Montana § 23-5-308 - Card Game Dealers -- License
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§ 23-5-308. Card Game Dealers -- License
Card game dealers -- license. (1) Except as provided in 23-5-318 , a person may not deal cards in a live card game of panguingue or poker without being licensed annually by the department. (2) The fee for the first year in which the license is effective is $75, and the annual renewal fee is $25. The fee may not be prorated. (3) The department shall retain for administrative purposes the license fee charged for the issuance of a dealer's license. (4) A licensed dealer shall keep on the dealer's person and display upon request the dealer's license when working as a dealer. (5) (a) The department shall adopt rules to implement temporary licensing procedures until a permanent license is issued to a dealer. (b) The rules must provide that a temporary license: (i) may be issued at a local department office or at another public location designated by the department; and (ii) may only be issued upon the payment of the license application fee and submission of an application, required fingerprints, and proof that the applicant for a temporary license has a verifiable offer of employment from a licensed operator or card room contractor.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 23-5-308 ("Card Game Dealers -- License") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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