Colorado § 35-43-125 - No hogs to run at large.
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§ 35-43-125. No hogs to run at large.
No hog or swine shall be permitted to run at large, and the owner of any hog or swine trespassing on the property of any person is liable in treble the damages occasioned by such trespass and a fine of not less than five dollars nor more than ten dollars for each offense.
Source: G.L. § 2591. G.S. § 3175. R.S. 08: § 6386. C.L. § 3242. CSA: C. 160, § 159. CRS 53: § 8-2-29. C.R.S. 1963: § 8-2-29.
Cross references: For recovery for trespass, see § 35-46-102.
ANNOTATION
Railroad not liable for injury to animals at large. Where animals are at the time of an accident, running at large, contrary to the provisions of this section, and the injury thereto results without willful or gross negligence on part of the railroad company, it is not liable in damages. Denver & R. G. Ry. v. Stewart, 1 Colo. App. 227, 28 P. 658 (1891).
Applied in Smith v. Smith, 16 Colo. App. 333, 65 P. 401 (1901).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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