MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF LIVESTOCK BUDGETARY EXPENSE COMPARISON REPORT AUGUST 31, 2026
DIVISION: CENTRALIZED SERVICE: PROGRAM: CENTRAL SERVICES AND BOARD OF LIVESTOCK
BUDGET TO ACTUAL EXPENSE COMPARISON REPORTFY 2027 BudgetYear-to-Date Actual Expenses August FY 2027Same Period Prior Year Actual Expenses August FY 2026Year to Year ComparisonBalance of Budget Available
BUDGETED FT14.00
61000 PERSONAL SERVICESABCDEF
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261100 SALARIES1,038,853132,250107,14225,108906,603
361104 OVERTIME33,52910,0664,7425,32423,463
461300 OTHER/PER DIEM8,2001,1006005007,100
561400 BENEFITS382,74259,40048,79010,610323,342
6TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICES1,463,324202,816161,27441,5421,260,508
762000 OPERATIONS
862100 CONTRACT234,71150,51756,042(5,525)184,194
962200 SUPPLY85,53335,38216,31019,07250,151
1062300 COMMUNICATION53,89614,7502,30312,44739,146
1162400 TRAVEL13,4803,8013,852(51)9,679
1262500 RENT189,56827,66427,946(282)161,904
1362700 REPAIR & MAINT189---189
1462800 OTHER EXPENSES109,3471,40010,750(9,350)107,947
15TOTAL OPERATIONS686,724133,514117,20316,311553,210
1668000 TRANSFERS
1768000 TRANSFERS177,8097,7113,0744,637170,098
18TOTAL TRANSFERS177,8097,7113,0744,637170,098
19TOTAL EXPENDITURES2,327,857344,041281,55162,4901,983,816
20BUDGETED FUNDS
2102426 PER CAPITA2,327,857344,041281,55162,4901,983,816
22TOTAL BUDGETED FUNDS2,327,857344,041281,55162,4901,983,816
23STATUTORY APPROPRIATIONS (SA) AND HOUSEBILL 10 (HB10)
2462000 OPERATIONS
2562100 CONTRACT710,000---710,000
26TOTAL OPERATIONS710,000---710,000
2763000 CAPITAL ASSETS
2863400 INTANGIBLE ASSETS177,783-4,283(4,283)177,783
29TOTAL CAPITAL ASSETS177,783-4,283(4,283)177,783
30TOTAL EXPENDITURES887,783-4,283(4,283)887,783
31SA FUNDS AND HB10 FUNDS
3202117 PREDATOR ANIMAL CONTROL (SA)575,000---575,000
3302136 WOLF MITIGATION DONATIONS (SA)135,000---135,000
3402426 PER CAPITA (HB10)177,783-4,283(4,283)177,783
Central Services And Board Of Livestock is budgeted 2,327,857 and 14.00 FTE in FY 2027 and is funded with per capita fees. Personal services budget is 14% expended with 15% of payrolls complete. The personal services expended through August 2026 was 41,542 higher than August 2025. Operating expenses are 19% expended as of August 2026 and were 16,311 higher than August 2025. Overall, CSD total expenditures were 62,490 higher than the same period last year. As of August 31, 2026, CSD has expended 15% of the its budget.TOTAL SA AND HB10 FUNDING887,783-4,283(4,283)887,783
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 523,710. 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 in FY 2026 and will pay that amount to Wildlife Services in FY 2027. The amount collected in FY 2023 was 114,370 and was paid in FY 2026. The Department has an MOU with Wildlife Services for the monitoring and removal of wolves.
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