Online filing is now available for livestock brand and earmark filings!

A livestock brand or earmark can be registered with the Office of the Secretary of State provided it meets the requirements for registration outlined in S.C. Code of Laws Title 47, Chapter 9. The registration of a livestock brand or earmark does not expire. No one person may have, use, or register more than one brand. The owner must record the certificate of registration with the clerk of court in every county where he or she has livestock.

FILE ONLINE! To register a livestock brand and/or earmark in the state of South Carolina, applicants may file online HERE. You will be required to submit one drawing of the brand and/or earmark which will be used on the certificate. Please have a file ready to upload for this purpose. The file types allowed are BMP, JPG, JPEG, and PNG. The filing fee is $3.00. A small processing fee will be included when filing online and will appear for review before submitting the application. Payment may be made using credit/debit cards bearing the Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express logos.

If you are the owner of a currently registered livestock brand or earmark and would like online access to your brand or earmark certificate, please set up your profile as prompted in the online filing system and then email our trademarks staff at trademarks@sos.sc.gov with your profile email address, the owner of the brand, and a brief description of the brand. Our staff will pair your profile with the currently registered livestock brand or earmark for you to have online access to print your registration certificate.

When a livestock brand or earmark is registered, a registration certificate will be sent electronically to the email address provided by the applicant. In addition, the filer of a brand or earmark can access the registration certificate on their online profile at any time. 

The South Carolina Secretary of State's Office provides a search page for trademarks, service marks, and livestock brands and earmarks currently registered with the South Carolina Secretary of State's Office for the public.

If you prefer to file by mail, please download, print, and complete the Application for Registration of a Livestock Brand or Earmark (PDF).