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Department of Livestock
Brands Enforcement Division
PO Box 202001
Helena, MT 59620-2001
(406) 444-2045
Email: brands@mt.gov
The Montana Department of Livestock has taken up the following estrayed animals. For more information or to claim the estray, please contact your district investigator.
2025-12-29_515
The Montana Department of Livestock has taken up the estrayed animal listed below on the 29th day of December 2025. The animal was found near the intersection of Carbine Road and Leighton Road, Ronan, Lake County, MT.
For information, contact Jason Kimball, District Investigator, (406) 475-1107.
The animal will sell at Montana Livestock Auction, Ramsay, MT., on Tuesday, January 20, 2026.
The animals is described as follows:
- One (1) Black cow, older than 10 years, branded 9 Hanging Lazy M on Right Rib and Lazy Spade on Left Rib.
