Brands will be recorded by position

Each position shall be a separate brand.

Positions are available on cattle, horses, hogs, bison and sheep.

Cattle positions

There are 6 positions available for cattle brands:

Left or right hip

Left or right rib

Left or right shoulder

Shoulder and rib brands are evaluated for conflicts together.

Jaw and neck brands on cattle are reserved for use by the Department of Livestock Animal Health and Food Safety Division.

Horse positions

There are 8 positions available for horse brands:

Left or right thigh

Left or right shoulder

Left or right jaw

Left or right neck

Hogs

Hog brands will be issued upon request

Bison positions

There are 4 primary positions available for bison brands:

Left or right hip

Left or right rib

Sheep

Paint brands will be issued for the following positions:

Left or right rib

Left or right hip

Left or right shoulder

Back

Hot iron brands for sheep will be issued upon request

Brands containing multiple characters must be oriented in one of the following manners:

Horizontally

Vertically

Diagonally (either direction)

Characters in a brand must be spaced in a manner consistent with being a single brand and cannot be confused as multiple brands.

“Tumbling” characters will not be allowed.