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MT Code § 81-4-510 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 81. Livestock|Chapter 4. Containment of Livestock|Part 5. Roundup of Abandoned Horses|81-4-510. Notice of sale of abandoned horses -- form -- time of sale -- title

  81-4-510. Notice of sale of abandoned horses -- form -- time of sale -- title. (1) Before a sale may be held, at least 10 days' notice must be given by publication and posting in the manner specified in 81-4-504, except that publication, if made in a newspaper, must be once each week for 2 successive weeks, and posting must be done at least 5 days before the date of sale. The notice must be in substantially the following form:   NOTICE OF SALE OF ABANDONED HORSES   Notice is given that on .... day, the .... day of ...., 20..., at .... in the county of ...., state of Montana, beginning at the hours of ....m., the following described abandoned horses will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder for cash:   (Give general description of horses to be sold by brand, if any, color, approximate weight, and estimated age.)   Any horses not reclaimed before sale as provided by law and for which no bid is made at the sale will be destroyed or otherwise disposed of in the discretion of the board of county commissioners of .... County, state of Montana.   Dated the .... day of ...., 20...   By order of the board of county commissioners of .... County, Montana.   By ...., clerk of the board.   (2) All sales must be held between the hours of 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. and may be continued from time to time until all abandoned horses taken in the roundup have been disposed of. On payment of the price bid for any horse sold, the delivery of the horse, with a bill of sale, vests the title to the horse in the purchaser.   History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 140, L. 1925; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 29, L. 1927; re-en. Sec. 3406.8, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 46-1808; amd. Sec. 97, Ch. 51, L. 1999.
MT Code § 81-4-511 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 81. Livestock|Chapter 4. Containment of Livestock|Part 5. Roundup of Abandoned Horses|81-4-511. Assessment of horses taken in roundup

  81-4-511. Assessment of horses taken in roundup. Following a roundup held pursuant to this part, the department of revenue shall immediately assess all horses that have been taken up in a roundup and that may be sold or reclaimed before sale and not already assessed for the current year. The department of revenue shall transmit to the county treasurer a copy of each assessment made. Any horses that have escaped the assessment mentioned in 81-4-501 must be assessed as provided for in 15-8-306.   History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 140, L. 1925; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 29, L. 1927; re-en. Sec. 3406.9, R.C.M 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 46-1809; amd. Sec. 150, Ch. 27, Sp. L. November 1993.
MT Code § 81-4-512 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 81. Livestock|Chapter 4. Containment of Livestock|Part 5. Roundup of Abandoned Horses|81-4-512. Disposition of proceeds -- abandoned horse fund -- use of fund

  81-4-512. Disposition of proceeds -- abandoned horse fund -- use of fund. All money paid by reclaiming owners of any horse or horses must be paid to the county treasurer and kept in a fund to be designated as the "abandoned horse fund, roundup district No. .... (giving number of district in which the horse or horses were rounded up)". A separate fund must be kept by the county treasurer for each roundup district created in that county. All money received from the sale of horses must be paid to the county treasurer, and if the sum received from the sale of any horse does not exceed the taxes, the penalties, and the roundup fee, the whole amount must be immediately deposited in the abandoned horse fund for the district in which the horse or horses were rounded up. If the sum received from the sale of a horse exceeds the taxes, the penalties, and the roundup fee, the amount of the taxes, the penalties, and the roundup fee must be deposited in the abandoned horse fund for the district and the excess must be kept by the treasurer in a separate fund. The treasurer shall make a record of the description of the horse, the amount received for the horse, and the amount of deductions for the taxes, the penalties, and the roundup fee. The record must be open to public inspection. A person making claim to the board of county commissioners, at any time within 6 months from the date of sale, of ownership of the horse and submitting proof of ownership to the board with the claim, to the satisfaction of the board, is entitled to receive the excess received from the sale of the horse. Any money received from the sale of a horse in excess of the taxes, the penalties, and the roundup fee that is not claimed within 6 months after the sale, at the expiration of that period, becomes the property of the county and must be transferred to the abandoned horse fund for the district in which the horse was rounded up.   History: En. Sec. 10, Ch. 140, L. 1925; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 29, L. 1927; re-en. Sec. 3406.10, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 46-1810; amd. Sec. 2664, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 81-4-513 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 81. Livestock|Chapter 4. Containment of Livestock|Part 5. Roundup of Abandoned Horses|81-4-513. Report of roundup supervisor -- disposition of copies

  81-4-513. Report of roundup supervisor -- disposition of copies. The roundup supervisor in charge of the roundup shall keep an accurate record of all proceedings under the order for the roundup. Within 30 days after the roundup is completed, the supervisor shall prepare in triplicate and verify by oath a full, true, and accurate report of all the proceedings under the order for the roundup. The report must include a complete financial statement, the number and description of horses impounded, and the manner of disposition of the horses. One copy of the report must be filed with the clerk of the board of county commissioners, and the filing is notice of the contents of the report and prima facie proof of the facts stated in the report. Copies of the report must be filed with the department of revenue and with the county treasurer for their information and appropriate action.   History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 140, L. 1925; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 29, L. 1927; re-en. Sec. 3406.11, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 46-1811; amd. Sec. 151, Ch. 27, Sp. L. November 1993; amd. Sec. 2665, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 81-4-514 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 81. Livestock|Chapter 4. Containment of Livestock|Part 5. Roundup of Abandoned Horses|81-4-514. Transfer of moneys of abandoned horse fund to general fund

  81-4-514. Transfer of moneys of abandoned horse fund to general fund. On November 30 of each year, the county treasurer shall, if all claims against any such abandoned horse fund are paid and a balance remains in such fund, transfer all moneys so remaining in such fund to the general fund of the county, subject to the usual division with the state as to any portion of such balance which shall consist of taxes collected on the abandoned horses. No part of the roundup fee of $5 shall be paid to the state. Any portion of the taxes so collected which shall be used in paying claims against said fund is hereby declared to be a part of the cost of collection of such taxes.   History: En. Sec. 12, Ch. 140, L. 1925; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 29, L. 1927; re-en. Sec. 3406.12, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 46-1812.
MT Code § 81-4-515 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 81. Livestock|Chapter 4. Containment of Livestock|Part 5. Roundup of Abandoned Horses|81-4-515. Liability of officers and employees

  81-4-515. Liability of officers and employees. No officer, board, or employee of any county or any employee of any such officer or board shall be liable for any act performed in good faith in discharging official duties under this part. All such acts shall be presumed to have been in good faith and in conformity with this part.   History: En. Sec. 13, Ch. 140, L. 1925; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 29, L. 1927; re-en. Sec. 3406.13, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 46-1813.
MT Code § 81-4-516 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 81. Livestock|Chapter 4. Containment of Livestock|Part 5. Roundup of Abandoned Horses|81-4-516. Limitation of powers or duties of officers

  81-4-516. Limitation of powers or duties of officers. Except as provided in this part, this part may not be construed as limiting the powers or duties of the department of revenue, county treasurers, or other boards or officers.   History: En. Sec. 14, Ch. 140, L. 1925; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 29, L. 1927; re-en. Sec. 3406.13, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 46-1814; amd. Sec. 152, Ch. 27, Sp. L. November 1993.
MT Code § 81-4-601 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 81. Livestock|Chapter 4. Containment of Livestock|Part 6. Estrays|81-4-601. Estray defined

  81-4-601. Estray defined. In this part, "estray" means a horse, mule, mare, gelding, colt, llama, alpaca, bison, cow, ox, bull, stag, steer, heifer, calf, sheep, or lamb:   (1) not bearing a brand and the ownership of which cannot be determined by the stock inspector of the district in which the animal is found by inquiry among reputable resident stock owners or freeholders;   (2) bearing a recorded brand, the owner of which brand cannot be located at or through the post office designated on the records of the department or which owner cannot be located by the stock inspector of the district where the estray is found by inquiry among reputable resident stock owners or freeholders; or   (3) which bears an unrecorded brand, the owner of which unrecorded brand cannot be ascertained by the stock inspector of the district in which the animal is found by inquiry among reputable resident stock owners or freeholders.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 34, L. 1915; re-en. Sec. 3337, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3337, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 112, L. 1959; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 37, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 137, Ch. 310, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 46-1005; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 166, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 417, L. 1993.
MT Code § 81-4-602 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 81. Livestock|Chapter 4. Containment of Livestock|Part 6. Estrays|81-4-602. Estrays -- department authorized to take possession

  81-4-602. Estrays -- department authorized to take possession. The department and its appointed stock inspectors may take possession of estrays found running at large in this state and may dispose of the estrays, subject to the following restrictions.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 34, L. 1915; re-en. Sec. 3333, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3333, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 133, Ch. 310, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 46-1001.
MT Code § 81-4-603 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 81. Livestock|Chapter 4. Containment of Livestock|Part 6. Estrays|81-4-603. Taking up and disposition of estrays -- advertisement

  81-4-603. Taking up and disposition of estrays -- advertisement. (1) A stock inspector authorized by the department shall take into possession an estray found in the stock inspector's district and, except as provided in 81-2-120, shall either:   (a) ship or arrange for the shipment of the estray to a licensed livestock market for sale; or   (b) hold the estray and care for the estray in the cheapest and most practicable manner for at least 10 days and not more than 30 days after public notice is published as provided in subsection (2). During the holding period, the stock inspector shall advertise that the estray is being held and that unless the estray is claimed by the owner, the stock inspector will on a date specified in the notice sell the estray at a public auction to the highest bidder for cash.   (2) The notice must be published in the newspaper doing the county printing of the county in which the estray is found and on the department's website and in each livestock market brand office and county sheriff's office in the state. This notice must be published in the newspaper at least one time and must contain a statement of the date of the sale, the place where the sale is to be held, and a general description of the estray, including the sex and the approximate age, together with an illustration of the brand and the position of the brand on the estray and a description of the place or locality where the estray was found or taken.   (3) Except as provided in 81-2-120, the proceeds from the sale must be disposed of under 81-4-605 and 81-4-606.   (4) The owner of the estray may appear and claim it at any time before the sale or shipment, as provided in this part, upon payment to the department of the cost of caring for the estray as determined by the department.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 34, L. 1915; re-en. Sec. 3334, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3334, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 34, L. 1943; amd. Sec. 134, Ch. 310, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 46-1002; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 166, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 2666, Ch. 56, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 269, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 403, L. 2011.
MT Code § 81-4-604 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 81. Livestock|Chapter 4. Containment of Livestock|Part 6. Estrays|81-4-604. Sale at public auction -- branding

  81-4-604. Sale at public auction -- branding. 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.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 34, L. 1915; re-en. Sec. 3335, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3335, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 135, Ch. 310, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 46-1003.
MT Code § 81-4-605 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 81. Livestock|Chapter 4. Containment of Livestock|Part 6. Estrays|81-4-605. Expenses, how paid -- disposition of proceeds of sale

  81-4-605. Expenses, how paid -- disposition of proceeds of sale. (1) Expenses for collecting, holding, advertising, and selling of the estray, including but not limited to labor, feed, supplies, and veterinary services, shall be paid out of the gross proceeds of the sale of the estray, and the balance of the proceeds of the sale shall be forwarded to the department to be advertised as estray funds in the manner provided by law. The proceeds are subject to claim by the owner of the animal for a period of 2 years from the date of the sale. If the owner of the estray claims the animal before the sale of the animal, the expense incurred by the stock inspector to that time shall be paid by the owner.   (2) The department may adopt rules and establish fees for the handling of estrays.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 34, L. 1915; re-en. Sec. 3336, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3336, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 136, Ch. 310, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 46-1004; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 34, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 444, L. 1983.
MT Code § 81-4-606 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 81. Livestock|Chapter 4. Containment of Livestock|Part 6. Estrays|81-4-606. Publication of description of estrays sold -- disposition of proceeds remaining in state treasury

  81-4-606. Publication of description of estrays sold -- disposition of proceeds remaining in state treasury. A full description of estrays for which the proceeds derived from the sale remains in the hands of the treasurer unclaimed shall be published for the period of two consecutive weekly, semimonthly, or monthly issues after May 1 of each year in not more than four weekly, semimonthly, or monthly publications in this state. The publications shall be designated by the department, and when the publication has been made and the proceeds from the sale of the estrays has remained in the hands of the state treasurer for a period of 2 years, it shall be, by the treasurer, upon request of the department, immediately placed to the credit of the state special revenue fund for the use of the department.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 2, L. 1911; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 20, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 3338, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 63, L. 1927; re-en. Sec. 3338, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 95, L. 1941; amd. Sec. 107, Ch. 147, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 138, Ch. 310, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 46-1006; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 277, L. 1983.
MT Code § 81-4-607 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 81. Livestock|Chapter 4. Containment of Livestock|Part 6. Estrays|81-4-607. Repealed

  81-4-607. Repealed. Sec. 21, Ch. 166, L. 1989.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 94, L. 1907; Sec. 1820, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 3341, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 29, L. 1923; re-en. Sec. 3341, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 137, L. 1943; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 99, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 139, Ch. 310, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 46-1008.
MT Code § 81-4-608 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 81. Livestock|Chapter 4. Containment of Livestock|Part 6. Estrays|81-4-608. Repealed

  81-4-608. Repealed. Sec. 21, Ch. 166, L. 1989.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 94, L. 1907; Sec. 1821, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 3342, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3342, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 46-1010.
MT Code § 81-4-609 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 81. Livestock|Chapter 4. Containment of Livestock|Part 6. Estrays|81-4-609. Repealed

  81-4-609. Repealed. Sec. 21, Ch. 166, L. 1989.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 94, L. 1907; Sec. 1822, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 3343, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3343, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 140, Ch. 310, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 44, Ch. 12, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 46-1011.
MT Code § 81-4-610 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 81. Livestock|Chapter 4. Containment of Livestock|Part 6. Estrays|81-4-610. Repealed

  81-4-610. Repealed. Sec. 21, Ch. 166, L. 1989.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 94, L. 1907; Sec. 1823, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 3344, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3344, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 141, Ch. 310, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 46-1012.
MT Code § 81-4-611 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 81. Livestock|Chapter 4. Containment of Livestock|Part 6. Estrays|81-4-611. through 81-4-620 reserved

  81-4-611 through 81-4-620 reserved.
MT Code § 81-4-621 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 81. Livestock|Chapter 4. Containment of Livestock|Part 6. Estrays|81-4-621. Penalties

  81-4-621. Penalties. A person who, for that person's own use or benefit and without the owner's consent, takes into possession any estray shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable as provided in 46-18-212.   History: (1)En. Sec. 2, Ch. 169, L. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3340, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3340, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 46-1007, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 2, Ch. 29, L. 1923; re-en. Sec. 3341.1, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 46-1009, R.C.M. 1947; (3)En. Sec. 5, Ch. 94, L. 1907; Sec. 1824, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 3345, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3345, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 46-1013, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 46-1007, 46-1009, 46-1013; amd. Sec. 55, Ch. 557, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 166, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 92, L. 1995.
MT Code § 81-5-101 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 81. Livestock|Chapter 5. Unlawful Transporting or Driving of Livestock|Part 1. Unlawful Driving of Animals|81-5-101. Moving livestock from customary range forbidden

  81-5-101. Moving livestock from customary range forbidden. (1) A person who willfully moves or causes to be moved any cattle, horses, mules, swine, llamas, alpacas, domestic bison, or sheep from their owner's customary range without the permission of the owner shall upon conviction be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding 6 months or by a fine not exceeding $500, or both.   (2) A person who negligently moves or causes to be moved any cattle, horses, mules, swine, llamas, alpacas, domestic bison, or sheep from their owner's customary range without the permission of the owner shall upon conviction be punished by:   (a) a term of imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed 6 months;   (b) a fine not exceeding:   (i) $25 for a first offense;   (ii) $250 for a second offense; and   (iii) $500 for a third or subsequent offense; or   (c) both imprisonment and the appropriate fine.   (3) Prior to the imposition of the penalty provided for in subsection (1) or (2), the owner of the livestock shall file a complaint with the department. The department shall conduct an investigation to determine the circumstances under which the livestock were moved.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 60, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 11549, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 11549, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 94-3568, R.C.M. 1947; redes. 46-3002 by Sec. 29, Ch. 513, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 46-3002; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 18, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 166, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 417, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 92, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 403, L. 2011.
MT Code § 81-5-102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 81. Livestock|Chapter 5. Unlawful Transporting or Driving of Livestock|Part 1. Unlawful Driving of Animals|81-5-102. Driving animals upon railroad track

  81-5-102. Driving animals upon railroad track. If a person willfully drives an animal upon a railroad track with intent to injure the corporation or persons owning the railroad and such animal is killed or injured thereby, the person is punishable by a fine not exceeding $50,000 or imprisonment in the state prison not exceeding 5 years, or both, and is liable for all injury or damage occasioned by reason of such act.   History: Ap. p. Sec. 1191, Pen. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 8865, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 11555, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 11555, R.C.M. 1935; redes. 46-3003 by Sec. 29, Ch. 513, L. 1973; Sec. 46-3003, R.C.M. 1947; Ap. p. Sec. 724, 5th Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; amd. Sec. 957, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 4316, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 6547, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 6547, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 72-408, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 46-3003, 72-408; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 14, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 198, L. 1981.
MT Code § 81-5-103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 81. Livestock|Chapter 5. Unlawful Transporting or Driving of Livestock|Part 1. Unlawful Driving of Animals|81-5-103. Abandonment of sheep -- penalty

  81-5-103. Abandonment of sheep -- penalty. A person who has, by virtue of employment as herder, driver, or otherwise, the charge or custody of sheep and who willfully abandons the sheep or allows them to stray from the person's charge or custody shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than $100, by imprisonment of not less than 3 months or more than 1 year, or by both. However, if the person who has charge or custody of the sheep gave the owner of the sheep or the owner's authorized agent at least 5 days' notice of the intention to quit employment, the person may not be considered to have abandoned the sheep, within the meaning of this section, by leaving the sheep after the expiration of the period.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 116, L. 1909; re-en. Sec. 11550, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 11550, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 94-35-200, R.C.M. 1947; redes. 46-3004 by Sec. 29, Ch. 513, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 46-3004; amd. Sec. 2667, Ch. 56, L. 2009.