MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF LIVESTOCK BUDGETARY EXPENSE COMPARISON REPORT APRIL 30, 2026
DIVISION: CENTRALIZED SERVICES PROGRAM: CENTRAL SERVICES AND BOARD OF LIVESTOCK
PROGRAM: CENTRAL SERVICES AND BOARD OF LIVESTOCK
BUDGET TO ACTUAL EXPENSE COMPARISON REPORTFY 2026 BudgetYear-to-Date Actual Expenses April FY 2026Same Period Prior Year Actual Expenses April FY 2025Year to Year ComparisonBalance of Budget Available
BUDGETED FTE14.00
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61000 PERSONAL SERVICES
161100 SALARIES$ 1,000,599$ 824,427$ 835,179$ (10,752)$ 176,172
261104 OVERTIME26,07322,97617,6805,2963,097
361300 OTHER/PER DIEM8,2004,0005,200(1,200)4,200
461400 BENEFITS381,919294,656296,200(1,544)87,263
5TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICES1,416,7911,146,0591,154,259(8,200)270,732
662000 OPERATIONS
762100 CONTRACT114,250100,76793,9796,78813,483
862200 SUPPLY143,88981,37870,91010,46862,511
962300 COMMUNICATION60,55627,02924,4712,55833,527
1062400 TRAVEL33,21012,80913,721(912)20,401
1162500 RENT301,609140,524136,5473,977161,085
1262700 REPAIR & MAINT1,704-1,712(1,712)1,704
1362800 OTHER EXPENSES35,96121,29818,2373,06114,663
14TOTAL OPERATIONS691,179383,805359,57724,228307,374
1568000 TRANSFERS
1668000 TRANSFERS169,48849,92848,935993119,560
17TOTAL TRANSFERS169,48849,92848,935993119,560
18TOTAL EXPENDITURES$ 2,277,458$ 1,579,792$ 1,562,771$ 17,021$ 697,666
19BUDGETED FUNDS
2002426 PER CAPITA$ 2,277,458$ 1,579,792$ 1,562,771$ 17,021$ 697,666
21TOTAL BUDGETED FUNDS$ 2,277,458$ 1,579,792$ 1,562,771$ 17,021$ 697,666
22STATUTORY APPROPRIATIONS (SA) AND HOUSEBILL 10 (HB10)
2362000 OPERATIONS
2462100 CONTRACT$ 808,600$ 799,879$ 700,915$ 98,964$ 8,721
25TOTAL OPERATIONS808,600799,879700,91598,9648,721
2663000 CAPITAL ASSETS
2763400 INTANGIBLE ASSETS395,152217,369-217,369177,783
28TOTAL CAPITAL ASSETS395,152217,369-217,369177,783
29TOTAL EXPENDITURES$ 1,203,752$ 1,017,248$ 700,915$ 316,333$ 186,504
30SA FUNDS AND HB10 FUNDS
3102117 PREDATOR ANIMAL CONTOL (SA)$ 675,000$ 666,410$ 575,000$ 91,410$ 8,590
3202136 WOLF MITIGATION DONATIONS (SA)133,600133,469125,9157,554131
3302426 PER CAPITA (HB10)395,152217,369-217,369177,783
34TOTAL SA AND HB10 FUNDING$ 1,203,752$ 1,017,248$ 700,915$ 316,333$ 186,504
Central Services And Board Of Livestock is budgeted $2,277,458 and 14.00 FTE in FY 2026 and is funded with per capita fees. Personal services budget is 81% expended with 80% of payrolls complete. The personal services expended through April 2026 was $8,200 lower than April 2025. Operating expenses are 56% expended as of April 2026 and were $24,228 higher than April 2025. Overall, CSD total expenditures were $17,021 higher than the same period last year. As of April 30, 2026, CSD has expended 69% of the its budget.
Predator animal control is funded with a transfer of per capita fees monies to the fund. The department has paid three counties $41,290 and Wildlife Services $615,120. The three counties do not have a cooperative agreement with Wildlife Services for predator control.
The Wolf Mitigation Donations fund is funded with donations, mostly from hunters and anglers, while purchasing hunting and fishing licenses. The Department collected $125,364 and $114,370 in FY 2025 and FY 2024, respectively, and paid those amounts to Wildlife Services in FY 2026 and FY 2025, respectively. The Department has an MOU with Wildlife Services for the monitoring and removal of wolves.
Centralized Services had employee termination payouts and other employee payouts of $110 for the period ending April 30, 2026.