2005 Montana Code Annotated - 80-4-428 — Penalty for operating without a license - misrepresentation.

     80-4-428. Penalty for operating without a license -- misrepresentation. (1) A person acting as a warehouse operator or a commodity dealer without a license or in any way representing by action or words that he is a warehouse operator or a commodity dealer when not so licensed violates the provisions of parts 5 and 6 of this chapter, is guilty of a felony, and is punishable by imprisonment for not more than 10 years or by a fine of not more than $10,000, or both.
     (2) A person who issues or aids in the issuance of a fraudulent receipt for any commodity is guilty of a felony and is punishable by imprisonment for not more than 10 years or by a fine of not more than $10,000, or both.
     (3) A person who knowingly submits false information to or who knowingly withholds information from the department when that information is required to be submitted is guilty of a felony.

     History: En. Sec. 19, Ch. 539, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 452, L. 1993.