Malaysia legislation
Section 27
Section 27
(1)
All brands shall be of a skeleton pattern and not less than two inches in height.
(2)
A register of private brands shall be kept in Kota Kinabalu by an officer duly appointed for that purpose and no brand shall be used until it has been registered. The officer in charge of this register shall forward to the District Officer or the President a list of all private brands registered for use in his district.
(3)
The brand for Government cattle shall consist of a triangle; the Government
Brand shall consist of a triangle with a number below it, thus, , such number denoting the district.
(4)
For the purpose of branding or compiling the register the District Officer or the
President may order cattle to be rounded up at such places and times as he shall deem convenient after due notice of not less than seven days has been given through the Native
Chiefs or headmen.
(5)
Private brands, unless specially allowed by the District Officer or the President to be kept otherwise, shall be kept at the District Office or the office of the Municipal Council as the case may be and a person appointed by the Government shall on payment of the fees prescribed brand cattle when called on to do so.
(6)
(a)
The use of all former brands which are not in accordance with these rules is hereby prohibited;
(b)
animals already branded before the coming into force of this Ordinance shall require only to be registered and need not be-re-branded.
(7)
The Government brand shall be stamped on the left shoulder and the private brand on the left hip.
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FIRST SCHEDULE
REGISTER
(Section 18)
District ………………
Kampung ……………….
Owner’s
Name
Private or
District
Brand
Added
(bought, born received)
Subtracted
(died, lost slaughtered, sold, given)
Remarks
SECOND SCHEDULE
PASS
(Section 21)
(Triplicate)
………………….… of Kampung …..……………… in the …………………… District, is hereby authorised to ……………………..……..…. the following head of cattle as described hereunder to ………….……………………. of ……………………………...
Description
District/Private Brand
Marks
….……………………………………
Native Chief or Authorised Person.
Date …………………………..