinations for which consideration in money is paid by the person purchasing each tab. See Montana Code 23-5-501

(2)The department shall charge an annual license fee of $100 for issuing or renewing a license.

(3)A license expires on June 30 of each year, and the license fee may not be prorated.

(4)The department may charge an additional, one-time license application processing fee to cover the actual cost of processing the original license. The department shall refund any amount of the application processing fee not needed to reimburse the department for actual costs or shall collect an amount sufficient to reimburse the department for actual costs not completely covered by the initial fee charged.

(5)The department shall retain for administrative purposes the license and application processing fees collected under this section.