02 NCAC 52E .0402          STYLE AND LOCATION OF BRAND

(a)  No brand shall be accepted for registration that:

(1)           contains any numbers;

(2)           because of shape would be difficult to read when affixed to the animal; or

(3)           is a close likeness to another registered brand, in accordance with G.S. 80-60.

(b)  If practical, a brand shall be located on either the right or left hip to the rear of the hip bone. In any event, the brand shall be readable from a side or top view of the animal.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 80‑61;

Eff. April 1, 1984;

Readopted Eff. July 1, 2019.