The State Board of Agriculture may designate a statewide livestock organization to approve brands for registration, issue certificates, and serve as an adjudicating committee in resolving conflicts. The organization shall publish a State Brand Book which shall contain a facsimile of each registered brand with the owner's name and address. In the event the Board determines that the statewide livestock organization fails to perform the duties designated in the brand law or is no longer representative of the majority of livestock producers in Oklahoma, the Board shall designate a new statewide livestock organization or shall perform the duties associated with the brand law, including maintenance of the State Brand Book, receipt of fees for application processing and other duties.
Added by Laws 1955, p. 31, art. 4, § 3, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955. Amended by Laws 2000, c. 243, § 28, emerg. eff. May 24, 2000; Laws 2017, c. 167, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.