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§ 5-37-501. Animals — Altering teeth or failing to disclose defects

(a) It is declared to be unlawful for any person in any manner to change or alter or cause to be changed or altered the teeth of any mule, horse, or other livestock with an intention to deceive a person to whom the livestock is offered for sale. (b) Any person who with the intent […]

§ 5-37-502. Animals — Marking, branding, or altering brands

If any person shall mark, brand, or alter the mark or brand of any animal being the property of another person with an intent to steal or convert the carcass or skin of the animal to his or her own use or to prevent identification by the true owner, then upon conviction the person shall […]

§ 5-37-503. Animals — False registration or pedigree

Any person who by any false pretense obtains from any club, association, society, or company for improving the breed of cattle, horses, sheep, swine, or other domestic animals a certificate of registration of any animal in the herd register or other register of the club, association, society, or company, or a transfer on any registration, […]

§ 5-37-504. Horses — Behavior alteration before sale

(a) It is unlawful for any person to sell any horse or mule that has been treated in any manner with a behavior-altering substance within the previous twenty-four (24) hours. (b) (1) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a buyer may rescind the sale of a horse or mule and receive full repayment of […]

§ 5-37-505. Insurance fraud by use of a procurer

(a) As used in this section and § 5-37-506: (1) (A) “Procurer” means a person or entity that for pecuniary benefit procures or attempts to procure a client, patient, or customer by directly contacting the client, patient, or customer in person, by telephone, or by electronic means at the direction of, request of, employment of, […]

§ 5-37-506. Prohibited activity by a procurer or provider

(a) A person commits the offense of prohibited activity by a procurer or provider if: (1) The person is a procurer and he or she knowingly: (A) Offers or gives anything of value to a person in order to cause the person to seek medical care from a specific healthcare provider; or (B) Solicits a […]

§ 5-37-510. Unauthorized copying or sale of recordings

(a) As used in this section: (1) “Owner” means the person who owns the: (A) Original fixation of sounds embodied in the master phonograph record, master disc, master tape, master film, or other device used for reproducing a sound on a recording upon which sound is recorded and from which the transferred recorded sound is […]

§ 5-37-515. False advertising generally

(a) (1) It is the purpose and intent of this section to prohibit false, fraudulent, and misleading advertising and to prescribe a penalty for a person purchasing false, fraudulent, and misleading advertising in a newspaper, on radio or television, or otherwise causing false, fraudulent, and misleading advertising to be placed before the public. (2) It […]

§ 5-37-520. Misrepresentation of nature of business

(a) It is unlawful for any person, firm, association, or corporation to misrepresent the true nature of its business by use of the words “manufacturer”, “wholesaler”, “retailer”, or a word of similar import or for any person, firm, association, or corporation to represent itself as selling at wholesale or to use the word “wholesale” in […]

§ 5-37-521. Farm implements — Removal or alteration of serial number

(a) Any person who knowingly buys, receives, disposes of, sells, offers for sale, or has in his or her possession any tractor, trailer, or other farm implement or engine removed from the tractor or farm implement from which the manufacturer’s serial or engine number or other distinguishing number or identification mark or number placed on […]

§ 5-37-522. Tobacco — Removal of serial number on container

(a) It is unlawful for any person to remove, obliterate, or otherwise render unreadable the manufacturer’s serial number or code number on any case, carton, package, or other container of any tobacco product. (b) Any person violating a provision of this section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

§ 5-37-525. Defrauding a materialman

(a) A person commits the offense of defrauding a materialman if, being the principal contractor or subcontractor, the person knowingly or wilfully with the purpose to defraud fails to pay any supplier or subcontractor for a material or good furnished to the project within thirty (30) days of final receipt of payment under the contract. […]