2-15-1773: Board of outfitters.

(1) In accordance with 37-1-123, there is a board of outfitters.

(2) The board consists of five members:

(a) one outfitter licensed for both hunting and fishing, representing a public land hunting and fishing outfitter knowledgeable in government permitting and preferably with a packing endorsement;

(b) one fishing outfitter;

(c) one outfitter representing a private land hunting outfit;

(d) one hunting and fishing outfitter, with their business being predominately fishing; and

(e) one public member who is a Montana-based business owner who engages in nonoutfitted business that is reliant on the local outdoor recreation industry.

(3) The board is allocated to the department as prescribed in 2-15-121.