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                               SUBCHAPTER B
                    IDENTIFICATION OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS

     Sec.
     2311.  General authority.
     2312.  Adoption of form of identification.
     2313.  Certified copies.
     2314.  Brand, tattoo or other form of identification as proof
            of ownership.
     2315.  Disputes in custody or ownership.
     2316.  Sale or assignment of form of identification.
     2317.  Violations and penalty.
     2318.  Fees and forfeiture.
     § 2311.  General authority.
        The department shall have authority to impose requirements
     and methods for the identification of domestic animals owned,
     kept, possessed or transported within this Commonwealth. The
     department shall authorize and record the adoption and exclusive
     use of unique identification marks, numbers or devices,
     including distinctive branding marks, tattoos, microchips and
     other forms of identification that are affixed upon domestic
     animals, and shall maintain a registry of such forms of
     identification. The department may establish through regulations
     fees for the assignment, registry and exclusive use of forms of
     identification registered under this subchapter. Any regulations
     developed under this section shall not conflict with Federal
     regulations regarding the identification of domestic animals.

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