(under subclass 1) Subject matter wherein cutting, punching, piercing, tattooing or other means are applied to an animal's flesh to permanently identify or distinguish said animal from animals belonging to another or other animals in a herd, flock, etc.
(1) Note. This subclass contains patents which notch, cut, tattoo or pierce an animals flesh, usually the ear, to permanently mark the animal so that it can be distinguished from other animals.
