Deer farm inspection fees

Deer farms with a herd that contains white-tailed deer must pay an annual inspection fee to the DNR. This includes cervid herds containing only white-tailed deer as well as mixed herds that contain white-tailed deer. If you do not have white-tailed deer in your cervid herd, you must pay your annual inspection and associated fees to the Board of Animal Health.

Inspection payment form

All items marked with an asterisk (*) are required to correctly calculate the fee

 Annual inspection
 Fencing re-inspection

Registered herd location

*Select all species in the herd:

 White-tailed Deer
 Elk
 Reindeer
 Red Deer

 Fallow Deer
 Sika Deer
 Muntjac Deer
 Other

 Yes  No

 Yes  No

Total:  

Registered herd location

 $250
 $500

Fee calculation: If a fence deficiency is detected during an inspection, the facility must be re-inspected at least once in the subsequent three months. The deer farm owner must pay a re-inspection fee equal to one-half the applicable annual inspection fee for each re-inspection related to a fence violation (Minnesota Statue 35.155).

Total:  

Please select at least one herd species from the list to continue. One of the species must be white-tailed deer. If your herd does not contain white-tailed deer, pay your annual inspection and associated fees to the Board of Animal Health.

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Answers to all questions marked with an asterisk(*) are required to correctly calculate the fee.

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