(1) All referees, seconds, managers/trainers, contestants, promoters, and judges must be licensed by the department.

(2) All licenses expire on the date set by ARM 24.101.413 and are nonrenewable.

(3) The department must receive applications and fees prior to or on the date of the athletic event, except for promoter applications, which must be received 30 days prior to a scheduled event.

(a) Application must be made on forms provided by the department and include a photograph of the applicant or contestant.

(b) All applicants shall be at least 18 years of age as verified by a copy of the applicant's valid driver's license or other evidence of the applicant's date of birth.

(4) Contests staged on federal or tribal land within the state of Montana shall be governed by such rules and regulations as may be agreed upon between the governing bodies concerned and the department.