Food & Agr. Code, § 20697 · Article 4. Recordation

Food & Agr. Code, § 20697

Verbatim from the official edition

Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

The issuance to a person of a cattle brand registration certificate confers upon the person to whom it is issued both of the following:

(a) The right to use the brand until the right to use it is forfeited or the record of the brand is canceled pursuant to this chapter.

(b) The right to use the same brand on the same location on horses, mules, burros, sheep, and swine if not in conflict with a previously recorded brand.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.

Source of truth

Edition: As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAC&sectionNum=20697.
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