===== PAGE 1 ===== ## Montana Department of Livestock – Milk Control Program Production Month Due Dates for 2026 ## Milk Control Program

Task

Sales Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Due Date (2026)

Price Announcements

12/17/25

1/22

2/19

3/18

4/22

5/20

6/17

7/22

8/19

9/23

10/21

11/18

Quota/Excess Price Reporting – Pooling Reports

2/13

3/13

4/13

5/13

6/15

7/13

8/13

9/14

10/13

11/13

12/13

1/13/2027

Payments from Settlement Fund*

2/16

3/17

4/15

5/15

6/17

7/15

8/17

9/16

10/15

11/17

12/15

1/15/2027

*Payments from Settlement Fund: two business days following reporting of pooling calculation results. ## Distributors that are Pool Handlers

Task

Sales Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Due Date (2026)

Distributor Reports Submitted to Milk Control Program

2/8

3/8

4/8

5/8

6/10

7/8

8/8

9/8

10/8

11/8

12/8

1/8/2027

Distributor Assessment Forms & Payment of Assessments\n(Milk Control Assessment: Producer, Distributor.\nMilk Inspection Assessment: Producer, Plant) to Milk Control Program*

2/25

3/25

4/25

5/25

6/25

7/25

8/25

9/25

10/25

11/25

12/25

1/25/2027

Payments to the Settlement Fund**

2/25

3/25

4/25

5/25

6/25

7/25

8/25

9/25

10/25

11/25

12/25

1/25/2027

Fiscal Year 2027 License Renewal***

7/1/26

*Due Date: Monthly submission of assessment forms and assessment payments is required on or before the 25th day of each month for sales from the preceding month. Per 81-23-204(2), MCA: In place of suspension or revocation of a license, the board may assess a civil penalty not to exceed $500 per day for each daily failure to comply with or each daily violation of the provisions of this chapter or of any lawful order or rule of the board. A penalty may not be assessed until after the cause of the penalty has been upheld following the notice and hearing requirements. Per 81-23-202(6), MCA: Failure of a producer-distributor, producer, or distributor to pay an assessment when due is a violation of this chapter, and the board may revoke a license upon due cause and after a hearing. A licensee shall pay all assessments accrued through the date a license is revoked under this section. A revoked license must be reinstated by the board upon payment of all accrued assessments and a delinquency fee established by rule. **Payments to the settlement fund: on or before the 25th day of the month following the related month of production. ***Fiscal Year 2027 License Renewal: Submission of license application and payment of $2 license fee due by July 1, 2026. ===== PAGE 2 ===== ## Out-of-State Distributors

Task

Sales Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Due Date (2026)

Out-of-State Distributor Assessment Form & Payment of Milk Control Assessment to Milk Control Program*

2/25

3/25

4/25

5/25

6/25

7/25

8/25

9/25

10/25

11/25

12/25

1/25/2027

Fiscal Year 2027 License Renewal**

7/1/26

*Due Date: Monthly submission of assessment forms and assessment payments is required on or before the 25th day of each month for sales from the preceding month. Per 81-23-204(2), MCA: In place of suspension or revocation of a license, the board may assess a civil penalty not to exceed $500 per day for each daily failure to comply with or each daily violation of the provisions of this chapter or of any lawful order or rule of the board. A penalty may not be assessed until after the cause of the penalty has been upheld following the notice and hearing requirements. Per 81-23-202(6), MCA: Failure of a producer-distributor, producer, or distributor to pay an assessment when due is a violation of this chapter, and the board may revoke a license upon due cause and after a hearing. A licensee shall pay all assessments accrued through the date a license is revoked under this section. A revoked license must be reinstated by the board upon payment of all accrued assessments and a delinquency fee established by rule. **Fiscal Year 2027 License Renewal: Submission of license application and payment of $2 license fee due by July 1, 2026. ## Producer-Distributors

Production / Sales Month

Task

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Due Date (2026)

Producer-Distributor Report of Receipts & Utilization. Assessment Form; and Payment of Assessments (Milk Control and Milk Inspection) to Milk Control Program*

2/25

3/25

4/25

5/25

6/25

7/25

8/25

9/25

10/25

11/25

12/25

1/25/2027

Fiscal Year 2027 License Renewal**

7/1/26

*Due Date: Monthly submission of assessment forms and assessment payments is required on or before the 25th day of each month for sales from the preceding month. Per 81-23-204(2), MCA: In place of suspension or revocation of a license, the board may assess a civil penalty not to exceed $500 per day for each daily failure to comply with or each daily violation of the provisions of this chapter or of any lawful order or rule of the board. A penalty may not be assessed until after the cause of the penalty has been upheld following the notice and hearing requirements. Per 81-23-202(6), MCA: Failure of a producer-distributor, producer, or distributor to pay an assessment when due is a violation of this chapter, and the board may revoke a license upon due cause and after a hearing. A licensee shall pay all assessments accrued through the date a license is revoked under this section. A revoked license must be reinstated by the board upon payment of all accrued assessments and a delinquency fee established by rule. **Fiscal Year 2027 License Renewal: Submission of license application and payment of $2 license fee due by July 1, 2026. ===== PAGE 3 ===== ## Montana Department of Livestock – Milk Control Program Production Month Due Dates for 2026 ## Jobbers

Task

Sales Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Due Date (2026)

Import Jobbers Assessment Form & Payment of Milk Control Assessment to Milk Control Program*

2/25

3/25

4/25

5/25

6/25

7/25

8/25

9/25

10/25

11/25

12/25

1/25/2027

Fiscal Year 2027 License Renewal**

7/1/26

*Due Date: Monthly submission of assessment forms and assessment payments is required on or before the 25th day of each month for sales from the preceding month. Per 81-23-204(2), MCA: In place of suspension or revocation of a license, the board may assess a civil penalty not to exceed $500 per day for each daily failure to comply with or each daily violation of the provisions of this chapter or of any lawful order or rule of the board. A penalty may not be assessed until after the cause of the penalty has been upheld following the notice and hearing requirements. Per 81-23-202(6), MCA: Failure of a producer-distributor, producer, or distributor to pay an assessment when due is a violation of this chapter, and the board may revoke a license upon due cause and after a hearing. A licensee shall pay all assessments accrued through the date a license is revoked under this section. A revoked license must be reinstated by the board upon payment of all accrued assessments and a delinquency fee established by rule. **Fiscal Year 2027 License Renewal: Submission of license application and payment of $2 license fee due by July 1, 2026.