§ 253.010 Definitions for chapter
§ 253.020 Approval of brands — Conflicts — Report
§ 253.030 Records of brands — Kept and furnished
§ 253.040 Registration of brand — Application — Fee
§ 253.050 Report of registered brands — Registration — Fee — Records
§ 253.060 State report evidence of ownership
§ 253.070 Funds from livestock of doubtful ownership held — Forfeiture
§ 253.080 Brands reserved to state
§ 253.090 Transfer or sale of registered brands — Fee
§ 253.100 Transfer of branded animals in writing
§ 253.110 Duties of Commissioner — Administrative regulations
§ 253.120 Fees — How deposited
§ 253.130 Unauthorized use of registered brand — Misdemeanor
§ 253.990 Penalty
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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes > Chapter 253 - Marks and Brands of Livestock

  • Animal: includes every warm-blooded living creature except a human being. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • Board: means the State Board of Agriculture. See Kentucky Statutes 253.010
  • Brand: means a permanent identification mark of which the letters, numbers and figures used are each three (3) inches or more in length or diameter and are humanly burned into the hide of a live animal with a hot iron or tattoo or caustic chemical substance and is to be considered in relation to its location on the animal and the term relates to both the mark and location. See Kentucky Statutes 253.010
  • Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Agriculture. See Kentucky Statutes 253.010
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Livestock: means cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, alpacas, llamas, buffaloes, or any other animals of the bovine, ovine, porcine, caprine, equine, or camelid species. See Kentucky Statutes 253.010
  • Mark: means a permanent cut identification from the ear of a live animal. See Kentucky Statutes 253.010
  • Owner: when applied to any animal, means any person having a property interest in such animal. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010