Branding cattle and horses

Reminders for brand and earmark applications

  • Email all brand and earmark applications to brands@dpi.qld.gov.au.
  • Brands and earmarks must be associated with a property identification code (PIC) of intended use.
  • Do not include credit card details on the application form.
  • Payments are processed via BPoint. We will contact you about payment before processing your application.
  • We currently have a high number of applications, which is causing processing delays. Thank you for your patience while we work through the backlog.

Cattle must be branded when they are sold in Queensland.

Exemptions exist for any of the following:

  • registered stud cattle sold at approved stud cattle sales
  • cattle under 100kg live weight
  • cattle from another state or territory, if they are either
    • taken directly to an abattoir
    • or
    • have been purchased over the scales at the feedlot in Queensland and are kept at a registered cattle feedlot in Queensland until they are slaughtered.

Branding of horses is optional in Queensland.

You may only use the a brand on livestock after you have it registered and have received your certificate of registration.