23-5-308. Card game dealers -- license. (1) Except as provided in 23-5-318, a person may not deal cards in a live card game of panguingue or poker without being licensed annually by the department.
(2) The fee for the first year in which the license is effective is $75, and the annual renewal fee is $25. The fee may not be prorated.
(3) The department shall retain for administrative purposes the license fee charged for the issuance of a dealer's license.
(4) A licensed dealer shall keep on the dealer's person and display upon request the dealer's license when working as a dealer.
(5) (a) The department shall adopt rules to implement temporary licensing procedures until a permanent license is issued to a dealer.
(b) The rules must provide that a temporary license:
(i) may be issued at a local department office or at another public location designated by the department; and
(ii) may only be issued upon the payment of the license application fee and submission of an application, required fingerprints, and proof that the applicant for a temporary license has a verifiable offer of employment from a licensed operator or card room contractor.
History: En. Sec. 28, Ch. 642, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 35, Ch. 647, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 317, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 101, L. 2007.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 23. Parks, Recreation, Sports, and Gambling
23-5-304. and 23-5-305 reserved
23-5-306. Live card game table -- permit -- fees -- disposition of fees
23-5-307. Live card game tables -- hours of play -- restriction
23-5-308. Card game dealers -- license
23-5-309. Requirements for conducting card games
23-5-310. Exemption from certain sections
23-5-311. Authorized card games
23-5-312. Prizes not to exceed $800
23-5-313. Rules of play to be posted -- rake-off approved
23-5-318. Poker run defined -- authorization -- conditions
23-5-321. Issuance of permits by local governing bodies prohibited
23-5-324. Card room contractor's license -- fee -- submission of contract
23-5-325. Regulation of house players