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2011 South Dakota Code
Title 40 ANIMALS AND LIVESTOCK
Chapter 19. Brand Registration And Use
- §40-19-1 Use of unregistered brand as misdemeanor.
- §40-19-2 Exclusive right to use brand after registration.
- §40-19-2.1 Placement of brand.
- §40-19-3 Single symbol brand not recordable--Validity of presently recorded brands--Exception for sheep--Hot iron or paint for sheep.
- §40-19-4 Filing of application for brand--Facsimile included.
- §40-19-5 Application form--Notice if brand recordable--Fees.
- §40-19-6 Registration of brand--Certificate of registration.
- §40-19-7 Rejection of brands by board--Grounds--Composition of brands--Location on animal as part of brand.
- §40-19-8 Repealed.
- §40-19-9 Rejection of brand adding symbol to existing brand--Exception.
- §40-19-10 Repealed.
- §40-19-10.1 Permit required for cattle branded with out-of-state brand--Cattle purchased for export--Violation as misdemeanor.
- §40-19-11 Registration of brands approved--Preservation of applications on certificates--Registration and renewal fees.
- §40-19-12 Five-year renewal of brands--Renewal fee.
- §40-19-13 Abandonment of brand by failure to renew.
- §40-19-13.1 Cancellation of certificate paid for with bad check.
- §40-19-14 Rerecordation of cancelled brand by previous owner after first two years.
- §40-19-15 Change of registration on receipt of bill of sale--Fees for recording transfers--Certain brands not to be transferred to separate owners.
- §40-19-16 Replacement of lost or destroyed certificate--Affidavit--Fee.
- §40-19-17 Cancellation of brand conflicting with previous brand.
- §40-19-18 Cancellation of brand used for felony or theft.
- §40-19-19 Replacement brand for canceled brand--Application--No assessment of fee.
- §40-19-20 Conflict by unrecorded brand--Statement by users of registered brand--Notice and hearing or statement by user of unrecorded brand--Notice to discontinue use--Liability for damages--Misdemeanor.
- §40-19-21 Unlawful use of brand as misdemeanor.
- §40-19-22 Fees paid into brand fund--Purposes for which used.
- §40-19-23 Administrative expenses paid from brand fund--Vouchers and warrants--Publication and sale of brand books and supplements.
- §40-19-23.1 Brand board activities.
- §40-19-24 Registered brand as prima facie evidence of ownership--Copy of register as proof of brand.
- §40-19-25 Misuse or alteration of brand as felony.
- §40-19-26 Property rights unimpaired.
- §40-19-27 Repealed.
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