Illinois Brand Act

Sections covered

• 510 ILCS 40/1This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Illinois Brand Act"
• 510 ILCS 40/10Brand information
• 510 ILCS 40/11The Department shall place all fees collected, under the provisions of this Act, in the General Revenue Fund
• 510 ILCS 40/12(Repealed)
• 510 ILCS 40/13(Repealed)
• 510 ILCS 40/14The Department shall enforce this Act and may make and adopt reasonable and necessary rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this Act
• 510 ILCS 40/15Animals › 510 ILCS 40 — Illinois Brand Act
• 510 ILCS 40/16Animals › 510 ILCS 40 — Illinois Brand Act
• 510 ILCS 40/17Animals › 510 ILCS 40 — Illinois Brand Act
• 510 ILCS 40/2As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms specified in Section 2.01 through 2.05 have the meanings ascribed to them in those Sections
• 510 ILCS 40/2.01"Department" means the Department of Agriculture of the State of Illinois
• 510 ILCS 40/2.02"Director" means the Director of the Department of Agriculture, or his duly appointed representative
• 510 ILCS 40/2.03"Person" means any individual, firm, association, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity, any public or private institution, the State of Illinois, or any municipal corporation or political subdivision of the State
• 510 ILCS 40/2.04"Livestock" means bison, cattle, swine, sheep, goats, or equidae
• 510 ILCS 40/2.05"Brand" means an identification mark burned into the hide of a live animal by a hot iron or another method approved by the Department
• 510 ILCS 40/3Any person having livestock in this State shall have the right to adopt a brand for his exclusive use in this State; provided, such brand is recorded as required under this Act
• 510 ILCS 40/4By November 1, 1975, each County Clerk shall forward to the Department legible copies of brands registered in his county under the provisions of "An Act in regard to marks and brands"
• 510 ILCS 40/5Beginning January 1, 1976, any person desiring to adopt a brand shall forward to the Department a facsimile brand, a recording fee of $15, and completed application on forms prescribed by the Department
• 510 ILCS 40/6Any recorded brand shall be considered the personal property of the person in whose name it is filed and shall be subject to sale, assignment, transfer, legacy, and descent as personal property
• 510 ILCS 40/7By January 1 of each fifth year following original recording with the Department, each owner of a brand of record shall submit to the Department a renewal fee of $15
• 510 ILCS 40/8Except as otherwise provided in this Act, it shall be unlawful to use any brand for identifying any livestock, unless such brand has been recorded as provided in this Act
• 510 ILCS 40/9In any civil or criminal proceedings in which the title to animals is an issue, the brand certificate as provided for in this Act shall be prima facie evidence of the ownership of the animal by the person in whose name the brand is recorded