MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF LIVESTOCK BUDGETARY EXPENSE COMPARISON REPORT APRIL 30, 2026

APRIL 30, 2026

DIVISION: DEPARTMENT OF LIVESTOCK

PROGRAM: DEPARTMENT OF LIVESTOCK

BUDGET TO ACTUAL EXPENSE COMPARISON Year-to-Date Actual Expenses April FY 2026 Same Period Prior Year Actual Expenses April FY 2025 Balance of Budget Available

REPORT FY 2026 Budget Year to Year Comparison

BUDGETED FTE 144.37

A B C D E F

61000 PERSONAL SERVICES

1 61100 SALARIES $ 8,609,538 $ 6,327,061 $ 6,327,738 $ (677) $ 2,282,477

2 61200 OVERTIME 576,877 402,253 431,595 (29,342) 174,624

3 61300 OTHER/PER DIEM 11,200 6,100 6,500 (400) 5,100

4 61400 BENEFITS 3,422,732 2,600,573 2,571,297 29,276 822,159

5 TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICES 12,620,347 9,335,987 9,337,130 (1,143) 3,284,360

6 62000 OPERATIONS

7 62100 CONTRACT 1,974,681 1,500,326 1,375,657 124,669 474,355

8 62200 SUPPLY 1,446,656 1,028,544 1,020,814 7,730 418,112

9 62300 COMMUNICATION 330,422 192,549 203,148 (10,599) 137,873

10 62400 TRAVEL 237,352 130,697 149,449 (18,752) 106,655

11 62500 RENT 1,009,445 619,109 646,182 (27,073) 390,336

12 62600 UTILITIES 68,892 47,758 35,419 12,339 21,134

13 62700 REPAIR & MAINT 227,724 323,762 323,590 172 (96,038)

14 62800 OTHER EXPENSES 640,749 557,947 399,171 158,776 82,802

15 TOTAL OPERATIONS 5,935,921 4,400,692 4,153,430 247,262 1,535,229

16 63000 EQUIPMENT

17 63100 EQUIPMENT 19,967 15,898 - 15,898 4,069

18 TOTAL EQUIPMENT 19,967 15,898 - 15,898 4,069

20 67000 CLAIMS

21 67200 DEPREDATION REMIDIATION 211,000 212,621 150,000 62,621 (1,621)

22 TOTAL CLAIMS 211,000 212,621 150,000 62,621 (1,621)

23 68000 TRANSFERS

24 68000 TRANSFERS 409,488 272,534 229,888 42,646 136,954

25 TOTAL TRANSFERS 409,488 272,534 229,888 42,646 136,954

26 TOTAL $ 19,196,723 $ 14,237,732 $ 13,870,448 $ 367,284 $ 4,958,991

27 BUDGETED FUNDS

28 01100 GENERAL FUND $ 4,751,034 $ 3,256,583 $ 3,123,568 $ 133,015 $ 1,494,451

29 02262 SHIELDED EGG GRADING FEES 388,007 239,498 233,936 5,562 148,509

30 02425 BRAND INSPECTION FEES 3,651,697 3,556,186 3,661,623 (105,437) 95,511

31 02426 PER CAPITA FEE 5,898,661 3,445,470 3,290,477 154,993 2,453,191

32 02427 ANIMAL HEALTH 31,795 285 - 285 31,510

33 02701 MILK INSPECTION FEES 271,496 185,169 220,310 (35,141) 86,327

34 02817 MILK CONTROL 245,839 166,831 171,342 (4,511) 79,008

35 03209 MEAT & POULTRY INSPECTION-FED 1,516,887 1,153,773 1,096,942 56,831 363,114

36 03032 SHELL EGG FEDERAL INSPECTION 18,219 16,065 11,412 4,653 2,154

37 03427 FEDERAL UMBRELLA FFY24 - - 706,258 (706,258) -

38 03427 FEDERAL UMBRELLA FFY25 568,437 568,437 - 568,437 -

39 03427 FEDERAL UMBRELLA FFY26 222,165 210,807 - 210,807 11,358

40 03673 FEDERAL ANIMAL HEALTH DISEASE 21,729 - - - 21,729

41 06026 DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY FEES 1,610,757 1,438,628 1,354,580 84,048 172,129

42 TOTAL BUDGET FUNDING $ 19,196,723 $ 14,237,732 $ 13,870,448 $ 367,284 $ 4,958,991

The Department of Livestock is budgeted for $19,196,723 and 144.37 FTE in FY 2026. Personal services budget is 74% expended with 80% of payrolls complete. Personal services expended as of April 2026 was $1,143 lower than April 2025. Operations are 74% expended with 75% of the budget year lapsed. Operation expenses as of April 2026 were $247,262 higher than April 2025. Overall, Department of Livestock total expenditures were $367,284 higher than the same period last year. As of April 30, 2026, 74% of the department's budget has been expended.

The Department had employee termination payouts of $87,711 and $211,872 for the period ending April 30, 2026 and April 30, 2025, respectively.