REQUEST FOR BRAND BOOK


Dear Brand Book Inquirer:

The Department of Livestock accepts requests for brand books from any interested parties. The brands included in the listing are registered brands only and are not available brands. For information on available brands please refer to the following link: Available Brand Listings Information . The listing is furnished as a public service and the Department does not profit by its production.

This information is provided under the following conditions:

1.    will pay for all charges and costs related to producing and mailing this report. The cost per copy is $18.00 per county including shipping. Payments should be sent to:

        Book Listing
        Department of Livestock
        BOX 202001
        Helena, MT 59620-2001

2.    Under Montana law, Section 2-6-109 M.C.A., if we provide you with a document including private addresses, you may not use it as a mailing list. If you do so, you may be guilty of a misdemeanor.

3.    the Department is continuously updating the information on file as brands are transferred or new brands issued, the listing you receive may already be out of date. The Department is therefore not responsible for any changes in ownership or errors in the final product, including those which may have been included, inadvertently or otherwise, in the listing given to you.

4.    listing will not be considered by the Department or a court of law, as an official brand book or document.

5.    statement to the effect, such as the below example must be included prominently in any final publication, or with any use of the listing given to you.

       : This publication is not a publication of the State of Montana.
        may not be used for official Department of Livestock business or for brand
        verification in a court of law. The Department of Livestock is not
        for any errors herein.

6.    must be understood that any final product is not being produced at the request of the Department, and that the Department does not need, nor is it under any obligation to use, purchase, or otherwise support in any manner this project.

7.    request for a listing is considered an acceptance of the these terms.