Sec. 03.35.070. Definitions.
As used in this chapter, (1) “domestic animal” includes goats, sheep, cattle, horses, and swine; (2) “owner of land” includes a freeholder, tenant, contract vendee, or other person in actual possession of land.
Sec. 03.40.010. Brands and marks.
Any person owning cattle, reindeer, bison, musk oxen, elk, sheep, horses, mules, or asses may adopt a brand or mark. After recording the brand or mark as provided in AS 03.40.030, the person has the exclusive right to its use.
Sec. 03.40.020. Record of ownership.
The owner may brand or mark an animal on either side with the owner’s brand or mark. The animal shall be branded or marked so that the brand or mark shows distinctly. Sheep may be marked distinctly with a mark or device to distinguish them readily when they become intermixed with other flocks of sheep […]
Sec. 03.40.030. Recording.
(a) To adopt a brand or mark, a person shall forward to the commissioner a facsimile of the brand or mark, together with a written application, and the recording fee of $2. Upon receipt, the commissioner shall record the brand or mark unless it is of record or conflicts with or closely resembles that of […]
Sec. 03.40.040. Copy of record; procurement; fee.
Upon the recording of a brand or mark, the commissioner shall furnish the owner with a certified copy of the record. Additional certified copies of the record may be obtained by anyone upon the payment of $1 for each copy.
Sec. 03.40.050. Use without certificate prohibited.
A person may not brand any horse, cattle, reindeer, bison, musk oxen, elk, mule, or ass unless the person using the brand holds a written certificate of acceptance from the commissioner.
Sec. 03.40.060. Penalty for use without certificate.
A person who violates AS 03.40.050 is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $300.
Sec. 03.30.030. Fence as nuisance.
Any wire fence so dilapidated as to be of no practical use as a fence that is a menace to livestock is a public nuisance and may be abated by a court in a proceeding instituted for that purpose.
Sec. 03.40.070. Brand is personal property.
A recorded brand or mark is the property of the person causing the record to be made, and is subject to sale, assignment, transfer, devise, and descent, as personal property. Instruments of writing evidencing the sale, assignment, or transfer of the brand or mark shall be recorded by the commissioner, and the fee for recording […]
Sec. 03.30.060. Failure to close roadside gate used for retaining livestock.
A person failing to close a roadside gate after opening the same is presumed to be negligent and liable for all consequent damage upon proof thereof. For the purposes of this section, a “roadside gate” is a contrivance located alongside or near a public or private road made for the purpose of passing through a […]