How to Complete the New Livestock Manifest

• The new livestock manifest is divided into seven parts (A, B, C, D, E, F and G). Parts B, C, D, E and G capture the same information that is recorded on the old livestock manifest.
• Part A (Purpose of the Manifest) and Part F (Livestock Security Interest Declaration) are new.
• Producers transporting or driving livestock must indicate whether they are using the manifest for “transport only” or for “transport for sale”. If the livestock is transported for sale, the manifest must indicate whether the livestock is being transported by the owner of the livestock or by a livestock dealer on behalf of the owner.
• The livestock security interest declaration is now mandatory but only if the livestock is transported for sale. If the manifest is used for “transport only”, Part F does not have to be completed.
• The new Alberta livestock manifest is only for cattle, horses and sheep.
• A livestock manifest is not required to transport horses within Alberta unless they are being transported for sale or slaughter or to an inspection site (feedlot, abattoir, auction market or country sale).
• The livestock security interest declaration must be completed by the owner of the livestock (cattle, horses and sheep) and provided to the person who owes the seller the sale proceeds. The owner of the livestock can also provide the security interest declaration by separate declaration and this can be noted on Part A of the manifest. If there is a livestock security interest in the livestock or the dam of the livestock being sold, the sale proceeds are required to be paid as follows:
• for livestock security interests held by a feeder association (under the Feeder Association Guarantee Act R.S.A. 2000 c. F-11) – to the feeder association on account of the member;
• for livestock security interests held by a private lender (i.e. FCC Alliance Partner, Viterra, breeder co-operatives) - to the private lender on account of the borrower; and
• for livestock security interests held by a financial institution (i.e. bank, credit union, ATB etc) with whom the seller has a deposit account – to the financial institution and the owner of the livestock.