A Nueces Livestock Brand Must Be Re-recorded on the State Cycle

Record a livestock brand with the County Clerk in each county where the animals are kept. For stock in Nueces County, that means a Nueces filing even if the same family brand is recorded elsewhere.

The renewal clock is statewide. It is not a fresh ten years from each filing. Current Agriculture Code Section 144.044 sets the next re-recording period for the six months after September 1, 2031, and every tenth year after that.

Existing owners have priority during that renewal period. Once the six months pass, older unrenewed records lose their force. Ask the County Clerk whether your brand and its location on the animal are current before relying on an old certificate.