Livestock Brand Agency Links by State

These states have official agencies or departments that manage livestock brand registration:

• Alabama: https://agi.alabama.gov/agcompliance/stockyards-and-brands/

• Alaska: https://dnr.alaska.gov/ag/ag_is.htm

• Arizona: https://agriculture.az.gov/animals/livestock-brands

• Arkansas: https://agriculture.arkansas.gov/livestock-poultry/

• California: https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/ahfss/Livestock_ID/Brand_Registration_Info.html

• Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/agbrands

• Florida: https://www.fdacs.gov/Agriculture-Industry/Livestock/Cattle-Bovine/Marks-and-Brands-Registration

• Hawaii: https://hdoa.hawaii.gov/ai/ldc/hawai%CA%BBi-brand-registry/

• Idaho: https://isp.idaho.gov/brands/

• Illinois: https://agr.illinois.gov/animals/animalhealth/forms-supplies.html

• Indiana: https://www.in.gov/boah/licenses-and-permits/indiana-livestock-brands/

• Iowa: https://iowaagriculture.gov/animal-industry-bureau/brand-recording

• Kansas: https://www.agriculture.ks.gov/divisions-programs/division-of-animal-health/brands-program

• Kentucky: https://www.kyagr.com/marketing/

• Louisiana: https://www.ldaf.la.gov/animals/branding

• Minnesota: https://www.bah.state.mn.us/

• Mississippi: https://www.mdac.ms.gov/

• Missouri: https://agriculture.mo.gov/animals/livestock/brands.php

• Montana: https://liv.mt.gov/

• Nebraska: https://nbc.nebraska.gov/

• Nevada: https://agri.nv.gov/Animals/Livestock_Identification/

• New Mexico: https://www.nmlbonline.com/

• North Carolina: https://www.ncagr.gov/vet/

• North Dakota: https://www.ndstockmen.org/

• Ohio: https://agri.ohio.gov/

• Oklahoma: https://www.okcattlemen.org/

• South Carolina: https://sos.sc.gov/

• South Dakota: https://sdbrandboard.sd.gov/

• Utah: https://ag.utah.gov/

• Washington: https://agr.wa.gov/departments/animals-livestock-and-pets/livestock-identification

• Wisconsin: https://datcp.wi.gov/

• Wyoming: https://wlsb.state.wy.us/

States Without State-Level Livestock Brand Registration

The following states do not have a state-level livestock brand registration system:

• Connecticut

• Delaware

• Georgia

• Maine

• Maryland

• Massachusetts

• Michigan

• New Hampshire

• New Jersey

• New York

• Pennsylvania

• Rhode Island

• Tennessee

• Vermont

• Virginia

• West Virginia

In these states, branding may not be regulated at the state level, or it may be managed by local jurisdictions.

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