The department conducted a review of the populations provided by the United States Census Bureau and have determined that the following licenses are now available:
| Available | License Type | Quota Area |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beer License | Great Falls |
| 7 | All-Beverage (Floater) Licenses | Billings |
| 3 | Beer License | Billings |
| 3 | Restaurant Beer and Wine Licenses | Billings |
| 2 | All-Beverage (Floater) Licenses | Bozeman |
| 2 | All-Beverage (Floater) Licenses | Manhattan |
| 1 | All-Beverage (New) License | Hill County |
| 1 | All-Beverage (Floater) License | Beaverhead County |
| 1 | All-Beverage (New) License | Valley County |
| 1 | All-Beverage (Floater) License | Columbus |
| 1 | All-Beverage (New) License | Broadwater County |
| 1 | Beer License | Livingston |
These licenses are subject to the competitive bid process and will be made available for bidding in a future competitive bidding opportunity.
Lastly, (1) additional Restaurant Beer and Wine (RBW) license located in Billings is now allowed to have a seating capacity of 101 persons or more. This seating capacity is available on a first come, first serve basis. This seating capacity is available to (1) existing Billings RBW licensee who currently has a seating capacity of less than 101 persons or to a future Billings RBW competitive bid winner, whichever comes first. Contact Hunter Heffley at 406-444-4324 if interested.