{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-80-58","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 80-58","heading":"Definitions.","body":"(a)\t\"Board\". - The term \"Board\" means the North Carolina Board of Agriculture.\n(b)\t\"Brand\". - The term \"brand\" means an identification mark permanently affixed into the hide of livestock by a hot iron or an extremely cold brand known as a \"freeze brand.\"\n(c)\t\"Commissioner\". - The term \"Commissioner\" means the Commissioner of Agriculture of the State of North Carolina.\n(d)\t\"Livestock\". - The term \"livestock\" means cattle, horses, ponies, mules, and asses.\n(e)\t\"Person\". - The term \"person\" means an individual, firm, company, association, partnership or corporation. (1935, c. 232, s. 1; 1975, c. 261, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 80. Trademarks, Brands, etc.","Article 8. Registration and Protection of Livestock Brands."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_80/GS_80-58.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:10:32Z","sha256":"7094f4d82c360ee073c102891613c1aa1438ee23dc0299046194792c9eee9f3d","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-80-57","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-80-59"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}