This is what Nevada has to say about brand inspection and
traveling.
565.090. Removal of animals from brand inspection district without
clearance certificate or permit unlawful; notice of contemplated movement;
applicability of section; penalty; regulations for permit to move livestock
without brand inspection.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 3 and 6, it is unlawful for
any person to drive or otherwise remove any animals out of a brand inspection
district created under the provisions of this chapter until the animals have
been inspected and a brand inspection clearance certificate is issued by the
department or a written permit from the department has been issued authorizing
the movement without brand inspection.
2. Any person contemplating the driving or movement of any animals out of a
brand inspection district shall notify the department or an inspector thereof
of his intention, stating:
(a) The place at which it is proposed to cross the border of the brand
inspection district with the animals.
(b) The number and kind of animals.
(c) The owner of the animals.
(d) The brands and marks of the animals claimed by each owner and, if they
are other than the brands and marks legally recorded in the name of the owner,
information concerning the basis for the claim to ownership or legal
possession.
(e) The date of the proposed movement across the border of the brand
inspection district and the destination of the movement.
(f) If a brand inspection is required, a statement setting forth the place
the animals will be held for brand inspection.
3. The provisions of this section do not apply to animals whose accustomed
range is on both sides of the boundary of any brand inspection district but
contiguous to that district and which are being moved from one portion of the
accustomed range to another merely for pasturing and grazing thereon.
4. The provisions of this section apply at all times to the movement of any
animals across the Nevada state line to any point outside of the State of
Nevada, excepting animals whose accustomed range is on both sides of the
Nevada state line but contiguous thereto and which are being moved from one
portion to another of the accustomed range merely for pasturing and grazing
thereon.
5. In addition to the penalty imposed in NRS 565.170, a person who violates
the provisions of subsection 1 is:
(a) For the first violation, subject to an immediate brand inspection of
the animals by the department and shall reimburse the department for its time
and mileage and pay the usual fees for the brand inspection.
(b) For the second and any subsequent violation, ineligible for a permit to
move any livestock without a brand inspection until the state board of
agriculture is satisfied that any future movement will comply with all
applicable statutes and regulations.
6. The department may establish regulations specifying the circumstances
under which a permit may be issued authorizing the movement of livestock
without a brand inspection pursuant to this section. The circumstances may
include, without limitation, the routine movement of horses and bulls within
and from this state for the purpose of participating in a rodeo.
