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Summary of Oklahoma Brand
Laws
Those applying for State Brand
Registration must fill out the "Application for Registration of Brands and
Marks," and file the same with the Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association, Brand
Division, Box 82395, Oklahoma City, OK 73148. The application must
be accompanied by the $20.00 registration fee. Upon approval, a
brand certificate will be mailed to the applicant indicating the brand
registered. All brands approved by the Oklahoma Cattlemen's
Association will appear in the next brand book or supplement printed.
The current registration
period ends December 31, 2009. State registered brand owners will be
notified by mail prior to the closing of the five-year registration
period, at which time their brands are to be renewed preparatory to
publication of the 2010 Oklahoma Brand Book.
Points to be kept in mind for
State Brand Registration
- A brand is defined as a permanent mark,
not less than three inches in length or diameter and burned in with a
hot iron, or a method commonly known as "freeze branding." Acid
brands are not recognized for state registration.
- Single unit brands such as: one initial,
numeral, bar, slash or quarter circle, cannot be accepted for state
registration.
- Each brand registration must be confined
to one location on the animal. Where the same brand is used on two
positions, two applications are required. Brands must be
registered for the following eight positions ONLY: Left Neck, Left
Shoulder, Left Rib, Left Hip, Right Neck, Right Shoulder, Right Rib and Right Hip,
except that previously registered Oklahoma brand positions are not
affected in any way (O.S. 2, Sections 405). The left jaw is
reserved for the use of Band T brands, identifying Brucellosis and
Tuberculosis-reacting cattle.
- Applicants are required, under law, to
list three-distinct brands and/or three positions on the animal for use
of their brand, in order preferred.
- State registration of your brand is not
required by law. Brands on record take precedence over unrecorded
brands of like and kind where questions of ownership arise, placing the
burden on proof on unregistered brand users in the event of controversy.
Registered brands are prima facie evidence of ownership in a court of
law.
Brand books are furnished to County
Sheriffs, County Extension Agents and Agricultural Education Instructors
without charge. They may be purchased by the public at a price
commensurate with the cost of preparation, printing and delivery thereof.
For more information about State Brand
registration, contact Rhonda Bilbry, State Brand Registrar at (405) 235-4391.
Download Application for Registration
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