1. A. This Chapter is adopted pursuant to R.S. 3:731 et seq., and shall govern the department’s Livestock Brand program.

2. B. For purposes of this Chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning hereafter ascribed to them, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

   1. Brand—an identification mark hot- or cold-branded into or onto the hide of a live animal.
   2. Brand Book—the Official Brand Book of the State of Louisiana.
   3. Commission—the Livestock Brand Commission, within the Department of Agriculture and Forestry.
   4. Commissioner—the Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry.
   5. Department—the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry.
   6. Mark—a distinct marking or device, including but not limited to a tattoo or electronic device, placed on or in a live animal sufficient to distinguish the animal readily if it becomes intermixed with other animals.
   7. Person—an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, or other association.
   8. Recordation Cycle—the five-year cycle set forth in R.S. 3:737, for the recordation of brands or marks which expired on the last day of December 31, 1984, and every fifth year thereafter.

Authority Note

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:736.

Historical Note

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Animal Health and Food Safety, Livestock Brand Commission, LR 48:391 (March 2022).