Tex. Agriculture Code § 144.043
This is the official text of Tex. Agriculture Code § 144.043, part of Texas’s Agriculture Code — regulates farming, livestock, and agricultural commerce.
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§ 144.043. EFFECT OF RECORDING.
Official statutory text
(a) Any dispute about an earmark or brand shall be decided by reference to the mark and brand records of the county clerk, and the mark or brand of the oldest date prevails.
(b) A recorded mark or brand is the property of the person causing the record to be made and is subject to sale, assignment, transfer, devise, and descent the same as other personal property.
(b) A recorded mark or brand is the property of the person causing the record to be made and is subject to sale, assignment, transfer, devise, and descent the same as other personal property.
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