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All fees collected hereunder for registration, transfer, and reregistration of brands shall be deposited in a special fund of the state treasury for the administration of this chapter. If the brand described in the application, or one similar, or closely resembling a registered brand has not been previously registered by another cattle owner, the Department shall approve the application, register the brand in the name of the applicant and issue to the applicant a certificate of registration. In the event the Department denies registration of a brand for any reason the registration fee of $10 shall be returned to the person making application for registration. When a cattle owner, who has registered a brand with the Department, transfers such brand to another, he shall immediately notify the Department of the transfer, giving the date of transfer, and the name of the transferee. Upon receipt of the notice and a transfer fee of $3, the Department shall note such transfer in the register of brands, and such brand shall not be used by the new owner until permission has been given by the Department.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1332796,"text":"Any cattle owner who uses a brand to identify his cattle must register his brand by applying to the Department for such registration. The application shall be made on forms prescribed and furnished by the Department, which application shall be accompanied by a fee of $10 and a facsimile of the brand to be registered shall also be furnished by the applicant. All fees collected hereunder for registration, transfer, and reregistration of brands shall be deposited in a special fund of the state treasury for the administration of this chapter. 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This law was first created in 1974. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 642 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1974 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1975, chapter 283; in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1425377,"object_type":"law","relational_id":358227,"identifier":"3.2-6102","token":"3.2\/V\/61\/3.2-6102","url":"\/3.2-6102\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-6102\/","token":"3.2\/V\/61\/3.2-6102","dublin_core":{"Title":"Registration of brand required; transfer of brand","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-6102","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any cattle owner who uses a brand<\/span> to identify his cattle must register his brand<\/span> by applying to the Department<\/span> for such registration. The application shall be made on forms prescribed and furnished by the Department<\/span>, which application shall be accompanied by a fee of $10 and a facsimile of the brand<\/span> to be registered shall also be furnished by the applicant. All fees collected hereunder for registration, transfer, and reregistration of brands<\/span> shall be deposited in a special fund of the state treasury for the administration of this chapter. If the brand<\/span> described in the application, or one similar, or closely resembling a registered brand<\/span> has not been previously registered by another cattle owner, the Department<\/span> shall approve the application, register the brand<\/span> in the name of the applicant and issue<\/span> to the applicant a certificate of registration. In the event the Department<\/span> denies registration of a brand<\/span> for any reason the registration fee of $10 shall be returned to the person making application for registration. When a cattle owner, who has registered a brand<\/span> with the Department<\/span>, transfers such brand<\/span> to another, he shall immediately notify the Department<\/span> of the transfer, giving the date of transfer, and the name of the transferee. Upon receipt of the notice and a transfer fee of $3, the Department<\/span> shall note such transfer in the register of brands<\/span>, and such brand<\/span> shall not be used by the new owner until permission has been given by the Department<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREGISTRATION OF BRAND REQUIRED; TRANSFER OF BRAND (\u00a7 3.2-6102)\n\nAny cattle owner who uses a brand to identify his cattle must register his brand\nby applying to the Department for such registration. The application shall be\nmade on forms prescribed and furnished by the Department, which application\nshall be accompanied by a fee of $10 and a facsimile of the brand to be\nregistered shall also be furnished by the applicant. All fees collected\nhereunder for registration, transfer, and reregistration of brands shall be\ndeposited in a special fund of the state treasury for the administration of this\nchapter. If the brand described in the application, or one similar, or closely\nresembling a registered brand has not been previously registered by another\ncattle owner, the Department shall approve the application, register the brand\nin the name of the applicant and issue to the applicant a certificate of\nregistration. In the event the Department denies registration of a brand for any\nreason the registration fee of $10 shall be returned to the person making\napplication for registration. When a cattle owner, who has registered a brand\nwith the Department, transfers such brand to another, he shall immediately\nnotify the Department of the transfer, giving the date of transfer, and the name\nof the transferee. Upon receipt of the notice and a transfer fee of $3, the\nDepartment shall note such transfer in the register of brands, and such brand\nshall not be used by the new owner until permission has been given by the\nDepartment.\n\nHISTORY: 1974, c. 642, \u00a7 3.1-796.30; 1975, c. 283; 2008, c. 860.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}