Texas § AG.144.001 - OWNER'S MARKS AND BRANDS
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§ AG.144.001. OWNER'S MARKS AND BRANDS
OWNER'S MARKS AND BRANDS. (a) Each person who has cattle, hogs, sheep, or goats shall have and may use one or more earmarks, brands, tattoos, electronic devices, or other generally accepted identification methods differing from the earmarks, brands, tattoos, electronic devices, and other generally accepted identification methods of the person's neighbors. (b) A person who owns a horse may have and use one or more of the following to identify the horse: (1) a brand differing from the brand of the person's neighbors, including a fire or electric heat brand, freeze brand, acid brand, or hoof brand; (2) an earmark differing from the earmark of the person's neighbors; (3) a tattoo differing from the tattoo of the person's neighbors; (4) an electronic device; or (5) another generally accepted identification method. Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1353, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 780, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 368, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 3 (S.B. 503 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.
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Section AG.144.001 ("OWNER'S MARKS AND BRANDS") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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