Tex. Agriculture Code § 144.001
OWNER'S MARKS AND BRANDS
Texas · Texas Agriculture Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Agriculture Code § 144.001, OWNER'S MARKS AND BRANDS, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/628104
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(a) Each person who has cattle, hogs, sheep, or goats shall have and may use one or more earmarks, brands, tattoos, electronic devices, or other generally accepted identification methods differing from the earmarks, brands, tattoos, electronic devices, and other generally accepted identification methods of the person's neighbors.
(b) A person who owns a horse may have and use one or more of the following to identify the horse:
(1) a brand differing from the brand of the person's neighbors, including a fire or electric heat brand, freeze brand, acid brand, or hoof brand;
(2) an earmark differing from the earmark of the person's neighbors;
(3) a tattoo differing from the tattoo of the person's neighbors;
(4) an electronic device; or
(5) another generally accepted identification method.