The brands accessible through this site have been compiled from the original records kept in the office of the Inspection and Regulatory Management Branch, Regina, and include all active registered brands and those that are being held in suspension for five years. While the greatest care has been taken to ensure accuracy, it is quite possible mistakes may have arisen. Should any errors be found, please report them to the Brand Registrar at the telephone number or address listed below.

For information with respect to brand registrations, transfers and cancellations, please direct your inquiries to the following person:
Brand Registrar - Phone (306)787-4682, Fax (306) 787-1315,
or email brands@gov.sk.ca

Inquiries with respect to missing livestock searches should be directed to:
Livestock Data Processing Clerk - Phone (306)787-5086

Please direct mail inquiries or concerns to the following address:
Inspection and Regulatory Management Branch
3085 Albert Street
Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 0B1

Acceptable Characters for Brands

• Capital letters of the English alphabet, except the letter Q, and the following conditions:
  • C and E in the forward position only (cannot be lazy, upside down or backwards);
  • M and W in the upright and forward position only;
  • F and G in the backward position only (cannot be lazy, upside down or in the forward position);
  • N, I, U, and V cannot be lazy;
  • H and S if lazy, are always lazy right (cannot be lazy left);
  • 7 and L If lazy, are always lazy left (cannot be lazy right);
• Arabic numerals, except the numbers zero and one.
• A triangle;
• A diamond;
• A bar in the horizontal position that is applied:
  • above or below any letters or numerals; or
  • before, after or between the letter(s) or numeral(s) of a brand;
• A cross or plus;
• A flying wing;
• A slash that is applied at a 45 degree angle to the left or the right of a character;
• A quarter circle that is applied:
  • above the character(s) of a brand with the ends of the arc pointing upward; or
  • below the character(s) of a brand with arc pointing downward;
• A half diamond that is applied:
  • above the character(s) of a brand with the apex pointing upward; or
  • below the character(s) of a brand with the apex pointing downward;
• A shelter symbol as described in the Feeder Associations Loan Guarantee Regulations or The Breeder Associations Loan Guarantee Regulations;
• The term lazy means that the character is rotated 90 degrees to the left or right of vertical.

Additional Identification by Arabic Numerals

The holder of a registered brand may, to facilitate individual animal identification and without registering such numerals, apply one or more Arabic numerals immediately below the registered brand.

Unclassified Brand Designs

An unclassified brand is any brand in which the letters, numerals or characters are joined or enclosed in any manner or that is coded in the special category code. New unclassified brands cannot be registered.

Upon approval of the minister, an expired, unclassified brand design can be re-registered in the name of the person in whose name the brand design was originally registered, or in the name of a member of that person's immediate family.

Brand Descriptions

Brands are read from top to bottom, left to right. Brands must be applied to the animal in the exact positions, and as drawn or described on the certificate.

The following terms are used to describe brands, along with capital letters of the English alphabet and numerals. A space is left between one term and the next term in the description, e.g. 2 space A (2 A), BAR space OVER space A (BAR OVER A).

ARROW		MONOGRAM
BACKWARD		OPENING DOWN
BAR		OPENING LEFT
BOX		OPEN
BROKE		OPENING RIGHT
CIRCLE		OPENING UP
CONNECTED		OVER
COTTER PIN		POINTING DOWN
CROSS		POINTING UP
CENTER		QUESTION MARK
DOUBLE		QUARTER
DIAMOND		RIGHT
DOT		ROUND TOP
FLYING WING		RUNNING BAR
HALF		SHELTER
HANGING CENTER		SLASH
HANGING LEFT		SMALL
HANGING RIGHT		SPLIT END BAR
HALF MOON		STAR
HOOP		THROUGH
HEART		TENT
INSIDE		TRIPLE
JOINED		TRIANGLE
LEFT		UPSIDE DOWN
LIGHTNING		WINGED
LAZY LEFT		WORM
LAZY RIGHT		WRITTEN
MILL IRON

There are a number of old brands that cannot be described. The brand description for these brands is given as a number beginning with the two numerals 99. To search these brands, type 99 and the wild card (%) in the Brand Description box.

Errors in Branding

Where the holder of a registered brand has knowledge that the brand has been applied incorrectly to animals owned by that person, the person shall provide to the Inspection and Regulatory Management Branch Director a Declaration of Branding Error form describing the branding error.

The declaration shall be handled in the following manner:

1. One copy shall be retained by IRM; and
2. One copy shall be retained by the registrant for presentation to the Inspector at the time of inspection when such animals are offered for sale or are being transported.
3. All communications concerning errors in branding should be directed to the nearest District Inspection Supervisor or to:
   Inspection and Regulatory Management Branch
   3085 Albert Street
   Regina, Saskatchewan
   S4S 0B1
   Telephone: (306) 787-4682

Brand Registration Fees

Fees for registration of a new brand:

• $25.00 to register an approved brand for a four-year term
• $200.00 to register an approved brand for a lifetime
• $200.00 to register an approved brand for a corporate lifetime (20 years)

Fees to renew a brand:

• $25.00 to renew a four-year brand
• $200.00 to renew a four-year brand as a lifetime, or corporate lifetime brand

Fees to transfer a brand (from the present owner to another):

• $25.00 to transfer a four-year brand
• $25.00 to transfer a lifetime brand to four-year brand
• $25.00 to transfer a lifetime brand to remaining registrant(s)
• $200.00 to transfer a lifetime brand to another person
• $200.00 to re-register a lifetime brand to another person

No fee is required if you wish to transfer a rib brand to an available hip or shoulder position.

Brand Registration Procedures

Application for a registered brand should be made prior to purchasing any branding equipment. This is necessary to ensure the brand desired is not already allocated or otherwise prohibited.

Although many brand designs may appear while searching, not all of them would be acceptable to be registered as new brands under the current regulations. Please refer to the sections on the Acceptable Characters and Registration Specifications for guidance on selecting a brand design or position.

Those wishing to register a brand may obtain an Application to Register Brand form from the local Livestock Inspector or the Inspection and Regulatory Management Branch , Regina.

Submit the completed application form and prescribed fee to:

Inspection and Regulatory Management Branch
3085 Albert Street
Regina, Saskatchewan
S4S 0B1

Brand Renewals
Brand renewal notices are sent out in November of the year your four-year brand will be expiring. If you wish to continue using this brand, please return the renewal form along with the prescribed fee, or your brand will be cancelled and it will be illegal to continue to use it.

Cancelled brands are placed in a "suspense" status for a period of five years. During this period, these brands shall not be re-registered in the name of any person other than the person whose name the brand was registered to on the day of its expiration.

Cancelled brands that are not re-registered by the original brand owner are placed in an "open" status after the five year suspense status has lapsed. Brands that have an open status are available to the general public for registration.

Brand Transfers
A brand can be transferred to another person by using the Application to Transfer Brand form, which can be obtained from your local Livestock Inspector or the Inspection and Regulatory Management Branch , Regina. Please submit the form with the appropriate transfer fee to the Inspection and Regulatory Management Branch , Regina.

Cattle Brand Registration Specifications

Brands for use on cattle are to consist of one or more capital letters of the English alphabet or Arabic numerals used in conjunction with one or more other acceptable characters, measuring at least three inches (75 mm) in height and two inches (50 mm) in width when applied to such animals.

Brands for use on cattle may be applied to the shoulder, rib or hip position on either the left or right side of the animal.

The Canadian Cattlemen's Association Quality Starts Here program has advised that brands placed on the rib can downgrade the hide value by almost 20 percent. The Association's suggested brand locations include the hip (as high and as far back as possible) or the shoulder, recognizing that there are other reasons that affect the decision to maintain or register a rib brand. No fee is required if you wish to transfer a rib brand to an available hip or shoulder position.

Horse Brand Registration Specifications Brands for use on horses shall consist of one or more capital letters of the English alphabet, Arabic numerals or other acceptable characters, or a combination of capital English alphabet letters, Arabic numerals and characters, each measuring at least two inches (50 mm) in height and one inch (25 mm) in width when applied to such animals.

Brands for use on horses may be applied to the shoulder, hip or jaw position on either the left or right side of the animal.