Montana Code 37-47-307. Investigation of applicant — issuance or denial of license
37-47-307. Investigation of applicant — issuance or denial of license. (1) The department shall investigate each applicant for an outfitter‘s or guide‘s license. The board shall determine the applicant’s qualifications.
Terms Used In Montana Code 37-47-307
- Board: means the board of outfitters provided for in 2-15-1773. See Montana Code 37-47-101
- Department: means the department of labor and industry provided for in Title 2, chapter 15, part 17. See Montana Code 37-47-101
- Guide: means a person who is employed by or who has contracted independently with a licensed outfitter and who accompanies a participant during outdoor recreational activities that are directly related to activities for which the outfitter is licensed. See Montana Code 37-47-101
- License year: means the period indicated on the face of the license for which the license is valid. See Montana Code 37-47-101
- Outfitter: means any person, except a person providing services on real property that the person owns for the primary pursuit of bona fide agricultural interests, who for consideration provides any saddle or pack animal, facilities, camping equipment, vehicle, watercraft, or other conveyance, or personal service for any person to hunt, trap, capture, take, kill, or pursue any game, including fish, and who accompanies that person, either part or all of the way, on an expedition for any of these purposes or supervises a licensed guide or outfitter's assistant in accompanying that person. See Montana Code 37-47-101
(2)The board may deny or refuse to issue any new license or to renew any previous license if the applicant does not meet the qualifications stated in this chapter or rules adopted pursuant to this chapter. In the event that any application for a license is denied or refused, the board shall immediately notify the applicant, setting forth in the notice the grounds upon which the denial or refusal is based.
(3)A licensee in good standing is entitled to a new license for the ensuing license year upon complying with the provisions of this chapter or rules adopted pursuant to this chapter and upon completing an application for license renewal on a form provided by the board.
(4)This section may not be interpreted to conflict with 37-1-138.