Colorado § 35-43-116 - Wrongful branding - penalty.
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§ 35-43-116. Wrongful branding - penalty.
If a person, an association, or a corporation willfully and knowingly brands, or causes to be branded, an animal that is the property of another with the person's, association's, or corporation's brand or any brand that is not the recorded brand of the owner or willfully and knowingly effaces, defaces, or obliterates a brand or mark upon such an animal, the person or the officer or director of such association or corporation commits a class 6 felony and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-401.
Source: L. 13: p. 144, § 9. C.L. § 3134. CSA: C. 160, § 18. CRS 53: § 8-2-16. C.R.S. 1963: § 8-2-16. L. 73: p. 1394, § 3. L. 79: Entire section amended, p. 704, § 84, effective July 1. L. 89: Entire section amended, p. 848, § 127, effective July 1. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 1549, § 320, effective October 1. L. 2025: Entire section amended, (HB 25-1084), ch. 24, p. 127, § 113, effective August 6.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 318, Session Laws of Colorado 2002.
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Section 35-43-116 ("Wrongful branding - penalty.") is part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Colorado. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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