A. A certified copy of an entry in a brand book or filing system relating to a recorded brand or mark shall be received in the courts of this state as prima facie evidence of all the facts required to be entered in a brand book or filing system, and of the right of the person therein named to use such brand and mark for branding or marking animals.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 3-1267

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Arizona Laws 1-215

B. The appearance upon an animal of the recorded brand of the owner as shown by the record shall be received in the courts of this state as prima facie evidence that the animal bearing the brand is the property of the owner of the recorded brand, except when such brand is borne by an animal seized under the provisions of this title.