California Code
DIVISION 10 - CATTLE PROTECTION
CHAPTER 4 - Brands and Brand Records Generally

ARTICLE 1 - Requirements

Section 20601. - 20601. It is the ultimate object of this division to...

Section 20602. - 20602. Brands for the purpose of establishing or indicating ownership...

Section 20603. - 20603. The chief shall, by regulation, prescribe the location on...

Section 20604. - 20604. It is unlawful for any person to brand any...

Section 20605. - 20605. It is unlawful for any person to use an...

Section 20606. - 20606. It is unlawful for any person to apply a...

Section 20607. - 20607. It is unlawful for any person to use a...

Section 20608. - 20608. Proof of possession or ownership of cattle with an...

Section 20609. - 20609. In every suit at law or in equity, if...

Section 20610. - 20610. (a) The owner of cattle brought into this state...

ARTICLE 2 - Venting Brand Requirements

Section 20631. - 20631. Venting a brand consists of rebranding a branded animal,...

Section 20632. - 20632. A vent brand may be applied on the loin...

Section 20633. - 20633. Only the owner’s recorded brand may be used as...

ARTICLE 3 - Applications

Section 20661. - 20661. Any person that desires to use a brand in...

Section 20662. - 20662. To conform to the objective of this chapter, all...

Section 20663. - 20663. An application for the recordation of a brand shall...

Section 20664. - 20664. The application shall contain all of the following: (a)...

Section 20665. - 20665. A mark may be recorded only with a brand....

Section 20666. - 20666. Upon receipt of an application, the bureau shall examine...

Section 20667. - 20667. An application shall not be accepted for the recordation...

Section 20668. - 20668. An application shall not be accepted for the recordation...

Section 20669. - 20669. An application shall not be accepted for the recordation...

Section 20670. - 20670. An application shall not be accepted for the recordation...

Section 20671. - 20671. If the application does not conform to the requirements...

Section 20672. - 20672. Any person who is aggrieved at any determination made...

ARTICLE 4 - Recordation

Section 20691. - 20691. The bureau shall maintain a record of all brands...

Section 20692. - 20692. Any person, upon request to the bureau, shall be...

Section 20693. - 20693. A brand shall not be recorded if it consists...

Section 20694. - 20694. A brand shall not be recorded for any person...

Section 20695. - 20695. Recordation of a brand consists of entering in the...

Section 20696. - 20696. The original cattle brand registration certificate shall be kept...

Section 20697. - 20697. The issuance to a person of a cattle brand...

Section 20698. - 20698. The right to use a brand is a property...

Section 20699. - 20699. A transferee of a brand shall not use the...

Section 20700. - 20700. The record of any brand may be canceled at...

Section 20701. - 20701. The records of brands which have been forfeited or...

ARTICLE 5 - Suspension and Forfeiture

Section 20721. - 20721. The right to use a recorded brand is lost...

Section 20722. - 20722. If the renewal fee that is required by Article...

Section 20723. - 20723. If the right to use a brand is suspended...

Section 20724. - 20724. The right to use any brand which conflicts with...

Section 20725. - 20725. (a) Any person convicted of Section 487a of the...

ARTICLE 6 - Fees and Penalties

Section 20751. - 20751. The fee for each application for recording a brand...

Section 20752. - 20752. The fee entitles the applicant to the recordation of...

Section 20754. - 20754. Except as otherwise provided in Section 20755, the owner...

Section 20755. - 20755. The owner of a recorded brand may, on or...

Section 20756. - 20756. If the right to use a brand is suspended...

Section 20757. - 20757. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the fee...

Section 20758. - 20758. The fee for recording the transfer of a brand,...

Section 20759. - 20759. If the applicant fails to submit within 60 days...

Section 20760. - 20760. The fees or penalties prescribed in this article may...

ARTICLE 7 - Similar Brands

Section 20791. - 20791. If the brand records on file with the bureau...

Section 20792. - 20792. Notice of the hearing shall be given to each...

Section 20793. - 20793. At the hearing, the chief shall first determine if...

Section 20794. - 20794. If, at the hearing, the chief finds that two...

Section 20795. - 20795. The owner of a recorded brand may request the...

Section 20796. - 20796. If, after the investigation, the chief finds sufficient cause...

Section 20797. - 20797. Any person who loses his or her right to...