South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts39—Registration of brands for stud-stock
(1) Any member of an
association which in the registrar's opinion is formed for the purpose of
encouraging the breeding of pure-bred stock, may apply to the registrar for
the registration of a brand to be used for the purpose of branding the
stud-stock of such member.
(2) Application for
registration of a stud-stock brand may be made in the form in Schedule 18.
(3) Upon the receipt
of an application under this section and upon payment of the prescribed fee,
the registrar shall, if he is satisfied that the applicant is a person
entitled under subsection (1) of this section to make the application,
and if the brand in respect of which the application is made is not already
registered as a stud-stock brand, register the brand as a stud-stock brand in
the name of the applicant.
(4) Upon registration
the registrar shall deliver or send to the applicant a certificate of the
registration in the form in Schedule 19.
(5) Except in
attaching a tag to the ear of any cattle as provided by section 21A of
this Act, no person shall place any registered stud-stock brand on any stock
except in the position determined by the registrar and stated on the
certificate of registration of that brand.
(6) Except in
attaching a tag to the ear of any cattle as provided by section 21A of
this Act, no person shall use a registered stud-stock brand except for
branding stock belonging to the person who is registered as the owner of such
brand, which stock is registered by the association of which such owner is a
member, as pure-bred stock.
(7) A stud-stock brand
may be granted under this section notwithstanding that the applicant is not
the owner of any registered brand for horses and cattle or any
registered paint brand for sheep, and may be of any letters, numerals, sign,
or mark approved by the registrar.