Brand Regulation (Alta. Reg. 217/98). Country/Territory Canada Territorial subdivision Alberta Document type Regulation Date 1998 (2007) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Animal production Marking/identification Geographical area Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Entry into force notes This Regulation comes into force on 1 November 1998. For the purpose of ensuring its revision, this Regulation expires on 30 June 2008. Abstract "Brand" means a character or combination of characters used for the purpose of denoting ownership of the stock bearing the brand, excluding a sport horse brand denoted in Schedule 1, and includes a brand generated by electronic identification. An application for the allotment, purchase or transfer of a brand is to be in the form set out in Form 1 of Schedule 2. If a brand referred to in section 8.2(2) of the Brand Act expires and the existing owner does not purchase it under the circumstances referred to in section 8.2(3) of the Act, the Recorder shall not allot and sell the brand under section 8.2(1) of the Act to any person until at least four years have elapsed since expiry, or the Recorder concludes that the use of the brand by a new owner will not be adversely affected in any way by the circumstances, whichever event is earlier. When an owner dies, the owner's personal representatives shall notify the Recorder of the death at the earliest time practicable. Full text English Website www.gov.ab.ca References - Legislation Implements Brand Act (RSA 2000, c. B-6). Legislation | Canada | 1980 (2006) Keyword: Marking/identification, Registration, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Livestock Identification and Commerce General Regulation (Alta. Reg. 208/2008). Legislation | Canada | 2008 (2014) Keyword: Animal production, Cattle, Slaughtering, Transport/storage, Inspection, Registration, Internal trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX