                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

REGISTRATION OF BRAND REQUIRED; TRANSFER OF BRAND (§ 3.2-6102)

Any cattle owner who uses a brand to identify his cattle must register his brand
by applying to the Department for such registration. The application shall be
made on forms prescribed and furnished by the Department, which application
shall be accompanied by a fee of $10 and a facsimile of the brand to be
registered shall also be furnished by the applicant. All fees collected
hereunder for registration, transfer, and reregistration of brands shall be
deposited in a special fund of the state treasury for the administration of this
chapter. If the brand described in the application, or one similar, or closely
resembling a registered brand has not been previously registered by another
cattle owner, the Department shall approve the application, register the brand
in the name of the applicant and issue to the applicant a certificate of
registration. In the event the Department denies registration of a brand for any
reason the registration fee of $10 shall be returned to the person making
application for registration. When a cattle owner, who has registered a brand
with the Department, transfers such brand to another, he shall immediately
notify the Department of the transfer, giving the date of transfer, and the name
of the transferee. Upon receipt of the notice and a transfer fee of $3, the
Department shall note such transfer in the register of brands, and such brand
shall not be used by the new owner until permission has been given by the
Department.

HISTORY: 1974, c. 642, § 3.1-796.30; 1975, c. 283; 2008, c. 860.