(1) Vendors who desire to have their products promoted in Montana shall employ and register at least one person, and may employ and register two additional persons, to promote the sale of the vendors' products in Montana. A broker may arrange for the employment and registration of a representative. A person who is a broker may be registered as a representative as provided in these rules.

(2) A vendor, a vendor's employee, or a vendor's broker may only promote the sale of the vendor's products in Montana when accompanied by the vendor's representative, except as provided in (3).

(3) A vendor shall have 60 days to register a replacement for a representative who has resigned and who is the vendor's only representative. The vendor may continue to promote the sale of the vendor's products in Montana, without a registered representative during this period, if the vendor provides to the department written notice in advance, identifying the unregistered representative.