Marks & Brands

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A brand is proof of ownership and the best way to identity livestock.

The brand record contains a description of the design or elements of the brand, where on the livestock the brand is located, and any ear marks that are used to identify livestock.

Every 10 years, the State of Texas requires that brands be re-registered in the county or counties in which you operate. The next brand re-registration period begins August 31, 2021, and concludes February 28, 2022. If you have an existing registered brand you will need to re-register it with the County Clerk’s Office before February 28, 2022. After February 28, 2022 all brands are open to whoever registers them first.

The application that will be registered for marks and brands is required to be notarized or signed in front of a County Clerk Deputy. The form that is supplied by the TSCRA does not meet these requirements.

2021 Marks and Brands Application (Print on Legal Paper)

If you need to transfer ownership of a brand please print the form below and bring the signed and notarized original with the new owner to the County Clerk's office in Angleton.

Release and Transfer of Ownership of Registered Brand

Texas Agricultural Code 144.041

For more information on brands visit www.tscrabrands.org.

Register a Brand

The Marks and Brand Application may be printed on legal size paper and completed before coming into the Brazoria County Clerk’s office, but the application must be signed and acknowledged in front of a deputy of Clerk’s office or a notary public.

It is not required to complete this application in advance; the County Clerk’s office will provide forms in the office at the time of registration.

When a renewal or new brand is filed, the County Clerk’s office will verify the current owner of the brand or that the brand is not currently in use.

Cost

$26.00 per brand
$5.00 each additional brand location on animal

Office Location/Hours

Brands may only be registered at the Angleton location:

Angleton - Main Office
East Annex (Old Wal-Mart building on Hwy. 35)
1524 E. Mulberry #152
Angleton, TX 77515

Please Note: this is a physical address only - Mail is not received at this address.

Phone Numbers

(979) 864-1355 - Angleton Area
(979) 388-1355 - Brazosport Area
(281) 756-1355 - Houston Area

Office Hours

Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

**County Holidays Excluded

Estrays (Stray Livestock)

According to Chapter 142 of the Texas Agriculture Code, "...report the presence of the estray to the sheriff of the county in which the estray is discovered."

Search for estray notices.

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