§ 35-41.5-109 — Unlawful acts

Colorado § 35-41.5-109

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 35: Agriculture
• Art.: Alternative Livestock Act

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(1) Unless otherwise authorized by law, it is
unlawful and a violation of this article for any person to:

(a) Perform any of the acts for which licensure as an alternative livestock
farm is required without possessing a valid license;

(b) Hold oneself out as being so qualified to perform any of the acts for
which licensure pursuant to this article is required without possessing a valid
license;

(c) Solicit, advertise, or offer to perform any of the acts for which licensure
as an alternative livestock farm is required without possessing a valid license to
perform such acts;

(d) Refuse or fail to comply with the provisions of this article;

(e) Refuse or fail to comply with any rules adopted by the board pursuant to
this article or to any lawful order issued by the board;

(f) Refuse to comply with a cease-and-desist order issued pursuant to
section 35-41.5-112;

(g) Willfully make a material misstatement in the application for a license or
in the application for renewal thereof or to the department during an official
investigation;

(h) Impersonate any federal, state, county, city and county, or municipal
official or inspector;

(i) Aid or abet another in any violation of this article or of any rule
promulgated pursuant thereto;

(j) Hunt alternative livestock without first obtaining a hunter education
certificate pursuant to section 33-6-107 (8), C.R.S.; or

(k) Ship any alternative livestock other than those described in the
certificate provided by the brand inspector inspecting such alternative livestock or
to remove any alternative livestock and to substitute another without the
knowledge of the brand inspector.

(2) It is unlawful and a violation of this article for any alternative livestock
farm to:

(a) Import or possess for the purpose of selling, trading, giving, or otherwise
transferring any alternative livestock without having said alternative livestock
inspected in accordance with this article; except that this paragraph (a) shall not
apply to alternative livestock sold, traded, given, or transferred by an operating
zoological park as defined by the parks and wildlife commission or research
institution using such animals for scientific research, if the park or institution
otherwise complies with this article and all rules promulgated pursuant thereto;

(b) Sell any alternative livestock in, by, to, or from any unlicensed alternative
livestock farm;

(c) Sell any alternative livestock in, by, to, or from any alternative livestock
farm unless such alternative livestock has been inspected in accordance with this
article;

(d) Refuse to permit entry or inspection in accordance with section 35-41.5-110;

(e) Sell, offer for sale, barter, exchange, or otherwise transfer red deer or red
deer hybrids within the state of Colorado;

(f) Allow a license issued pursuant to this article to be used by an unlicensed
person; or

(g) Make any misrepresentation or false promise, through advertisements,
employees, agents, or otherwise, in connection with the business operations
licensed pursuant to this article or for which an application for a license is pending.

Legislative History

Source: L. 94: Entire article added, p. 1702, � 6, effective July 1. L. 2012: (2)(a) amended, (HB 12-1317), ch. 248, p. 1238, � 100, effective June 4.