Montana requires a landscape architect's seal on every drawing and on the title page of each specification that the landscape architect prepares or supervises. The sources cited here prescribe no size or shape, name no device, and say nothing about signing, dating, electronic seals or lapse. This page covers where the seal goes, what is manufactured for Montana, and each open question.
Engineer Seal Stamps compliance desk. Checked against Mont. Code Ann. § 37-66-308(2) (silent as to signature and date). Sources read September 2026.
| Requirement | What the rule says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Drawings | Each drawing you prepare or supervise carries the seal. | Mont. Code Ann. §§ 37-66-301, 37-66-302, 37-66-308(2) |
| Specifications | The title page of each specification you prepare or supervise carries the seal. | Mont. Code Ann. §§ 37-66-301, 37-66-302, 37-66-308(2) |
| Signature and date | Neither is addressed. | Mont. Code Ann. § 37-66-308(2) (silent as to signature and date) |
| Devices | No device is named in any source obtained for this page. | Mont. Code Ann. § 37-66-308(2) (silent as to device) |
| Size | No size is prescribed. | Not addressed in the cited rules |
| Shape | No shape is stated. | Not addressed in the cited rules |
| Electronic seal | Chapter 66 has no provision on electronic or digital seals. It names no technology, no certificate authority and no signing process approved by the board. | Mont. Code Ann. Title 37 ch. 66 (no electronic seal provision) |
| Expiration, suspension or revocation | Part 3 is silent on the seal when a license expires, is suspended or is revoked. | Mont. Code Ann. Title 37 ch. 66 part 3 (silent as to the device on lapse) |
| Number after reinstatement | Part 3 does not say whether a reinstated license keeps its number. | Mont. Code Ann. Title 37 ch. 66 part 3 (silent as to the device on lapse) |
| Destroying the device | Part 3 does not say whether a seal has to be destroyed. | Mont. Code Ann. Title 37 ch. 66 part 3 (silent as to the device on lapse) |
For the same rule in the other 53 jurisdictions, read landscape architect seal requirements by state.
Where must a Montana landscape architect apply the seal?
On every drawing and on the title page of each specification that you prepared or that was prepared under your supervision. The source is Mont. Code Ann. §§ 37-66-301, 37-66-302, 37-66-308(2).
The two halves work differently. Drawings take the seal one by one, while a specification takes it on its title page. Build the seal into your drawing border and your specification cover template so neither is missed. Our post on Montana landscape architect stamp and seal regulations covers the same statute.
What does the Montana seal look like as manufactured?
The Montana face we make carries STATE OF MONTANA on one arc and LICENSED LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT on the other, with your place name and license number at the center. That layout comes from production artwork, not from rule text.
Treat it as a description of what is manufactured for Montana, not as the legal list of seal elements. When you order, supply the place name and the license number exactly as they should read, since those are the lines that change from one landscape architect to the next. Our post on how the Montana landscape architect stamp is designed and made covers the production side.
Does Montana prescribe a seal size or shape?
No. The sources cited for this page prescribe no size and state no shape. What we manufacture for Montana follows production artwork rather than a dimension published in a rule.
So the size of a Montana seal from us is set by the production artwork for this state, and this page does not present it as a legal figure. Whatever the size, check that both arcs, the place name and the license number stay readable on the smallest print you issue.
Which devices can apply a Montana seal?
The question is not addressed in any source obtained for this page. Mont. Code Ann. § 37-66-308(2) (silent as to device) names no embosser, no stamp and no electronic form, so no device is required or excluded.
Choose by how your drawings and specification title pages leave the office. An inked stamp marks paper directly; for files, a seal image built from the same face keeps paper and digital sets consistent. Our post on the impact of the Montana landscape architect stamp covers its role in practice.
Must you sign and date next to a Montana seal?
The statute does not address signature or date. The seal section requires the seal on drawings and specification title pages, and the source for its silence on signing and dating is Mont. Code Ann. § 37-66-308(2) (silent as to signature and date).
That leaves the choice to you as far as this statute goes. Signing and dating next to the impression ties each sheet to you and to a point in time, and it is easy to build into a title block. This page does not present that habit as a legal requirement.
Is there a Montana standard for electronic seals?
No. The landscape architecture chapter has no provision on electronic or digital seals and names no technology, no certificate authority and no signing process approved by the board. The source is Mont. Code Ann. Title 37 ch. 66 (no electronic seal provision).
Chapter 66 adds no electronic step of its own, and the placement duty in Mont. Code Ann. §§ 37-66-301, 37-66-302, 37-66-308(2) still covers each drawing and each specification title page. If you seal files, use an image made from the same face as your stamp so paper and digital sets match.
What happens to a Montana seal on expiration, suspension or revocation?
The statute does not say. Mont. Code Ann. Title 37 ch. 66 part 3 (silent as to the device on lapse) covers none of it: not the seal after expiration, suspension or revocation, not a number change at reinstatement, and not destroying the device.
Because the manufactured face shows your license number, confirm the number printed on your current license whenever you reorder, since part 3 does not say whether reinstatement changes it. Our post on the Montana landscape architect license stamp covers the stamp and the license together.
Does the seal duty cover work your staff prepares?
Yes, when you supervised it. The duty reaches drawings and specification title pages prepared by you or under your supervision, under Mont. Code Ann. §§ 37-66-301, 37-66-302, 37-66-308(2).
Supervised work carries the same placement duty as work you draw yourself, so staff-prepared sheets need your seal on each drawing and on the specification title page. Our post on the Montana landscape architect seal discusses the seal in professional practice.
What should you send with a Montana seal order?
Your license number and the place name for the center of the manufactured face, plus your device choice. The arc wording, STATE OF MONTANA and LICENSED LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT, is part of the production artwork.
Copy the license number from your current license. For the place name line, give exactly what you want printed there. If you need both a paper stamp and a file image, request both on one order so they share the same face.
How do you check a Montana impression before first use?
Stamp a test sheet and read both arcs, the place name and the license number for accuracy and clarity. Then try the impression on a drawing sheet and a specification title page, the two places the statute puts it.
If your sets are ever reduced for distribution, check a reduced print as well. For a file image, print a page at issue size and compare it with the stamped test. File the test sheet with your license records.
Frequently asked questions
Is sealing the cover sheet of a drawing set enough?
No. The statute reaches all drawings, so a set sealed only on its cover leaves the remaining drawings without the seal they need.
Can I use an embosser in Montana?
Nothing in the sources obtained names or excludes one; the source for that silence is Mont. Code Ann. § 37-66-308(2) (silent as to device). Whatever you use, the seal still goes on each drawing and each specification title page.
Does the manufactured seal show a date?
Not the face we make, which carries the two arcs, the place name and the license number. The statute, as cited here, does not address dating either.
Do drawings and specification title pages need different seals?
No. The statute treats them alike: drawings and specification title pages prepared by you or under your supervision both take the seal.
Which provisions were read for this page?
Mont. Code Ann. §§ 37-66-301, 37-66-302, 37-66-308(2) for placement; Mont. Code Ann. Title 37 ch. 66 (no electronic seal provision) for electronic seals; and Mont. Code Ann. Title 37 ch. 66 part 3 (silent as to the device on lapse) for lapse.
With your license number and place name ready, order a Montana landscape architect seal from our Montana stamps and seals collection.
