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# MONTANA BOARD OF LIVESTOCK MEETING AGENDA

Montana Department of Livestock Board Room #319/302 N Roberts/Helena, MT

August 27, 2026

(This meeting is open to the public and is also available by ZOOM)

Agenda items may vary as much as one hour earlier or later. Items may be added or deleted up to 48 hours prior to the meeting. Look for changes at www.liv.mt.gov

## 8 :00 AM CALL TO ORDER AND INTRODUCTIONS

8:10 AM BOARD ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS

Approval of Past Meeting Minutes

• May 27, 2026 BOL Meeting

## 8 :15 AM EXECUTIVE OFFICE UPDATES

## Legal Counsel/Brands Enforcement Division Proposed Livestock Market Transfers

• In the Matter of the Application for Change of Ownership for Montana Livestock Auction

• In the Matter of the Application for Change of Ownership for Headwaters Livestock Auction

## Executive Officer Updates

• YNP Bison/EIS/IBMP Operations Update

• Legislative Interim Update

• USDA-APHIS-WS EIS for Grizzly Bear Damage Management in MT

• Intervention in Legal Actions Against Recent BLM Grazing Decisions on Bison

## Human Resources Update

• Staff Openings and Recruitment Updates

• General Updates

--Mid-Year Check-In Process Completion

--HR Training for Supervisors

--Job Reclassification Request

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10:15 AM RECESS

10:30 AM CENTRALIZED SERVICES DIVISION REPORTS

10:30 AM Fiscal Bureau

- Predator Control Aerial Hunting Allocations

- June 30, 2026 State Special Revenue Report

- June 30, 2026 Budget Comparison Report

11:30 AM PREDATOR CONTROL

Update on Activities of USDA Wildlife Services (Presented by Dalin Tidwell, Montana State Director)

Livestock Loss Board Report to the BOL

12:00 PM LUNCH

1:00 PM ANIMAL HEALTH & FOOD SAFETY DIVISION REPORTS

1:00 PM Meat, Milk & Egg Inspection Bureau

• Out-of-State Travel Request

--Association of State Meat Inspection Directors (ASMID)

Fall Conference

• After-Action Report on Montana Milk Quality Issues

2:00 PM Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory

• Update on Lab Move in Progress to-Date

2:15 PM Animal Health Bureau

• Out-of-State Travel Requests

--SHIP

--USAHA

--Tri-National Accord (Out-of-Country Travel Request)

• No-Cost RFID Tag Update

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2:45 PM COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS/COMMENTS FROM PRODUCER ORGANIZATIONS

3:00 PM SET DATE FOR NEXT BOARD MEETING

3:15 PM ADJOURN