TITLE 25

ANIMALS

CHAPTER 19

MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES RELATING TO LIVESTOCK

25-1903.  Use or possession of running iron. Any person who uses, or has, or keeps in his possession, any running branding iron, tool, or instrument used by him for running a brand on any livestock, or who changes or disfigures any brand with such instrument, is guilty of grand larceny and punishable as provided by law. The possession of such iron or instrument is prima facie evidence of guilt.

History:

[(25-1903) 1885, p. 61, sec. 1; R.S., R.C., & C.L., sec. 6868; C.S., sec. 8329; I.C.A., sec. 24-1603.]