(1) Twenty percent of the one-time-only initial licensing fee based on seating capacity described in 16-4-420, MCA, must be submitted with an original application for a new license.

(2) The department must pay interest on the initial licensing fee if the processing time exceeds four months from receipt of a complete application when that delay is caused by either the department of justice's or department of revenue's failure to act in a timely manner.  If the investigation into the application uncovers the necessity to analyze additional information not previously provided by the applicant, the four- month time period stops until the information is provided.

(3) If an application is terminated, the $100 processing fee will be retained by the department.

(4) The balance of the initial licensing fee and any interest accrued during the processing of the application will be refunded.