Sec. 8. (a) An owner of livestock in Indiana who wants to adopt a brand for the owner's exclusive use shall, before doing so, forward to the board an application on a form approved and provided by the board.
(b) For purposes of this chapter, the post office address included in an application under this section is considered the legal address of the applicant. Until the board receives a written notice of change of address from the applicant, the latest address of record with the board remains the legal address.
(c) If the brand is accepted, the board shall file the brand in the official brand book, furnish the applicant a brand certificate, and inform the applicant that the applicant has, from the date of filing, exclusive right to the use of the brand in Indiana.
(d) Additional brand certificates of a recorded brand may be obtained from the board upon the payment of a fee established by the board under section 18 of this chapter.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-5-14-4.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.10.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 15. Agriculture and Animals
15-19-6-1. Application of Administrative Hearings
15-19-6-7. Recording of Brands
15-19-6-8. Application for Recording of Brand
15-19-6-10. Evidentiary Effect of Certificates of Recordation
15-19-6-11. Ownership of Brands
15-19-6-12. Determination of Renewal Date
15-19-6-13. Use of Unrecorded Brand
15-19-6-14. Publication of Recorded Brands
15-19-6-15. Reported Livestock Thefts
15-19-6-16. Application of a Brand to Livestock
15-19-6-17. Sale and Transportation of Livestock
15-19-6-18. Charges for Recording and Rerecording of Brands
15-19-6-19. Unauthorized Application of a Brand
15-19-6-20. Destruction or Alteration of a Brand on Livestock
15-19-6-21. Sale of Livestock With Destroyed or Altered Brand
15-19-6-22. Purchase of Livestock With Destroyed or Altered Brand