North Dakota Code 4.1-73-15 – Reassignment of expired brand
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1. a. Except as provided in subdivision b, for a period of one year from the date of a brand’s expiration, the chief brand inspector may not reassign the expired brand to any person other than the registered owner at the time of the brand’s expiration.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 4.1-73-15
- Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- written: include "typewriting" and "typewritten" and "printing" and "printed" except in the case of signatures and when the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See North Dakota Code 1-01-37
- year: means twelve consecutive months. See North Dakota Code 1-01-33
b. If the person who owned the brand at the time it expired provides the chief brand inspector with written authorization, the chief brand inspector may reassign the brand to a new owner, at any time during the one-year period.
2. Upon expiration of a brand and the passage of time or the procurement of authorization, as set forth in subsection 1, the chief brand inspector may accept an application to record the brand, provided the brand meets the requirements of this chapter.