Oklahoma § 4-251 - Duties of parties butchering stock or purchasing hides Records - Retention of hides for inspection - Violations of

§ 4-251. Duties of parties butchering stock or purchasing hides Records - Retention of hides for inspection - Violations of

provisions - Penalties.

All parties butchering stock or purchasing hides or pelts, in

the state, shall be required to keep a record of the marks, brands,

color, from whom purchased, and by the party butchering, the sex and

age. They shall be required to keep all hides together, with horns

and ears complete, for at least five (5) days from the time of

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 4. Animals

butchering the same during the months of May, June, July, August,

September and October, and, during the remaining months of the year,

ten (10) days, said hides to be free for inspection to anyone

wishing to see the same. Any person violating any of the provisions

of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon

conviction in any court of competent jurisdiction, shall be fined in

any sum not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00), nor more than

Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) or shall be imprisoned in the county

jail not less than ten (10) days nor more than six (6) months, or by

both such fine and imprisonment.

R.L.1910, § 186.