Montana § 50-53-206 - Validation Of License Required

Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 50-53-206 — Validation Of License Required, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 50-53-206. Validation Of License Required

Validation of license required. (1) (a) If the local board of health conducts its own inspections and enforcement activities for the public swimming pools and public bathing places within its jurisdiction, a license issued by the department under part 1 and this part is not valid until it is signed by the local health officer of the jurisdiction in which the public swimming pool or public bathing place is located. (b) The local health officer shall, within 15 days of receipt of the license, validate or refuse to validate the license. Failure of the officer to validate a license is a refusal for the purposes of 50-53-207 . (2) Validation is not required if the local board of health has delegated its inspection and enforcement activities for public swimming pools and public bathing places to the department.

Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 50-53-206 ("Validation Of License Required") 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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