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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) An outfitter's license may not be transferred.
(2) An individual person may, upon proper showing, have that person's outfitter's operating plan amended to indicate that the license is being held for the use and benefit of a named business entity.
(3) Subject to approval by the board, a person designated by the family of an outfitter who is deceased or incapacitated due to physical or mental disease or injury or who is unable to carry out the responsibilities of an outfitter due to the outfitter's status as an active member of the military may continue to provide outfitting services for the outfitter's unexpired license year, or until the family sells the outfitting business, until the designee obtains an outfitter license.
(4)(a) Except as provided in subsection (4)(b), if changes are properly reflected in an operations plan, the partial sale or temporary transfer of a hunting or fishing outfitter's business may not be prohibited.
(b) Transfer of river-use days for the Beaverhead and Big Hole Rivers may only be sold or transferred as part of a business in its entirety. On the sale or transfer of a fishing outfitter business on the Beaverhead or Big Hole Rivers, the outfitter who sells or transfers the business shall notify the new owner that the use of any transferred river-use days is subject to change pursuant to rules adopted by the fish and wildlife commission and that a property right does not attach to the transferred river-use days.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Montana Title 37. Professions and Occupations § 37-47-310. Transfer or amendment of outfitter's license--partial sale of outfitter business - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mt/title-37-professions-and-occupations/mt-st-37-47-310/
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