Montana Business Licenses

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General Montana Guides & Resources

Montana Business Licenses for Regulated Industries

Montana Corporate Filings

Montana Tax Filings

Montana State Licensing Agencies

Below is a listing of the state-level licensing agencies within Montana that a business should check for business license requirements.

Attorney General - Charities
Board of Pharmacy
Board of Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors
Board of Public Accountants

Department of Labor and Industry
Department of Labor and Industry - Board of Realty Regulation
Department of Labor and Industry: Board of Architects and Landscape Architects
Department of Labor and Industry: Construction Contractor Registration Unit

Department of Revenue
Liquor License Bureau
Public Service Commission
Secretary of State
Office of The State Auditor

Montana Local Business Licences

Below is a listing of the local jurisdictions within Montana that a business should check for local business license requirements.

County / Parish

Beaverhead County
Big Horn County
Blaine County
Broadwater County
Carbon County
Carter County
Cascade County
Chouteau County
Custer County
Daniels County
Dawson County
Deer Lodge County
Fallon County
Fergus County
Flathead County
Gallatin County
Garfield County
Glacier County

Golden Valley County
Granite County
Hill County
Jefferson County
Judith Basin County
Lake County
Lewis and Clark County
Liberty County
Lincoln County
Madison County
McCone County
Meagher County
Mineral County
Missoula County
Musselshell County
Park County
Petroleum County
Phillips County

Powder River County
Powell County
Prairie County
Ravalli County
Richland County
Roosevelt County
Rosebud County
Sanders County
Sheridan County
Silver Bow County
Stillwater County
Sweet Grass County
Teton County
Toole County
Treasure County
Valley County
Wheatland County
Wibaux County
Yellowstone County

City / Borough / Municipality / Neighborhood

Absarokee
Anaconda
Arlee
Ashland
Augusta
Bainville
Baker
Belgrade
Belt
Big Sky
Big Timber
Bigfork
Billings
Black Eagle
Bonner
Boulder
Box Elder
Bozeman
Bridger
Broadus
Brockton
Browning
Busby
Butte
Cascade
Chester
Chinook
Choteau
Circle
Clancy
Colstrip
Columbia Falls
Columbus
Conrad
Corvallis
Crow Agency
Culbertson
Cut Bank
Darby
Deer Lodge
Dillon
East Helena
Ekalaka
Emigrant
Ennis
Eureka

Fairfield
Fairview
Fallon
Fishtail
Florence
Forsyth
Fort Benton
Frenchtown
Fromberg
Gardiner
Glasgow
Glendive
Great Falls
Hamilton
Hardin
Harlem
Harlowton
Havre
Heart Butte
Helena
Hungry Horse
Huntley
Hysham
Inverness
Joliet
Joplin
Kalispell
Kila
Lakeside
Lame Deer
Laurel
Lewistown
Libby
Lincoln
Livingston
Lodge Grass
Lolo
Malmstrom Air Force Base
Manhattan
Medicine Lake
Melstone
Miles City
Missoula
Moore
Opheim
Ovando

Paradise
Philipsburg
Plains
Plentywood
Polson
Poplar
Pryor
Rapelje
Red Lodge
Reed Point
Rexford
Ronan
Roundup
Roy
Rudyard
Saco
Saint Xavier
Sand Coulee
Savage
Scobey
Shelby
Shepherd
Sheridan
Sidney
Stevensville
Superior
Terry
Thompson Falls
Three Forks
Townsend
Trout Creek
Turner
Twin Bridges
Victor
Warm Springs
West Yellowstone
Westby
White Sulphur Springs
Whitefish
Whitehall
Wibaux
Willow Creek
Wilsall
Winifred
Winnett
Wolf Point
Zortman