Except as otherwise authorized by the board, the board is the sole authority for the registration of brands, marks or electronic identification on livestock in this state. History: Laws 1895, ch. 6, § 4; C.L. 1897, § 109; Code 1915, § 120; C.S. 1929, § 4- 1406; 1941 Comp., § 49-906; 1953 Comp., § 47-9-6; Laws 1971, ch. 50, § 2; 1978 Comp., § 77-9-8, amended and recompiled as 1978 Comp., § 77-2-7.2 by Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 11.