Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 32 - LIVESTOCK › Chapter 32.15 - MARKETING OF LIVESTOCK › Subchapter 32.15.1 - Livestock Markets › Rule 32.15.110 - LIVESTOCK MARKET YARD REGULATIONS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1)
				Every licensed market shall keep and maintain the separate identity of the
				animals at the market.
(2) All
				livestock entering such a market enclosure for sale must be checked in to the
				operator of the market at the time of delivery of the livestock. A list of the
				livestock offered for sale must be furnished in triplicate showing the number,
				sex, and holding brand of all livestock offered for sale, and the time that
				such livestock is checked in at the market. One copy must be furnished to the
				state stock inspector, one copy placed on the gate of the pen in which such
				livestock is placed for inspection, and one copy retained and filed by the
				livestock market.
(3) All livestock
				entered into a licensed market must be placed in pens and be kept separate by
				ownership until inspected by the state stock inspector and released. Livestock
				which has not been inspected cannot be placed in pens containing stock that has
				already been inspected without authority from the state stock inspector. There
				must be a check-in ticket or copy thereof in the true owner's name on each pen,
				and if more than one pen is used for a separate consignment each pen must be
				listed on the original check-in ticket.
(4) All livestock yarded after sale for an
				individual purchaser must be placed in pens and be kept separate by ownership
				until inspected by the state stock inspector and released for removal from the
				market area. It is the duty of the market operator to furnish the brand
				inspector the pen number and the number of animals in each pen and the name of
				purchaser. All animals must be made available by the market operator for
				inspection. After sale, all livestock must be kept separate by ownership until
				removal from the market area. A copy of the purchase order, showing the name or
				names of the consignor, the number of animals and their weight, must be
				delivered to the inspector before release of the animals purchased. Transfers
				of ownership must be shown on the purchase order as made after sale.
(5) No cattle or horses delivered to a
				livestock market for sale may be sold until inspected by the stock inspector,
				and no cattle or horses may be removed from the premises of the livestock
				market until clearance has been issued by the stock inspector.
(6) The operator of a licensed market or
				market agency must furnish necessary help to assist stock inspectors in
				handling livestock to be inspected for brands prior to sale or removal from
				market area.
(7) All livestock
				consigned to a licensed market must be checked in, penned and sold in the true
				owner's name, and all net proceeds must be paid to such owner except for valid
				liens and mortgages against the property sold.
(8) Fully modern, regularly maintained and
				serviced and accurately operated livestock scales must be provided by each
				livestock market for the determination of accurate weights from which total
				prices paid for livestock sold are computed.
(a) Competent, experienced and qualified
				weighmen shall do the actual weighing of all livestock.
(b) Cattle sold for individual owners or for
				the Montana department of livestock, brands-enforcement division must be
				weighed in the true owner's name and according to brands as shown by stock
				inspector's tally, unless sold by the head.