(1) In instances where it is difficult to determine if a business in which a small business investment company has invested qualifies as a manufacturing, timber product processing, or agricultural company with at least 50% of its employees working in Montana, a description of the activities of the business and the location of its jobs shall be submitted to the department for a determination. The description of the activities of the business and the location of its jobs may be submitted either on the initiative of the small business investment company or at the request of the department.