For the purposes of this article: 1. 'Animal' or 'livestock' means any cattle, horse, or mule;2. 'Brand' means a permanent identification mark of which the letters, numbers, and figures used are each three (3) inches or more in length or diameter and are impressed into the hide of a live animal either with a hot iron or by the process commonly referred to as 'cold' or 'freeze' branding, and includes the location on the animal. The term means both the mark and location;3. 'Organization' means a statewide livestock organization; and4. 'Statewide livestock organization' means an organization headquartered in the State of Oklahoma that represents the majority of livestock producers in Oklahoma.Added by Laws 1955, p. 31, art. 4, § 2, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955. Amended by Laws 1965, c. 199, § 1; Laws 1968, c. 10, § 1, emerg. eff. Feb. 6, 1968; Laws 2000, c. 243, § 27, emerg. eff. May 24, 2000; Laws 2017, c. 167, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.
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