60-5-514. Business eligibility -- criteria -- restrictions. (1) To be eligible for placement of a business sign on a specific information sign panel, a business establishment shall meet standards for "GAS", "FOOD", "LODGING", and "CAMPING" services in rules adopted by the department pursuant to guidelines in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, as amended.
(2) (a) Each business identified on a specific information sign shall provide assurance of its conformity with all applicable laws concerning the provision of public accommodations without regard to race, color, sex, culture, social origin or condition, or political or religious ideas.
(b) If such a business violates any of these laws, it loses eligibility for business identification on a specific information sign.
(3) No business that owns any outdoor advertising structure in violation of the provisions of Title 75, chapter 15, part 1, may be eligible for business identification on a specific information sign for 1 year after the illegal outdoor advertising structure is removed unless the owner voluntarily removes it within 45 days of receiving notification under 75-15-131.
History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 537, L. 1989.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 60. Highways and Transportation
Chapter 5. Control of Access and Information Signs
60-5-503. Rulemaking authority
60-5-504. Motorist information sign program -- department
60-5-506. through 60-5-508 reserved
60-5-509. Contract requirements
60-5-511. Specific information signs within right-of-way of interstate highway system
60-5-512. Specific information signs -- number of business signs -- distances
60-5-513. Sign composition -- spacing -- conformity with laws
60-5-514. Business eligibility -- criteria -- restrictions
60-5-515. through 60-5-518 reserved
60-5-519. Tourist-oriented directional signs within right-of-way of primary highway system
60-5-520. Tourist-oriented directional signs -- number of business signs -- distances
60-5-521. Sign composition -- design -- conformity with standards and rules
60-5-522. Business eligibility -- criteria -- restrictions
60-5-523. through 60-5-525 reserved
60-5-527. Federal requirements -- conflict and accord