{"data":{"id":"us-mt/81-8-271","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"81-8-271","heading":"License to operate as livestock dealer -- application.","body":"(1) A person may not operate as a livestock dealer without a license. A person who wishes to operate as a livestock dealer shall file with the department an application for a license to transact business on a form prescribed by the department, stating the type of license sought and the following information:\n(a) the names of the persons applying for the license, together with their permanent addresses and, if the applicant is a firm, association, partnership, or corporation, the names of its directors, officers, and members, if applicable;\n(b) the post-office address and principal place of business of the applicant;\n(c) if the applicant is a foreign corporation, its principal place of business outside the state, the name of the state in which it is incorporated, and a statement showing that it has complied with the laws of this state relating to foreign corporations and its right to do business in this state; and\n(d) proof of acquisition of a bond or its equivalent from the packers and stockyards administration of the United States department of agriculture.\n(2) An application fee of $50 must be submitted with each application for a livestock dealer's license. The fee is the first annual fee if the license is granted.\n(3) A person who purports to act as an agent for a livestock dealer in the purchase or sale of livestock may not engage in those business activities without a livestock dealer's license.","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_0710/0810-0080-0020-0710.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:00:56Z","sha256":"b3ff2190171613006c79183f248df5d9c330a2b350a75653f1ea2492561c8294","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/81-8-266","next":"us-mt/81-8-272"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}