Title 4, Title 4 and Animal Husbandry

No person shall transport livestock in connection with the sale of the livestock from place to place upon any public highway or road in this state unless he or she has in his or her possession a bill of sale signed by the vendor or agent of the vendor and containing the vendor’s …

This chapter shall not apply to a merchant or a producer of livestock who does not go from place to place buying, selling, and/or transporting livestock nor shall it apply to a farmers’ cooperative transporting livestock in connection with the operation of a cooperative.

The director has authority to administer the provisions of this chapter. He or she shall make and may modify rules and regulations necessary or incidental to the provisions of this chapter.

The director of environmental management may make rules and regulations governing animal care, the issuance of licenses and the carrying out of the licensed business and relative to the maintenance of premises, buildings and conveyances, the health rating of livestock intended fo…

It is the duty of the director to enforce the provisions of this chapter and to prosecute any and all persons who, in his or her opinion, are guilty of violating any of the provisions of those sections, and the director or his or her duly appointed agent or agents are not require…

Any person failing to pay for livestock purchased from the livestock producer, and who is or should be licensed under this chapter, is liable for damages three (3) times the amount unpaid plus reasonable attorney fees as liquidated damages in a civil suit brought by the livestock…

Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall be punished for the first offense by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100) and for any subsequent offense by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200…

The director may revoke or suspend any license granted by him or her, if in his or her judgment the licensee is not complying with the rules and regulations made, provided, however, that the director shall not revoke or suspend a license until he or she shall have given the licen…

Any person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of buying, selling, or exchanging livestock, except for slaughter within seventy-two (72) hours, without a license shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars…

Every dealer of livestock is required to comply with existing rules and regulations governing the importation of livestock into the state.

As used in §§ 4-7-6 — 4-7-23: (1) “Director” means the director of the department of environmental management. (2) “Farmers’ co-operative” means a nonprofit association of producers organized with or without capital stock for the purpose of producing and/or selling food commoditi…

It is the duty of the director of the department of environmental management to supervise the movement of livestock from place to place within the state.

Any person, firm, partnership, or corporation, regularly engaged in the business of buying, selling and/or transporting livestock to be sold or used for any purpose, shall annually apply to the director for a license to buy, sell and/or transport livestock to be sold or used for …