Missouri § 268.071 Use of unrecorded brands prohibited, exceptions, penalty.

Missouri Statutes

§ 268.071 — Use of unrecorded brands prohibited, exceptions, penalty.

Missouri § 268.071

Title XVIIAGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS

Ch. 268Marks and Brands of Animals

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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 268.071 (2026).

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It shall be unlawful to use any brand for branding any horses, cattle, sheep, mules, or asses unless the brand has been recorded as provided by sections 268.011 to 268.171 .  Hot brands and cryo-brands, consisting of arabic numerals only, may be used in conjunction with recorded brands for within-the-herd identification and as such shall not be recorded; and when so used shall not be evidence of ownership.  Anyone convicted of violating this section shall be fined a sum not to exceed one hundred dollars or be confined in the county jail for not to exceed thirty days.

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It shall be unlawful to use any brand for branding any horses, cattle, sheep, mules, or asses unless the brand has been recorded as provided by sections 268.011 to 268.171 . Hot brands and cryo-brands, consisting of arabic numerals only, may be used in conjunction with recorded brands for within-the-herd identification and as such shall not be recorded; and when so used shall not be evidence of ownership. Anyone convicted of violating this section shall be fined a sum not to exceed one hundred dollars or be confined in the county jail for not to exceed thirty days.