2-15-1883. Board of outfitters. (1) There is a board of outfitters.
     (2) (a) The board consists of seven members to be appointed by the governor.
     (b) Five members must be licensed outfitters who are actively involved in the outfitting business. At least one of the outfitter members must be a person primarily engaged in the fishing outfitting business. Each outfitter member shall represent one of the five districts designated in 2-15-3402(2). Two qualified persons in each district must be nominated for appointment by the licensed outfitters residing in that district by submitting by mail a notarized ballot, in a form and manner prescribed by the board. The board shall also prescribe a procedure for selecting persons to be nominated by mail-in ballot. The two outfitters receiving the most votes must be nominated for appointment. The department of commerce is responsible for all notifications, reporting, and counting of ballots. Names of nominees must be submitted to the governor, who will select one outfitter from each district to be a board member.
     (c) The governor shall also appoint one member who is an employee of the department of fish, wildlife, and parks and one member from the general public.
     (3) A vacancy on the board must be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
     (4) The members shall serve staggered 3-year terms and take office on the day they are elected.
     (5) The board is allocated to the department of commerce for administrative purposes only as prescribed in 2-15-121.
     (6) Each member of the board is entitled to receive compensation and travel expenses as provided for in 37-1-133.

     History: En. 82A-2005 by Sec. 57, Ch. 511, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 63, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 82A-2005; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 545, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 192, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 528, L. 1987; Sec. 2-15-3403, MCA 1985; redes. 2-15-1883 by Sec. 11, Ch. 528, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 501, L. 1989.