What does the Feed Program do for you?

The program licenses and regulates commercial feed manufacturers and dealers to ensure the quality of feed products distributed in Montana. Objectives include:

• Safeguarding the health of humans and animals
• Promoting safe and effective nutrition for livestock and companion animals
• Ensuring truth in labeling
• Ensuring standardization and uniformity of terms and definitions used in the feed industry.

Measures to Ensure Product Quality

The feed program samples feed products at manufacturing sites, storage areas, distribution and transit points, retail stores, and on-farm feed mixing areas. Samples are analyzed at the department's Analytical Laboratory in Bozeman for compliance with labeling claims. Test results are reported to manufacturers. All feed products must be properly and accurately labeled.

Unprocessed hay is not subject to the act. However, producers and consumers can get hay tested for feed quality.

Details available at the feed program page.