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2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-41-100.3 — 35-57.9-104) › Article 53 - TRANSPORTATION OF LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-53-101 — 35-53-133) › Section 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 such estray animals and for which no valid claim has been made shall be turned into the brand inspection fund of said board, and all claims for moneys from the estray fund made by the owners of cattle sold as estrays by said board shall be made within three years from the date of sale of the same or the same shall be forever barred and no moneys shall be paid upon claims made after three years from date of such sale. The funds so transferred from the estray fund may be used by the said board, under proper vouchers, for the prosecution of persons charged with theft of livestock and for general expenses of the board.
L. 03: p. 443, § 28. R.S. 08: § 6419. C.L. § 3221. CSA: C. 160, § 138. CRS 53: § 8-3-12. C.R.S. 1963: § 8-3-10.
For the estray fund and the brand inspection fund, see § 35-41-102; for theft generally, see § 18-4-401; for theft of livestock, see §§ 35-43-128 and 35-54-105.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-41-100.3 — 35-57.9-104) › Article 53 - TRANSPORTATION OF LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-53-101 — 35-53-133) › Section 35-53-112 - Shipping prior to inspection - penalty

(1)
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 herd of cattle, horses, or mules within this state or beyond the boundaries of this state without having had the same inspected and cleared by a Colorado brand inspector commits a class 2 misdemeanor.
(2)
It is the duty of the district attorney of the judicial district in this state in which any such violation occurs to initiate criminal proceedings and prosecute the same to effectively enforce the provisions of this section.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 654, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 03: p. 442, § 23. R.S. 08: § 6414. C.L. § 3216. L. 27: p. 669, § 6. CSA: C. 160, § 133. CRS 53: § 8-3-8. L. 63: p. 187, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 8-3-12. L. 67: p. 186, § 1. L. 77: (1) amended, p. 883, § 62, effective 7/1/1979. L. 89: (1) amended, p. 849, § 129, effective July 1. L. 2002: (1) amended, p. 1550, § 325, effective October 1. L. 2021: (1) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3285, p. 3285, § 654, effective 3/1/2022.
(1) The effective date for amendments made to this section by chapter 216, L. 77, was changed from July 1, 1978, to April 1, 1979, by chapter 1, First Extraordinary Session, L. 78, and was subsequently changed to July 1, 1979, by chapter 157, § 23, L. 79. See People v. McKenna, 199 Colo. 452 , 611 P.2d 54 (1980).
(2) Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
2021 Ch. 462, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
(1) For theft generally, see § 18-4-401 ; for theft of livestock, see §§ 35-43-128 and 35-54-105 . (2) For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending subsection (1), see section 1 of chapter 318, Session Laws of Colorado 2002.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-41-100.3 — 35-57.9-104) › Article 53 - TRANSPORTATION OF LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-53-101 — 35-53-133) › Section 35-53-113 - Definitions

As used in sections
35-53-113
to
35-53-119
, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Carcasses" means one or more animal bodies or parts thereof, but not less than one quarter of an animal body.
L. 31: p. 766, § 9. CSA: C. 160, § 49. CRS 53: § 8-3-19. L. 63: p. 187, § 2. C.R.S. 1963: § 8-3-19.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-41-100.3 — 35-57.9-104) › Article 53 - TRANSPORTATION OF LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-53-101 — 35-53-133) › Section 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 duly executed or cannot furnish other satisfactory proof that said person, firm, or corporation is the lawful owner of said livestock, or the carcasses thereof, or if said inspector has good reason to believe that said livestock, or said carcasses, or any of them, are stolen, said inspector shall refuse to issue the certificate authorized in section
35-53-102
authorizing the transportation of said livestock, or the carcasses thereof, by motor or other vehicle and shall take possession of the same.
L. 31: p. 763, § 2. CSA: C. 160, § 42. CRS 53: § 8-3-4. C.R.S. 1963: § 8-3-13.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-41-100.3 — 35-57.9-104) › Article 53 - TRANSPORTATION OF LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-53-101 — 35-53-133) › Section 35-53-115 - Inspection and transportation of hides - fee - records

(1)
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 the district in which such hides are shipped. A certificate of inspection as provided for in section
35-53-102
shall accompany all shipments and shall be exhibited by the carrier or his or her agent at any time upon demand of any inspector or peace officer. For each hide thus inspected there shall be paid by the owner or holder thereof a fee in the amount prescribed by the board, pursuant to section
35-41-104
, to the inspector before he or she issues the hide inspection certificate authorizing the transportation of such hides.
(2)
Each inspector of hides shall keep a complete record of all inspections made by such inspector and shall forward to the state board of stock inspection commissioners, together with the fee collected, on blanks furnished for that purpose, a complete report of each inspection, giving the names of the purchasers and shippers of the hides, as well as all of the brands thereon. Said report and fee so collected shall be reported and transmitted to said board at such time and in such manner as the board shall by regulation require, and said report shall be preserved by the brand commissioner as part of the records of such commissioner's office. This section shall not apply to slaughter plants or packinghouses where all cattle are inspected immediately prior to slaughter by a duly authorized brand inspector of the state board of stock inspection commissioners.
L. 31: p. 766, § 8. CSA: C. 160, § 48. L. 53: p. 594, § 2. CRS 53: § 8-3-13. C.R.S. 1963: § 8-3-14. L. 65: p. 224, § 2. L. 77: (2) amended, p. 1616, § 1, effective May 18. L. 81: (1) amended, p. 1710, § 4, effective July 1. L. 98: Entire section amended, p. 273, § 9, effective August 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-41-100.3 — 35-57.9-104) › Article 53 - TRANSPORTATION OF LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-53-101 — 35-53-133) › Section 35-53-116 - Hides inspected - fee - seizure

(1)
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, the inspector, in addition to furnishing the certificate, shall tag or mark the carcasses and hides in a manner to be designated by the state board of stock inspection commissioners as evidence that the same have been inspected. In any case where the inspector has reason to doubt the ownership of any carcass or of any hide, he shall refuse to write the hide inspection certificate and shall be authorized to seize any such hide or any such carcass of beef and hold the same for proper proof of ownership and to dispose of the same as provided in sections
35-53-118
and
35-53-119
.
(2)
In the event that any authorized brand inspector is making any inspection of hides received at any hide house, the owner or person in charge of such hide house shall exhibit any hides in his possession and shall show proof of ownership evidenced by proper bill of sale showing the brand, if any, on the hide or by a brand inspection certificate issued by a brand inspector in the district at the point of origin of the hide. The inspector is authorized to seize and impound any hides in the possession of any hide house that are not properly cleared for ownership by a valid bill of sale or brand inspection certificate and to dispose of the same as provided by law for the disposal of estrays.
L. 31: p. 764, § 3. CSA: C. 160, § 43. L. 53: p. 593, § 1. CRS 53: § 8-3-14. C.R.S. 1963: § 8-3-15.
For disposition of estrays, see article 44 of this title.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-41-100.3 — 35-57.9-104) › Article 53 - TRANSPORTATION OF LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-53-101 — 35-53-133) › Section 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 or who has in possession said livestock, or the carcasses thereof, is unable to exhibit to such inspector or peace officer said bill of sale, permit, or certificate, said inspector or peace officer is empowered to arrest, with or without warrant, any such person operating said motor or other vehicle, to take possession of the same and the livestock, or carcasses therein, and to retain such possession until the person operating such motor or other vehicle can produce satisfactory evidence that he, or the person, firm, or corporation for whom the same is being transported, is the lawful owner thereof or until such livestock, or the carcasses thereof, are disposed of as provided in sections
35-53-118
and
35-53-119
.
L. 31: p. 764, § 4. CSA: C. 160, § 44. CRS 53: § 8-3-15. C.R.S. 1963: § 8-3-16.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-41-100.3 — 35-57.9-104) › Article 53 - TRANSPORTATION OF LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-53-101 — 35-53-133) › Section 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
.
L. 31: p. 765, § 5. CSA: C. 160, § 45. CRS 53: § 8-3-16. C.R.S. 1963: § 8-3-17.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-41-100.3 — 35-57.9-104) › Article 53 - TRANSPORTATION OF LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-53-101 — 35-53-133) › Section 35-53-119 - Livestock, carcasses, or proceeds of sale

(1)
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 sold or disposed of under the direction of the said board. Any moneys derived from the sale of said livestock or carcasses shall be placed in the estray fund in charge of the board of stock inspection commissioners as provided by law and shall be subject to the same provisions applicable to said estray fund.
(2)
In all such cases the facts concerning the detention and sale of such livestock or carcasses shall be reported to the district attorney of the judicial district wherein such livestock or carcasses were detained and sold.
L. 31: p. 765, § 6. CSA: C. 160, § 46. CRS 53: § 8-3-17. C.R.S. 1963: § 8-3-18.
For the estray fund, see § 35-41-102.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-41-100.3 — 35-57.9-104) › Article 53 - TRANSPORTATION OF LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-53-101 — 35-53-133) › Section 35-53-120 - Penalty

Any person, whether acting in the person's 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
commits a class 2 misdemeanor.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 655, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 31: p. 767, § 10. CSA: C. 160, § 50. CRS 53: § 8-3-20. L. 63: p. 187, § 3. C.R.S. 1963: § 8-3-20. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3285, p. 3285, § 655, effective 3/1/2022.
Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
2021 Ch. 462, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-41-100.3 — 35-57.9-104) › Article 53 - TRANSPORTATION OF LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-53-101 — 35-53-133) › Section 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 permission of the owner of said livestock or domestic fowl, or the carcasses thereof, for such transportation. Such permit shall contain the name of the owner of said livestock or domestic fowl, ages, sex, and brands thereon, if any, the date of transportation, the points of origin and destination of the shipment, and the person to whom consigned.
L. 31: p. 768, § 1. CSA: C. 160, § 51. CRS 53: § 8-3-21. C.R.S. 1963: § 8-3-21.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-41-100.3 — 35-57.9-104) › Article 53 - TRANSPORTATION OF LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-53-101 — 35-53-133) › Section 35-53-122 - Duty to exhibit permit

Any driver or other person in charge or control of any truck, automobile, or other vehicle so transporting or carrying live sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules, domestic fowl, or the carcasses thereof, upon demand of any peace officer of the state of Colorado, shall exhibit to such peace officer his permit to carry said livestock or domestic fowl, or the carcasses thereof, or in lieu of such permit, upon demand of such peace officer, shall make a written statement which shall contain the same information as is specified in section
35-53-121
.
L. 31: p. 769, § 2. CSA: C. 160, § 52. CRS 53: § 8-3-22. C.R.S. 1963: § 8-3-22.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-41-100.3 — 35-57.9-104) › Article 53 - TRANSPORTATION OF LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-53-101 — 35-53-133) › Section 35-53-123 - Inspection report of officer

Said officer shall make out and sign a complete inspection report showing the date and place of inspection, the number and kind of said livestock, poultry, or the carcasses thereof transported, the person in charge of the truck, automobile, or other vehicle, the license number, if any, of the vehicle, and the facts set forth in the written permit or written statement, which inspection report shall be filed forthwith in the office of the sheriff of the county where it may be examined at all reasonable hours by any person.
L. 31: p. 769, § 4. CSA: C. 160, § 54. CRS 53: § 8-3-23. C.R.S. 1963: § 8-3-23.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-41-100.3 — 35-57.9-104) › Article 53 - TRANSPORTATION OF LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-53-101 — 35-53-133) › Section 35-53-124 - Penalty

Any person who makes a false or forged permit as specified in section
35-53-121
or a false or forged statement as specified in section
35-53-122
, or who knowingly exhibits or causes to be exhibited to any peace officer any such false or forged permit or statement, or who, upon request of any peace officer of the state of Colorado, refuses or neglects to exhibit a permit or make a statement as provided in section
35-53-122
commits a class 2 misdemeanor.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 656, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 31: p. 770, § 5. CSA: C. 160, § 55. CRS 53: § 8-3-24. C.R.S. 1963: § 8-3-24. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3286, p. 3286, § 656, effective 3/1/2022.
Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
2021 Ch. 462, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-41-100.3 — 35-57.9-104) › Article 53 - TRANSPORTATION OF LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-53-101 — 35-53-133) › Section 35-53-125 - Inspection at point of origin

(1)
Any cattle moved from a pasture shall be inspected for brands by an authorized brand inspector at the point of origin before they are placed in a feed lot, and proof of ownership shall be shown on demand by any Colorado brand inspector or any other interested party. Any cattle found carrying questionable brands when an inspection is made shall be held and handled as estrays or questionably-owned cattle, as provided by law. Such inspections shall be made before mixing with any other cattle, and when any uninspected cattle are mixed prior to an inspection, an inspection shall be made on all the cattle so mixed, and the inspection fee shall be collected. A brand inspector shall be authorized to release the cattle to be inspected at the point of origin for an inspection to be made at any designated place where proper facilities are available.
(2)
In the event that two or more parties claim ownership of questionably-owned cattle, the state board of stock inspection commissioners may provide for arbitration of the claim of ownership under the supervision of the said board or under the supervision of such officer or agent of the said board as may be designated by the said board.
L. 53: p. 582, § 1. CRS 53: § 8-3-26. C.R.S. 1963: § 8-3-25. L. 71: p. 164, § 1. L. 98: (1) amended, p. 274, § 10, effective August 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-41-100.3 — 35-57.9-104) › Article 53 - TRANSPORTATION OF LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-53-101 — 35-53-133) › Section 35-53-126 - Inspection at market - penalty

All cattle that are subject to inspection in the state by virtue of any law or regulation, on arrival at any market, shall be inspected by a duly authorized brand inspector, whether or not they have been previously inspected at the point of origin, before they are taken to the scales for weighing or are weighed at such market unless such cattle are released by an authorized brand inspector. Any person, whether acting in his or her own behalf or as an agent, servant, officer, or employee of any person, firm, corporation, or association, who violates any provisions of this section commits a civil infraction.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 657, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 53: pp. 580, 581, §§ 2, 1. CRS 53: § 8-3-18. C.R.S. 1963: § 8-3-26. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3286, p. 3286, § 657, effective 3/1/2022.
Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
2021 Ch. 462, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-41-100.3 — 35-57.9-104) › Article 53 - TRANSPORTATION OF LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-53-101 — 35-53-133) › Section 35-53-127 - Brand inspection contracts

The state board of stock inspection commissioners is authorized to enter into contracts or agreements, within the limits of funds available therefor, with any agency, governmental or otherwise, to perform the duties imposed by law upon said state board of stock inspection commissioners with respect to brand inspection. All contracts and brand inspections pursuant to such contracts shall be subject to the approval and control of the state board of stock inspection commissioners.
L. 55: p. 156, § 5. CRS 53: § 8-3-27. C.R.S. 1963: § 8-3-27.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-41-100.3 — 35-57.9-104) › Article 53 - TRANSPORTATION OF LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-53-101 — 35-53-133) › Section 35-53-128 - Brand inspectors - powers of arrest

(1)
In addition to his other duties, a duly appointed brand inspector is authorized to ride the ranges, pastures, and other localities within the state to protect the livestock industry of the state from depredations and theft.
(2)
Brand inspectors in the exercise of their statutory duties are vested with all the powers of arrest, with or without a warrant, conferred upon peace officers as set forth in section
16-3-101
, C.R.S.
(3)
The state board of stock inspection commissioners may authorize brand inspectors to equip their cars with sirens, red lights, and other devices for use in the apprehension of persons suspected of theft of livestock or violation of stock inspection laws. The board may also authorize the said stock inspectors to carry arms.
L. 63: p. 189, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 8-3-28.
For use of siren and red light, see §§ 42-4-213 and 42-4-220; for theft generally, see § 18-4-401; for theft of livestock, §§ 35-43-128 and 35-54-105.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-41-100.3 — 35-57.9-104) › Article 53 - TRANSPORTATION OF LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-53-101 — 35-53-133) › Section 35-53-129 - Permanent permit for rodeo and other horses - rules

(1)
Competition horses, other than contractor-owned bucking horses, that are used in rodeo and horse show competitions, registered breed show horses, racehorses, special drill and pleasure horses, and Colorado farm or ranch work or saddle horses shall be eligible to receive a permanent transportation permit that shall be valid for both interstate and intrastate movement if positive proof of ownership is established to the state board of stock inspection commissioners or a duly authorized Colorado brand inspector. Upon completion of an application form, approved by the board, which shall give a thorough physical description showing all brands, no brands, tattoos, or other characteristics carried by the horse, accompanied by a copy of the brand inspection certificate and a transportation permit fee in an amount determined by the board by rule made payable to the state board of stock inspection commissioners, a permanent hauling transportation permit shall be issued that shall be good for the life of the horse unless a change of ownership takes place, in which case the permit will become void. The new owner may make application for permit by the same full compliance as the prior owner. Any person fraudulently using a transportation permit issued under this section commits a petty offense and shall be punished as provided in section
18-1.3-503
.
(2)
A permit issued pursuant to this section shall be in lieu of other permits required under the provisions of this article.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 658, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 71: p. 166, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 8-3-29. L. 73: p. 222, § 1. L. 81: Entire section R&RE, p. 1711, § 5, effective July 1. L. 98: (1) amended, p. 265, § 5, effective August 5. L. 2002: (1) amended, p. 1551, § 326, effective October 1. L. 2004: (1) amended, p. 650, § 13, effective July 1. L. 2021: (1) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3286, p. 3286, § 658, effective 3/1/2022.
Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
2021 Ch. 462, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending subsection (1), see section 1 of chapter 318, Session Laws of Colorado 2002.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-41-100.3 — 35-57.9-104) › Article 53 - TRANSPORTATION OF LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-53-101 — 35-53-133) › Section 35-53-130 - Annual transportation permit for cattle or alternative livestock - rules

(1)
Bovine livestock, as defined in section
35-41-100.3
(1.4), and alternative livestock, as defined in section
35-41.5-102 (1)
, shall be eligible to receive an annual transportation permit that shall be valid for both interstate and intrastate movement if positive proof of ownership is established to the state board of stock inspection commissioners or a duly authorized Colorado brand inspector. Upon completion of an application form, approved by the state board of stock inspection commissioners, which shall give a thorough physical description showing all brands, no brands, tattoos, or other characteristics carried by the animal, accompanied by a copy of the brand inspection certificate and a transportation permit fee in an amount determined by the board by rule made payable to the board, an annual hauling transportation permit shall be issued that shall be good for one year after the date of issuance unless a change of ownership takes place, in which case the permit will become void. The new owner may make application for permit by the same full compliance as the prior owner. Any person fraudulently using a transportation permit issued under this section commits a petty offense and shall be punished as provided in section
18-1.3-503
.
(2)
A permit issued pursuant to this section shall be in lieu of other permits required under the provisions of this article 53.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 659, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 98: Entire section added, p. 266, § 6, effective August 5. L. 2002: (1) amended, p. 1551, § 327, effective October 1. L. 2004: (1) amended, p. 650, § 14, effective July 1. L. 2021: (1) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3286, p. 3286, § 659, effective 3/1/2022.
Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
2021 Ch. 462, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending subsection (1), see section 1 of chapter 318, Session Laws of Colorado 2002.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-41-100.3 — 35-57.9-104) › Article 53 - TRANSPORTATION OF LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-53-101 — 35-53-133) › Section 35-53-131 - Sheep inspection districts

(1)
The board of county commissioners of any county, upon petition of at least fifty-one percent of the sheep growers of the county, shall request the board to designate such county as a sheep inspection district. The board shall duly authorize a brand inspector to inspect sheep moving from range to range, or any migratory movement of sheep, through such counties.
(2)
The authorized brand inspector shall inspect such transitory sheep for a brand or earmarks, and the owner of sheep so inspected shall be given an inspection certificate stating the time and place of inspection.
(3)
Any sheep owner in a county designated as a sheep inspection district shall notify the board, or its duly authorized inspector, seven days in advance of any movement of sheep from one range to another. Such inspector shall then designate a corral, convenient to the route to be taken by such band of sheep, where inspection shall be made.
L. 2005: Entire section added, p. 461, § 2, effective December 1.
This section is similar to former § 35-50-105 as it existed prior to 2005.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-41-100.3 — 35-57.9-104) › Article 53 - TRANSPORTATION OF LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-53-101 — 35-53-133) › Section 35-53-132 - Failure to give notice

Any owner or foreman who segregates, forms flocks of, transports, or drives any sheep from authorized inspection districts without giving due notice to an authorized inspector as required by section
35-53-131 (3)
commits a petty offense.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 660, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 2005: Entire section added, p. 461, § 2, effective December 1. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3287, p. 3287, § 660, effective 3/1/2022.
(1) This section is similar to former § 35-50-106 as it existed prior to 2005.
(2) Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
2021 Ch. 462, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-41-100.3 — 35-57.9-104) › Article 53 - TRANSPORTATION OF LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-53-101 — 35-53-133) › Section 35-53-133 - Inspection fee - range movements

(1)
In addition to the moneys now provided by law to provide the board with sufficient moneys with which to meet and defray expenses, it is the duty of brand inspectors appointed by the board to collect a fee, in an amount determined by the board by rule, on each sheep inspected in sheep inspection districts. The fee collected shall be reported and transmitted to the board, at such time and in such way as the board's rules may require.
(2)
Whenever fifty-one percent of the holders of sheep permits on public lands petition the state board of stock inspection commissioners to make inspection of sheep using such public lands, the board shall authorize an inspector of the board to inspect sheep on range-to-range movements for brands or earmarks. Any owner of sheep using such public lands shall notify the board seven days in advance of such intended movement of sheep, and such inspector shall designate the most convenient available corral on the route taken by such transitory bands.
L. 2005: Entire section added, p. 461, § 2, effective December 1.
This section is similar to former § 35-50-107 as it existed prior to 2005.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-41-100.3 — 35-57.9-104) › Article 53.5 - FEEDLOT CERTIFICATION (§§ 35-53.5-101 — 35-53.5-115) › Section 35-53.5-101 - Short title

This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Feedlot Certification Act".
L. 98: Entire article added, p. 267, § 7, effective August 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-41-100.3 — 35-57.9-104) › Article 53.5 - FEEDLOT CERTIFICATION (§§ 35-53.5-101 — 35-53.5-115) › Section 35-53.5-102 - Definitions

As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Board" means the state board of stock inspection commissioners created in section
35-41-101(1)
.
(2)
"Brand commissioner" means the brand commissioner appointed by the board pursuant to section
35-41-101(2)
.
(3)
"Brand inspector" means an authorized Colorado brand inspector.
(4)
"Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture.
(5)
"Department" means the department of agriculture.
(6)
"Feedlot" has the meaning set forth in section
35-41-100.3(2)
.
L. 98: Entire article added, p. 267, § 7, effective August 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-41-100.3 — 35-57.9-104) › Article 53.5 - FEEDLOT CERTIFICATION (§§ 35-53.5-101 — 35-53.5-115) › Section 35-53.5-103 - Rules

(1)
To carry out the provisions of this article, the board is authorized to adopt appropriate rules pursuant to section
24-4-103
, C.R.S., on subjects that shall include, but are not limited to, the following:
(a)
Fees to fund all direct and indirect costs of the administration and enforcement of this article;
(b)
Methods of separating cattle for purposes of this article;
(c)
Standards and procedures for certification of feedlots and for the issuance, renewal, suspension, revocation, and reinstatement of certificates;
(d)
The number and type of on-site inspections;
(e)
Records to be maintained by the owners and operators of certified feedlots;
(f)
Grounds for enforcement actions.
L. 98: Entire article added, p. 267, § 7, effective August 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-41-100.3 — 35-57.9-104) › Article 53.5 - FEEDLOT CERTIFICATION (§§ 35-53.5-101 — 35-53.5-115) › Section 35-53.5-104 - Delegation of duties - cooperative agreements

(1)
The powers and duties vested in the board by this article may be delegated to qualified employees and agents, including without limitation the brand commissioner and brand inspectors.
(2)
The department may receive grants-in-aid from any agency of the United States and may cooperate and enter into agreements with any agency of the United States, any agency of any other state, and any other agency of this state or its political subdivisions.
L. 98: Entire article added, p. 267, § 7, effective August 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-41-100.3 — 35-57.9-104) › Article 53.5 - FEEDLOT CERTIFICATION (§§ 35-53.5-101 — 35-53.5-115) › Section 35-53.5-105 - Feedlot certification

(1)
Any person desiring to have a feedlot certified and utilize the certification seal under the provisions of this article shall secure such certification from the board in accordance with this article and any rules promulgated pursuant to this article. The certification period shall be one year, beginning July 1 and ending June 30 of each year.
(2)
(a)
Feedlots separated by at least one mile will be treated as separate facilities, even if they are owned by the same entity. Feedlots owned by the same entity and not separated by at least one mile will be considered one facility for purposes of certification under this article. Each facility shall be certified individually.
(b)
To be eligible for certification, each facility must be organized and operated primarily for the finishing of terminal slaughter cattle. No animal interdiction or commingling of animals from any other facility shall be permitted.
(c)
Animals shall not be marketed as finished in a certified feedlot unless the owner of the feedlot verifies that the animals are destined to a packing facility registered and licensed by the United States department of agriculture. Animals leaving a certified feedlot for any other destination or purpose shall not be marketed as finished in a certified feedlot and shall be subject to all otherwise applicable brand inspection requirements.
(3)
Certifications are not transferable.
(4)
Certified feedlots shall be exempt from the fee waiver permit provisions of section
35-53-101(2)
.
(5)
Animals in a certified feedlot shall not be exempt from any Colorado brand inspection requirement other than those exemptions contained in this article.
L. 98: Entire article added, p. 268, § 7, effective August 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-41-100.3 — 35-57.9-104) › Article 53.5 - FEEDLOT CERTIFICATION (§§ 35-53.5-101 — 35-53.5-115) › Section 35-53.5-106 - Application - fees - rules

(1)
Each person seeking certification of a feedlot shall make application to the board on forms prescribed and furnished by the board. The board may reject any applicant who does not meet the minimum requirements for certification as set forth in rules of the board.
(2)
An annual certification fee in an amount determined by the board by rule shall accompany the application.
L. 98: Entire article added, p. 268, § 7, effective August 5. L. 2004: (2) amended, p. 651, § 15, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-41-100.3 — 35-57.9-104) › Article 53.5 - FEEDLOT CERTIFICATION (§§ 35-53.5-101 — 35-53.5-115) › Section 35-53.5-107 - Per-head fees

(1)
The per-head inspection fee for a certified feedlot shall be fifteen cents less than the fee set by the board pursuant to section
35-41-104
for direct-to-slaughter cattle and seventeen cents less than such fee for all other cattle. All such fees shall be due and payable to the board by the fifth day of each month based on the number of animals shipped during the previous calendar month.
(2)
Each month, the owner of a certified feedlot shall remit two separate checks, each made payable to the board. One of such checks shall be in the amount of the per-head fee specified in subsection (1) of this section, and the other in the amount required to cover the Colorado beef board fee, the national beef promotion fee assessed pursuant to
7 CFR 1260.172
, or both. Any payment received over ten days late shall result in the assessment of a penalty of ten percent of the amount originally due, not to exceed fifty dollars per late payment, plus interest at the legal rate specified in section
5-12-102(1)(b)
, C.R.S., until paid.
L. 98: Entire article added, p. 268, § 7, effective August 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-41-100.3 — 35-57.9-104) › Article 53.5 - FEEDLOT CERTIFICATION (§§ 35-53.5-101 — 35-53.5-115) › Section 35-53.5-108 - Movement of cattle from certified feedlots - notice - inspection

(1)
The board shall supply each certified feedlot with appropriate movement certificates in triplicate. One copy of each certificate shall accompany the slaughter animals to the packing facility, one copy shall be retained by the certified feedlot, and one copy shall be sent to the board together with the appropriate fees. The feedlot shall retain copies of the direct-to-slaughter certificates in a separate file, in numeric order, for audit purposes.
(2)
All certified feedlots shall notify the local brand inspector of all anticipated shipments going directly to slaughter, giving the inspector ample notice to inspect or audit the shipment at his or her discretion during daylight hours.
(3)
Any certified feedlot that has animals inspected immediately prior to shipment to slaughter and an inspection certificate issued by an authorized Colorado inspector shall be charged the applicable per-head fees, Colorado beef board fees, and national beef promotion fees. The certified feedlot per-head fee will not be charged in addition to the inspection fee. One copy of the inspection certificate shall be filed with feedlot copies of the slaughter movement certificates. The feedlot shall be responsible for the inspection fee, which shall be payable at the time of inspection on all animals inspected.
L. 98: Entire article added, p. 269, § 7, effective August 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-41-100.3 — 35-57.9-104) › Article 53.5 - FEEDLOT CERTIFICATION (§§ 35-53.5-101 — 35-53.5-115) › Section 35-53.5-110 - Audits - inspections - complaints

(1)
The board or an authorized brand inspector may audit a certified feedlot at any reasonable time, with or without advance notice, to ensure compliance with this article or any rules adopted under the authority granted in this article.
(2)
(a)
The board shall determine the depth and frequency of any feedlot audit.
(b)
The audit of a certified feedlot may include physical inspection of animals in any area of the facility and may include any document required to verify head count, valid ownership, or legal entry into the facility.
(3)
(a)
Any person having reasonable suspicion of a potential violation may request, directly to the brand commissioner or his or her designated agent, an inspection or audit of a specific certified feedlot or pen therein. Such request may be granted or denied based upon rules of the board governing such inspection or audit. The person requesting such audit shall be responsible for the board's fees and costs incurred in conducting the inspection or audit; except that, if any violations are proven as a result of the inspection or audit, such person shall be reimbursed from the penalties assessed pursuant to section
35-53.5-113
.
(b)
The owner of a certified feedlot may request an inspection of cattle held at the feedlot upon payment to the board of all applicable fees.
L. 98: Entire article added, p. 270, § 7, effective August 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-41-100.3 — 35-57.9-104) › Article 53.5 - FEEDLOT CERTIFICATION (§§ 35-53.5-101 — 35-53.5-115) › Section 35-53.5-111 - Enforcement - hearings

(1)
The board is authorized to administer and enforce the provisions of this article and all rules adopted pursuant thereto.
(2)
The board is authorized to conduct hearings in accordance with article
4
of title
24
, C.R.S., and to use administrative law judges to conduct such hearings when their use would result in a net saving of costs to the board.
(3)
The board and, in the exercise of delegated authority, the brand commissioner, shall have full authority to administer oaths and take statements, issue subpoenas requiring the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, records, and other documentary evidence, and compel the disclosure by such witnesses of all facts known to them relative to the matters under investigation. Upon the failure or refusal of any witness to obey a subpoena, the board or the brand commissioner may petition the district court, and, upon a proper showing, the court may enter an order compelling the witness to appear and testify or produce documentary evidence. Failure to obey such an order of the court shall be punishable as a contempt of court.
L. 98: Entire article added, p. 271, § 7, effective August 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-41-100.3 — 35-57.9-104) › Article 53.5 - FEEDLOT CERTIFICATION (§§ 35-53.5-101 — 35-53.5-115) › Section 35-53.5-112 - Disciplinary actions - suspension or revocation of certificate - grounds

(1)
The board, acting in accordance with article
4
of title
24
, C.R.S., may deny, suspend, refuse to renew, or revoke any certification if the applicant or certificate holder has violated any provision of article 43, 44, 53, or 54 of this title or has entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to or been convicted of any criminal act under title
18
, C.R.S.
(2)
The owner of any feedlot whose certification has been suspended or revoked shall, upon notice, cause all animals leaving the facility to be inspected pursuant to section
35-53-105
and shall pay all required inspection fees at the time of inspection.
(3)
Upon the suspension or revocation of a certificate, all or part of the annual certification fee may be forfeited as determined by the board.
(4)
The owner of a feedlot whose certification has been revoked may reapply for certification at any time after the expiration of two years from the date of revocation and upon the payment of all required fees.
L. 98: Entire article added, p. 271, § 7, effective August 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-41-100.3 — 35-57.9-104) › Article 53.5 - FEEDLOT CERTIFICATION (§§ 35-53.5-101 — 35-53.5-115) › Section 35-53.5-113 - Civil penalties

(1)
(a)
Any person who violates any provision of this article or of any rule adopted pursuant to this article is subject to a civil penalty, not to exceed one thousand dollars per violation, as determined by the board or a court of competent jurisdiction.
(b)
No civil penalty shall be imposed by the board unless the person charged is given notice and opportunity for a hearing pursuant to article
4
of title
24
, C.R.S.
(c)
All civil penalties levied and collected pursuant to this article shall be credited to the brand inspection fund created in section
35-41-102
. All moneys credited to such fund pursuant to this article, together with any interest earned thereon, shall be retained in the fund and shall not revert to the general fund or any other fund except as may be directed by the general assembly, acting by bill.
(2)
Nothing in this article shall be construed to limit the authority of the board or any other law enforcement agency to investigate or prosecute violations of local, state, or federal law except as otherwise specifically provided.
(3)
Nothing in this article shall be construed to immunize any person from civil liability.
L. 98: Entire article added, p. 272, § 7, effective August 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-41-100.3 — 35-57.9-104) › Article 53.5 - FEEDLOT CERTIFICATION (§§ 35-53.5-101 — 35-53.5-115) › Section 35-53.5-114 - Estrays - stolen livestock - board to assist recovery

(1)
The board shall assist the owner of any certified feedlot that, as legal purchaser, has inadvertently received an estray or stolen animal on any shipment received. Stolen livestock found at any inspection location shall be handled in accordance with section
18-4-405
, C.R.S.
(2)
Animals found to be of questionable title shall be handled as estrays until clear and legal title has been established. At the time of entry into a certified feedlot, the officiating inspector shall notify the owner of the feedlot of any estrays or animals of questionable title and assist in clarifying title wherever possible.
L. 98: Entire article added, p. 272, § 7, effective August 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-41-100.3 — 35-57.9-104) › Article 53.5 - FEEDLOT CERTIFICATION (§§ 35-53.5-101 — 35-53.5-115) › Section 35-53.5-115 - Prohibited acts - no liability of state

(1)
It shall be unlawful for any unauthorized person to reproduce, produce a facsimile of, or use a feedlot certificate in any fashion. Any person who violates this subsection (1) may be subject to appropriate civil or administrative proceedings or both.
(2)
The state assumes no liability for persons who misrepresent any product under the authority of this article.
L. 98: Entire article added, p. 273, § 7, effective August 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-41-100.3 — 35-57.9-104) › Article 54 - SALE OF STOCK (§§ 35-54-101 — 35-54-106) › Section 35-54-101 - Bills of sale given for livestock sold

No person, whether as principal or agent, shall sell or otherwise dispose of any livestock, nor shall any person, whether as principal or agent, buy, purchase, or otherwise receive any such livestock, unless the person so selling or disposing of any such livestock gives, and the person buying, purchasing, or otherwise receiving any such livestock takes, a bill of sale, in writing, of the livestock so sold or disposed of, or so bought, purchased, or otherwise received.
G.L. § 2594. G.S. § 3186. R.S. 08: § 6447. C.L. § 3271. CSA: C. 160, § 201. CRS 53: § 8-10-1. C.R.S. 1963: § 8-10-1. L. 67: p. 255, § 1.