3-1291. Bill of sale required in transfer of livestock Upon the sale or transfer of livestock, except dairy calves under thirty days of age, delivery of the animals shall be accompanied by a written and acknowledged bill of sale from the vendor to the purchaser.
3-1292. Sale of livestock without lawful brand, bill of sale or power of attorney; classification; defenses A person who knowingly sells or offers for sale or trade livestock without the person s recorded brand, or for which the person has neither a bill of sale, as provided by section 3-1291, nor power of attorney from […]
3-1293. Procedure for owner to authorize another person to deal with animals; violation A. A person who desires to authorize another person to gather, drive or otherwise handle animals bearing the recorded brand or mark owned by the person granting the authority, or animals of which he is the lawful owner but which bear other […]
3-1294. Improperly maintaining a stallion or jack; classification; seizure and sale; expenses for care A. A person who maintains a stallion or jack with reckless disregard for the safety or health of other persons or property or livestock of another is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor. B. In addition, the appropriate court, on affidavit […]
3-1295. Lien for feed, pasturage and other services A. A person who furnishes pasture, feed or other services for livestock on the premises of that person has a lien on the stock for the amount of the charges that are due and unpaid. A person having such lien may retain the stock until the charges […]
3-1296. Ranging of unbranded range livestock prohibited; classification An owner who knowingly permits range livestock, except unweaned animals running with their mothers, to roam and feed upon the ranges of this state without being branded and marked as provided by law, is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.
3-1297. Concealment of livestock killed or injured by railroad or motor vehicle; classification A person who buries, removes or in any manner conceals livestock killed or injured by locomotives or cars of a railroad company or by a motor vehicle, with intent to conceal the cause of the death or injury, is guilty of a […]
3-1298. Herding sheep or goats on land or water of another without consent; classification A. A person owning or having charge of sheep or goats who knowingly herds or permits them to be herded on lands lawfully owned or possessed by another without the express consent of the other person, or recklessly allows the sheep […]
3-1299. Herding, grazing or pasturing sheep or goats on cattle range; classification; priority of right to use of range; exceptions A. A person owning or having charge of sheep or goats who knowingly herds, grazes or pastures them or recklessly permits them to be herded, grazed or pastured on a cattle range previously occupied by […]
3-1300. Overstocking land; classification; definition A. A person who overstocks with livestock a tract or parcel of land or range which he owns or has the lawful right to use, with the intent that such livestock leave the land and graze or feed upon the land of another person, and the livestock do leave such […]
3-1301. Gathering cattle for tournament or contest without consent of owner; classification A person who knowingly gathers range cattle for the purpose of a tournament or contest for amusement or reward, or competition for prizes, or who engages in a steer-tying contest or exhibition of steer-tying, or who casts, ropes or throws a horse, cow […]
3-1302. Taking animal without consent of owner; classification A person who knowingly takes from a range, ranch, farm, corral, yard or stable any livestock and uses it without the consent of the owner or the person having the animal lawfully in charge is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.
3-1303. Driving livestock from range without consent of owner; classification When livestock of a resident of the state is intentionally driven off its range by any person, without consent of the owner, the person is guilty of a class 5 felony.
3-1304. Branding or altering brand of animal of another; classification A person who brands or marks an animal with a brand other than the recorded brand of the owner, or who effaces, defaces, alters or obliterates any brand or mark upon any animal, with intent to convert the animal to his own use, is guilty […]
3-1305. Obliterating or changing brand or mark; classification A person who intentionally obliterates, disfigures, extends or changes a recorded brand, or by other and additional marks, figures or characters converts a recorded brand into some other brand, is guilty of a class 4 felony.
3-1306. Prima facie guilt of owner of brand to which another brand is altered When it is proved that a recorded brand has been converted or changed into another brand claimed or owned by any person, it shall be prima facie evidence in the courts and before the department and boards or commissions of this […]
3-1307. Unlawfully killing, selling or purchasing livestock of another; classification; civil penalty; exception A. A person who knowingly kills or sells livestock of another, the ownership of which is known or unknown, or who knowingly purchases livestock of another, the ownership of which is known or unknown, from a person not having the lawful right […]
3-1308. Evidence of illegal possession of livestock Upon trial of a person charged with unlawful possession, handling, driving or killing of livestock, the possession under claim of ownership without a written and acknowledged bill of sale, as provided by section 3-1291, is prima facie evidence against the accused that the possession is illegal.
3-1309. Proof of branding with brand of accused as tending to show conversion by accused Upon a trial for a violation of the livestock laws of the state, the prosecution may prove, as tending to show a conversion by the accused, that the animals in question were branded into a brand or were marked into […]
3-1310. Abandonment of animal at boarding facility or veterinarian facility When a small animal left at a boarding facility or any animal left at a veterinarian facility has not been reclaimed within the period of time previously agreed upon at the time of delivery of the animal to the boarding facility or veterinarian, the boarding […]
