Title 40, Utilities
0 chapters · 273 sections in this title.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 40-27-101 Owner driving stock on track
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If the owner of any stock drives any stock on the line of the track of any railway company or corporation, with intent to injure such company or corporation, and if said stock is killed or injured, the owner shall not receive any damages from the railroad company or corporation t…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 40-27-102 Fence right-of-way - cattle guards
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(1) Every railway company or corporation whose lines or roads, or any part thereof, are open for use, within six months after the lines of such railways or any part thereof are open, except at the crossings of public roads and highways and within the limits of incorporated towns …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 40-27-103 Liability for injury to stock
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Any railroad company running or operating its roads in this state and failing to fence on both sides thereof against livestock running at large at all points shall be absolutely liable to the owners of any such livestock killed, injured, or damaged by their agents, employees, eng…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 40-27-104 Compliance prima facie defense
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Any railway company or corporation or the assignee or lessee thereof whose road is enclosed with good and sufficient fences, gates, and cattle guards, as provided in section 40-27-102, capable of keeping such animals from being upon such road may plead and prove the same as a def…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 40-27-105 Burden of proof
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The killing or injury of any animal by a railway company or corporation shall be prima facie evidence of the negligence of said railway company or corporation, and every railway company or corporation in this state and every assignee or lessee thereof shall be liable to pay to th…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 40-27-106 Engineer to notify agent - inspection
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(1) Whenever any cattle, sheep, horses, mules, or asses are killed or injured by any train, engine, or car upon any railway in this state, it is the duty of the engineer operating the engine, train, or car to notify the station agent at the first station at which the train stops …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 40-27-107 Reports of inspector and foreman
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After making such examination it is the duty of the stock inspector to immediately forward a report to the secretary of the state board of stock inspection commissioners showing all the facts in regard to the killing or wounding of said animal, together with a full description an…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 40-27-108 Notification of owner and claim agent
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(1) Upon receipt of the information from any authorized stock inspector of the killing or wounding of any animal by any railroad company or by its engine, cars, or trains, it is the duty of the secretary of the state board of stock inspection commissioners to notify the owner of …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 40-27-109 Proof of ownership and value
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(1) The owner or duly authorized agent of the owner of any animal so killed or injured by any railway company within this state, within thirty days after notice of such killing or injuring, shall make proof that he was the owner or authorized agent of the owner of the animal so k…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 40-27-110 Value of animal - finding of board
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Whenever any owner of any animal so killed or wounded or any railroad company or corporation or the assignee or lessee thereof submits any such claim for killing or damaging of livestock to the state board of stock inspection commissioners for determination as to what damage if a…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 40-27-111 Owner declining estimate
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Should any owner of any animal so killed or wounded by any railroad company decline to accept the estimated value of such animal or the estimated amount of such damage as fixed by the stock inspector or to submit the same to the arbitration of the said board, within six months he…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 40-27-112 Time for payment and suit
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In case such railway company or corporation or the assignee or lessee thereof fails for thirty days after demand made therefor by the owner of any animal or his agent or attorney to pay such owner or his agent or attorney the value of said animal as claimed, then such owner, with…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 40-27-113 Evidence destroyed - penalty
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Any person who in any way conceals the evidence of the killing or wounding of any animal by any railroad train, engine, or cars on any railroad in this state or who in any way destroys or covers up the evidence that may lead to the identification of any animal so killed or injure…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 40-27-114 Care of animals injured
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Whenever any horse, cow, or other animal is injured by a train or otherwise on the right-of-way of any railroad company, it is the duty of trackwalkers, section men, brakemen, conductors, firefighters, engineers, and other employees of said company to care for such animal at once…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 40-27-115 Admission of liability - waiver of claim
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No act of the said railroad company, its employees or agent, or the owner of such injured animal shall be held to be an admission of liability or responsibility on the part of the said company for the injury of the said animal nor a waiver or relinquishment by said owner of any r…