Except as otherwise authorized by the board, the board is the sole authority for the registration of brands, marks or electronic identification on livestock in this state.
History: Laws 1895, ch. 6, § 4; C.L. 1897, § 109; Code 1915, § 120; C.S. 1929, § 4-1406; 1941 Comp., § 49-906; 1953 Comp., § 47-9-6; Laws 1971, ch. 50, § 2; 1978 Comp., § 77-9-8, amended and recompiled as 1978 Comp., § 77-2-7.2 by Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 11.
ANNOTATIONSThe 1999 amendment, effective July 1, 1999, recompiled this section which was formerly 77-9-8 NMSA 1978 and deleted "livestock" preceding "board" in the section heading, and rewrote the section, which formerly read "The livestock board is the sole board for the registration of brands and marks on horses, mules, asses, cattle and sheep in this state."
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