A certified copy of the records of the board relating to any mark or brand shall be accepted in all courts of this state as prima facie evidence of the ownership of sheep bearing the same.
History: 1941 Comp., § 49-886, enacted by Laws 1951, ch. 188, § 25; 1953 Comp., § 47-8-25.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 4 Am. Jur. 2d Animals § 9.
3A C.J.S. Animals § 18.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 77 - Animals and Livestock
Section 77-8-2 - Quarantine; treatment.
Section 77-8-3 - Importation; notice; inspection; fees.
Section 77-8-4 - Sheep imported without inspection; inspection.
Section 77-8-5 - Infected sheep or goats; notice to board.
Section 77-8-7 - Exportation; notice; inspection and permit fees; penalty.
Section 77-8-10 - Recording or rerecording by person with lien or interest.
Section 77-8-13 - Evidential value of mark or brand records.
Section 77-8-14 - Altering marks or brands.
Section 77-8-15 - Bills of sale; evidence of larceny.
Section 77-8-16 - Report of estray sheep or goats; sale.
Section 77-8-17 - Enforcement of provisions; recovery of costs and expenses.
Section 77-8-20 - Commuting sheep or goats; fees.
Section 77-8-22 - Necessity of branding or marking sheep and goats.