Effective - 28 Aug 1971
268.071. Use of unrecorded brands prohibited, exceptions, penalty. — It shall be unlawful to use any brand for branding any horses, cattle, sheep, mules, or asses unless the brand has been recorded as provided by sections 268.011 to 268.171. Hot brands and cryo-brands, consisting of arabic numerals only, may be used in conjunction with recorded brands for within-the-herd identification and as such shall not be recorded; and when so used shall not be evidence of ownership. Anyone convicted of violating this section shall be fined a sum not to exceed one hundred dollars or be confined in the county jail for not to exceed thirty days.
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(L. 1971 H.B. 134 § 7)
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals
Chapter 268 - Marks and Brands of Animals
Section 268.011 - Definitions.
Section 268.021 - Adoption of brands authorized.
Section 268.031 - Recorded brands as evidence.
Section 268.041 - Adoption of brand, procedure, fee — conflicts, duty of director, recording.
Section 268.051 - Brand recording, effect of.
Section 268.061 - Copies of record furnished — additional copies, fee.
Section 268.063 - Confidentiality of premises registration information.
Section 268.071 - Use of unrecorded brands prohibited, exceptions, penalty.
Section 268.081 - In-herd brands, location of.
Section 268.091 - Brand definition and location, single letter or figure unacceptable.
Section 268.101 - Brands transferable, transfer fee.
Section 268.111 - Disputed ownership investigated, how — costs, how paid.
Section 268.121 - Recorded brand list a public record, furnished to general public at cost.
Section 268.131 - Fees, disposition — livestock brands fund, creation, use, administration.
Section 268.141 - Owner of brand to pay fee, when, amount — forfeiture of brand, reissuance, when.