Brand

Utah Code tit. 4, ch. 4-24, pt. 4-24-P2

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Utah Code § 4-24-201 Central Brand Registry -- Division of state into brand districts -- Identical or confusingly similar brands -- Publication of registered brands.

4-24-201. Central Brand Registry -- Division of state into brand districts -- Identical or confusingly similar brands -- Publication of registered brands. (1) The department shall maintain a central Brand Registry that lists each brand recorded in this state. For each brand registered the list shall specify: (a) the name and address of the registrant; (b) a facsimile or diagram of the brand recorded; (c) the location of the brand upon the animal; and (d) the date the brand is filed in the central Brand Registry. (2) The commissioner may divide the state into districts for the purpose of recording brands, but a brand that is identical or confusingly similar to a brand previously recorded in a district may not be recorded. (3) (a) A brand that is identical or confusingly similar to a brand previously filed in the central Brand Registry may not be recorded. (b) If two or more brands appear identical or confusingly similar: (i) the brand first recorded shall prevail over a later conflicting brand; and (ii) the later brand shall be cancelled and the recording fees refunded to the owner. (4) (a) The commissioner shall publish from time to time a list of all brands recorded in the central Brand Registry and may issue supplements to that publication containing additional brands or changes in ownership of brands recorded after the last publication. (b) The commissioner may publish the publication described in Subsection (4)(a) in hard copy or electronic copy. (c) The publication published under Subsection (4)(a) shall contain a facsimile or diagram of all brands recorded together with the owner's name and address. (d) The commissioner shall, upon request, send one electronic copy of the publication published under Subsection (4)(a) and each supplement to each brand inspector, county clerk, county sheriff, livestock organization, or any other person considered appropriate. (e) The department shall make the publication described in Subsection (4)(a) available to the public. (f) The department shall, upon request, make a hard copy of the publication described in Subsection (4)(a) available at the cost of printing and distribution per publication. Amended by Chapter 59, 2024 General Session

Utah Code § 4-24-202 Recordation of brand.

4-24-202. Recordation of brand. (1) A person shall submit an application for a recorded brand to the department upon forms prescribed and furnished by the department. (a) The application shall contain the following information: (i) the name of each applicant; (ii) a single designated address where the department will send a notice of brand renewal; and (iii) a description of the brand that is the subject of the application. (b) The department may not approve an application without payment of the appropriate recording fee. (c) Upon receipt of a proper application, payment of the recording fee, and recordation of the brand in the central Brand Registry of the department, the commissioner shall issue the applicant a certified copy of recording that entitles the applicant to the exclusive use of the brand recorded. (2) (a) A recorded brand filed with the central Brand Registry expires during the calendar year 1980, and during each fifth or tenth year thereafter. The applicant at the time of application shall decide whether the brand filed with the central Brand Registry expires during the fifth or the tenth year. (b) (i) The department shall send notice in writing to the address designated under Subsection (1)(b)(ii) within a reasonable time before the date of expiration of recordation. (ii) The notice required by this Subsection (2)(b) may be provided by email or regular mail at the department's discretion. (iii) The holder of a registered brand has an affirmative duty to inform the department of a change to the contact information provided on the initial application for a recorded brand. (c) Brand renewal is affected by filing an appropriate application with the department together with payment of the renewal fee. (d) A recorded brand, not timely renewed, shall lapse and be removed from the central Brand Registry. Amended by Chapter 91, 2025 General Session

Utah Code § 4-24-203 Fees for recordation, transfer, renewal, and certified copies of brands.

4-24-203. Fees for recordation, transfer, renewal, and certified copies of brands. (1) The department, with the approval of the Livestock Brand Board, shall charge and collect fees for the recordation, transfer, and renewal of a brand in each position, and may charge a fee for a certified copy of the recordation. (2) The fees shall be determined by the department pursuant to Subsection 4-2-103(2). Amended by Chapter 295, 2021 General Session

Utah Code § 4-24-204 Effect of recorded brand -- Transfer -- Reservation of certain brands.

4-24-204. Effect of recorded brand -- Transfer -- Reservation of certain brands. (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), the owner of a recorded brand has a vested property right in the brand that is transferable by a duly acknowledged instrument, provided that a transferee has no rights in the brand until the instrument of transfer is recorded with the department. (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter: (a) no person other than a member of the Ute Indian Tribe has any vested property right in the brand "ID" which is reserved exclusively for use by members of the Ute Indian Tribe on the Uintah and Ouray Reservation; and (b) no person other than a member of the Navajo Indian Tribe has any vested right in the brand "- N" (Bar N) which is reserved exclusively for use by members of the Navajo Indian Tribe on the Navajo Indian Reservation as long as it appears on the left shoulder of the animal branded. (3) The left jaw of cattle is reserved exclusively for use by the department to identify diseased cattle. Amended by Chapter 295, 2021 General Session

Utah Code § 4-24-205 Livestock on open range or outside enclosure to be branded -- Cattle upon transfer of ownership to be branded -- Exceptions.

4-24-205. Livestock on open range or outside enclosure to be branded -- Cattle upon transfer of ownership to be branded -- Exceptions. (1) (a) 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. (c) Domesticated elk may not forage upon open range or outside an enclosure under any circumstances as provided in Chapter 39, Domesticated Elk Act. (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: (i) unweaned calves; (ii) registered or certified cattle; (iii) youth project calves, if the number transferred is less than five; or (iv) dairy cattle held on farms. (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. Amended by Chapter 528, 2023 General Session

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