Any person, association, or corporation establishing to the satisfaction of the state board of stock inspection commissioners the ownership of any estray animals which have been sold by said board, and the amount realized from such sale deposited in the estray fund, as provided in section 35-41-102, shall be forthwith paid the amount for which said animals were sold.
Source: L. 03: p. 443, § 27. R.S. 08: § 6418. L. 09: p. 508, § 1. C.L. § 3220. CSA: C. 160, § 137. CRS 53: § 8-3-11. C.R.S. 1963: § 8-3-9.
ANNOTATION
Owner may bring action upon refusal of reimbursement. The mandate to forthwith reimburse the owner must necessarily include a reciprocal right to maintain an action against the members of the board in the event of a refusal to comply with the demand for reimbursement. Alfred v. Esser, 91 Colo. 466, 15 P.2d 714 (1932).