Mont. Code Ann. § 28-2-704

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28-2-704 Exception -- sale of goodwill of business

Official statutory text

28-2-704 . Exception -- sale of goodwill of business. (1) A person who sells the goodwill of a business may agree with the buyer to refrain from carrying on a similar business within the areas provided in subsection (2) so long as the buyer or any person deriving title to the goodwill from the buyer carries on a like business in the described areas.

(2) The agreement authorized in subsection (1) may apply in:

(a) the city where the principal office of the business is located;

(b) the county where the principal office of the business is located;

(c) a city in any county adjacent to the county in which the principal office of the business is located;

(d) any county adjacent to the county in which the principal office of the business is located; or

(e) any combination of the areas in subsections (2)(a) through (2)(d).

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