Re: [RC] horse inspection requirements - Sisu West Ranch
"...As most of us do not have a 'brand' on our
h..."
This is really a case of a confusing name.
Think of it the same as the registration papers for your automobile. MT
requires papers on all livestock removed from its home county (so you can go to
the vet clinic if it is in the same county).
Whether on not there is a brand or a freeze mark on
a horse doesn't matter. You prove ownership of the animal to the
inspector, and he issues a certificate describing the horse period. If you
have a herd of animals going to an auction, there is a cheap inspection that
only lasts a little while. If the animal is a riding horse, you pay a bit
more and the paper lasts until you sell the animal or move. When I bought
Stevie from within MT, I had his old inspection paper and a bill of sale.
The brand inspector took both and gave me a new one.
I used to worry when I owned grade animals and
lived in a non inspection state, if I could really prove I owned
them. The bill of sale usually said something like bay gelding with star
aged about 10.
The confusion will probably come to an end when the
livestock instant ID system goes in to effect in due course.
When I moved to MT I checked and found that the
interstate health papers, which included a MT import number, were all I needed
until I got to Ravalli County where the papers said I was going.
Ed
Ed & Wendy Hauser 2994 Mittower
Road Victor, MT 59875
