# Cattle Brands

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cattle-brands/80353>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 8, 2001, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cattle-brands/80353 "2001-09-08T04:21:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![cblackhand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecc23a/32.png) [@cblackhand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cblackhand)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2001, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cattle-brands/80353/1 "2001-09-08T04:21:31Z")

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I recenty got married and one of our gifts was a cattle brand. Thisis a really neat absolutely uniqe gift and I would like to register it. Do any of you guys know what organization registers brands? I found info online for Saskatchewan, but not the U.S., Colorado in particular. Any info would be much appreciated.

Thanks in advance.  
John

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**Author:** ![JillGat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2001, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cattle-brands/80353/2 "2001-09-08T04:41:41Z")

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Brand Inspection Division of the Department of Agriculture:

[http://www.pinerivertimes.com/info/brands/](http://www.pinerivertimes.com/info/brands/)

Great idea for a wedding present, btw.  
Jill

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**Author:** ![Boxcar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Boxcar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boxcar)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2001, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cattle-brands/80353/3 "2001-09-08T04:56:41Z")

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In Texas, the brand is recorded at the county clerks office.

Colorado has a [Division of Brand Inspection](http://www.ag.state.co.us/brand/brand.html) which may be a good place to start.

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**Author:** ![cblackhand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecc23a/32.png) [@cblackhand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cblackhand)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2001, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cattle-brands/80353/4 "2001-09-08T17:10:46Z")

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Thanks guys. I much appreciate the info.

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**Author:** ![kniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@kniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kniz)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cattle-brands/80353/5 "2001-09-09T17:46:21Z")

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Aren’t you going to tell us about the brand? You know is it the “rocking C” or what? That is a neat gift for someone west of the Mississippi.

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**Author:** ![TV\_time](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f17d59/32.png) [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cattle-brands/80353/6 "2001-09-09T18:58:40Z")

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For the specific phone number to call, contact your state university county extension agent and ask him he will give you the exact number in seconds.

The extension agent’s number is usually under your county government listing.

Warning: Registering a brand can be expensive.

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**Author:** ![geepee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ebca7d/32.png) [@geepee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/geepee)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cattle-brands/80353/7 "2001-09-09T20:02:00Z")

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j/k  
heat it up and brand yourself with it , take the pain etc  
then they KNOW that brand belongs to you