§ 2-34-208 - Registration of brands. - Arkansas Statutes

2-34-208. Registration of brands.

(a) Every person desiring to adopt a brand, or to continue to use a brand, shall make application to the Division of Brand Registry in the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission for the registration of the brand in the manner prescribed in this section.

(b) The division shall prepare a standard form which shall be made available to those persons who desire to apply for a brand.

(c) The applicants shall show a front, rear, left, and right side view of the animals upon which the brand will be eligible for registry.

(d) The brand location shall be designated in the following body regions: head, right jaw, neck, shoulder, rib and right and left jaw, neck, shoulder, rib and neck, right and left hip, thigh and breeching.

(e) The applicant shall select not less than three (3) distinct brands and list them in the preferred order and shall likewise select three (3) locations on the animal and list them in preferred order.

(f) Applications for registration or reregistration shall be properly signed and notarized and accompanied by a fee of five dollars ($5.00).

(g) A brand, if approved and accepted by the division for registry, shall be of good standing during the five-year period in which it is recorded.