Who needs a Livestock Dealer License?
You will need a livestock dealer license if you will be doing any of the following: • Operating as a Livestock Auction Market. A livestock auction market is any livestock congregation point where livestock are accepted on consignment and the auction method is used in the marketing of the animals. Please note that a public auction of farm goods by a farmer is not included in this definition of a livestock auction. • Operating a Collection Point. A Collection Point is a place where livestock are congregated for future movement to market or to be purchased by the owner or agent of the facility for movement for direct slaughter. A collection point does not involve auction of animals. • Operating a Buying Station. A Buying Station is any stockyard or concentration point, other than a public stockyard, at which livestock is brought and sold or assembled for shipment to a packing plant or a public stockyard, or graded or weighed for the purpose of establishing a basis for sale or reshipment.
