32.4.801    CATCH PEN AND HANDLING DEVICE

(1) All alternative livestock farm licensees must have a catch pen and a handling device that enables the licensee to test, inspect, mark, and tag all alternative livestock on the premises.

(2) A permanent or portable handling device must be on the alternative livestock farm at all times. The handling device must be of a size appropriate for the species of animal and must provide for the safety of the animal and the handler.

(3) Each licensed alternative livestock farm property must have a catch pen within the perimeter fencing to facilitate the confinement, handling, and movement of animals. Alternative livestock farm properties with a physical separation distance between pastures are required to maintain a catch pen in each pasture.

History: 87-4-422, MCA; IMP, 87-4-422, MCA; NEW, 1999 MAR p. 136, Eff. 1/15/99; AMD, 2010 MAR p. 2974, Eff. 12/24/10.