Like any other business Montana guest ranch has some legal obligation to meet before and after commencing operation. First it must me the hospitality standards set for any boarding facility; these include the sanitation and hygiene requirement to prevent disease out breaks, having facilities friend to the physically handicapped, fire regulations and many more which are different per zone area.
In the taxation line the owner must prove to adhere previous to the tax policies. That means a clean record of books not a person who has being evading taxes and owes internal revenue services money-IRS. He should also not have clean criminal record for a certain period of time prior to the license application or be a fugitive on the run from any country. This ensures the government of revenue and safety in the dude ranches.
The guest ranch owner must also adhere to the rules set by the security bodies in the area; never to accommodate a known fugitive without alerting the authorities, never allow under age drinking or any form drug dealings in the premises, to clearly prohibit prostitution and ensure that no weapon of small or mass destruction is in the building without knowledge of the authorities.
On top of the above Montana dude ranch should ensure that all its products are inspected and meet the standards required. The management should always allow the random inspection of the premises by health official any time upon identification. All food should meet the laid down HACCP requirement any time.