Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 37 > Chapter 47 - Outfitters and Guides

• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• Board: means the board of outfitters provided for in 2-15-1773. See Montana Code 37-47-101
• Business entity: means any version of a proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or limited liability company. See Montana Code 37-47-101
• Center: means the state census and economic information center established in 90-1-109. See Montana Code 5-1-201
• Consideration: means something of value given or done in exchange for something of value given or done by another. See Montana Code 37-47-101
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• 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.
• Department: means the department of corrections established in 2-15-2301. See Montana Code 5-1-201
• Department: means the department of labor and industry provided for in Title 2, chapter 15, part 17. See Montana Code 37-47-101
• Emergency: means an unforeseen combination of circumstances or the resulting state that calls for immediate action. See Montana Code 37-47-101
• 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.
• Federal correctional facility: means a prison or correctional facility owned by or contracting with the United States government to incarcerate individuals convicted of a criminal offense. See Montana Code 5-1-201
• Guide: means a person who is employed by or who has contracted independently with a licensed outfitter and who accompanies a participant during outdoor recreational activities that are directly related to activities for which the outfitter is licensed. See Montana Code 37-47-101
• Last known address: means an individual's last known complete street or physical address prior to the individual's incarceration. See Montana Code 5-1-201
• License year: means the period indicated on the face of the license for which the license is valid. See Montana Code 37-47-101
• NCHU: means the number of clients authorized to be served by an outfitter on private and state land and on any federal land where an outfitter's use of the federal land is not limited by some means other than NCHU. See Montana Code 37-47-101
• Outfitter: means any person, except a person providing services on real property that the person owns for the primary pursuit of bona fide agricultural interests, who for consideration provides any saddle or pack animal, facilities, camping equipment, vehicle, watercraft, or other conveyance, or personal service for any person to hunt, trap, capture, take, kill, or pursue any game, including fish, and who accompanies that person, either part or all of the way, on an expedition for any of these purposes or supervises a licensed guide or outfitter's assistant in accompanying that person. See Montana Code 37-47-101
• Participant: means a person using the services offered by a licensed outfitter. See Montana Code 37-47-101
• 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.
• Peace officer: has the meaning as defined in 46-1-202. See Montana Code 1-1-207
• State prison: means a facility listed in 53-30-101(1), (2), or (4). See Montana Code 5-1-201
• United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
• Willfully: when applied to the intent with which an act is done or omitted, means a purpose or willingness to commit the act or make the omission referred to. See Montana Code 1-1-204