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Home » US Law » 2022 Colorado Code » Title 35 - Agriculture » Article 53 - Transportation of Livestock

§ 35-53-102. Duties of Brand Inspector

It is the duty of the brand inspector, who shall be notified as provided in section 35-53-105, or shall be selected by the board of stock inspection commissioners, to inspect the brands and earmarks of any cattle, horses, or mules to be transported by rail, truck, or other conveyance from any point within this state […]

§ 35-53-103. False Report – Certificate – Penalty

[ Editor’s note: This version of this section is effective until March 1, 2022. ] Any inspector who knowingly makes any false certificate under the provisions of section 35-53-102 to the state board of stock inspection commissioners is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more […]

§ 35-53-105. Inspection Before Shipment – Place

Whenever any cattle, horses, or mules are to be transported from any point within this state to any point within or without this state, it is the duty of the transportation company and the person selling and delivering cattle, horses, or mules to other persons for transportation to make application to the state board of […]

§ 35-53-106. Substitution of Animals – Penalty

[ Editor’s note: This version of this section is effective until March 1, 2022. ] Any person, firm, association, or corporation, or any agent or employee thereof, who ships any animals other than those described in the certificate provided by the brand inspector inspecting such animals, as provided in section 35-53-105, or who removes any […]

§ 35-53-107. Disposition of Stock Taken by Officer

In making any inspection of any animals prior to shipment by rail, truck, or other conveyance or removal from the state, if any inspector finds any animals bearing marks and brands other than those of the owner of the other cattle in said shipment and if said owner or shipper fails to exhibit a bill […]

§ 35-53-108. Disposition of Estrays

The state board of stock inspection commissioners is empowered to make such reasonable rules and regulations regarding the disposition of estrays taken up by inspectors, as provided in section 35-53-107, as may seem to said board to be proper and just and for the best interests of the owners of same. Source: L. 03: p. […]

§ 35-53-109. Amount Received Paid to Owner

Any person, association, or corporation establishing to the satisfaction of the state board of stock inspection commissioners the ownership of any estray animals which have been sold by said board, and the amount realized from such sale deposited in the estray fund, as provided in section 35-41-102, shall be forthwith paid the amount for which […]

§ 35-53-110. Proceeds Claimed Within Three Years

All moneys in the estray fund, derived from the sale of estray animals by the state board of stock inspection commissioners or any inspector acting under the authority of said board, which has been in the possession of said board of stock inspection commissioners for six years or longer from the date of sale of […]

§ 35-53-112. Shipping Prior to Inspection – Penalty

[ Editor’s note: This version of subsection (1) is effective until March 1, 2022.] Any person, firm, association, partnership, or corporation, or any employee thereof, who willfully violates any provision of sections 35-53-101 to 35-53-112, except as otherwise provided in said sections, or who moves or causes to be moved any single head or any […]

§ 35-53-113. Definitions

As used in sections 35-53-113 to 35-53-119, unless the context otherwise requires: “Carcasses” means one or more animal bodies or parts thereof, but not less than one quarter of an animal body. Source: L. 31: p. 766, § 9. CSA: C. 160, § 49. CRS 53: § 8-3-19. L. 63: p. 187, § 2. C.R.S. […]

§ 35-53-114. Inspector May Refuse Certificate

If any duly authorized inspector finds any livestock, or the carcasses thereof, in the possession of any person, firm, or corporation desiring to transport the same by motor or other vehicle and said person, firm, or corporation in charge of said livestock, or the carcasses thereof, is not in possession of a bill of sale […]

§ 35-53-115. Inspection and Transportation of Hides – Fee – Records

It is unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, railroad company, or other common carrier to transport or cause to be transported within this state or beyond the limits of this state any hides that have not been inspected and tagged by a duly authorized brand inspector of the state board of stock inspection commissioners for […]

§ 35-53-116. Hides Inspected – Fee – Seizure

In the event any authorized brand inspector is making an inspection of hides or the inspection of any slaughtered carcasses, the hides from all such carcasses shall be exhibited to the inspector at the time of the inspection, and if the inspector is satisfied that the person, firm, or corporation is acting within the law, […]

§ 35-53-117. Officer May Inspect Vehicle

Any duly authorized inspector, sheriff, deputy sheriff, or peace officer is authorized to stop and inspect any motor or other vehicle transporting or containing livestock, or the carcasses thereof, and demand from the person operating said motor or other vehicle the exhibition of a bill of sale, permit, or certificate. If any person who transports […]

§ 35-53-118. Officer May Sell Carcasses

If said inspector or peace officer deems it necessary to sell said carcasses so taken to prevent the loss of same by spoiling, he is authorized to do so, retaining the sale price thereof in his possession to be disposed of as provided in section 35-53-119. Source: L. 31: p. 765, § 5. CSA: C. […]

§ 35-53-119. Livestock, Carcasses, or Proceeds of Sale

If within a period of ten days the ownership of said livestock or said carcasses is shown and established, said livestock or carcasses or proceeds of sale shall be delivered to the owner. If, however, within such period the ownership of said livestock or carcasses is not shown or established, then the same shall be […]

§ 35-53-120. Penalty

[ Editor’s note: This version of this section is effective until March 1, 2022. ] Any person, whether acting in his own behalf or as agent, servant, officer, or employee of any firm, association, or corporation, who violates any provisions of sections 35-53-113 to 35-53-119 is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall […]

§ 35-53-121. Owners’ Transportation Permit

It is unlawful for any person to transport or carry live sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules, domestic fowl, or the carcasses thereof upon any public highway of the state of Colorado or over or across any lands of which the one so transporting said animals is not the owner, lessee, or tenant without the written […]