Texas Agriculture Code
§ 144.102 — ELECTRONIC REGISTRY OF MARKS AND BRANDS
AG § 144.102Title 6. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS · Part B. LIVESTOCK · Ch. 144. MARKS AND BRANDS · Art. D. ELECTRONIC REGISTRY OF MARKS AND BRANDS
Statute text
View on source(a)The commission shall establish and maintain on its Internet website a publicly available and searchable registry of marks and brands recorded with a county clerk under Subchapter C.
(b)The electronic registry of marks and brands may not provide to the general public any personal identifying information of a person associated with a recorded mark or brand.
(c)The commission shall establish a process for law enforcement to access the registry and obtain for law enforcement purposes personal identifying information of a person associated with a recorded mark or brand.
(d)The commission shall adopt rules and procedures to implement this section, including a process for:
(1)a person to record a mark or brand with a county clerk through an electronic method, in a form and manner prescribed by the commission; and
(2)a county clerk to deliver to the commission an electronic record of a mark or brand that has been recorded with the county clerk, including any records of a mark or brand that was recorded with the county clerk before the establishment of the electronic registry.
Legislative history
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 3 (S.B. 503), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2025.