{"data":{"id":"us-mt/30-16-201","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"30-16-201","heading":"Designation of small business licensing coordination center -- duties of center.","body":"The department shall administer a small business licensing coordination center. The small business licensing coordination center shall:\n(1) document and analyze current licensing requirements, fees, and procedures;\n(2) recommend elimination of unnecessary licensing requirements, administrative procedures, or forms or parts of forms that can be eliminated in the public interest;\n(3) recommend efficient and effective improvements in the administration and enforcement of licensing laws, including gathering of information that facilitates the development of a permanent master license certificate;\n(4) recommend revisions in the license fee structure to distribute the cost of licenses equitably and to provide financing for continuing improvements in licensing administration and enforcement;\n(5) develop and upon request distribute information concerning state requirements for starting and operating a business in Montana;\n(6) provide assistance to business enterprises to facilitate their compliance with state licensing requirements. The assistance required by this subsection includes a specific obligation for the center to immediately inform each business enterprise applying for a license that the business enterprise is required to obtain a business name from the secretary of state pursuant to Title 35 before any other state license application may be processed.\n(7) maintain a supply of license and permit forms or applications for all licenses and actively assist the business community in answering application questions;\n(8) maintain a master list of the business types existing in the state and a corresponding list of the licenses or permits needed to operate or start that type of business;\n(9) maintain a copy of the Administrative Rules of Montana in order to provide an applicant with the basic rules of any agency with regard to licensing;\n(10) encourage agencies to provide informational brochures through the center, especially in the case of complex licensing procedures;\n(11) maintain contact with licensing agencies in order to enable the center to assist an applicant with setting up appointments or otherwise facilitate the application process; and\n(12) perform other administrative tasks delegated to the center to improve state business license administration.","path":["TITLE 30. TRADE AND COMMERCE","CHAPTER 16. SMALL BUSINESS LICENSING COORDINATION","Part 2. Licensing Coordination Center"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0300/chapter_0160/part_0020/section_0010/0300-0160-0020-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:51:40Z","sha256":"dfa5dfb9a16b5183f95a5063dc5e200045426f2aa18e44cd29f0df659612330a","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/30-16-104","next":"us-mt/30-16-202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}