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.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 15-19-6-8

  • board: refers to the Indiana state board of animal health established by IC 15-17-3-1. See Indiana Code 15-19-6-2
  • brand: means a distinctive design or mark of identification made or applied to the hide on livestock by the use of a hot iron or by any other method or process approved by the board. See Indiana Code 15-19-6-3
  • livestock: means :

    Indiana Code 15-19-6-4

     (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.