* 101 W Main St. Mail Unit 13 Courthouse Room 109 *
* Fredericksburg, TX 78624-3700 *
* Phone 830-997-6515 * Fax 830-997-9958 * 

* Jury Info Line 830-990-4117 *

Office Hours:  Monday - Friday ~ 8:00 am - 4:00 pm ~ Closed Holidays

Lindsey Brown

County Clerk
The County Clerk serves as the official records keeper of the Commissioners Court, the County Court, the County Court at Law, all Land and Official Public Records, as well as the Local Registrar for all Vital Records.  Gillespie County is a Constitutional Court as well as a Statutory Court.  

Marks and Brands

  Texas Agriculture Code - Section 144.041
• Marks and Brands to be recorded – Each person who owns cattle, horses, hogs, sheep or goats shall record that person’s earmarks, brands, tattoos, and electronic devices with the county clerk of the county in which the animals are located. 
• A person may record any mark or brand the person desires IF NO other
person has recorded 

• A recorded mark or brand is personal property of the person causing the record and is subject to sale, assignment, transfer, devise and decent the same as other personal property.

  Brand Registration Significance
• Primary Livestock Identification - Criminal and Civil Law, Estray  
• Animal Disease Traceability - TAHC, USDA APHIS

• Collateral Identification for Agricultural Lending

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