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Register a Premise
Premises Registration Instructions
A premises is defined as a location operated by an entity
that participates in food animal production and/or commerce
that is, in the judgment of the State Animal Health
Official or Area Veterinarian in Charge, epidemiologically
and/or geographically distinct from other livestock
production units.
As the National Animal Identification System develops,
premises identification numbers will be used to identify
all places and animals that have potentially been exposed
to an animal disease. The process of animal disease
surveillance, containment, and eradication may lead
to heard tests, holds on cattle movement and sales,
or quarantines of property and animals.
At this time, premises registration in Montana is completely
voluntary. You are not required to register your premises
or individually identify your calves or cows. Please
refer to the Department of Livestock website (http://www.discoveringmontana.com/liv/)
or the Animal and Ranges Sciences Extension website
(http://animalrangeextension.montana.edu/Beef/beef.htm)
for more information about the National Animal Identification
System.
Step One: Account Set Up
The account information is the contact information for
the livestock business entity. The contact may be the
owner, ranch manager, or other person with knowledge
of livestock health management protocols and animal
movement.
Business Name: Please list the name
of the ranch, farm, auction market, feedlot, or other
livestock business entity.
Contact Names: Please list at least
one person that can be contacted in case of an animal
health event.
Contact Information: Complete the
contact information as fully as possible to help the
animal health officials reach the contact person as
quickly as possible. The address for the account may
be a post office box or even an out of state address.
Business Type: Indicate the business
structure of the livestock business entity.
Operation Type: Indicate the type
of operation for the account. Definitions of the options
are below.
- Production Unit- Farm, Ranch, Flock, Feedlot, Hunting
lease, etc.
- Clinic- Location where animals are treated for a
disease or injury.
- Exhibition- Animal show or exhibition (i.e. State
Fair, National Show, etc.)
- Laboratory- Location where animal is terminated
and carcass is examined.
- Market/Collection Point- Livestock market/auction
or collection point where animals are sold.
- Non-producer Participant- Organization that records
animal information and has no association with the
animals (i.e. DHIA, Veterinarian, etc.)
- Port of Entry- Location where animals are allowed
to enter into the U.S.
- Quarantine Facility- Location where diseased animals
are quarantined.
- Rendering- Location where animals that died at the
farm or in transit are processed.
- Slaughter Plant- Location where animals are terminated
for consumption.
- Tagging Site- Location where animals are tagged
with an official USDA approved ID device.
Step Two: Premises Registration
Premises Name: Indicate a name for
the premises to be registered. This will be important
if the business entity plans to register more than one
premises.
Premises Address: A physical address
is needed for premises registration. This address will
be validated against a U.S. Post Office database to
prevent duplicate registrations.
Driving Directions: Please indicate
driving directions to your ranch or farm from the nearest
town or major road intersection. If the physical address
you provide does not validate against the database during
data entry, an exception premises number will need to
be requested and that process requires driving directions.
Legal Description and GPS Coordinates:
Please include this information if at all possible.
Many Montana ranch addresses are not validating against
the USPS database and this information helps the data
entry staff to request a premises registration number
through an exception process.
GPS coordinates will be used to help animal health
officials locate the contact person at the premises
in the event of an animal disease situation. Please
indicate where on the premises the GPS coordinates were
taken to assist the animal health officials locate the
premises and the contact person. The coordinates need
to be in decimal format rather than degree format. Your
extension agent, district brand inspector, or other
government agency staff person may be able to help you
get your GPS coordinates.
Premises Type: Indicate the type of
operation for the premises registration. See the definitions
above.
Species Types: Please indicate all
domesticated species that reside at your premises location.
It is not necessary to indicate wildlife species inhabiting
your premises. If you have fowl, please circle the types
of fowl located at your premises.
Signature: Please sign the form and
return it to the address on the form. Your signature
indicates that all the information provided is true
and accurate to your knowledge.
NOTE: If you need more than one premises registered,
please make a copy of the second page, fill in all the
applicable sections and include it with the other pages
of the form.
Notification of Registration
After your information has been verified and processed
by State of Montana staff and a premises registration
number has been issued for your location, you will receive
an email from the national database if provided an email
address. Montana will also send you a letter and/or
card with your premises number.
Questions
If you have questions about this process or filling
out the form, please contact
- the Department of Livestock at 406-444-7323,
- your local county Extension agent, or
- the Extension Beef Specialist’s office at
406-994-4323.
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