Board Of Outfitters

(1) In accordance with 37-1-123, there is a board of outfitters. (2) The board consists of five members: (a) one outfitter licensed for both hunting and fishing, representing a public land hunting and fishing outfitter knowledgeable in government permitting and preferably with a packing endorsement; (b) one fishing outfitter; (c) one outfitter representing a private land hunting outfit; (d) one hunting and fishing outfitter, with their business being predominately fishing; and (e) one public member who is a Montana-based business owner who engages in nonoutfitted business that is reliant on the local outdoor recreation industry. (3) The board is allocated to the department as prescribed in 2-15-121.