90-1-120. Trade activities. The department of commerce through its state trade expansion program or an equivalent program shall:
(1) promote the state through trade show delegations at key events regionally, nationally, and globally;
(2) work with the Montana agriculture development council, the tourism advisory council, the Montana manufacturing extension center, the state workforce innovation board, and other state and national entities to improve funding for and access to supportive services for rural-based, veteran-owned, minority-owned, and women-owned businesses;
(3) work with local chambers of commerce, the governor's office of economic development, certified regional development corporations, and other economic development organizations in this state to inform citizens in this state in the most cost-effective manner possible of the services available through the department.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 363, L. 2019; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 167, L. 2021.