Montana Administrative Code

32.3.1404 RETESTING OF REACTOR HORSES The department of livestock may require or recommend a retest of an EIA reactor to confirm infection or identification of the animal. In cases where a confirmatory test is conducted, the final determination of infection shall be delayed until…

32.3.1405 DISPOSITION OF REACTOR HORSES Equids found to be infected with EIA shall be quarantined to the premise where the animal was found to be infected, the owner's premise, or another premise approved by the department of livestock and are subject to the provisions of ARM Tit…

32.3.1406 TESTING OF EXPOSED EQUIDS EIA exposed equids, as defined by ARM 32.3.1401, must be placed under a hold order until the animals have been tested negative to EIA at least 60 days after the last reactor animal has been removed from the premise. Individual exposed equids ma…

32.3.141 REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION OF APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTY STATE VETERINARIAN A deputy state veterinarian may have his/her appointment revoked by any of the following: voluntarily surrendered; or becoming ineligible because of revocation or suspension of Montana veterinary licens…

32.3.1501 DEFINITIONS In this sub-chapter: "Official test" as applied to testing of poultry, means a test made by an authorized employee of the Montana department of livestock, animal health division or its authorized agent. "Cleaned and disinfected" means removal of all litter a…

32.3.1502 FLOCKS PRODUCING HATCHING EGGS Poultry houses and the land in the immediate vicinity thereof must be kept in a sanitary condition. Flocks must consist of healthy birds. An owner of any flock showing signs of an infectious, contagious or communicable disease may not sell…

32.3.1503 HATCHERIES All eggs set in a commercial hatchery may originate only from flocks that fully comply with ARM 32.3.2102 or 32.3.217. Incubators must be maintained in a sanitary condition. The hatching trays must be thoroughly washed and disinfected with an approved disinfe…

32.3.1504 DISTRIBUTORS Distributors may not purchase, handle, or sell poultry from any source which does not comply with ARM 32.3.2102, 32.3.2103, or 32.3.2301. Distributors who remove poultry from original shipping containers and hold them for distribution must provide adequate …

32.3.1505 BLOOD TESTING WITH SALMONELLA ANTIGENS The official pullorum-typhoid blood test is the standard tube agglutination test, the rapid serum test, or the stained-antigen, rapid, whole-blood test. The antigen used for official whole-blood tests shall be supplied by the Depar…

32.3.1506 INFECTIOUS, CONTAGIOUS, OR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES Poultry affected with or exposed to infectious, contagious, or communicable disease shall be handled in accordance with the provisions of sub-chapter 1 and the orders of the state veterinarian. Authorizing statute(s): Sec…

32.3.1507 EXHIBITIONS OF POULTRY (REPEALED) (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 81-20-101 MCA Implementing statute(s): 81-20-101 MCA History: Eff. 12/31/72; REP, 2024 MAR p. 2231, Eff. 9/21/24.

32.3.1508 TUBERCULOSIS IN POULTRY (IS HEREBY REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): Sec. 81-20-101 MCA Implementing statute(s): Sec. 81-20-101 MCA History: Eff. 12/31/72; REP, 1996 MAR p. 1864, 7/4/96.

32.3.2001 BRANDS AND EARMARKS The following (1)(a) and (1)(b) are brands required for import of cattle into Montana: cattle originating from Mexico must be "M" branded as required by 9 CFR 93.427. cattle originating from Canada must have a CʌN hot iron brand or tattoo as permanen…

32.3.2002 SWINE IDENTIFICATION CODE: ASSIGNMENT OF CODES (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 81-2-102, MCA Implementing statute(s): 81-2-102, MCA History: NEW, 1980 MAR p. 583, Eff. 2/15/80; REP, 2018 MAR p. 1960, Eff. 10/6/18.

32.3.2006 INTRASTATE MOVEMENT OF CATTLE: IDENTIFICATION (REPEALED) (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 81-2-102, 81-2-103, 81-2-104 Implementing statute(s): 81-2-102, 81-2-103, 81-2-104, MCA History: Eff. 12/31/72; AMD, 2016 MAR p. 889, Eff. 5/21/16; REP, 2024 MAR p. 2231, Eff. 9/…

32.3.201 DEFINITIONS In this subchapter: "Animals" means livestock, dogs, cats, rabbits, rodents, game animals, furbearing and wild mammals, poultry, and other birds. "Brucellosis test-eligible goat" means all sexually intact goats six months of age or older. "Dairy cattle" means…

32.3.202 REQUIREMENTS FOR IMPORTATION Animals or animal semen may not be brought into the state of Montana without a certificate of veterinary inspection or other documentation as approved by the department. For each individual shipment, the person in charge of the animals or all…

32.3.203 IMPORTATION OF DISEASED ANIMALS Livestock infected with or exposed to brucellosis, tuberculosis, or any other infectious, contagious, or communicable animal disease may not enter the state unless destined directly for slaughter at a slaughterhouse under USDA supervision.…

32.3.204 PERMIT REQUIRED FOR LIVESTOCK, GAME, FURBEARING ANIMALS, WILD ANIMALS, EMBRYOS, AND SEMEN (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 81-2-102, 81-20-101, MCA Implementing statute(s): 81-2-102, 81-20-101, MCA History: Eff. 12/31/72; AMD, Eff. 11/4/75; AMD, Eff. 6/5/76; AMD, Eff. …

32.3.205 QUARANTINE FOR ANIMALS ENTERING ILLEGALLY Animals which enter the state of Montana without a valid health certificate or permit, or both if required, or in violation of any rules of the Department of Livestock shall be held in quarantine at the risk and expense of the ow…

32.3.206 DOCUMENTS FOR IMPORTATION Health certificates are valid for not more than 30 days after the date of inspection, except where otherwise noted in this rule, and may not be issued unless the animals described thereon comply with Montana entry requirements, and the health ce…

32.3.207 PERMITS Permits are issued by the Department of Livestock. Persons applying for permits shall provide the following information: names and addresses of the consignor and consignee, number and kind of animals, origin of shipment, destination, purpose of shipment, and such…

32.3.208 ANIMALS MUST BE CONSIGNED TO MONTANA RESIDENT (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 81-2-102, 81-20-101, MCA Implementing statute(s): 81-2-102, 81-20-101, MCA History: Eff. 12/31/72; AMD, Eff. 11/4/75; AMD, Eff. 6/5/76; AMD, Eff. 5/5/77; AMD, 1977 MAR p. 962, Eff. 11/26/77;…

32.3.209 DIVERSIONS REQUIRE PRIOR APPROVAL No person consigning, transporting, or receiving animals into the state of Montana may authorize, order, or carry out diversion of such animals to a destination or consignee other than set forth on the health certificate or permit withou…

32.3.210 TESTS REQUIRE OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION All tests of animals required by Montana or federal authorities as a condition for entry into Montana must be made or confirmed in state or federal animal diagnostic laboratories. If an on site test is used, official written permission…

32.3.211 DUTIES OF TRANSPORTERS All owners and operators of railroads, trucks, airplanes, or other conveyances used in the transportation of animals into, within, or through the state of Montana must assure themselves that each consignment or shipment is in conformity with the ap…

32.3.212 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CATTLE AND DOMESTIC BISON Female cattle and domestic bison over the age of four months imported into the state of Montana for any purpose other than immediate slaughter must be official vaccinates except as follows: cattle and domestic bison b…

32.3.212A BRUCELLOSIS VACCINATION OF IMPORTED CATTLE UNDER FOUR MONTHS OF AGE Female cattle under the age of four months imported without their dams into the state of Montana for any purpose other than immediate slaughter shall be quarantined on arrival and must be vaccinated for…

32.3.212B IMPORTATION OF CATTLE FROM MEXICO All M-branded, Mx-branded, and other cattle or bison two months of age and older originating directly from Mexico (imported into the U.S. within 60 days) require two negative TB tests 60-120 days apart. The first negative test can be th…

32.3.213 SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR DOGS AND CATS Dogs and cats may enter the state of Montana provided they are transported or moved in conformity with applicable rules of this chapter, and are accompanied by an official health certificate of the state of origin issued by an accre…

32.3.214 SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR GOATS Goats may enter the state of Montana provided they are transported in conformity with ARM 32.3.201 through 32.3.211. Brucellosis test-eligible dairy breeds of goats may enter the state of Montana provided the animals: originate from a certi…

32.3.215 GAME, FURBEARING, AND WILD ANIMALS Game, furbearing, and wild animals under domestication or in custody may enter the state of Montana if all applicable fish and game laws are complied with and a permit is obtained from the state veterinarian prior to the movement of suc…

32.3.216 HORSES, MULES, AND ASSES Horses, mules, and asses, and other equidae may enter the state of Montana provided they are transported or moved in conformity with ARM 32.3.201 through 32.3.211. All animals must be tested negative for Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) within the …

32.3.217 SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR POULTRY Poultry, including hatching eggs, may enter the state of Montana provided they are transported or moved in conformity with ARM 32.3.201 through 32.3.211 and are accompanied by an official health certificate or other approved documentation…

32.3.218 SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SHEEP Sheep may enter the state of Montana provided they are transported or moved in conformity with ARM 32.3.201 through 32.3.211. All breeding rams eight months of age and older must have a negative ELISA, or other recognized test, for Brucella…

32.3.219 SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SWINE Swine may enter the state of Montana provided they are transported or moved in conformity with ARM 32.3.201 through 32.3.211 and Title 9 CFR part 85 and are accompanied by an official health certificate of the state of origin issued by an a…

32.3.220 SEMEN SHIPPED INTO MONTANA Sires shall not be used for natural service while semen is being collected and certified for artificial insemination. Bovine semen transported into Montana for the purpose of artificial insemination must originate from bulls that at the time of…

32.3.221 SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ALTERNATIVE LIVESTOCK All sexually intact alternative livestock six months of age and older imported into Montana from states with a Designated Surveillance Area for brucellosismust be test-negative for brucellosis within 30 days prior to importa…

32.3.222 TUBERCULOSIS TEST, CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP OF WILD SPECIES OF CLOVEN HOOFED UNGULATES (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 81-2-102, 81-2-103, MCA Implementing statute(s): 81-2-102, 81-2-103, MCA History: NEW, 1982 MAR p. 605, Eff. 3/26/82; REP, 1996 MAR p. 1864, Eff. 7/4/96.…

32.3.223 RESEARCH FACILITY EXEMPTION Research facilities, as defined in Title 9 CFR 1.1(s), may import without a permit any animal, as defined in Title 9 CFR 1.1(n), and bird not normally considered poultry, and any rats, or mice, or other laboratory animals, if they are to be us…

32.3.224 DOMESTIC BISON (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 81-2-102, 81-2-103, MCA Implementing statute(s): 81-2-102, 81-2-103, MCA History: NEW, 1990 MAR p. 300, Eff. 2/9/90; AMD, 2004 MAR p. 1326, Eff. 6/4/04; AMD, 2010 MAR p. 2974, Eff. 12/24/10; AMD, 2011 MAR p. 2541, Eff. 11…

32.3.224A UNLAWFULLY ESTRAYED AND PUBLIC OWNED MIGRATORY WILD BISON FROM HERDS AFFECTED WITH A DANGEROUS DISEASE When estrayed or migratory wild bison exposed to or affected with Brucellosis, a dangerous, contagious, zoonotic disease of man and animals, enter into or are otherwis…

32.3.225 CAMELIDS Camelids may enter the state of Montana provided they enter in conformity with ARM 32.3.201 through 32.3.211. Authorizing statute(s): 81-2-102, 81-2-103, MCA Implementing statute(s): 81-2-102, 81-2-103, MCA History: NEW, 1990 MAR p. 300, Eff. 2/9/90; AMD, 1996 M…

32.3.226 RATITES (FLAT BREASTED) FLIGHTLESS BIRDS All birds must be accompanied by a veterinary inspection certificate (VIC) and an import permit and tested for specific diseases as determined by the state veterinarian. Authorizing statute(s): 81-2-102, 81-2-103, MCA Implementing…

32.3.227 ELEPHANTS Elephants may enter the state of Montana provided they enter in conformity with ARM 32.3.201 through 32.3.211. All elephants require a negative screening test approved by the state veterinarian within 12 months prior to importation into Montana. Elephants with …

32.3.228 NONHUMAN PRIMATES Nonhuman primates may enter the state of Montana provided they enter in conformity with ARM 32.3.201 through 32.3.211. All nonhuman primates require a negative intradermal tuberculosis test within 30 days prior to importation into Montana. All test resu…

32.3.2301 CONTROL OF BIOLOGICS In this sub-chapter "biologic" means a medicinal preparation made from living organisms and their products. It includes but is not limited to serums, vaccines, antigens, and antitoxins. No biologic may be brought into the state without a permit from…

32.3.2302 AUTHORIZATION AND OFFICIAL TESTS (IS HEREBY REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): Sec. 81-2-102, MCA Implementing statute(s): Sec. 81-2-102, MCA History: Eff. 12/31/72; REP, 1996 MAR p. 1864, Eff. 7/4/96.

32.3.2303 DIAGNOSTIC TESTS (REPEALED) (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 81-2-102, MCA Implementing statute(s): 81-2-102, MCA History: Eff. 12/31/72; AMD, 2010 MAR p. 2974, Eff. 12/24/10; REP, 2024 MAR p. 2231, Eff. 9/21/24.

32.3.2304 VACCINATIONS (IS HEREBY REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): Sec. 81-2-102, MCA Implementing statute(s): Sec. 81-2-102, MCA History: Eff. 12/31/72; REP, 1996 MAR p. 1864, Eff. 7/4/96.