(1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), a person may not drive or transport any cattle, calves, horses, domesticated elk, or mules from any place within this state to a place outside this state until the animal has been brand inspected.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 4-24-306

  • Brand: means an identifiable mark, including a tattoo or cutting and shaping of the ears or brisket area, applied to livestock that is intended to show ownership and the mark's location. See Utah Code 4-24-102
  • Department: means the Department of Agriculture and Food created in Chapter 2, Administration. See Utah Code 4-1-109
  • Domesticated elk: means the same as that term is defined in Section 4-39-102. See Utah Code 4-24-102
  • Open range: means land upon which cattle, sheep, or other domestic animals are grazed or permitted to roam by custom, license, lease, or permit. See Utah Code 4-24-102
  • Person: means a natural person or individual, corporation, organization, or other legal entity. See Utah Code 4-1-109
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply:

     (2)(a) if the animals described in Subsection (1) customarily forage on an open range that transgresses the Utah state line and that of an adjoining state;
     (2)(b) to rodeo stock that have received a current yearly brand inspection; or
     (2)(c) to non-resident equine traveling to Utah for 30 or fewer days.
(3) The owner or person responsible for driving or transporting the animals shall request the department to inspect the brands of the animals to be moved.
(4) The department shall conduct the inspection at the time and place determined by the department.