11-20-126. Permanently recorded brand.

(a) Any person may apply to permanently record a new or existing brand. The board shall promulgate rules necessary for providing for permanently recorded brands. Rules promulgated under this section shall establish:

(i) An application process for permanently recording a brand. The application shall include the information required under W.S. 11-20-103(a) and any other information the board may require;

(ii) Recording fees for permanently recording a brand, provided that:

(A) No recording fee shall exceed one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00) for each application filed under this section;

(B) No additional recording fee shall be charged for additional species or for rerecording;

(C) All fees collected shall be deposited into the account created by W.S. 11-20-405.

(iii) The length of time the permanently recorded brand shall exist, provided that:

(A) The board may require owners of permanently recorded brands to provide notice of continuation of the permanently recorded brand to the board at least once every ten (10) years. The board shall not deem any brand abandoned because of lack of notice;

(B) If the board requires notice of continuation as provided in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, the board shall prepare a form and shall send the notice of continuation form by mail to the address shown on the brand records, and by electronic mail if provided, at least sixty (60) days before the notice is due.

(b) A certified copy of the recorded brand shall be given to the owner. All fees collected shall be deposited into the account created by W.S. 11-20-405.

(c) Any person with a brand that is permanently recorded under this section shall not be required to rerecord the brand as provided by W.S. 11-20-115.

(d) No brand permanently recorded under this section shall be transferable to another person without the person receiving the transferred brand first paying the recording fee required under this section or the recording fee required under W.S. 11-20-116(b).