3-1261. Adoption and recording of brand and earmark; brand as property right; sale or transfer A. Every person owning range livestock in this state shall adopt and record a brand with the division with which to brand such livestock. Branding shall be performed by a hot iron, freezing, acid or any other method that will […]
3-1262. Recording brand and earmark; lease of brand for transient livestock A. The division shall record all brands and earmarks adopted as provided in this article. Recording shall consist of depicting a facsimile of the brand adopted, and a diagram of the earmarks, together with an entry of the name, residence, telephone number and post […]
3-1263. Systems for recording or rerecording The division may record and rerecord brands and earmarks in a brand book or a filing system. Recording or rerecording by either method is compliance with the requirements of this article.
3-1264. Schedule for rerecording brands and earmarks A. Beginning from and after December 31, 1985 each owner of a brand or earmark who desires to continue to use it shall apply to the division to rerecord the brand or earmark on the prescribed date and every five years thereafter according to the following schedule: Calendar […]
3-1265. Failure to rerecord as abandonment All recorded brands or earmarks for which no application to rerecord has been made within three years following the due date for rerecording shall be deemed abandoned and no longer of record.
3-1266. Fees for recording, rerecording and leasing The fee for recording a brand and earmark shall be seventy-five dollars and shall entitle the owner to a certified copy of the record. For recording a bill of sale or other instrument of conveyance of a brand and mark, the fee shall be twenty-five dollars. For issuance […]
3-1267. Certified copy of brand entries as evidence; brand on animals as evidence of ownership A. A certified copy of an entry in a brand book or filing system relating to a recorded brand or mark shall be received in the courts of this state as prima facie evidence of all the facts required to […]
3-1268. Issuance of brand books; charge and expenses A. The division may issue, when it deems advisable, books and supplements containing transcripts of part or all of its records of brands and earmarks, arranged and indexed suitably for use in identifying brands or earmarks on livestock, sheep or hides. B. Copies of such books shall […]
3-1269. Use of unrecorded brand prohibited; violation; classification; exception A. A person who knowingly brands livestock with an unrecorded, cancelled, suspended or forfeited brand is guilty of a class 3 misdemeanor. B. This section does not apply to persons that brand livestock with year, birth, numeric herd or alphabetic herd brands.
