KRS 253.080: Brands reserved to state.

There is hereby reserved to the State of Kentucky the brands of "B" and "T" on the jaw of

cattle, and "V" and "AV" on the body, and it shall be unlawful for any person other than

authorized agents of the State Board of Agriculture to use any of these brand s. Cattle

carrying the "B" on the jaw shall be recognized as reactors to brucellosis abortus (Bangs

disease). Cattle carrying the brand "T" on the jaw shall be recognized as reactors to

bovine tuberculosis. Cattle carrying the brand "V" or "AV" on the body are officially

calfhood vaccinated.