The time of record of any brand by the owner in the county wherein the brand was originally recorded before the creation of the board shall determine the priority of right and property in the brand and not the time of filing with the board, provided the brand has been continuously used from the date of original record.
History: Laws 1912, ch. 55, § 6; Code 1915, § 142; C.S. 1929, § 4-1428; 1941 Comp., § 49-918; 1953 Comp., § 47-9-17; Laws 1993, ch. 248, § 53; 1978 Comp., § 77-9-19, recompiled as 1978 Comp., § 77-2-7.11 by Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 103.
ANNOTATIONSRecompilations. — Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 103 recompiled 77-9-19 NMSA 1978 as 77-2-7.11 NMSA 1978, effective July 1, 1999.
The 1999 amendment, effective July 1, 1999, recompiled former 77-9-7 NMSA 1978, which was assigned as this section.
The 1993 amendment, effective June 18, 1993, added the current catchline; deleted "cattle sanitary" preceding "board" in two places; and made minor stylistic changes.