Any person desiring to adopt a brand shall forward to the secretary proper brand application forms of such desired brand, together with a recording fee in an amount established by rule of the secretary pursuant to chapter 17A, which amount shall be based upon the administrative costs of maintaining the brand program provided for by this chapter. Upon receipt of such application and fee, the secretary shall file the same and unless such brand is of record as that of some other person or conflicts with or closely resembles the brand of another person, the secretary shall record the same. If the secretary determines that such brand is of record or conflicts with or closely resembles the brand of another person the secretary shall not record it but shall return such facsimile and fee to the forwarding person. The power of examination, approval, acceptance, or rejection shall be vested in the secretary. It shall be the duty of the secretary to file all brands offered for record pending the examination provided for in this section. The secretary shall make such examination as promptly as possible. If the brand is accepted, the ownership thereof shall vest in the person recording it from the date of filing.
[C51, § 921--;923; R60, § 1556--;1558; C73, § 1480, 1481, 3809; C97, § 2335, 2336; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 2977, 2978; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, § 187.2, 187.3; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 187.4]
C93, § 169A.4
Referred to in § 169A.2, 169A.3, 169A.5, 169A.8, 169A.12, 169A.15
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