(1) Under the authority of 87-4-414(5), MCA, the department may grant a temporary waiver to identification requirements. The licensee may request a temporary waiver if the animal meets the following requirements:

(a) the animal is tattooed in compliance with 81-3-102, MCA, or 87-1-231, MCA; and

(b) for animals 12 months of age and older, the animal has one existing form of approved identification.

(2) Temporary waivers expire January 1 of the year following the year of issuance.