North Dakota brands expired Dec. 31, 2025

The deadline to renew North Dakota livestock brands was Dec. 31, 2025, but brandowners who missed the deadline can still secure their expired brands if they act soon.

Brands that were not renewed by the Dec. 31, 2025, deadline are considered expired, but state law provides a one-year grace period, which prevents an expired brand from being picked up by a new owner in that 12-month period. The grace period ends Dec. 31, 2026, aims to protect brandowners from losing their brands by mistake.

Brandowners who want to keep their brands, but still need to renew them, should complete the blue brand renewal form that was mailed in August 2025 to the address listed on the brand recording. 

Those who have opted not to renew their brand, but who still have livestock wearing the brand, should contact a brand inspector to have a local inspection done and to obtain the ownership paperwork they will need when marketing those animals.

To complete the brand renewal process, brandowners must fill out, sign and return their renewal form to the NDSA at 4520 Ottawa St., Bismarck, ND 58503. Those who have misplaced their forms can request a new one by contacting renewalquestions@ndstockmen.org or (701) 223-2522.