On the date specified in the notice provided for in 81-4-603, the stock inspector shall sell the estray at a public auction to the highest bidder for cash. Before removal from the sale, the stock inspector shall brand the estray with the recorded estray brand of the department.
Sale At Public Auction -- Branding
Mont. Code Ann. § 81-4-604, under Estrays.
Mont. Code Ann. § 81-4-604