This form is a fillable form that you can either complete online and email it to us or print it, fill it out by hand, and mail it to us. If you fill out the form electronically remember to save a copy for your records before emailing it to us.
Here are some tips for filling out your application:
Product Categories
As a Producer, you have the option to choose up to 4 categories that relate to the products you are registering.
Retail Stores or Restaurants may choose as many categories as they carry.
For a complete list of product categories and what each entails, see this list.
Product Description
Producers should write down a description of your products in LIST format. You have up to 1,000 characters. Make sure they match your Product Category choices.
Retail Stores and Restaurants put the Made in Montana companies and/or products they carry.
This isn’t the time to write a “flowery” piece about your products. This is the summary description that will be displayed in the search results if you have an online listing. Keep it succinct and to the point. You’ll have a chance to tell your story in the Directory Listing section.
Good Example:
Cherry Juice – made from 100% Flathead Cherries
Cherry Leather Sticks – no sugar added
Fresh Cherries
Poor Example:
We make the best cherry juice ever. It is from our very own trees and we are really proud of them. We also make cherry leather that is guaranteed to give you energy and is filled with antioxidants that will make you look 50 years younger.
Directory Listing
This is the "About Us" section, and your chance to tell the world about your company, your products in general, philosophy, etc.
If you have an online listing this information will appear in the details screen. This is a good place to express yourself and include information we don’t ask for elsewhere in the registration.
Product Photos
Send us up to six (6) photos in jpg format. Make sure they are high-quality and represent your best work. They will need to be a size of 2MB or less to upload. You can email us these photos to madeinmontana@mt.gov.
Good photo subjects can be of your products, your logo, a shot of you producing your work, a shot of your storefront or interior, etc.
Caption your photos with the product name, or short description.
NOTE: We may edit your photos for clarity. We will not include out-of-focus, discolored, or inappropriate photographs in online listings.
APPLE USERS: This is an Adobe Acrobat form and Adobe products don’t always work with MAC, iPad, and iPhones (Safari browsers). If you have difficulties with the form, try registering online instead, or print out the form.