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This law was first created in 1974. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 642 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1974 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1425381,"object_type":"law","relational_id":358228,"identifier":"3.2-6103","token":"3.2\/V\/61\/3.2-6103","url":"\/3.2-6103\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-6103\/","token":"3.2\/V\/61\/3.2-6103","dublin_core":{"Title":"Renewal of brand","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-6103","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

There shall be a renewal period for recording brands<\/span> that shall be once every five years. At least 90 days prior to the renewal date for a brand<\/span>, the Department<\/span> shall notify all persons having a registered brand<\/span> of the date on which such brands<\/span> must be renewed. On or before the renewal date the registered owner of a brand<\/span> shall pay to the Department<\/span> a renewal fee of $10 per registered brand<\/span> and shall furnish any additional information the Department<\/span> may require on forms to be furnished by the Department<\/span>. If any cattle owner fails to renew any brand<\/span> registered in his name, such brand<\/span> shall be forfeited and shall be available to any other applicant.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRENEWAL OF BRAND (\u00a7 3.2-6103)\n\nThere shall be a renewal period for recording brands that shall be once every\nfive years. At least 90 days prior to the renewal date for a brand, the\nDepartment shall notify all persons having a registered brand of the date on\nwhich such brands must be renewed. On or before the renewal date the registered\nowner of a brand shall pay to the Department a renewal fee of $10 per registered\nbrand and shall furnish any additional information the Department may require on\nforms to be furnished by the Department. If any cattle owner fails to renew any\nbrand registered in his name, such brand shall be forfeited and shall be\navailable to any other applicant.\n\nHISTORY: 1974, c. 642, \u00a7 3.1-796.32; 2008, c. 860.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}