      OFFICE   OF THE A?TORNEY     GENERAL      OF TEXAS

                          AUSTIN




iionorable Kofatr Garrison, Jr., Direotor
TeWJe;nDepartmant of Public iiafety
       # Teaat

Dear Sir:                     0plnion lo. o-s




      You inquire   in your
with rrferenoe   to Senate
Legiulaturer

                                         attoo mark-
                                          ls*O931* to be

                                             he right ear oi
                                     gurea   to be tattooed
                                    hoa8 --would he have to
                                    ration fee6? The point
                                   o olear up Is, does the
                                  on the mind'8   body oon-
                                 too brand, even though,thC
                                 s identical?

                       ta should register  tha mme tattoo
                       fteroat  loaatloar on the aninl*a body
                      aatitute  two separate tattoos? As an
                    i owner A used the lnftials  ‘58’ to tattoo
                    n the left ear, und owner B. u#cU the lnftiala
         'J9' to tattoo his sheep in the right ear, would this
         be aonstrued as two different. and dlstinot tattoo branda?"

       -nata Bill 62 provlilse that the owaer ol any livestook
in this state my III&B applloetion to the DeparGmnt   of
2ubi.h  Liar&y for the registration of tattoo mark6 to be
used upon suah &took, and speoifically provides that  they
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"shall name the plaoo or pert or the animal upon whioh
the tattoo mark Is to bs plaosd."

      86otion 6 0r the kot provides ror the payment 0r
a fee of five dollars for seoh applloatloa filed.

      #is held in Opinion O-1114, oonstrulng artiols 6899d
V. A. C. Y. that two person8 could bars ths sass brand
by plaoine suoh brsnd at dlfrsrsnt parts of the snIabal*s
body. Suoh opinion amwsxa your second pusrtlon and we
enoLo8~1a cropy tha3or ror your guidaanos.
      It Is our opinion that a person nay rsc;Istsr brands
or the sams dsoign for use on two or &ore animals, ouoh
brads bring applisd to a dlffsrent part of,ths snbal*s
body, but that each will oonstltuta a separate brand
requiring esparats applioatlona and a riling See of
flvs dollsrs tor each applloatlon.

                                  Yours rsry truly,




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