(a)Every owner of a brand shall rerecord the brand
according to the applicable time periods established by the
board pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, and failure to
do so is an abandonment of the brand as provided in this
section. At least sixty (60) days preceding the expiration date
of the brand, the board shall notify by mail and electronic mail
if provided, at the address shown on the brand records, the
owner of the brand that the brand must be rerecorded and if the
brand has not been rerecorded within sixty (60) days from the
expiration date of the brand, the brand will be declared
delinquent. The board shall send a second notice by certified
mail to the owner of the brand at the address shown on the brand
records within thirty (30) days following the expiration date of
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(a) Every owner of a brand shall rerecord the brand
according to the applicable time periods established by the
board pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, and failure to
do so is an abandonment of the brand as provided in this
section. At least sixty (60) days preceding the expiration date
of the brand, the board shall notify by mail and electronic mail
if provided, at the address shown on the brand records, the
owner of the brand that the brand must be rerecorded and if the
brand has not been rerecorded within sixty (60) days from the
expiration date of the brand, the brand will be declared
delinquent. The board shall send a second notice by certified
mail to the owner of the brand at the address shown on the brand
records within thirty (30) days following the expiration date of
the brand. A delinquent brand may be rerecorded by the brand
owner who shall submit a rerecording application and pay a
delinquent fee as established by rule of the board not to exceed
one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00). If a delinquent brand is
not rerecorded within two (2) years from the expiration date of
the brand, the brand will be declared abandoned. Not less than
six (6) months before declaring a brand abandoned, the board
shall send a notice of proposed brand abandonment to the owner
of the brand at the address shown on the brand records. The
livestock board is authorized to promulgate rules and
regulations necessary to implement this section including rules
for issuing abandoned brands to other applicants.
(c) The term of the rerecording period shall be in ten
(10) year increments, not to exceed one hundred (100) years at
the option of the owner of the brand. The renewal schedule and
the method of renewal shall be established by the board. Every
owner of a brand shall rerecord the brand pursuant to the
renewal schedule established by the board and shall pay the
renewal fee specified by W.S. 11-20-116 which shall be prorated
by the board for any renewal of less than ten (10) years.
(d) As part of a rerecording notice or abandonment notice
sent under subsection (a) of this section, the board shall offer
the option to the owner of the brand to rerecord all brands
owned by the same person upon payment of a prorated fee, whether
or not the brand has reached its rerecording date and provided
that the rerecording period shall not exceed the term
established by subsection (c) of this section. The board shall
offer the option to the owner of the brand to extend the
rerecording period in ten (10) year increments not to exceed one
hundred (100) years upon payment of the appropriate fee as
specified in W.S. 11-20-116(a).
(e) The owner of a brand declared delinquent under
subsection (a) of this section may provide payment in full of
the required recording fee and any delinquency fees at the time
of brand inspection.