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Texas Agriculture Code - Chapter 144 Marks And BrandsLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Agriculture Code > Texas Agriculture Code - Chapter 144 Marks And Brands (a) Each person who has cattle, hogs, sheep, or goats shall have and may use one or more earmarks, brands, tattoos, or electronic devices differing ... A minor who owns cattle, hogs, or one or more horses may have one or more marks or brands, but the parent or guardian of ... (a) Cattle shall be marked with the earmark or branded with the brand of the owner on or before the date they are one year ... (a) Each person who owns cattle, hogs, sheep, or goats shall record that person's earmarks, brands, tattoos, and electronic devices with the county clerk of ... In recording a mark, electronic device, tattoo, or brand, the county clerk shall note the date on which the mark, electronic device, tattoo, or brand ... (a) Any dispute about an earmark or brand shall be decided by reference to the mark and brand records of the county clerk, and the ... (a) Not later than six months after August 30 of 1981 and of every 10th year thereafter, each person who owns livestock mentioned in this ... In this subchapter, "director" means the director of the Department of Public Safety. Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1360, ch. 388, § 1, eff. Sept. ... In accordance with this subchapter, a person who owns one or more horses, hogs, dogs, sheep, or goats in this state is entitled to register ... The Department of Public Safety shall administer this subchapter under the supervision of the director of that department. Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1360, ch. ... (a) A person shall apply to the director for registration of a tattoo mark. The application must be signed by the applicant or the applicant's ... The director shall examine or cause to be examined each application for registration and shall immediately issue a certificate of registration after determining that there ... (a) A person who would be damaged by the issuance of a certificate of registration may file a written notice of protest of that issuance ... The registration of a tattoo mark under this subchapter creates an exclusive right to use that mark in this state. In a criminal or civil ... The director shall forward a certified copy of each registration to the county clerk of the county of the applicant's residence. The county clerk shall ... (a) A certificate of registration and the exclusive right to use a tattoo mark may be assigned in connection with the goodwill of a ranch, ... (a) Each person who registers, assigns, or protests the registration of a tattoo mark shall pay the following appropriate fee to the director at the ... (a) A person commits an offense if the person marks or brands any unmarked or unbranded livestock with a mark or brand that is not ... (a) A person commits an offense if the person alters or changes a mark or brand on livestock owned or controlled by that person without ... (a) A person commits an offense if, as county clerk, the person records a brand for which the person recording the brand fails to designate ... (a) A person commits an offense if the person violates Section 144.074(c) of this code. (b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable ... (a) A person commits an offense if the person, without the consent of the owner, reproduces, counterfeits, copies, adds to, takes from, imitates, destroys, or ... (a) A person commits an offense if the person: (1) without consent of the owner, buys, sells, or barters, for that person or another person, ... Texas Lawyers
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