Colorado § 35-50-119 - Criminal penalties.
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§ 35-50-119. Criminal penalties.
(1) Except as set forth in subsection (2) of this section, any person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation, and any officer or agent thereof, who violates any of the provisions of this article 50 or any lawful order or rule of the commissioner commits a class 2 misdemeanor.
(2) A person who moves or causes to be moved any single head or any herd of cattle, horses, sheep, goats, swine, poultry, or other livestock from a hold or quarantined area in violation of a hold or quarantine order or who knowingly or unlawfully introduces a reportable disease into the state commits a class 1 misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished pursuant to title 18. A plea of nolo contendere accepted by the court shall be considered a conviction for the purposes of this section.
Source: L. 2005: Entire article R&RE, p. 460, § 1, effective December 1. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3283, § 648, effective March 1, 2022.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former §§ 35-50-110 and 35-50-145 as they existed prior to 2005, and the former § 35-50-119 was relocated to § 35-50-110.
Cross references: For quarantine procedures affecting the movement of livestock, see § 35-53-111.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 35-50-119 ("Criminal penalties.") 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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