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HRS §142-45

Using someone else's registered brand is illegal

This law makes it illegal to use a registered livestock brand or mark that belongs to someone else, unless the owner or their representative allows it. If you break this rule, you must pay a fine for each animal you branded or marked.

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The statute, as written — Using other's brand prohibited; penalty

It shall be unlawful for any person other than the registered owner to use any brand or mark that has been duly registered or reregistered according to law and for which the registration or reregistration has not expired, except by the consent of the registered owner, the registered owner's personal representatives or assigns. Any person violating this section shall be fined $200 for each animal so branded or marked.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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