Montana § 16-4-210 - Resort License -- Tour Boat Endorsement

§ 16-4-210. Resort License -- Tour Boat Endorsement

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 written application to the department and submission of an annual fee of $200. The applicant must also submit proof: (a) of compliance with the following requirements: (i) county health department inspection and approval of food services offered on the boat; (ii) inspection and approval by the department of fish, wildlife, and parks of boat safety equipment requirements; (iii) current boat registration; and (iv) business liability insurance coverage; and (b) that the registered owner of the tour boat is: (i) a resort all-beverages licensee; (ii) an individual named on a resort all-beverages license; or (iii) a stockholder owning 10% or more of any class of stock in a corporate resort all-beverages license. (3) Alcoholic beverages may be sold pursuant to the endorsement authorized in subsection (1) only while the boat is underway within 30 miles of the resort boundary or is in preparation for scheduled departure. Except as provided in this subsection, no alcoholic beverages may be sold or served when the boat is secured at its or any other mooring. (4) Sale of alcoholic beverages under the endorsement is subject to all other requirements imposed for any all-beverages license issued under this part.