37-47-202. Executive director -- qualifications -- powers and duties. (1) The department may hire an executive director to assist the board in carrying out its duties under this chapter.
     (2) The executive director must:
     (a) be a citizen of the United States and a resident of Montana;
     (b) have knowledge of outfitting and guiding; and
     (c) have at least 2 years' experience in management or equivalent training or education.
     (3) The duties of the executive director include:
     (a) processing and investigating applications for licensure as an outfitter or guide;
     (b) conducting investigations of outfitters and guides that involve violations of this chapter or rules of the board and reporting to the board regarding complaints and investigations of complaints;
     (c) coordinating inspections, investigations, and training activities of investigators under this chapter; and
     (d) coordinating investigations with other local, state, and federal agencies.

     History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 183, L. 1993.