Department of Livestock

Montana Import Requirements

All animals entering Montana must have: A current Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI) An import permit. Met all animal health import requirements

Please select the species you are importing to find out about species specific import requirements including: CVI, permit, vaccination, testing, and identification requirements.

NOTE: Every effort is made to keep these requirements current and accurate. Please call the Department of Livestock at (406) 444-2043 during regular business hours (8 AM – 4:45 PM MST, Monday – Friday) for the latest information.

To obtain an import permit, please call the import line at (406) 444–2976. While the permit line is available to veterinarians 24 hours a day, seven days a week, not all permit types are available during non-business hours. Equine import permits are available online at animalhealthimports.mt.gov.

Livestock

• Cattle, Oxen, Bison
• Goats
• Horses, Donkeys, Mules, Zebras
• Sheep
• Swine

Alternative Livestock

• Bighorn Sheep, Dall Sheep, Desert Sheep, Rocky Mountain Goats
• Antelope, Caribou, Deer, Elk, Fallow Deer, Muntjacs, Reindeer
• Musk Ox

Poultry

• Poultry & Hatching Eggs

Small Animals

• Cats, Dogs, Ferrets
• Chinchillas, Guinea Pigs, Hamsters, Mice, Rabbits, and Rats
• Pet Birds

Other

• Llamas, Alpacas, Camels, Guanacos, Vicunas
• Ostrich, Rhea, and Emu
• Elephants
• Yaks, Water Buffalo
• Fish
• Reptiles, Snakes
• Wild Birds, Birds of Prey, Exotic Waterfowl
• All Other Species

Prohibited Species

Addax Alligator Aoudad Sheep Axis deer Barbary sheep Bats* Bontebok Brush-tailed possum Chamois goat Chimpanzee Collared Peccary European boar Foxes* Gemsbok Grizzly Bears (brown bears) Hartebeest Ibex Kangaroos Macaque Monkey Moose Mouflon sheep

Nutria Opossum (Virginia or North American) Oryx Prairie Dogs Primates Raccoons* Red deer Reedbucks Ringtail cat (Cacomistle or Miner’s cat) Roe deer Rusa deer Russian boar Sambar deer Sassabies (blesbok topi) Short-tailed opossum Sika deer Skunks* Southern Flying Squirrel Tahr (hemitraguis) Wildebeest

*May be allowed for research, fur farm, exhibition under special permit from FWP in addition to CVI & Permit

If the species in question is not listed previously, or in the following two laws (see links below), then the species is prohibited for importation into the State of Montana. However, the import classification system is ongoing and subject to change. If in doubt, call (406) 444-2043.

http://data.opi.mt.gov/bills/mca/87/5/87-5-706.htm
http://data.opi.mt.gov/bills/mca/87/5/87-5-714.htm