Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 564 - Brands and Marks
NRS 564.025 - Branding or marking of all animals grazing on open range required; application for temporary use of brand recorded or registered in another state; exception.


1. As used in this section, "open range" means all unenclosed lands outside of cities and towns upon which animals by custom, license, lease or permit are grazed or permitted to roam.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, every owner of animals in this State, who permits his or her animals to graze upon the open range, shall design, adopt and record a brand or a brand and mark and shall brand or brand and mark his or her animals as provided in this chapter.
3. Every owner of animals who brings such animals from another state into this State, if the animals have a recorded or registered brand of that other state, and who permits those animals to graze upon the open range, shall apply to the Department for a temporary use of the brand. The application must state the period for which the animals will remain in this State. The Department may grant a temporary use of the brand for a designated period, which may not exceed the period stated in the application, or require a new brand or a brand and mark as required by this section.
4. This section does not apply to animals that are less than 6 months of age.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 408; A 1993, 1734; 1999, 3671)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 564 - Brands and Marks

NRS 564.010 - Definitions.

NRS 564.020 - Owner may adopt brand or mark; recording; unlawful earmark.

NRS 564.025 - Branding or marking of all animals grazing on open range required; application for temporary use of brand recorded or registered in another state; exception.

NRS 564.030 - Powers and duties of Director.

NRS 564.040 - Application for recording of brand or mark.

NRS 564.050 - One brand to be awarded or recorded for each owner; brands for separate and distinct livestock units; identical or similar brands; applicability; recording of unlawful earmarks prohibited.

NRS 564.055 - Recording of cattle brands.

NRS 564.060 - Award of brand upon receipt of application; contents of recording certificate; precedence of applications; refusal or inability of Department to award or record brand.

NRS 564.070 - Recording of brands by Department; procedure; certificate to be transmitted to owner; evidentiary effect of certificate.

NRS 564.075 - Amendment of record of brands and marks; application; form.

NRS 564.080 - Fees.

NRS 564.090 - Evidentiary effect of certificates of recordation.

NRS 564.100 - Legal status of certificates of rerecordation issued pursuant to 1923 law.

NRS 564.110 - Brands and marks subject to transfer; recording of instruments transferring ownership; notice to Department of existence of security agreement, assignment or lien.

NRS 564.115 - Transfer of brands and marks upon death of owner.

NRS 564.120 - Rerecording of brands and marks: Application; fee; notice; abandonment; certificates; limitation on recording new brands.

NRS 564.130 - Brand books and supplements: Issuance by Department; costs.

NRS 564.140 - Unlawful to use brand on position on animal or in area other than those authorized; application for change of position, new position or change in area; unlawful to deface or remove recorded brand.

NRS 564.150 - Penalties.