House Journal: Page 1495: Wednesday, April 25, 2001
3 line 4 and inserting the following:
4 "Sec. . Section 169.4, Code 2001, is amended to
5 read as follows:
6 169A.4 RECORDING - FEE.
7 A person desiring to adopt a brand shall forward to
8 the secretary a brand application on forms approved by
9 the secretary and providing for the desired brand,
10 together with a recording fee in an amount established
11 by rule of the secretary pursuant to chapter 17A of
12 twenty-five dollars. The fee amount shall be based
13 upon the administrative costs of maintaining the brand
14 program provided for by this chapter. Upon receipt,
15 the secretary shall file the application and fee,
16 unless the brand is of record of another person or
17 conflicts with or closely resembles the brand of
18 another person. If the secretary determines that such
19 brand is of record or conflicts with or closely
20 resembles the brand of another person, the secretary
21 shall not record it but shall return the facsimile and
22 fee to the forwarding person. However, the secretary
23 shall renew a conflicting brand, if the brand was
24 originally recorded prior to July 1, 1996, and the
25 brand is renewed as provided in section 169A.13. The
26 department may notify each owner of a conflicting
27 brand that the owner may record a nonconflicting
28 brand. The power of examination, approval,
29 acceptance, or rejection shall be vested in the
30 secretary. The secretary shall file all brands
31 offered for record pending the examination provided
32 for in this section. The secretary shall make such
33 examination as promptly as possible. If the brand is
34 accepted, the brand's ownership shall vest in the
35 person recording it from the date of filing.
36 Sec. . Section 169A.13, Code 2001, is amended
37 to read as follows:
38 169A.13 RENEWAL OF BRAND AND FEE EACH FIFTH YEAR.
39 Each owner of a brand of record beginning on
40 January 1, 1970, shall pay to the secretary a fee of
41 five dollars and a renewal fee on January 1 of which
42 is recorded pursuant to section 169A.4 shall renew the
43 brand each fifth year after the payment of the five
44 dollar fee, or on January 1 of each fifth year
45 following the original originally recording of a the
46 brand recorded after June 30, 1975 and pay a renewal
47 fee. The amount of the renewal fee required for
48 January 1, 1976, and each year thereafter shall be
49 established by rule of the secretary pursuant to
50 chapter 17A is twenty-five dollars. The amount of the
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