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THE BRANDS AND BRANDING ACT, 1880.

Assuming that the following synopsis from the Bay of Plenty Times is correct, we transfer it to our columns :— “The Brands and Branding Act, which came into force on the first of the present month, contains several clauses which are of importance to the owners of stock. Brands must be registered, but brands already registered are to be valid and remain in force for two years from the coming into operation of this Act. Every stockowner, whose brand shall not have been registered before the passing of the Act, is bound to deliver to the Registrar of the district wherein his stock are running and are intended to run, a description of the brand used by him in branding his stock, and shall deposit two correct copies or impressions of it with the Registrar, and in case of his neglecting to register his brand he renders himself liable to a penalty not exceeding £5. The Registrar is to obtain from the previous Registrar, in the provincial district, a copy of all the brands existing therein which, at the commencement of this Act, were registered for stock depasturing within the limits of the district. Any such brand, however, shall be considered to be abandoned if the same is not registered afresh under this Act previous to the expiration of the aforesaid two years. No Registrar is to register any brand likely to lead to mistakes or confusion, and if two stockowners within the same district have the same or similar brands the Register may require the one who has used the brand for the shortest period within the district to alter it. Stockowners are at liberty to transfer their rights to brands to any person they may choose, or may relinquish any brand, and in case it shall be proved to the satisfaction of the Registrar that any brand registered by him has not been used by the owner thereof for at least twelve months previously such brand shall be considered to have been relinquished, and public notification to that effect shall be given by the Registrar. Any person branding with another person’s brand shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding £5O, and for branding stock without the owner’s permission or for effacing or defacing any brand the penalty is £lOO. The mark or impression of any registered brand upon any stock shall be prima facie evidence of ownership by the person in whose name such brand shall have been registered. All sheep above the age of four months shall be branded with the registered brand of the owner, which shall be renewed from time to time so that it may be at all times legible; and for every sheep not so branded the owner shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding £lO. If any person shall wilfully shorten or otherwise mark the ear of any cattle, sheep or horse, belonging to any other person, he shall be liable to a penalty of not more than £2O for each head in respect of which such offence has been committed. All fines, fees, and penalties imposed by this Act are recoverable in a summary manner and shall be paid into the public account. These are some of the principal features of the Act and are of importance to many in this district. We may add that nothing in the Act shall be construed to oblige any one to brand any horses or cattle running upon fenced lands.

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https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/PBS18810126.2.11

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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume IX, Issue 912, 26 January 1881, Page 3

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THE BRANDS AND BRANDING ACT, 1880. Poverty Bay Standard, Volume IX, Issue 912, 26 January 1881, Page 3

THE BRANDS AND BRANDING ACT, 1880. Poverty Bay Standard, Volume IX, Issue 912, 26 January 1881, Page 3

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