4-24-205. Livestock on open range or outside enclosure to be branded — Cattle upon transfer of ownership to be branded — Exceptions.
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Terms Used In Utah Code 4-24-205- Brand: means an identifiable mark, including a tattoo or cutting and shaping of the ears or brisket area, applied to livestock that is intended to show ownership and the mark's location. See Utah Code 4-24-102
- Domesticated elk: means the same as that term is defined in Section 4-39-102. See Utah Code 4-24-102
- Livestock: means cattle, calves, horses, mules, sheep, goats, or hogs. See Utah Code 4-24-102
- Open range: means land upon which cattle, sheep, or other domestic animals are grazed or permitted to roam by custom, license, lease, or permit. See Utah Code 4-24-102
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
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Subject to Subsections (1)(b) and (c), livestock may not forage upon an open range in this state or outside an enclosure unless the livestock bears a brand recorded in accordance with this chapter. |
| (b) |
Swine, goats, and unweaned calves or colts are not required to bear a brand to forage upon open range or outside an enclosure. |
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| (2) |
| (a) |
Except as provided in Subsections (2)(b) and (2)(c), cattle, upon sale or other transfer of ownership, shall be branded with the recorded brand of the new owner within 30 days after transfer of ownership. |
| (b) |
Branding, upon change of ownership, is not required within the 30-day period for:
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registered or certified cattle; |
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youth project calves, if the number transferred is less than five; or |
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dairy cattle held on farms. |
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| (c) |
If the animal will be harvested within 60 days after the date of the sale or other transfer of ownership, no rebrand is required. |
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Amended by Chapter 528, 2023 General Session
