Title XVII, AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS

268.051. Brand recording, effect of. — The recording provided for in sections 268.011 to 268.171 shall secure the brand to the person and shall be considered personal property of the owner. ­­-------- (L. 1971 H.B. 134 § 5)

268.061. Copies of record furnished — additional copies, fee. — As soon as the brand is recorded by the director, he shall furnish the owner thereof with two certified copies of the record of the brand. Additional certified copies may be obtained by the payment of ten dollars for…

268.063. Confidentiality of premises registration information. — Any information related to premises registration shall be confidential information, to be shared with no one except state and federal animal health officials, and shall not be subject to subpoena or other compulsory…

268.071. Use of unrecorded brands prohibited, exceptions, penalty. — It shall be unlawful to use any brand for branding any horses, cattle, sheep, mules, or asses unless the brand has been recorded as provided by sections 268.011 to 268.171. Hot brands and cryo-brands, consisting…

268.081. In-herd brands, location of. — Any brand used for in-herd identification shall be located at least ten inches apart from the ownership brand. ­­-------- (L. 1971 H.B. 134 § 8)

268.091. Brand definition and location, single letter or figure unacceptable. — Brand definition shall include the designated letters and figures in combination with one of the following locations on the animal: The shoulder, ribs, or hip on the right side and the shoulder, ribs …

268.101. Brands transferable, transfer fee. — 1. Any brand recorded as provided in section 268.041 shall be the property of the person causing the record to be made and shall be subject to sale, assignment, transfer, devise, and descent as personal property. Instruments of writin…

268.111. Disputed ownership investigated, how — costs, how paid. — In all suits at law or equity or in any criminal proceedings in which the title to animals is an issue, the certified copies recorded as provided for in section 268.061 shall be prima facie evidence of the ownersh…

268.121. Recorded brand list a public record, furnished to general public at cost. — It shall be the duty of the director from time to time to create a list of all brands on record at that time and make such list available to the public on a publicly accessible website. The list …

268.131. Fees, disposition — livestock brands fund, creation, use, administration. — All fees and money collected under the provisions of sections 268.011 to 268.171 by the director shall be placed in the state treasury to the credit of the "Livestock Brands Fund", which is hereb…

268.141. Owner of brand to pay fee, when, amount — forfeiture of brand, reissuance, when. — Each owner of a brand of record shall pay to the director a fee of twenty dollars on March first of each fifth year after registration. The director shall give a receipt for all such payme…

268.151. Illegal branding a felony, how punished. — Any person who shall brand, attempt to brand, or cause to be branded the animals of another, or who shall efface, deface, or obliterate or attempt to efface, deface, or obliterate any brand upon any animal or animals of another,…

268.171. Slaughterers to keep records. — 1. Every person slaughtering any branded cattle, sheep, horses, mules, or asses shall keep a record of the number of such animals slaughtered, the date of the slaughter, the name and address of the person from whom purchased or for whom th…