The following definitions apply to this subchapter:

1. (1) "Acceptable forms of identification" include:

   1. (a) any state-issued driver’s license or identification card;
   2. (b) any Canadian government-issued driver’s license or identification card;
   3. (c) a passport;
   4. (d) any federally recognized tribal identification card; and
   5. (e) any government-issued identification in a digital or physical form.

2. (2) “Licensee” means the same as defined in 16-4-1003, MCA. For purposes of implementing 16-4-1002, MCA, and for RASS training compliance, a licensee may be referred to as:

   1. (a) an “off-premises licensee” - a person or entity licensed by the department under 16-4-115, MCA, with or without delivery endorsement and operating the licensed business in accordance with ARM 42.13.1105; or
   2. (b) an “on-premises licensee” - a person or entity licensed by the department under 16-3-213, 16-4-105, 16-4-201, 16-4-213, 16-4-311, 16-4-401, or 16-4-420, MCA, and operating the licensed business in accordance with ARM 42.13.405, 42.13.601, 42.13.802, 42.13.1102, 42.13.1103, 42.13.1104, or 42.13.1107, as applicable. An on-premises licensee also includes a concessionaire who has entered into a concession agreement with the on-premises licensee, authorized under 16-4-418, MCA, and ARM 42.12.133, and its employees.
3. (3) "Private training provider" means a private business providing RASS training using a department-approved program.
4. (4) "Proof of training document" means a document showing the RASS training program name, training date, and the participant who obtained a passing score on the exam.
5. (5) “RASS training” means the Responsible Alcohol Sales Service and Delivery Act training required under 16-4-1001, MCA, et seq.
6. (6) "State trainer" means a department-approved individual providing RASS training using the department's training program.
7. (7) "Training records" means documentation or information submitted electronically to the department by a state trainer or private training provider showing the RASS training program, training date, whether training was online or in person, and each participant's name, date of birth, and exam score.

Authorizing statute(s): 16-4-1009, MCA

Implementing statute(s): 16-4-1002, 16-4-1006, MCA

History: NEW, 2015 MAR p. 1205, Eff. 8/14/15; AMD, 2024 MAR p. 2303, Eff. 9/21/24; AMD, 2026 MAR, Notice No. 2025-292, Eff. 3/7/26.