Unlawful to use unregistered brand or deface brand

It is unlawful for: (1) Any person to use any brand for branding cattle, hogs, sheep, goats, horses, and other animals, unless the brand is registered with the department; (2) Any person to obliterate, alter or deface the brand of any animals; or (3) Any person operating or owning a livestock market to fail to keep a copy of the register of brands furnished to such person by the department in a place easily accessible to interested parties. Acts 1959, ch. 311, § 8; 1970, ch. 374, § 1; T.C.A., § 44-1217. It is unlawful for: (1) Any person to use any brand for branding cattle, hogs, sheep, goats, horses, and other animals, unless the brand is registered with the department; (2) Any person to obliterate, alter or deface the brand of any animals; or (3) Any person operating or owning a livestock market to fail to keep a copy of the register of brands furnished to such person by the department in a place easily accessible to interested parties. Acts 1959, ch. 311, § 8; 1970, ch. 374, § 1; T.C.A., § 44-1217.