Colorado § 35-53-130 - Annual transportation permit for cattle or alternative livestock - rules.
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§ 35-53-130. Annual transportation permit for cattle or alternative livestock - rules.
(1) Bovine livestock, as defined in section 35-41-100.3 (1.4), and alternative livestock, as defined in section 35-41.5-102 (1), shall be eligible to receive an annual transportation permit that shall be valid for both interstate and intrastate movement if positive proof of ownership is established to the state board of stock inspection commissioners or a duly authorized Colorado brand inspector. Upon completion of an application form, approved by the state board of stock inspection commissioners, which shall give a thorough physical description showing all brands, no brands, tattoos, or other characteristics carried by the animal, accompanied by a copy of the brand inspection certificate and a transportation permit fee in an amount determined by the board by rule made payable to the board, an annual hauling transportation permit shall be issued that shall be good for one year after the date of issuance unless a change of ownership takes place, in which case the permit will become void. The new owner may make application for permit by the same full compliance as the prior owner. Any person fraudulently using a transportation permit issued under this section commits a petty offense and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-503.
(2) A permit issued pursuant to this section shall be in lieu of other permits required under the provisions of this article 53.
Source: L. 98: Entire section added, p. 266, § 6, effective August 5. L. 2002: (1) amended, p. 1551, § 327, effective October 1. L. 2004: (1) amended, p. 650, § 14, effective July 1. L. 2021: (1) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3286, § 659, effective March 1, 2022.
Cross references: 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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