CHAPTER 7.  BRANDS, GRADES, AND INSPECTION

PART I.  BRANDS AND MARKS

§731.  Definitions

As used in this Part, the following words shall have the following meanings ascribed to them:

(1)  "Brand" means an identification mark hot or cold branded into or onto the hide of a live animal.

(2)  "Commission" means the Livestock Brand Commission.

(3)  "Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture.

(4)  "Director" means the director of the commission.

(5)  "Mark" means a distinct marking or device placed on or in a live animal sufficient to distinguish the animal readily if it becomes intermixed with other animals, including a tattoo or an electronic device.

(6)  "Person" means an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, or other association.

Acts 1982, No. 113, §1; Acts 1993, No. 136, §1; Acts 1993, No. 146, §1.