Branding
Recap:
|
Methods
Allowed:
|
Hot
iron, paint, tattoo or other means allowed by the Wyoming
Livestock Board including electronic tagging.
|
Characters
Allowed:
|
No
restrictions specified
|
Size
Required:
|
No
specifications listed.
|
Brand
Location:
|
Brand
location is required as part of the brand application. Sheep
brands may be registered for the left shoulder, left hip,
righ shoulder or right hip. Cattle or Buffalo may be branded
on the left shoulder, rib or hip or on the right shoulder,
rib or hip. Horses and mules may be registered with the
following brand locations: right jaw, right shoulder, right
hip or thigh, right buttock, left jaw, left shoulder, left
hip or thigh and left buttock. Buttocks brands for horses
and mules are to be placed on either side of the tail head
and with the brand visible only from behind the animal.
Earmarks may also be indicated on the brand application
form. Variations such as a different earmark to be used
on sheep or a different location for a brand to be placed
on a separate species of animal may require additional fees
or even application for a separate brand.
|
State
Agency:
|
Wyoming Livestock Board -
2020 Carey Ave. 4th Floor
Cheyenne, WY 82009
Phone: 307-777-7515
Fax: 307-777-6561
|
Brand
Book:
|
Yes.
Published the year after brand renewals are done. Supplements
issued every 2 years.
|
Reserved
Brands:
|
|
Registration
Fee:
|
Registration
fee is $150.00 for the first type of animal and $50.00 for
each additional species. That is also the renewal fee for
10 years. In the past, all brands were renewed every ten
years in years ending with a five (1995, 2005, etc). Renewals
took place in the first two months of the year. After the
2005 renewals, the state is moving to a staggered renewal
so that every 2 years, about 20% of the brands will renew.
The renewal fee charged in 2005 will be pro-rated for those
brands designated to renew before the next 10 year period.
Brands not renewed by March 1st of their renewal year will
be considered abandoned and may be lost to the original
owners.
|
Sale
or Transfer:
|
Registered
brands may be sold or transferred by the owner. There is
a $50.00 transfer fee.
|
Penalties:
|
Criminal
and financial penalties are prescribed for violations of
the regulations including using an unrecorded similar brand
or using someone else's brand. Use of unregistered brands
is not allowed.
|
Proof
of Ownership:
|
Certified
copy of Brand ownership provides prima facia evidence of
ownership of branded livestock.
|
| |
