2007 California Food and Agricultural Code Article 4. Recordation

CA Codes (fac:20691-20701)

20691.  The bureau shall maintain a record of all brands that are
recorded, except forfeited or canceled brands which are subject to
Section 20701.


20692.  Any person, upon request to the bureau, shall be furnished
information as to any recorded brand.



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.


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.


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.




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.



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.



20698.  The right to use a brand is a property right and may be sold
or otherwise transferred.



20699.  A transferee of a brand shall not use the brand until the
transfer has been recorded by the bureau.



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.



20701.  The records of brands which have been forfeited or canceled
for more than five years may be removed from the files and destroyed.