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Market Permits
Market Permits may be used when livestock are shipped directly to:
โ Licensed livestock market,
โ Licensed slaughter facility,
โ Authorized shipping point in an adjacent county.
Each owner must obtain a separate permit.
Animals are not inspected when the permit is issued, but will be inspected at the permit destination.
The fee for each permit is $1.00.
Permits may be obtained online: forms.mt.gov/LIV/market
Annual Per Capita Fees
โ Montana livestock owners must pay per capita fees each year on cattle, horses, mules, asses, sheep, goats, domestic bison, llamas, alpacas, ratites, and captive cervids.
Per capita fees fund many MDOL programs.
Livestock owners must report by March 1st of each year how many livestock owned as of February 1st.
Per capita payment due May 31st.
Current fees available at liv.mt.gov.
Montana Department of Livestock
Sheep Permits
Sheep must have a permit to cross county lines or leave Montana.
Sheep are not required to be inspected.
Sheep permits are $1.00 and may be obtained online: forms.mt.gov/LIV/sheep
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Report Livestock Crimes to Montana Livestock Crimestoppers 1-800-503-6084 Livestock Movement Requirements 2024
MT Department of Livestock Brands Enforcement Division 301 North Roberts St Helena, MT 59620-2001 Phone: 406-444-2045 E-mail: brands@mt.gov
Brand Inspection for Cattle and Equines
Brand inspection for cattle and horses is required before:
Brand Inspection Fees
Grazing Permits
Annual Equine Inspection: $10
Grazing permits for livestock are available if animals are:
โ Allows movement within the state of Montana for 12 months.
โ Crossing a county line or leaving MT,
Lifetime Equine Inspection: $30
โ Change of ownership (the seller is responsible for this inspection),
โ Allows travel anywhere in the US or Canada (in addition to Animal Health and other import requirements).
โ Sale at licensed livestock auction,
โ Slaughter at a licensed facility. Inspections must be done in daylight.
Cattle Inspection: $1.00 per head
Inspections are only issued when ownership can be proven with:
โ A bill of sale signed by the seller and adequately describing the livestock, or
โ An inspection in the current owner's name.
Duplicates of lost inspections may be obtained from MDOL for $10.
Animal Health
โ Moving to an adjacent county.
โ Will return within 8 months of movement.
โ Branded with the livestock owner's Montana registered brand.
โ Being moved to and from land controlled by the owner or his agent.
Grazing permits are only issued by state inspectors.
| Separate permits | # Animals | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| must be issued for | 1 - 100 | $ 30 |
| each owner. | 101 - 200 | $ 40 |
| 201 - 300 | $ 50 | |
| Any animals moved | 301 - 400 | $ 60 |
| during the interim | 401 - 500 | $ 70 |
| must be inspected. | 501 - 600 | $ 80 |
| 601 - 700 | $ 90 | |
| A state employee | 701 - 800 | $ 100 |
| may enter the destination premises | 801 - 900 | $ 110 |
| 901 - 1000 | $ 120 | |
| and inspect animals on the grazing permit or any animals comingled with them. | ||
Always contact the state of destination for current import requirements when moving animals across state lines: www.liv.mt.gov/ah/statevets/.
All animals crossing state lines must have a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI or health certificate). Animals entering Montana must also have an import permit. This includes animals leaving and re-entering the state for shows, etc.