§ 35-43-213 — Brand inspection - certificate - evidence

(1) Any livestock
purchased for slaughter in Colorado from any source shall be inspected for brands
and other identifying marks and a certificate issued by a brand inspector at the
point of origin. Until the time of such inspection and certification, the person
purchasing livestock shall hold the uninspected livestock separately and shall be
responsible for the value of the livestock and the brand inspection fee until
inspected and a certificate issued by a Colorado brand inspector.

(2) The only evidence of inspection at point of origin acceptable under this
section shall be either the brand certificate issued and signed by the brand
inspector who made the inspection or a current account of sale, showing the brands
or other identifying characteristics carried by the livestock and issued by a custom
meat processor licensed by the department or a packing plant licensed by the
United States department of agriculture. Livestock purchased by private contract in
states where brand inspection is not maintained shall be accompanied by a bill of
sale showing brands and other identifying characteristics signed by the seller or
the seller's agent and witnessed by the buyer or the buyer's agent.

(3) Cattle fed by packers, either in their individual feed lots or in commercial
feed lots, are subject to this article.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2009: Entire part added with relocations, (SB 09-151), ch. 89, p. 346, � 2, effective July 1.