37-3-203. Powers and duties. - Montana Statutes

     37-3-203. Powers and duties. (1) The board may:
     (a) adopt rules necessary or proper to carry out parts 1 through 3 of this chapter. The rules must be fair, impartial, and nondiscriminatory.
     (b) hold hearings and take evidence in matters relating to the exercise and performance of the powers and duties vested in the board;
     (c) aid the county attorneys of this state in the enforcement of parts 1 through 3 of this chapter and the prosecution of persons, firms, associations, or corporations charged with violations of parts 1 through 3 of this chapter;
     (d) establish a program to assist and rehabilitate licensees who are subject to the jurisdiction of the board and who are found to be physically or mentally impaired by habitual intemperance or the excessive use of addictive drugs, alcohol, or any other drug or substance or by mental or chronic physical illness;
     (e) review certifications of disability and determinations of eligibility for a permit to hunt from a vehicle as provided in 87-2-803(11); and
     (f) fund additional staff, hired by the department, to administer the provisions of this chapter, by increasing license fees as necessary.
     (2) If the board establishes a program pursuant to subsection (1)(d), the board shall ensure that a licensee who is required or volunteers to participate in the program as a condition of continued licensure or reinstatement of licensure must be allowed to enroll in a qualified program within this state and may not require a licensee to enroll in a qualified program outside the state unless the board finds that there is no qualified program in this state.

     History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 338, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 94, Ch. 350, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 66-1017; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 83, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 283, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 135, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 436, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 419, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 224, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 467, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 137, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 326, L. 2009.