3-1331. Inspection required; powers and duties of livestock officers A. Livestock officers and inspectors may authenticate bills of sale of livestock, brands and marks, deliver certificates of acknowledgment thereof under their hands and seals and take acknowledgments to applications for brands and marks. A fee of more than twenty-five cents shall not be asked or […]
3-1332. Method, place and time of inspecting livestock A. Livestock officers and inspectors shall inspect livestock, other than equine and livestock subject to authorized self-inspection, for health, marks and brands at loading stations, at places of exit from the state and at places where livestock are gathered to be sold, slaughtered, transported, conveyed, shipped or […]
3-1333. Record of inspection A. Livestock officers and inspectors shall make a record of all inspections, disclosing the place and date of the inspection, its purpose, the kind, sex and description necessary to identify the livestock, the number of head running in every brand and mark, the name of the seller if the livestock is […]
3-1334. Inspection as to ownership of livestock A. Livestock officers and inspectors, in making inspections, shall require from livestock auctions or the owner or person in charge of the livestock a list of the brands and marks or necessary evidence of ownership and shall determine by inspection of the livestock that the person in charge […]
3-1335. Certificate of inspection; delivery A. Upon completion of an inspection, the livestock officer or inspector shall deliver to the person in charge of the livestock a certificate on a form provided by the department disclosing the date of inspection, the purpose for which inspected, the number, sex and kind of livestock inspected, their brands […]
3-1336. Inspection of livestock to be slaughtered, sold or transported; fee; violation; classification A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, livestock, other than equines, swine and livestock inspected by movers of livestock or at feedlots or dairies pursuant to section 3-1337, shall not be slaughtered, sold, purchased, driven, transported, shipped or conveyed unless the […]
3-1337. Service charge and inspection fee; self-inspection A. Livestock officers and inspectors shall collect from the person in charge of cattle inspected a service charge of three dollars plus an inspection fee of twenty-five cents per head for making inspections for the transfer of ownership, sale, slaughter or transportation of cattle. B. Livestock officers and […]
3-1339. Mobile slaughtering units; custom slaughtering; brand inspections A. A mobile slaughtering unit or a locker plant slaughtering livestock on a custom basis shall notify the local livestock officer or inspector before any slaughtering operation. If brand inspection of an animal is not conducted before slaughter, the mobile slaughterer or the locker plant slaughtering the […]
3-1340. Unbranded livestock kept in close confinement; shipment, sale and inspection A. Owners of livestock, other than equines, who do not have a recorded brand and who maintain their animals in close confinement not exceeding ten acres may transport their animals to livestock auctions licensed in this state, feedlots licensed in this state or slaughter […]
3-1341. Transportation of livestock by person without certificate of inspection, validated auction invoice or bill of sale; violation; classification A. Except as otherwise provided in this article, it is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to carry, transport or convey livestock by any conveyance without first having such livestock inspected and having in immediate […]
3-1342. Alteration of certificate or record of inspection; classification A person who intentionally alters a certificate or record of inspection or copy thereof issued by a livestock officer or other agent of the department is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.
3-1343. Substitution of animals after issuance of certificate of inspection; classification A person who removes an animal and substitutes another therefor or adds other animals to a lot of livestock for which an inspection certificate or validated auction invoice has been issued for shipment, sale or slaughter is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.
3-1344. Ownership and hauling certificates for equines; inspection; exemption; cancellation; fees A. Except as otherwise provided in this article, owners or persons in charge of equines may obtain ownership and hauling certificates from the department. B. The director shall adopt inspection fees by rule pursuant to title 41, chapter 6, for the processing of ownership […]
3-1345. Transfer or issuance of ownership and hauling certificates; fees A. The seller of any equine who has a valid ownership and hauling certificate for such animal and the buyer of such animal, except a person who has been issued an equine trader’s permit pursuant to section 3-1348, may both complete and date a transfer […]
3-1345.01. Equine inspection fund The equine inspection fund is established consisting of fees collected pursuant to section 3-1344, subsection B and section 3-1345, subsection B. The department of agriculture shall administer the fund. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated for the issuance of equine ownership and hauling certificates.
3-1346. Seasonal inspection for exhibition livestock; fee A. Seasonal inspection certificates may be issued, under the self-inspection program, for exhibition livestock for any purpose other than slaughter, sale or trade. The fee for a seasonal brand inspection certificate is five dollars plus fifty cents per head of livestock in excess of ten. B. The certificate […]
3-1347. Violation; classification Unless otherwise provided any person who does not comply with this article is guilty of a class 3 misdemeanor.
3-1348. Equine trader permit A. The division shall issue an equine trader permit to an applicant who pays a fee of one hundred dollars and who complies with the requirements of this section. The permit is valid for one year from the date of issuance and may be renewed on payment of an annual renewal […]
3-1349. Inventory and monthly report of equine traders Equine trader permittees shall maintain inventory records of all equines sold. The records shall include the date sold, the ownership and hauling certificate number and the name and address of the buyer. At the end of each month each equine trader permittee shall report to the division […]
3-1350. Registry of equine rescue facilities; fees A. The department shall establish and maintain a registry of equine rescue facilities and a public list of registered equine rescue facilities at department offices and on the department’s official website. B. To be registered under this section an equine rescue facility must: 1. Be incorporated as a […]
