{"data":{"id":"us-mt/16-4-432","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"16-4-432","heading":"License operation requirements.","body":"(1) A licensee under 16-4-104, 16-4-201, 16-4-204, or 16-4-420 shall:\n(a) commence operating the license on issuance of the license from the department, unless the licensee was approved for a license without a premises under 16-4-417; and\n(b) operate the license for 1 year prior to transferring the license to another person or business entity unless that transfer is due to a death of an owner.\n(2) Failure to comply with the provisions of subsection (1) subjects the licensee to license revocation.","path":["TITLE 16. ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND MARIJUANA","CHAPTER 4. LICENSE ADMINISTRATION","Part 4. Licensing Criteria"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0160/chapter_0040/part_0040/section_0320/0160-0040-0040-0320.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:48:01Z","sha256":"62302e1aeba868320e368d275e63b8818c38f66c1c49f2725388463800fc5c98","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/16-4-431","next":"us-mt/16-4-433"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}