Queensland Consolidated Acts

BRANDS ACT 1915 - SECT 7A

(1) A person shall so imprint the letters, numerals, signs and characters comprising a horse and cattle brand that--

(a) they appear on the animal concerned consistent with the design of such brand;

(b) the lateral extremity of one such letter, numeral, sign or character as it appears on the animal concerned is no more than 25mm from the nearest lateral extremity of the contiguous such letter, numeral, sign or character.

Design of certain branding instruments

(2) A person shall not use a branding instrument bearing a letter, numeral, sign or character which, consistently with the design of the horse and cattle brand or pig brand concerned is to be imprinted in a position other than the vertical unless such instrument also bears another letter, numeral, sign or character included in the horse and cattle brand or pig brand concerned.