15-64-1002. License requirements — rulemaking. (1) (a) Except as provided in subsection (1)(b), a person engaging in the initial sale of opioids in the state shall first obtain a license from the department and pay the annual license fee of $500. The license is valid from January 1 through December 31 each year. If a license is obtained after January 1 in any year, the license is valid from the date the license is obtained through December 31 of that year.

Terms Used In Montana Code 15-64-1002

  • Department: means the department of revenue provided for in 2-15-1301. See Montana Code 15-64-1001
  • Opioid: has the meaning provided for "opiate" in 50-32-101. See Montana Code 15-64-1001
  • Person: means an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, company, committee, other group of persons, or other business entity, however formed, who is a wholesaler licensed by the board of pharmacy and who is a distributor of opioids. See Montana Code 15-64-1001
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201

(b)A retail pharmacy is not required to obtain the license provided for in this subsection (1).

(2)The department shall maintain on its website a current list of approved licensed opioid sellers eligible to sell opioids in the state.

(3)The annual license fee revenue must be deposited in the treatment court support account provided for in 46-1-1115.

(4)The department may adopt rules to administer and enforce the provisions of this part.