16-4-201. All-beverages license quota. (1) Except as otherwise provided by law, a license to sell liquor, beer, and table wine at retail, an all-beverages license, in accordance with the provisions of this code and the rules of the department, may be issued to any person who is approved by the department as a fit and proper […]
16-4-202. Repealed. Sec. 12, Ch. 336, L. 2019. History: En. 4-4-204 by Sec. 81, Ch. 387, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 4-4-204(part); amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 583, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 25, Ch. 68, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 371, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 487, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 40, Ch. 51, L. 1999; amd. […]
16-4-203. Determination of public convenience and necessity. (1) An original license issued pursuant to 16-4-104, 16-4-201, 16-4-208, or 16-4-213 or the transfer of location of an on-premises retail license may be approved if the department does not receive the minimum number of protests required for a public convenience and necessity determination pursuant to 16-4-207, in which […]
16-4-204. Transfer — catering endorsement — competitive bidding — rulemaking. (1) (a) Except as provided in subsection (3), a license may be transferred to a new owner and to a location outside the quota area where the license is currently located only when the following criteria are met: (i) the total number of all-beverages licenses in the […]
16-4-205. Limitation on number of licenses — business in name of licensee. (1) Subject to the provisions of 16-4-401, a person may not be issued more than three all-beverages licenses, with the exception of: (a) resort retail all-beverages licenses issued under 16-4-213, which do not count toward this limit; and (b) a secured party issued an additional all-beverages […]
16-4-206. Renumbered 16-4-402(1) and (3). Code Commissioner, 1979.
16-4-207. Notice of application — investigation — publication — protest. (1) (a) When an application has been filed with the department for a license to sell alcoholic beverages at retail or to transfer the location of a retail license, the department shall review the application for completeness and, based upon review of the application and any other […]
16-4-208. Airport all-beverages license. (1) The department of revenue shall issue one all-beverages license, to be known as a public airport all-beverages license, for use at each publicly owned airport served by scheduled airlines and enplaning and deplaning a minimum total of 20,000 passengers annually when: (a) application is made; (b) upon finding that this license is justified […]
16-4-209. All-beverages license for tribal alcoholic beverages licensee or enlisted personnel, noncommissioned officers’, or officers’ club. (1) Upon application and qualification, the department shall issue an all-beverages license to: (a) a tribal alcoholic beverages licensee who operates the business within the exterior boundaries of a Montana Indian reservation under a tribal license issued prior to January 1, […]
16-4-210. Resort license — tour boat endorsement. (1) A holder of a resort all-beverages license issued under 16-4-213 may be issued a tour boat endorsement to allow the sale of alcoholic beverages to passengers on boats at least 40 feet in length and equipped to carry at least 50 passengers. (2) The endorsement must be issued upon […]
16-4-211. Resort area — purpose — policy. It is the intent and purpose of 16-4-211 through 16-4-213 to encourage the growth of quality recreational resort facilities in undeveloped areas of the state and to provide for the orderly growth of existing recreational sites by the establishment of resort areas within which retail all-beverages licenses may be […]
16-4-212. Resort area determination. (1) To obtain a resort area designation, the resort area developer or landowner must submit an application with a plat setting forth the resort area boundaries and designating the ownership of the lands within the resort area. The plat must show the location and general design of the buildings and other improvements […]
16-4-213. Resort retail all-beverages licenses. (1) After a resort area has been approved, applications may be filed with the department for the issuance of resort retail all-beverages licenses within the resort area. (2) (a) Except as provided in subsections (2)(b) and (2)(c), the department may issue one resort retail all-beverages license for the first 100 accommodation units and […]
