Colorado § 35-53-112 - Shipping prior to inspection - penalty.
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§ 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.
Source: 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 July 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. 462, p. 3285, § 654, effective March 1, 2022.
Editor's note: 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).
Cross references: (1) For theft of livestock, see §§ 35-43-128 and 35-54-105; for the penalty for a class 2 misdemeanor, see § 18-1.3-501.
(2) For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending subsection (1), see section 1 of chapter 318, Session Laws of Colorado 2002.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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