Code of Alabama
Article 2 - Branding of Livestock.
Section 2-15-20 - Definitions.

When used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) BOARD. The State Board of Agriculture and Industries of the State of Alabama.
(2) BRAND. Any recorded identification mark applied to any position on the hide of livestock by means of heat, acid, or a chemical, except numbers used to keep production records or record of age. The word "brand" shall also mean and include tattoo marks on the hide or in the ear of livestock.
(3) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries of the State of Alabama.
(4) DEPARTMENT. The Department of Agriculture and Industries of the State of Alabama.
(5) LIVESTOCK. Cattle, swine, sheep, goats, equine or equidae, ratites, and poultry.
(6) LIVESTOCK HIDE DEALER. Any dealer who buys hides of livestock.
(7) LIVESTOCK MARKET. A place where a person assembles livestock for public sale, if the person is required to procure a license or permit from the state Department of Agriculture and Industries to operate the market.
(8) PERSON. Any individual, partnership, corporation, or association.

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Code of Alabama

Title 2 - Agriculture.

Chapter 15 - Livestock.

Article 2 - Branding of Livestock.

Section 2-15-20 - Definitions.

Section 2-15-21 - Registration of Brands by Livestock Owners; Fees; Certificate of Registration.

Section 2-15-22 - Admissibility of Certificate of Registration in Civil Actions or Criminal Proceedings as to Title or Right of Possession.

Section 2-15-23 - Renewal of Brands; Effect of Failure to Renew Brand.

Section 2-15-24 - Furnishing, etc., of Forms for Registration, Reregistration and Transfer of Brands by Department.

Section 2-15-25 - Maintenance, Publication, etc., of Register of Brands by Department; Department to Determine Ownership, etc., of Lost, Estrayed or Stolen Livestock and Furnish Said Information to Interested Persons.

Section 2-15-26 - Disposition of Fees Collected for Registration, Transfer, etc., of Brands, Etc.

Section 2-15-27 - Records Required to Be Maintained by Operators of Livestock Markets, Livestock Hide Dealers, Etc.

Section 2-15-28 - Promulgation of Rules and Regulations by Commissioner for Implementation of Article, etc., Generally; Designation by Commissioner of Positions on Which Animals May Be Branded.

Section 2-15-29 - Prohibited Acts.

Section 2-15-30 - Violations of Provisions of Article or Rules and Regulations Promulgated Thereunder Deemed Misdemeanors; Disposition of Fines Collected for Violations of Article; Revocation, etc., of Permits or Licenses of Livestock Markets or Live...