69-29-117 - Unlawful acts.
§ 69-29-117. Unlawful acts.
It shall be unlawful for:
(a) Any person to use any brand or mark for branding cattle or other livestock unless the brand or mark is registered with the Department of Agriculture and Commerce;
(b) Any person to obliterate, alter or deface the brand or mark of any animals;
(c) Any livestock market to receive and sell livestock unless records of such sale are kept in accordance with the requirements of this article;
(d) Any livestock market to fail to keep a copy of the register of brands and marks furnished to them by the department in a place easily accessible to interested parties;
(e) Any livestock hide dealer to fail or refuse to keep records required by subsection (c) of Section 69-29-113.
Sources: Codes, 1942, § 4896-09; Laws, 1952, ch. 173, § 9; Laws, 1993, ch. 508, § 11, eff from and after July 1, 1993.