Colorado § 35-53-131 - Sheep inspection districts.
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§ 35-53-131. Sheep inspection districts.
(1) The board of county commissioners of any county, upon petition of at least fifty-one percent of the sheep growers of the county, shall request the board to designate such county as a sheep inspection district. The board shall duly authorize a brand inspector to inspect sheep moving from range to range, or any migratory movement of sheep, through such counties.
(2) The authorized brand inspector shall inspect such transitory sheep for a brand or earmarks, and the owner of sheep so inspected shall be given an inspection certificate stating the time and place of inspection.
(3) Any sheep owner in a county designated as a sheep inspection district shall notify the board, or its duly authorized inspector, seven days in advance of any movement of sheep from one range to another. Such inspector shall then designate a corral, convenient to the route to be taken by such band of sheep, where inspection shall be made.
Source: L. 2005: Entire section added, p. 461, § 2, effective December 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 35-50-105 as it existed prior to 2005.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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