Colorado § 35-55-117 - Penalty.
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§ 35-55-117. Penalty.
Any person, partnership, or corporation who violates any provision or requirement of this article 55 or any rule or regulation adopted by the state board of stock inspection commissioners commits a class 2 misdemeanor. It is the duty of the district attorney of the district in which such offense is committed, upon complaint of any private person, or of a sanitary or brand inspector, or of the state board of stock inspection commissioners, to prosecute the same if, after investigation, the district attorney believes a violation has occurred. The state board of stock inspection commissioners, upon its own initiative, or upon complaint of any person, through the attorney general may bring an action in the district court of the district where such offense is committed in the name of the people of this state for an injunction against any person violating any of the provisions of this article 55 or of any rule or regulation adopted by the state board of stock inspection commissioners.
Source: L. 49: p. 704, § 17. CSA: C. 160, § 209(34). CRS 53: § 8-11-17. C.R.S. 1963: § 8-11-17. L. 91: Entire section amended, p. 169, § 7, effective July 1. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 1552, § 328, effective October 1. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3287, § 662, effective March 1, 2022.
Cross references: (1) For the penalty for a class 2 misdemeanor, see § 18-1.3-501.
(2) For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 318, Session Laws of Colorado 2002.
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