Montana § 16-3-304 Closing Hours For Licensed Retail Establishments

Montana Statutes

§ 16-3-304 — Closing Hours For Licensed Retail Establishments

Montana § 16-3-304

Title 16ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND MARIJUANA

Ch. 3CONTROL OF LIQUOR, BEER, AND WINE

Part 3Retail Sales Restrictions

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 16-3-304 (2026).

Text

16-3-304 . Closing hours for licensed retail establishments. Except as provided in 16-3-305 , all licensed establishments wherein alcoholic beverages are sold, offered for sale, or given away at retail shall be closed each day between 2 a.m. and 8 a.m.; provided, however, that when any municipal incorporation has by ordinance further restricted the hours of sale of alcoholic beverages, then the sale of alcoholic beverages is prohibited within the limits of any such city or town during the time such sale is prohibited by this code and in addition thereto during the hours that it is prohibited by such ordinance. During such hours all persons except the alcoholic beverage licensee and employees of such licensed establishment shall be excluded from the licensed premises.

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16-3-304 . Closing hours for licensed retail establishments. Except as provided in 16-3-305 , all licensed establishments wherein alcoholic beverages are sold, offered for sale, or given away at retail shall be closed each day between 2 a.m. and 8 a.m.; provided, however, that when any municipal incorporation has by ordinance further restricted the hours of sale of alcoholic beverages, then the sale of alcoholic beverages is prohibited within the limits of any such city or town during the time such sale is prohibited by this code and in addition thereto during the hours that it is prohibited by such ordinance. During such hours all persons except the alcoholic beverage licensee and employees of such licensed establishment shall be excluded from the licensed premises.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 1, Ch. 161, L. 1943; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 162, L. 1959; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 242, L. 1973; Sec. 4-303, R.C.M. 1947; amd. and redes. 4-3-304 by Sec. 46, Ch. 387, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 4-3-304 ; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 347, L. 1985.