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:
→ Allows movement within the state of Montana for 12 months.
→ Crossing a county line or leaving MT,
Lifetime Equine Inspection: $30
→ Change of ownership (the seller is responsible for this inspection),
→ Allows travel anywhere in the US or Canada (in addition to Animal Health and other import requirements).
→ Sale at licensed livestock auction,
⇒ 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:
⇒ A bill of sale signed by the seller and adequately describing the livestock, or
⇒ An inspection in the current owner's name.
Duplicates of lost inspections may be obtained from MDOL for $10.
Animal Health
⇒ Moving to an adjacent county.
⇒ Will return within 8 months of movement.
⇒ Branded with the livestock owner's Montana registered brand.
⇒ Being moved to and from land controlled by the owner or his agent.
Grazing permits are only issued by state inspectors.
Separate permits# AnimalsFee
must be issued for1 - 100$ 30
each owner.101 - 200$ 40
201 - 300$ 50
Any animals moved301 - 400$ 60
during the interim401 - 500$ 70
must be inspected.501 - 600$ 80
601 - 700$ 90
A state employee701 - 800$ 100
may enter the destination premises801 - 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.