Montana § 50-53-203 License Fee And Late Fee -- Disposition

Montana Statutes

§ 50-53-203 — License Fee And Late Fee -- Disposition

Montana § 50-53-203

Title 50HEALTH AND SAFETY

Ch. 53PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS AND SWIMMING AREAS

Part 2Licensure of Public Swimming Pools and Bathing Places

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 50-53-203 (2026).

Text

50-53-203 . License fee and late fee -- disposition.

(1)(a) Except as provided in subsection (1)(b), each application for an original or renewal license must be accompanied by a license fee of $225 for a seasonal public swimming pool or $325 for a year-round public swimming pool.

(b)Each application for an original or renewal license for a spa or wading pool with a total water capacity not exceeding 4,000 gallons must be accompanied by a license fee of $100 for a seasonal facility or $150 for a year-round facility.

(2)An operator of a public swimming pool or public bathing place who fails to renew a license by the expiration date provided in 50-53-204 and who operates the public swimming pool or public bathing place in the license year for which a renewal fee was not paid shall, upon re

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50-53-203 . License fee and late fee -- disposition. (1) (a) Except as provided in subsection (1)(b), each application for an original or renewal license must be accompanied by a license fee of $225 for a seasonal public swimming pool or $325 for a year-round public swimming pool.
(b) Each application for an original or renewal license for a spa or wading pool with a total water capacity not exceeding 4,000 gallons must be accompanied by a license fee of $100 for a seasonal facility or $150 for a year-round facility.
(2) An operator of a public swimming pool or public bathing place who fails to renew a license by the expiration date provided in 50-53-204 and who operates the public swimming pool or public bathing place in the license year for which a renewal fee was not paid shall, upon renewal, pay to the department a late renewal fee of $25 for each calendar month after the renewal due date in addition to the renewal fee required by subsection (1). Payment of the late renewal fee does not relieve the operator of responsibility for any operation without a license.
(3) If the local board of health conducts its own inspections and enforcement activities for the public swimming pools and public bathing places within its jurisdiction:
(a) the department shall deposit 85% of the fees collected under subsection (1) in the state special revenue fund to the credit of the local board inspection fund account created by 50-2-108 . Money deposited in the local board inspection fund account is subject to appropriation by the legislature for the purposes of 50-53-218 .
(b) the department shall deposit 15% of the fees collected under subsection (1) and all the fees collected under subsection (2) in an account in the state special revenue fund to be appropriated by the legislature to the department for the enforcement of part 1 and this part.
(4) If the local board of health has delegated its inspection and enforcement activities for public swimming pools and public bathing places to the department, the department shall deposit all of the fees collected under subsections (1) and (2) in an account in the state special revenue fund to be appropriated by the legislature to the department for the enforcement of part 1 and this part.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 6, Ch. 708, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 277, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 220, Ch. 42, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 310, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 737, L. 2025.