Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 051 - Livestock Board
Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules
Chapter 21 - Rules Governing the Recording, Transfer, and Renewal of Livestock Brands
Section 21-6 - Reissuing of Abandoned Brands

(a) Any Person may apply to use an Abandoned Brand. Except as provided in this Section, the Board will treat applications for Abandoned Brands as an application for a new Brand in accordance with the provisions of W.S. 11-20-103 through -104 and Section 3.

(b) The Board will not reissue Abandoned Brands with Brand Symbols on two or more locations for the same species.

(c) The Board will not reissue Abandoned Brands with a single number or letter.

(d) Board employees applying for an Abandoned Brand must submit the application for approval by the Board Director before it can be processed.

(e) The application for an Abandoned Brand must exactly match the location in the Board's records for that Abandoned Brand. If an Abandoned Brand was previously recorded for use on more than one species, an applicant may apply to have that Abandoned Brand recorded for use on fewer species than was previously recorded.

(f) If reissued, an Abandoned Brand's identification number will remain the same and its expiration date will be based on its original recording date and determined in accordance with Section 4.

(g) The Board will consider only one Abandoned Brand per application.

(h) The Board will not research an Abandoned Brand until it receives a completed application and the applicable fees. The Board will not research an Abandoned Brand application in response to a verbal request.