As used in article 4 of chapter 47 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto:
(a) "Person" means every natural person, firm, copartnership, association or corporation;
(b) "livestock" means cattle, horses, mules or asses;
(c) "brand" means any permanent identifying mark upon the surface of any livestock, except upon horns and hoofs, made by a hot iron or cryogenic branding;
(d) "commissioner" means the animal health commissioner of the Kansas department of agriculture;
(e) "cryogenic branding" means a brand produced by application of extreme cold temperature.