MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF LIVESTOCK
BUDGETARY EXPENSE COMPARISON REPORT
APRIL 30, 2026
DIVISION: ANIMAL HEALTH DIVISION
PROGRAM: MILK AND EGG / SHIELDED EGG GRADING
BUDGET TO ACTUAL EXPENSE COMPARISON REPORT Year-to-Date Actual Expenses Same Period Prior Year Actual Balance of Budget Available
BUDGETED FTE 6.75
A B C D E G
61000 PERSONAL SERVICES
3 61400 BENEFITS 135,457 114,656 98,567 16,089 20,801
4 TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICES 610,430 410,799 367,815 42,984 199,631
5 62000 OPERATIONS
6 62100 CONTRACT 140,163 64,033 58,170 5,863 76,130
7 62200 SUPPLY 25,815 13,492 1,518 11,974 12,323
8 62300 COMMUNICATION 20,814 5,061 2,430 2,631 15,753
9 62400 TRAVEL 2,652 8,484 7,731 753 (5,832)
10 62500 RENT 19,549 21,610 18,105 3,505 (2,061)
11 62700 REPAIR & MAINT 4,460 196 426 (230) 4,264
1 61100 SALARIES $ 388,731 $ 283,062 $ 246,024 $ 37,038 $ 105,669
2 61102 OVERTIME 86,242 13,081 23,224 (10,143) 73,161
12 62800 OTHER EXPENSES 8,250 9,603 9,463 140 (1,353)
13 TOTAL OPERATIONS 221,703 122,479 97,843 24,636 99,224
14 TOTAL $ 832,133 $ 533,278 $ 465,658 $ 67,620 $ 298,855
BUDGETED FUNDS
16 01100 GENERAL FUND $ 154,411 $ 92,546 - 92,546 $ 61,865
17 02262 SHIELDED EGG GRADING FEES 388,007 239,498 233,936 5,562 148,509
18 02701 MILK INSPECTION FEES 271,496 185,169 220,310 (35,141) 86,327
19 03032 SHELL EGG INSPECTION FEES 18,219 16,065 11,412 4,653 2,154
20 TOTAL BUDGET FUNDING $ 832,133 $ 533,278 $ 465,658 $ 67,620 $ 298,855
BUDGET AMENDED EXPENDITURES
21 62000 OPERATIONS
22 62200 SUPPLY & MINOR EQUIPMENT $ 13,595 $ - $ 7,737 $ (7,737) $ 13,595
FY 2026 Budget April FY 2026 Expenses April FY 2025 Year to Year Comparison
24 62400 TRAVEL 14,589 - - - 14,589
24 TOTAL OPERATIONS 28,184 - 7,737 (7,737) 28,184
BUDGETED FUNDS
25 03032 HPAI PPE 13,595 - 7,737 (7,737) 13,595
27 03032 MILK TRAINING 14,589 - - - 14,589
28 TOTAL BUDGET FUNDING $ 28,184 $ - $ 7,737 $ (7,737) $ 28,184
The total Milk & Egg program is budgeted $832,133 with 6.75 FTE in FY 2026 funded with milk inspection fees, egg grading fees and federal shell egg inspection fees. The personal services budget is 67% expended with 80% of payrolls complete. Personal services expended as of April 2026 was $42,984 higher than April 2025. Operation expense budget is 55% expended with 75% of budget year lapsed. Operation expenses as of April 2026 was $24,636 higher than April 2025. The Animal Health Division total expenditures were $67,620 higher than the same period last year. As of April 30, 2026, the Milk & Egg program has expended 64% of its budget.
The Milk & Egg program had employee termination payouts of $12,276 and $16,879 for the period ending April FY 2026 and April FY 2025, respectively.
The Department has two federal milk inspection grants. The first federal grant is for milk inspection for High Path Avian Influenza testing personal protection equipment. The amount of the grant is $15,224. The second federal grant is for two milk inspectors to attend training at two out of state training seminars and for one milk inspection employee to attend two out of state conferences. The amount of the grant is $14,589.