Who enforces deceptive med spa marketing in Montana?
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The Montana Department of Justice — it enforces the Consumer Protection Act's ban on deceptive acts, seeking injunctions and civil fines; separately, the licensing boards can discipline a licensee for misleading or false advertising in practice.
For the Consumer Protection Act, department means the department of justice created in 2-15-2001.
Mont. Code Ann. § 30-14-102(2) · verified Sep 8, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
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(g) a misleading, deceptive, false, or fraudulent advertisement or other representation in the conduct of the profession or occupation;
Mont. Code Ann. § 37-1-316(1)(g) · verified Sep 8, 2026
(f) signing or issuing, in the licensee's professional capacity, a document or statement that the licensee knows or reasonably ought to know contains a false or misleading statement;
Mont. Code Ann. § 37-1-316(1)(f) · verified Sep 8, 2026
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