Colorado § 35-47-102 Duty of custodian - fees - recovery

Colorado Statutes

§ 35-47-102 — Duty of custodian - fees - recovery

Colorado § 35-47-102

Title 35Agriculture

Art.Livestock - Running at Large

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 35-47-102 (2026).

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Where animals are in
violation of section 35-47-101, a sheriff or other peace officer of the county, on
complaint of any person, shall take custody of the animal and place it on feed and
water. The sheriff or other peace officer may appoint a custodian for such purpose
and pay the custodian a fee of four dollars per day to be assessed as costs, and the
owner or agent may give the sheriff or other peace officer a redelivery bond in
sufficient sum for repossession of the owner's or agent's stock, pending a court
action. In cases where the owner or agent is known and has been convicted in court,
the sheriff or other officer may dispose of such animals or sufficient numbers of
them to pay for the fine and reasonable costs of feeding and other expenses in
connection with the animals, 

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Where animals are in
violation of section 35-47-101, a sheriff or other peace officer of the county, on
complaint of any person, shall take custody of the animal and place it on feed and
water. The sheriff or other peace officer may appoint a custodian for such purpose
and pay the custodian a fee of four dollars per day to be assessed as costs, and the
owner or agent may give the sheriff or other peace officer a redelivery bond in
sufficient sum for repossession of the owner's or agent's stock, pending a court
action. In cases where the owner or agent is known and has been convicted in court,
the sheriff or other officer may dispose of such animals or sufficient numbers of
them to pay for the fine and reasonable costs of feeding and other expenses in
connection with the animals, after giving ten days' notice by posting three notices
in public and conspicuous places. In cases where the owner of such animals is
unknown, the animals shall be taken up and disposed of by the state board of stock
inspection commissioners or one of its duly authorized representatives, the same as
other estrays as provided for by law.

Legislative History

Source: L. 57: p. 142, � 2. CRS 53: � 8-19-2. C.R.S. 1963: � 8-18-2. L. 2025: Entire section amended, (HB 25-1084), ch. 24, p. 133, � 133, effective August 6.