Brands; subject to change in ownership; fees for transfer

Brands recorded in accordance with the provisions of Section 77-9-10 [77-2-7.4] NMSA 1978 are personal property of the person in whose name they are recorded. Ownership may be transferred in the same manner as other personal property. The fee for recording a transfer of ownership with the director of the New Mexico livestock board shall be a sum fixed by the board not to exceed the amount prescribed by law. History: Laws 1895, ch. 6, § 3; C.L. 1897, § 108; Code 1915, § 119; C.S. 1929, § 4- 1405; 1941 Comp., § 49-905; 1953 Comp., § 47-9-5; Laws 1959, ch. 249, § 1; 1971, ch. 50, § 1; 1975, ch. 91, § 1; 1981, ch. 357, § 5; 1978 Comp., § 77-9-7, recompiled as 1978 Comp., § 77-2-7.1 by Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 103.