Veterinarian Accreditation Information

Montana Veterinarians

• 32.3.138: Deputy State Veterinarian Definitions
• 32.3.139: Appointment As Deputy State Veterinarian
• 32.3.140: Duties Of Deputy State Veterinarian
• 32.3.141: Revocation Or Suspension Of Appointment Of Deputy State Veterinarian

    In order to do official work in Montana, veterinarians must be:

• Licensed by the Montana Board of Veterinary Medicine
• Federally accredited in Montana (federal accreditation in another state does not transfer to Montana)
• Deputized by the Montana Department of Livestock

• A joint federal accreditation/state deputization training seminar is offered twice a year at MDOL in Helena
  • 2026 Seminar Dates: 
    • January 21st, 2026
    • July 15th, 2026
  • Call (406) 444-2976 for additional information
• Contact USDA-APHIS-VS office for additional information on federal accreditation (406) 437-9450
• Official work includes, but is not limited to: 
  • Writing interstate and international CVIs
  • Official testing and vaccinating (TB, brucellosis, trich, EIA, etc)
  • Issuing and releasing quarantines 
• Montana Accredited Veterinarian Change in Information Form

Disease Reporting

• MCA 81-2-107: Duty to report contagious diseases
• MCA 81-2-108: Diseased animals not to run at large – burial of carcasses
• Montana Reportable Animal Diseases
• General Disease Control Provisional ARMs 
• Reportable Disease Call List

Rabies

• Compendium of Animal Rabies Prevention and Control
• MCA 50.23 Part 1: Restrictions on Possession of Wild Animals
• ARM 32.3.12: Rabies
• Rabies Sample Collection
• Vaccination Certificate Form
• Additional Rabies Information

Brucellosis

• Official Vaccination Protocols
• Vaccination Certificate (Excel-based)
• Designated Surveillance Area

Diagnostic Laboratory

• MVDL Website
• A Pathologist's Perspective on VDLs, Dale M Webb, DVM, PhD
• Fixation

Identification

• Official Eartags 
  • Ordering:
    • Bangs tags, Brite tags, scrapie tags: Contact USDA-APHIS-VS (406) 449-2220
    • Trich tags, Contact MDOL (406) 444-2976
    • 840-series orange (Bangs) and yellow RFID tags require a national premises ID number and must be ordered independently.  The Department of Livestock no longer carries the RFID tags.
  • Approved forms of official ID:
    • 840-series RFIDs, scrapie tags, trich tags (must be approved by receiving state when shipping bulls out of state).
    • Please see Official Eartags - Criteria and Options  for additional information
  • Use of Official Eartags
    • Official identification should always be used for official documents (ICVIs, quarantines, TB, brucellosis, trich, and EIA tests, etc)
    • Animals shall be identified with only one official tag. A second official tag may be allowed by the Area Veterinarian in Charge (AVIC) where maintaining identity is important such as in the cases of:  a) export shipments, b) quarantined herds, c) or field trials, experiments, or disease surveys.  Animals carrying one or more official tags shall not be retagged with yet another official eartag except as allowed by the AVIC for stated purposes above.  In the case of multiple official eartags, none shall be removed.  All alpha-numeric characters of every official eartag carried by the animal shall be listed as the animal’s identification number on all official documents. 
• Intrastate Requirements
  • ARM 32.3.2006: Intrastate Movement of Cattle: Identification
  • ARM 32.3.434: Animal Identification within the DSA
  • ARM 32.3.1303 and 32.3.1308: Sheep and Goat ID
• Interstate Requirements
  • Cattle Traceability Matrix

Animal Movement

• Import
  • MCA 81-2-703: Documents Required for Importation
  • MCA 81-2-303: Owner Guilty of Misdemeanor when
  • MCA 81-2-704: Quarantine for Illegal Entry - Liability for Expenses
  • Alternative Documentation
    • Seasonal Grazers
  • Montana Import Requirements
• Export
  • Other States' Import Requirements
  • International Movement: contact USDA-APHIS (406) 449-2220
  • 2022 MDOL eCVI Policy
• Forms
  • Electronic Options Flyer 

Biologics

• ARM 32.3.2301: Control of Biologics
• Montana Biologics Imports

Trichomoniasis

• Trichomoniasis Administrative Rules of Montana
• Trich Movement Summary
• Virgin Bull Statement
• Licensed Quarantine Feedlot Application
• Veterinarian Testing Protocol
  • TF InPouch Product Insert
  • TF Transit Tube Product Insert
• Bovine Trichomoniasis: Fact Sheet for Montana Cattle Producers 
• Cost Per Cow - CSU

Alternative Livestock

• Alternative Livestock Veterinarian Accreditation Resources

Contacts

• Montana Board of Veterinary Medicine
• Montana Veterinary Medical Association
• Montana Board of Livestock
• Montana Brands Enforcement Personnel
• Sheriff and Police Station Locator
• Montana Association of Counties
• Montana Disaster and Emergency Services
• County Public Health Offices

January 2025 Veterinarian Accreditation PowerPoint