HELENA, Mont. (NMB) – Montana’s Livestock Loss Board pays livestock owners for verified livestock losses due to wolves, grizzly bears, and mountain lions. A press release says SB 133 was passed during Montana’s 2019 legislative session and requires a livestock owner to be current on their per-capita fees in order to receive a payment from the State for their loss.
Anyone owning livestock is annually required to pay per-capita fees. While not all livestock are covered for loss, there is still a requirement to pay fees on cattle, sheep, goats, horses, mules, swine, poultry, bees, bison, and other animals. Per-capita fees help fund the Department of Livestock activities such as monitoring animal health, preventing and investigating livestock theft and managing predators.
