HORSE BRANDING / BRAND MARKS IDENTIFICATION

 

For all branding / marking identifications please contact the following state offices:

When requesting a search for a Symbol Brand, please be as clear as possible about the design of the branding. Horse owners often find a brand design much clearer after their horse has malted or has been shaved.

Australia Wide Thoroughbred Brand Marks Register
Please note, brands for horses born prior to 2003 may not be available.

Please view the Australian Stud Book Branding Register

A service fee may apply.

 

New South Wales

South Rural Lands Protection Board
P.O. Box 815, Ulladulla, NSW 2539
Monday to Friday, 10am to 2pm
Ph. (02) 4454 3053   Fax (02) 4454 3054
Email: scrlpbu@acr.net.au

There are 52 Rural Lands Protection Boards in NSW. Anyone wanting information about searching a Symbol Brand can contact their local Rural Lands Protection Board office or visit there website at http://www.rlpb.org.au

A service fee applies.
  
Queensland

Department of Primary Industries
Branding Office
GPO Box 46, Brisbane, QLD 4001
Ph. 132523 ask for branding office

Branding and earmarking livestock in Queensland (Horses). 
Very good information. Please view the Queensland Brand Marks website.

A service fee may apply.
  
Northern Territory

Department of Regional Development, Primary Industry, Fisheries and Resources (DRDPIFR) Livestock Identification Systems Administrator (LISA) I Brands Clerk
GPO Box 3000, Darwin, NT 0801
Ph. (08) 8999 2033 Fax (08) 8999 2146

Please view the Northern Territory Brand Marks website.

Search the Northern Territory Brands Register Search Database: http://brand.primaryindustry.nt.gov.au

It is compulsory to brand cattle before they are moved off a property or are sold (unless they are less than 8 months of age). Brands can be used on horses, buffalo and camel but it is not compulsory.

A search fee may apply - to search the NT Brands Register.
  
Western Australia

Department of Agriculture
Brands Office
PO Box 1231, Bunbury, WA 6230
Ph. (08) 9780 6207

Excellent web site, search by Brands, Trading Name, Tailtag or Property.
Please view the Western Australia Brand Marks website.

A service fee may apply.
 
South Australia

Primary Industry & Resource Department
Registrar of Brands
GPO 1671, Adelaide, SA 5001
Ph. (08) 8207 7890   Fax (08) 8207 7909

Please view the South Australia Brand Marks website.

A service fee may apply.
 
Victoria
 
Victoria does not have a brand registry, please refer to the organisation / society of the individual breed in the State of Victoria on our horse directory web site..
 

Tasmania

Department of Primary Industry & Water Environment
Registrar of Brands
GPO 44, Hobart, TAS 7001
Ph. (03) 6233 6885 or 1300 368 550   Fax (03) 6233 3843

For further details please view the Tasmanian Brand Marks website.

Limited information is available, only straight letters are permitted for branding, symbols can not be used.

A service fee may apply.