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N.M. Stat. § 77-2-7.1 (2026)

Brands; subject to change in ownership; fees for transfer

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Brands recorded in accordance with the provisions of Section 77-9-10 [77-2-7.4] NMSA 1978 are personal property of the person in whose name they are recorded. Ownership may be transferred in the same manner as other personal property. The fee for recording a transfer of ownership with the director of the New Mexico livestock board shall be a sum fixed by the board not to exceed the amount prescribed by law.

History: Laws 1895, ch. 6, § 3; C.L. 1897, § 108; Code 1915, § 119; C.S. 1929, § 4- 1405; 1941 Comp., § 49-905; 1953 Comp., § 47-9-5; Laws 1959, ch. 249, § 1; 1971, ch. 50, § 1; 1975, ch. 91, § 1; 1981, ch. 357, § 5; 1978 Comp., § 77-9-7, recompiled as 1978 Comp., § 77-2-7.1 by Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 103.

ANNOTATIONS

Recompilations. — Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 103 recompiled former 77-9-7 NMSA 1978, relating to change in ownership of brands and fees for transfer, as 77-2-7.1 NMSA 1978, effective July 1, 1999.

Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.

Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 13, recompiled former 77-9-10 NMSA 1978 as 77-2-7.4 NMSA 1978, effective July 1, 1999.

The 1999 amendment, effective July 1, 1999, recompiled former 77-9-7 NMSA 1978, which was assigned as this section.

The 1981 amendment substituted "the amount prescribed by law" for "fifteen dollars ($15.00)" in the last sentence.

A brand is personal property, and may be sold and transferred as other personal property. Chavez v. Territory, 1892-NMSC-014, 6 N.M. 455, 30 P. 903.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2022–2022 · leading case: State v. Torres, 521 P.3d 77 (N.M. 2022).
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State v. Torres, 521 P.3d 77 (N.M. 2022). “, § 77-2-7.1 (making brands that are recorded with the New Mexico Livestock Board as the “personal property of the person in whose name they are recorded,” which can be “transferred in the same manner as other personal property”); § 77-9-3(A) (“A person who owns livestock shall…”
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