(1) Permits are issued by the Department of Livestock. Persons applying for permits shall provide the following information: names and addresses of the consignor and consignee, number and kind of animals, origin of shipment, destination, purpose of shipment, and such other information as the state veterinarian may require.(2) Permits are valid for 30 days from the date of veterinary inspection specified on the health certificate unless otherwise specified as follows: (a) blanket: (i) permanent market, until rescinded;(ii) temporary market, up to 30 days;(b) cross border grazer, nine months;(c) semen: (ii) bovine, domestic, annual;(iii) bovine, international, annual; and(d) biologics, conditional, up to 2 years; and(e) biologics, permanent, 5 years.(3) Permits will be issued provided the animals shown thereon are in compliance with these rules. However, to cope with changing disease conditions, the state veterinarian may refuse to issue a permit or make such conditions not specifically set forth in these rules for its issuance as is necessary to protect livestock health in Montana.(4) Permits will be provided to persons requesting them immediately upon issue. To facilitate the movement of animals or items required to enter Montana by permit, if the prerequisites have been met, a permit number may be issued electronically or verbally. The permit number must be affixed to the health certificate if required, waybill, brand inspection certificate, and any other official documents in this fashion: "Montana Permit No." followed by the number.Eff. 12/31/72; AMD, Eff. 11/4/75; AMD, Eff. 6/5/76; AMD, Eff. 5/5/77; AMD, 1977 MAR p. 962, Eff. 11/26/77; EMERG, AMD, 1/20/78; 1978 MAR p. 579, Eff. 4/25/78; AMD, 1978 MAR p. 1179, Eff. 8/11/78; AMD, 1979 MAR p. 844, Eff. 8/17/79; AMD, 1980 MAR p. 1713, Eff. 6/27/80; AMD, 2014 MAR p. 1096, Eff. 5/23/14; AMD, 2015 MAR p. 936, Eff. 7/17/2015; AMD, 2016 MAR p. 2428, Eff. 12/24/2016; AMD, 2018 MAR p. 1960, Eff. 10/6/2018; AMD, 2019 MAR p. 2125, Eff. 11/23/2019; AMD, 2024 MAR p. 2231, Eff. 9/21/2024AUTH: 81-2-102, 81-2-103, 81-2-104, 81-2-707, 81-20-101, MCA; IMP: 81-2-102, 81-2-103, 81-2-104, 81-2-703, 81-20-101, MCA