Requiring outfitter endorsement for guide licensure

Changed guide license applicant requirements to mandate endorsement from a licensed outfitter, replacing the previous standard that allowed alternative qualification paths.

Modified guide license renewal requirements to require signature from an outfitter employing the guide, with denial of renewal if not signed.

Added immediate effective date provision stating the act is effective upon passage and approval.

Changed capitalization and formatting of statutory language from all-caps to sentence case for consistency with Montana Code Annotated style.

New requirement that guide license renewal applications must be signed by an outfitter employing the guide

Consequence that renewal applications not signed by an outfitter must be denied

Reorganized guide qualifications section to use numbered subsections (A, B, C) for better clarity

Added E. Albus as a co-sponsor to the bill, expanding the group of legislators supporting the legislation.

Bill number changed from LC2566 to SB 183

Sponsor names (G. Hertz, J. Seckinger) were added to the bill header

Version identifier updated from LC2566.1 to SB 183.1