81-8-271. License to operate as livestock dealer -- application. (1) A person may not operate as a livestock dealer without a license. A person who wishes to operate as a livestock dealer shall file with the department an application for a license to transact business on a form prescribed by the department, stating the type of license sought and the following information:
(a) the names of the persons applying for the license, together with their permanent addresses and, if the applicant is a firm, association, partnership, or corporation, the names of its directors, officers, and members, if applicable;
(b) the post-office address and principal place of business of the applicant;
(c) if the applicant is a foreign corporation, its principal place of business outside the state, the name of the state in which it is incorporated, and a statement showing that it has complied with the laws of this state relating to foreign corporations and its right to do business in this state; and
(d) proof of acquisition of a bond or its equivalent from the packers and stockyards administration of the United States department of agriculture.
(2) An application fee of $50 must be submitted with each application for a livestock dealer's license. The fee is the first annual fee if the license is granted.
(3) A person who purports to act as an agent for a livestock dealer in the purchase or sale of livestock may not engage in those business activities without a livestock dealer's license.
History: En. Sec. 25, Ch. 566, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 52, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 401, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 11, L. 1995.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Part 2. Livestock Markets and Dealers
81-8-214. Regulation of certain nonmarket sales
81-8-215. Quarantine of diseased animals
81-8-218. through 81-8-230 reserved
81-8-231. Duties of department
81-8-232. Posting of certificate or license
81-8-233. Title warranty of livestock sold
81-8-234. Financial responsibility
81-8-235. Penalties for financial violations
81-8-237. through 81-8-250 reserved
81-8-251. Certificate to operate livestock market required -- application
81-8-252. Hearing on application for certificate -- decision
81-8-253. Transfer of certificate
81-8-254. Cancellation or suspension of certificate
81-8-255. Appeal by holder of or applicant for certificate
81-8-256. Fee to operate livestock market
81-8-259. Occasional off-premises sales
81-8-261. Inspection of public markets
81-8-262. Sale of animals of unknown ownership
81-8-263. Duties when ownership in doubt
81-8-265. Refusal to issue or renew license -- suspension or revocation
81-8-266. through 81-8-270 reserved
81-8-271. License to operate as livestock dealer -- application
81-8-272. Issuance of livestock dealer's license
81-8-273. Refusal to issue or renew license
81-8-274. Suspension or revocation of license
81-8-275. Termination of license