Colorado § 35-54-103 Requirements of bill of sale

Colorado Statutes

§ 35-54-103 — Requirements of bill of sale

Colorado § 35-54-103

Title 35Agriculture

Art.Sale of Stock

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 35-54-103 (2026).

Text

(1)A duly executed bill of sale is an instrument in writing by which the legal owner or authorized agent transfers to the buyer the title of livestock therein described and guarantees to defend said title against all lawful claims. It shall definitely describe the animal sold as follows:

(a)Horses or mules, age, color, and sex, with special markings, including all iron brands carried;

(b)Registered cattle, registration number tattooed in ear, name, sex, breed, brand, and marks, if any;

(c)Range cattle, sex, age, breed, brands or earmarks, wattle or dewlap, horned or dehorned;

(d)When the sale or transfer involves neat cattle carrying one or more Colorado recorded brands, the cattle shall be tallied for brands, and the brands described in the bill of sale, giving location o

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(1) A duly executed bill of sale is
an instrument in writing by which the legal owner or authorized agent transfers to
the buyer the title of livestock therein described and guarantees to defend said title
against all lawful claims. It shall definitely describe the animal sold as follows:

(a) Horses or mules, age, color, and sex, with special markings, including all
iron brands carried;

(b) Registered cattle, registration number tattooed in ear, name, sex, breed,
brand, and marks, if any;

(c) Range cattle, sex, age, breed, brands or earmarks, wattle or dewlap,
horned or dehorned;

(d) When the sale or transfer involves neat cattle carrying one or more
Colorado recorded brands, the cattle shall be tallied for brands, and the brands
described in the bill of sale, giving location on the animal of all Colorado recorded
brands;

(e) Sheep, number, breed class, ewes, rams, wethers, lambs, paint brands,
firebrands, and earmarks.

(2) Both the seller and the buyer shall sign the bill of sale, giving the mailing
address of each, in the presence of a witness who also signs with the witness's
name and address and who is a legal resident of the county where the transfer of
the described livestock takes place. The bill of sale shall be dated the day of the
transaction.

Legislative History

Source: L. 41: p. 740, � 1. CSA: C. 160, � 204(1). CRS 53: � 8-10-5. C.R.S. 1963: � 8-10-5. L. 67: p. 256, � 4. L. 2025: (2) amended, (HB 25-1084), ch. 24, p. 138, � 151, effective August 6.