On Saturday, January 1, 2022, the Montana Department of Livestock (MDOL) Brand Re-record period ended. Brand Re-record is a one year period in which Montana brand owners renew their brands with the state to ensure an accurate record of livestock brands that are still in use. Brand Re-record began in 1921 and occurs every ten years.

As of January 1, 2021, there were 55,567 brands recorded with the Department of Livestock. By December 31, 2021, 47,663 brands were rerecorded. During the re-record year, the Department of Livestock also recorded 1,000 new brands and completed over 3,000 brand tr...