11.4.3.010 Necessity of Brand.

Every tribal member owning livestock shall have and use brand on each animal; such brand shall be recorded in the office of the New Mexico Livestock Board. Cattle shall be branded with a hot iron brand, sheep shall be branded with a paint brand. Any unbranded cattle, excepting calves with a branded mother, shall be subject to seizure by any tribal officer, or any livestock inspector and shall be handled and disposed of as an estray. Any person who violates provisions of this section shall be, upon conviction, subject to a penalty assessment or any other orders of the Tribal Court.