Colorado § 35-43-213 - Brand inspection - certificate - evidence.
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§ 35-43-213. Brand inspection - certificate - evidence.
(1) Any livestock purchased for slaughter in Colorado from any source shall be inspected for brands and other identifying marks and a certificate issued by a brand inspector at the point of origin. Until the time of such inspection and certification, the person purchasing livestock shall hold the uninspected livestock separately and shall be responsible for the value of the livestock and the brand inspection fee until inspected and a certificate issued by a Colorado brand inspector.
(2) The only evidence of inspection at point of origin acceptable under this section shall be either the brand certificate issued and signed by the brand inspector who made the inspection or a current account of sale, showing the brands or other identifying characteristics carried by the livestock and issued by a custom meat processor licensed by the department or a packing plant licensed by the United States department of agriculture. Livestock purchased by private contract in states where brand inspection is not maintained shall be accompanied by a bill of sale showing brands and other identifying characteristics signed by the seller or the seller's agent and witnessed by the buyer or the buyer's agent.
(3) Cattle fed by packers, either in their individual feed lots or in commercial feed lots, are subject to this article.
Source: L. 2009: Entire part added with relocations, (SB 09-151), ch. 89, p. 346, § 2, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-11-111 as it existed prior to 2009.
ARTICLE 44
Estrays
35-44-101. Definitions.
35-44-102. Taking up estrays - notice.
35-44-103. When estray returned to owner.
35-44-104. Owner not found - advertisement.
35-44-105. Sale of estrays.
35-44-106. Proceeds of sale - rules.
35-44-107. Custody of estray - claimant.
35-44-108. Who may take up estrays - penalty.
35-44-109. Official state livestock paper.
35-44-110. Application as to municipalities.
35-44-111. Concealing estray - penalty.
35-44-112. Abandoned livestock.
35-44-113. Publication of notice - sale - rules.
35-44-114. Disputed ownership - animal deemed not alternative livestock.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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