Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 20691. Section 20691.
The bureau shall maintain a record of all brands that are recorded, except forfeited or canceled brands which are subject to Section 20701.
ARTICLE 4. Recordation [20691. - 20701.]
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC 4.
in effectCal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 20692. Section 20692.
Any person, upon request to the bureau, shall be furnished information as to any recorded brand.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 20693. Section 20693.
A brand shall not be recorded if it consists of any letters or characters which are applied in more than one branding location on the animal.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 20694. Section 20694.
A brand shall not be recorded for any person under 18 years of age unless the application is countersigned by his parent or guardian.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 20695. Section 20695.
Recordation of a brand consists of entering in the brand records the matters which are contained in the application, together with the date of recordation, and the execution by the bureau of a cattle brand registration certificate.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 20696. Section 20696.
The original cattle brand registration certificate shall be kept on file in the bureau. A duplicate certificate shall be issued to the person in whose name the brand is recorded.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 20697. Section 20697.
The issuance to a person of a cattle brand registration certificate confers upon the person to whom it is issued both of the following:
(a)
The right to use the brand until the right to use it is forfeited or the record of the brand is canceled pursuant to this chapter.
(b)
The right to use the same brand on the same location on horses, mules, burros, sheep, and swine if not in conflict with a previously recorded brand.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 20698. Section 20698.
The right to use a brand is a property right and may be sold or otherwise transferred.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 20699. Section 20699.
A transferee of a brand shall not use the brand until the transfer has been recorded by the bureau.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 20700. Section 20700.
The record of any brand may be canceled at any time upon the written request of the person in whose name it is recorded.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 20701. Section 20701.
The records of brands which have been forfeited or canceled for more than five years may be removed from the files and destroyed.
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