Title 36, Livestock

It is a class B misdemeanor for a person to: 1. Fraudulently represent any animal as purebred; 2. Post or publish, or cause to be posted or published, any false pedigree or certificate; 3. Procure by fraud, false pretense, or misrepresentation, the registration of any animal to b…

Any person who kills any dog, wolf, or coyote kept as a domestic animal is not liable in any civil action to the owner of the animal: 1. When the person sees such animal in the act of killing, chasing, worrying, or damaging any livestock or poultry; or 2. When the person discover…

The owner of any dog that kills, wounds, or chases any sheep or other domestic animal or poultry belonging to another person is liable to that person for all resulting damages. If more than one dog, owned by different persons, participates in the killing, wounding, or chasing of …

The killing or damaging of any livestock by a railroad car or locomotive is prima facie evidence of negligence by the railway company or corporation.

Exemplary damages may be applied for any wrongful injury to an animal committed willfully or by gross negligence.

All livestock sold by weight at any public market must be sold subject to the weight at the place of sale on the day sold by the auctioneer.

Any person that purchases livestock at any sale conducted by an auction market established under the laws of this state must pay for the livestock with cash, check, or any other method of payment generally accepted by financial institutions in this state. For a noncash purchase a…

1. For each equine processed at an equine processing facility in this state, the owner of the facility shall remit to the agriculture commissioner, at the time and in the manner directed by the commissioner, an assessment in the amount of five dollars. The commissioner shall forw…