{"data":{"id":"us-mt/81-8-216","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"81-8-216","heading":"Penalties.","body":"(1) A person who knowingly violates any provision of 81-8-214, 81-8-215, 81-8-251 through 81-8-256, and 81-8-258 through 81-8-263 or rules adopted by the department under 81-8-231 is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than $100 or more than $600, imprisoned in the county jail not less than 30 days or more than 6 months, or both. A person convicted of a subsequent violation of 81-8-214, 81-8-215, 81-8-251 through 81-8-256, and 81-8-258 through 81-8-263 or rules adopted to implement those sections shall be fined not less than $200 or more than $1,000, imprisoned in the county jail for not less than 3 months or more than 6 months, or both, and the department may cancel the person's certificate.\n(2) Of all fines assessed and collected under this section, except those assessed and collected in a justice's court, 50% must be paid into the state treasury and credited to the special revenue fund for the use of the department and 50% must be paid into the general revenue fund of the county in which the conviction occurred.\n(3) A person is, upon conviction, guilty of a felony if the person knowingly fails:\n(a) to establish a custodial account resulting in a failure to account for or to remit money belonging to others under this chapter; or\n(b) to properly use a custodial account resulting in a failure to account for or to remit money belonging to others under this chapter.","path":["TITLE 81. LIVESTOCK","CHAPTER 8. MARKETING","Part 2. Livestock Markets and Dealers"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0810/chapter_0080/part_0020/section_0160/0810-0080-0020-0160.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:00:56Z","sha256":"51419cab0fd5ae292ccceb40e5df96318714886e6661e4c13dd72b624f307513","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/81-8-215","next":"us-mt/81-8-217"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}