23.16.201    INSPECTION OF LICENSED PREMISES, RECORDS, AND DEVICES

(1) Any licensed premise where gambling-related activity is conducted or any premise connected to the operation of a licensed gambling-related activity shall at all times during normal business hours be open to inspection by the department or local law enforcement official in order to determine compliance with the law of Montana and rules of the department.

(2) At any time during which a licensed gambling activity is being operated upon a premise, the department may enter upon the premise without advance notice and:

(a) inspect the records related to the operation of any licensed gambling activity;

(b) inspect, including the dismantling and reassembly of, all pieces of equipment and parts thereof, or devices of any nature which are being used to conduct the licensed activity; and

(c) make a count of all monies involved in the operation of the licensed activity located on the premise.

History: 23-5-115, MCA; IMP, 23-5-115, MCA; EMERG, NEW, 1990 MAR p. 286, Eff. 2/9/90.