50-51-201. License required. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a person engaged in the business of conducting or operating an establishment shall annually procure a license issued by the department.
(2) A guest ranch or an outfitting and guide facility that meets the definitions in 50-51-102 is not required to obtain a license under subsection (1).
(3) A separate license is required for each establishment. However, when more than one type of establishment is operated on the same premises and under the same management, only one license is required that must enumerate on the certificate the types of establishments licensed.
(4) Before a license may be issued by the department, it must be validated by the local health officer or, if there is no local health officer, the sanitarian, in the county where the establishment is located.
History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 18, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 485, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 34-303(part); amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 200, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 730, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 366, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 350, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 412, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 334, L. 2011.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 51. Hotels, Motels, and Roominghouses
50-51-202. Application for license
50-51-204. License fee -- late fee
50-51-205. License fee to supersede other fees
50-51-206. License not transferable
50-51-207. Expiration date of license
50-51-208. Local board to report number of licensees to department
50-51-209. Cancellation of license
50-51-210. Submission of plan of correction as bar to cancellation
50-51-211. Notice and hearing required
50-51-212. Cancellation of license for multiple-type establishment -- definition
50-51-213. Return of license for alteration or destruction
50-51-214. Notification of and validation by local health officer
50-51-215. Refusal by local health officer -- appeal to board