Montana Code 37-66-303. Licensing restricted to individuals — partnerships — local business licensing
37-66-303. Licensing restricted to individuals — partnerships — local business licensing. (1) Certificates of licensing may be issued to natural persons only, but this chapter does not prevent a licensed landscape architect from performing services for a corporation, firm, partnership, or association.
Terms Used In Montana Code 37-66-303
- Board: means the board of architects and landscape architects provided for in 2-15-1761. See Montana Code 37-66-103
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Landscape architect: means a person who holds a license to practice landscape architecture in the state of Montana under the provisions of this chapter. See Montana Code 37-66-103
- Landscape architecture: means performing services in conjunction with all aspects of the planning and design of the exterior environment for human use and environmental protection. See Montana Code 37-66-103
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
(2)Each partner in a partnership of landscape architects must be licensed to practice landscape architecture. Subject to this requirement, a partnership of landscape architects may use a partnership name if the name consists of:
(a)the names of two or more landscape architects; or
(b)the names of one or more landscape architects and one or more professional engineers, architects, or planners.
(3)A person applying to the licensing official of any county or city for a business license to practice landscape architecture shall, at the time of application, exhibit to the licensing official satisfactory evidence under the seal of the board and the hand of its secretary that the applicant possesses a current registration with the board. The license may not be granted until the evidence is presented.