(Opinion) Rachel Gabel: Colorado's stringent, detailed brand laws – Greeley Tribune
The best cattle brands, other than the ones that bring lost cattle home, don’t smudge. In Colorado, brands are registered through the Colorado Department of Agriculture’s brands division, though the first brands in the state were registered in each county, resulting in duplicate brands when the secretary of state’s office became the registering agency.
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