Title 35, Agriculture
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 35-46-101 Definitions
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As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Lawful fence is a well-constructed three barbed wire fence with substantial posts set at a distance of approximately twenty feet apart, and sufficient to turn ordinary horses and cattle, with all gates equally as…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 35-46-102 Owner may recover for trespass
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(1) Any person maintaining in good repair a lawful fence, as described in section 35-46-101, may recover damages for trespass and injury to grass, garden or vegetable products, or other crops of such person from the owner of any livestock which break through such fence. No person…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 35-46-103 Board of arbitration
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When a person is trespassed upon or damaged by any livestock or takes into the person's custody any livestock under section 35-46-102, the claim for damages occasioned by the livestock may be arbitrated by a board of three arbitrators, at the option of the party aggrieved selecti…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 35-46-104 Finding of board - enforcement
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The finding of the board of arbitration, when reduced to writing and signed by a majority of the members of the board, constitutes an obligation on the part of the person against whom the finding is made to pay to the aggrieved party the sum set forth in the finding of the board …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 35-46-105 Grazing on roads and in municipalities - penalty
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(1) It is unlawful for the owner or any person in charge of any livestock knowingly to cause or permit such livestock to graze or run at large in any incorporated or unincorporated municipality, lane, road, or public highway if the same is separated from the land or range of such…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 35-46-106 Care of stock taken into custody
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A person who takes an animal into custody under the provisions of this article 46 shall feed and care for the animal in a reasonable, careful, and prudent manner and keep the animal in as good order and condition as when so taken into custody, and the person is liable for any dam…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 35-46-107 Unlawful to break fence or open gate
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It is unlawful for any person to willfully break down or cause to be broken down any fence or gate or to leave open any gate in such fence. This section shall not apply to the owner or occupant unless such owner or occupant causes such fence or gate to be broken down or left open…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 35-46-108 Lien for trespass and care
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Any party taking into custody animals under the provisions of this article shall have a lien upon such animals for the damages occasioned by the trespass of such animals and for a reasonable compensation for their feed and care while in the possession of the party, if damages are…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 35-46-109 Taking into custody or release unlawful - penalty
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It is unlawful for any person to take into the person's custody any livestock without complying with the provisions of sections 35-46-102 to 35-46-105 unless such taking be done in good faith. It is unlawful for any person, forcibly or by trickery, fraud, or deceit, or without th…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 35-46-110 Public highways - railways excluded
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Public highways, as used in this article, shall not be construed to include railways of any kind or railway rights-of-way of any kind. Source: L. 17: p. 349, � 15. C.L. � 3167. CSA: C. 160, � 70. CRS 53: � 8-13-11. C.R.S. 1963: � 8-13-11.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 35-46-111 Right-of-way fences
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(1) (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (1) and subsection (4) of this section, it is the duty of the department of transportation to maintain right-of-way fences constructed as of June 1, 1994, by the department at or near the boundary of the dep…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 35-46-112 Partition fences
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Where the agriculture or grazing lands of two or more persons adjoin, whether or not such lands are farmed or grazed, it is the duty of the owner of each tract to build one-half of the line fence, such fence to be a lawful fence as described in section 35-46-101. When the owner o…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 35-46-113 Cost and repair - how recovered
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Partition fences between agricultural and grazing land shall be erected and also kept in repair at the joint cost of the owners of the respective adjoining tracts, except as otherwise agreed by such owners. If, after thirty days' written notice, served personally or by registered…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 35-46-114 Fence may be removed - when
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When any person unwittingly, or by mistake, erects a fence upon the land of another and when, by a line legally determined, that fact is ascertained, such person may enter upon such premises and remove such fence at any time within one year after giving or receiving notice that t…