051-21 Wyo. Code R. §§ 21-3 - Brand Recording, Change of Location, and Transfer Requirements and Processes

(a) To apply to record a Brand, a Person must submit a complete Brand application and the applicable fees.

(b) Board employees will process Brand applications in the order in which they are received and will not postpone processing an application.

(c) The Board will not approve a Brand application for a single number, letter, character, or Symbol except for those Symbols that qualify as a miscellaneous image.

(d) The Board will only accept a Brand application that specifies one of the following locations:

(i) For cattle, the left shoulder, left hip, left rib, right shoulder, right rib, or right hip.

(ii) For horses, the left jaw, left shoulder, left hip, left buttocks, right jaw, right shoulder, right hip, or right buttocks. Hip and thigh are considered the same location.

(iii) For sheep, the left shoulder, left hip, right shoulder, or right hip.

(iv) For bison, the left shoulder, left hip, left rib, right shoulder, right rib, or right hip.

(e) Board employees will conduct Conflict research on all applications for a new Brand using a Conflict List approved by the Board's Director or his designee. Board employees will conduct Conflict research for Brands in the location applied for and in adjoining locations.

(f) To apply to use a recorded Brand on an additional species, a Brand Owner must submit a complete Brand application and the applicable fees.

(g) An application for a change of location is a type of Brand application and not a Renewal.

(h) The requested change of location can only be for a location adjoining the Brand's current location. If it is not, the Board will notify the applicant that it cannot approve the request and that he or she can resubmit it as an application for a new Brand. If an adjoining location is not available due to a Conflict, the Board cannot approve the request and will notify the applicant. If an adjoining location is available, the Brand Owner must submit a complete change of location form.

(i) If a Brand Owner has a Brand that was previously recorded in a location or manner that does not comply with these rules, the Board will rerecord the Brand as it was previously recorded as long as it is rerecorded during its Renewal Period or in accordance with Section 8.

(j) Any Person applying to Transfer a Brand must complete and submit to the Board the applicable form, which is available from the Board, the applicable fees, and any documents the Board may require to establish the authority to Transfer the Brand and the validity of the Transfer. The name of the seller or transferor on the form or bill of sale must exactly match the name of the Brand Owner as currently recorded by the Board.

(k) The Board must record the document Transferring the Brand before the applicant can use the Brand.

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051-21 Wyo. Code R. §§ 21-3

Amended, Eff. 11/20/2020. Amended, Eff. 6/24/2022.