The board shall approve brands for registration and issue certificates of approval, and shall serve as an adjudicating committee in the matter of deciding and determining conflicts of brands and its decision shall be final. It shall publish a state report containing a facsimile of each and every brand and mark that is registered with the board, showing the owner‘s name and address, together with pertinent laws, rules and regulations pertaining to the registration and reregistration of brands.
History: Created 1964 Ky. Acts ch. 167, sec. 3.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 253.020

  • Board: means the State Board of Agriculture. See Kentucky Statutes 253.010
  • Brand: means a permanent identification mark of which the letters, numbers and figures used are each three (3) inches or more in length or diameter and are humanly burned into the hide of a live animal with a hot iron or tattoo or caustic chemical substance and is to be considered in relation to its location on the animal and the term relates to both the mark and location. See Kentucky Statutes 253.010
  • Mark: means a permanent cut identification from the ear of a live animal. See Kentucky Statutes 253.010
  • Owner: when applied to any animal, means any person having a property interest in such animal. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
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