Current with legislation from 2024 Fiscal and Special Sessions.
Section 2-34-208 - Registration of brands(a) A person desiring to adopt a brand or to continue to use a brand shall apply to the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission for the registration of the brand in the manner prescribed in this section.(b) The commission shall prepare a standard form, which shall be made available to those persons who desire to apply for a brand.(c) An applicant 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 at least three (3):(1) Distinct brands and list them in the preferred order; and(2) 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 reasonable fee to be determined by the commission to offset the costs of administering this section.(g) A brand, if approved and accepted by the commission for registry, shall be of good standing during the five-year period in which it is recorded.Amended by Act 2017, No. 1011,§ 29, eff. 8/1/2017.Amended by Act 2015, No. 965,§ 3, eff. 7/22/2015.Acts 1959, No. 179, §§ 4, 5, 7; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 78-810, 78-811, 78-813.