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32.3.201    DEFINITIONS

(1) In this subchapter:

(a) "Dairy cattle" means cattle of dairy breeds or dairy types that may at some time be used for the production of milk or milk products for human consumption.

(b) "Dairy Goats" means goats of dairy breeds or dairy types that may at some time be used for the production of milk or milk products for human consumption.

(c) "Livestock" means cattle, horses, mules, asses, sheep, swine, goats, domestic bison, llamas, and ratites.

(d) "Animals" means livestock, dogs, cats, rabbits, rodents, game animals, furbearing and wild mammals, poultry, and other birds.

(e) "Poultry" means domesticated birds including, but not limited to, chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, guinea fowl, pigeons, and pheasants.

(f) "Health certificate" means a legible record written on an official health certificate form of the state of origin or an equivalent form of the U.S. Department of Agriculture attesting that the animals described thereon have been visually inspected and found to meet the entry requirements of the state of Montana. In addition the health certificate shall conform to the requirements of ARM 32.3.206.

(g) "Permit" means an official document issued by the Montana Department of Livestock after proper application which allows the movement of animals, or, biologics into Montana. In addition, the permit shall conform to the requirements of ARM 32.3.207.

(h) "Virgin bull" means a sexually intact male bovine less than 12 months of age or a sexually intact male bovine 12 to 24 months of age that is accompanied by a signed affidavit from the owner or manager as having had no potential breeding contact with sexually intact female cattle.

(i) "Virgin heifer" means a sexually intact female cattle less than 24 months of age that is accompanied by a signed affidavit from the owner or agent as having had no potential breeding contact with sexually intact male cattle.

History: 81-2-102, 81-2-103, 81-20-101, MCA; IMP, 81-2-102, 81-2-103, 81-20-101, MCA; 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; EMERG, AMD, 1/20/78; 1978 MAR p. 579, Eff. 4/25/78; AMD, 1978 MAR p. 1179, Eff. 8/11/78; AMD, 1979 MAR p. 844, Eff. 8/17/79; AMD, 1980 MAR p. 1713, Eff. 6/27/80; AMD, 1990 MAR p. 300, Eff. 2/9/90; AMD, 1996 MAR p. 2300, Eff. 8/23/96; AMD, 2007 MAR p. 204, Eff. 2/9/07; AMD, 2011 MAR p. 2541, Eff. 11/26/11; AMD, 2011 MAR p. 2632, Eff. 12/9/11.

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