AGENCY: Department of Agriculture and Food. Division of Animal Industry

SERIES: 80418
TITLE: Brands system files
DATES: 1985-
ARRANGEMENT: Alphabetical by name

DESCRIPTION: This is an automated system in which the descriptive information is on the Wang VS100 at Agriculture and the digitized image is stored on a computer at Data Processing. The information included on this program is: brand number, location on animal, owner, address, legal classification (partnership, survivorship etc.), renewal date, cash receipt number, previous owner, transaction date and the digitized brand image.

RETENTION

Retain for 5 year(s)

DISPOSITION

Destroy.

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

Retention and disposition for this series were specifically approved by the State Records Committee.

APPROVED: 03/1988

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Computer data files: Retain in Office for 5 years and then delete.

APPRAISAL

Administrative Fiscal Legal

This retention is for the automated system the brands themselves are micofilmed for a permanent record. Every five years a rancher must renew his brand with the Brands division. If a brand is not claimed, it can be reassigned to another rancher. The retention for this program is based on administrative need in that every five years it will be superceeded.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Private

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