PUBLIC LIVESTOCK MARKETS

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The following regulations to do with the recording and transfer of brands were passed by the

State Board of Stock Inspection December 1, 1967, and are hereby presented to the

Attorney General's Office for approval:

1. Transfer of brand cannot be completed without notarized signature of the recorded owner,

administrator of the estate, or other court approved authorities, together with the notarized

signature of the new owner.

2. Any change in name of recorded owner of brand, while all parties involved are alive and competent,

must be made by regular notaried transfer of title.

3. If a brand has been recorded to two or more individuals as partners or joint owners, in case of proven

death of one or more owners, the brand can be carried in the survivor's name after proof of estate

being settled is furnished.

4. All delinquent and current brand tax assessments must be paid before a brand can be reinstated as an

active brand. Brand tax prior to the current assessment shall not be accepted in cases where the

recorded owner is deceased.

5. Before any delinquent brand can be reinstated or reissued, the brand must be checked against

conflicting brands the same as if it was a new issue and shall not be reissued or reinstated if it is

found to conflict with any recorded brand.

6. A brand may not be recorded to a family name without showing the surnames of owners. The same

shall apply to brands recorded to companies and corporations. In this case, the signature of the

secretary - treasurer, and/or the officer in charge must be shown on the recorded brand

certificate.

7. Applicants desiring to record new brands may apply by mail or in person at this office to request and

discuss characters desired. Action will be taken on requests within ten days. Only in justifiable

emergencies, may brand issue be completed at the time of application.

These rules and regulations have been approved by the State Board of Stock Inspection Commissioners

ecorded brand

certificate.

7. Applicants desiring to record new brands may apply by mail or in person at this office to request and

discuss characters desired. Action will be taken on requests within ten days. Only in justifiable

emergencies, may brand issue be completed at the time of application.

These rules and regulations have been approved by the State Board of Stock Inspection Commissioners.

STATE BOARD OF STOCK INSPECTION COMMISSIONERS

Earl Brown, Brand Commissioner

The following regulations to govern the operation of all licensed public livestock markets in

Colorado were passed by the State Board of Stock Inspection December 1, 1967 and are

hereby presented to the Attorney General's office for correction or approval.

Code of Colorado Regulations

Secretary of State

State of Colorado

1. Consignment Cards. The long form that lists more than one sale lot is favored and highly

recommended. The use of the short form or scale ticket type which lists only one sale lot will be

permitted only when completed by the market operator and left attached to the gate of the pen

that contains the cattle that are listed for sale on said consignment card.

2. Cattle must be sorted as they are to be sold and each sale lot to be identified by either individual lot

pen number or by tag number before being inspected for brands. After being brand inspected

each lot must be left intact for sale unless change is approved by brand inspector.

3. An account of purchase or bill of sale furnished to the buyer of livestock by a public livestock market

licensed by the State Board of Stock Inspection Commissioners shall contain the following

information: 1. Name or bonded trade name of the purchaser of livestock. 2. Name or bonded

trade name of the seller of livestock or an imprinted consignment card number that identifies the

seller of livestock. 3. Date of purchase. 4

bill of sale furnished to the buyer of livestock by a public livestock market

licensed by the State Board of Stock Inspection Commissioners shall contain the following

information: 1. Name or bonded trade name of the purchaser of livestock. 2. Name or bonded

trade name of the seller of livestock or an imprinted consignment card number that identifies the

seller of livestock. 3. Date of purchase. 4. Description of the livestock sold, listing weight, cost, tag

numbers which the public livestock market applies, and the brands or nobrands listed by the

brand inspector. 5. Original copy of the purchase invoice, to be identified with the word “original”

in red, furnished by the public livestock market to the purchaser of livestock as a bill of sale.

4. Shall not yard more than twenty-five cattle belonging to more than five consignors in any one pen.

Bulls must be inspected before they are put in individual stalls.

5. All livestock that are yarded and prepared to go through auction shall be inspected for brands and the

fee collected regardless of whether or not the livestock are sold. Also livestock inspected for

brands and for any reason not sold and remain at the market until a later auction, must be

inspected when offered for sale again and the brand inspection fee shall be collected.

STATE BOARD OF STOCK INSPECTION COMMISSIONERS

Earl Brown, Brand Commissioner

The Rules pertaining to the Administration and Enforcement of the Colorado Public Livestock

Markets Act, § 35-55-101 – 119, C.R.S. are hereby amended on a permanent basis by the

State Board of Stock Inspection Commissioners on November 8, 2006.

Each individual or sole proprietor who applies for a license to operate a public livestock market must

provide all documentation required by the Commissioner to verify lawful presence in the United States in

accordance with Section 24-76.5-103, C.R.S

ets Act, § 35-55-101 – 119, C.R.S. are hereby amended on a permanent basis by the

State Board of Stock Inspection Commissioners on November 8, 2006.

Each individual or sole proprietor who applies for a license to operate a public livestock market must

provide all documentation required by the Commissioner to verify lawful presence in the United States in

accordance with Section 24-76.5-103, C.R.S. Failure to provide such documentation in the manner

specified by the Commissioner shall be grounds for denial of an application for such license or for

renewal thereof.

Statement of Basis, Specific Statutory Authority and Purpose for rules adopted October 11, 2006 –

effective October 11, 2006.

Statutory Authority:

This emergency amendment to the rules pertaining to the administration of the Colorado Public Livestock

Markets Act, § § 35-55-101 - 119, C.R.S., is proposed for adoption by the State Board of Stock

Inspection Commissioners pursuant to its authority in section 35-60-106, C.R.S.

Purpose:

The purposes of this emergency rule are as follows:

1. To specify in rule that all individuals and sole proprietors who apply for a Public Livestock Markets

license must satisfy the verification documentation requirements of section 24-76.5-103, C.R.S.,

as enacted in House Bill 06S-1023.

2. To notify applicants of the legal consequences of failure to comply with the verification documentation

requirements of section 24-76.5-103, C.R.S.

Factual Basis:

1. On August 1, 2006, section 24-76.5-103, C.R.S., took effect following its enactment in House Bill 06S-

1023 by the General Assembly in the July, 2006, special legislative session.

2. Currently, neither the Public Livestock Markets Act nor its associate rules specify that individuals and

sole proprietors who apply for registrations must comply with the verification documentation

requirements of section 24-76.5-103, C.R.S.

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24-76.5-103, C.R.S., took effect following its enactment in House Bill 06S-

1023 by the General Assembly in the July, 2006, special legislative session.

2. Currently, neither the Public Livestock Markets Act nor its associate rules specify that individuals and

sole proprietors who apply for registrations must comply with the verification documentation

requirements of section 24-76.5-103, C.R.S.

3. This emergency rule is necessary to provide the State Board of Stock Inspection Commissioners with

specific legal authority to deny applications for registration or renewal of existing registrations

from individuals and sole proprietors who do not provide sufficient documentation to comply with

section 24-76.5-103, C.R.S.

4. This emergency rule is necessary to fulfill the purposes described above prior to the adoption of

permanent rules to that effect.

Statement of Basis, Specific Statutory Authority and Purpose for rules adopted November 8, 2006 –

effective January 1, 2007.

Statutory Authority:

This permanent amendment to the rules pertaining to the administration of the Colorado Public Livestock

Markets Act, § § 35-55-101 - 119, C.R.S., is proposed for adoption by the State Board of Stock

Inspection Commissioners pursuant to its authority in section 35-60-106, C.R.S.

Purpose:

1. To specify in a permanent rule that all individuals and sole proprietors who apply for a Public Livestock

Markets license must satisfy the verification documentation requirements of section 24-76.5-103,

C.R.S., as enacted in House Bill 06S-1023.

2. To notify applicants of the legal consequences of failure to comply with the verification documentation

requirements of section 24-76.5-103, C.R.S.

Factual Basis:

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a permanent rule that all individuals and sole proprietors who apply for a Public Livestock

Markets license must satisfy the verification documentation requirements of section 24-76.5-103,

C.R.S., as enacted in House Bill 06S-1023.

2. To notify applicants of the legal consequences of failure to comply with the verification documentation

requirements of section 24-76.5-103, C.R.S.

Factual Basis:

1. This permanent rule is necessary to provide the State Board of Stock Inspection Commissioners with

specific legal authority, following the expiration of the emergency rule adopted on October 11,

2006, to deny applications for registration or renewal of existing registrations from individuals and

sole proprietors who do not provide sufficient documentation to comply with section 24-76.5-103,

C.R.S.

2. This permanent rule is necessary to make permanent the provisions of the emergency rules adopted

by the State Board of Stock Inspection Commissioners on October 11, 2006.

These regulations were passed by the State Board of Stock Inspection on March 15, 1966 and are

hereby presented to the Attorney General's Office for approval:

TO ALL EMPLOYEES:

SUBJECT: Departmental Rules & Procedures Governing Outside Employment of State Board of

Stock Inspection Employees.

The following rules and procedures governing compatible employment of employees of the State Board of

Stock Inspection Commissioners have been approved by the Civil Service Commission as of March 7,

1966:

Employees of the State Board of Stock Inspection - - -

1. Shall not buy and sell cattle, horses, mules or burros for trading or speculating purposes, but they may

maintain a breeding herd or own steers or heifers for seasonal grazing or feeding purposes.

2. Shall not inspect cattle, horses, mules or burros that they own or have a financial interest in when a

change of ownership or removal from the state is involved.

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Board of Stock Inspection - - -

1. Shall not buy and sell cattle, horses, mules or burros for trading or speculating purposes, but they may

maintain a breeding herd or own steers or heifers for seasonal grazing or feeding purposes.

2. Shall not inspect cattle, horses, mules or burros that they own or have a financial interest in when a

change of ownership or removal from the state is involved.

3. Shall not be employed by or have a financial interest in a public livestock market, a livestock

brokerage business, meat processing plant, meat storage locker or butcher and slaughterer's

business, nor lend their name or solicit business without compensation for the above described

establishments. Ownership of packing company stock listed with a recognized stock exchange or

a brokerage company excepted.

4. Any Department employee who engages in employment which is contrary to State Board of Stock

Inspection, Civil Service approved rules or regulations, or who persists in pursuing employment

which has been disapproved, shall be subject to suspension or dismissal from the State Service.

STATE BOARD OF STOCK INSPECTION COMMISSIONERS

Earl Brown, Brand Commissioner

Regulations 1, 2 and 3, to do with office procedure and No. 4, to do with brand inspection, were

passed by the State Board of Stock Inspection October 17, 1967, and are hereby presented

to the Attorney General's Office for approval:

1. No inspector's mileage expense accounts be approved for payment before it could be checked against

the report that covers the mileage expense involved.

2. Brand inspector's reports and the fees due according to the report, be in this office not later than the

fifteenth of the following month.

3. A bank account under the name of the State Board of Stock Inspection Commissioners be established

in all full time brand inspector districts for deposit of brand inspection fees and net proceeds of

sale for estrays sold

ers the mileage expense involved.

2. Brand inspector's reports and the fees due according to the report, be in this office not later than the

fifteenth of the following month.

3. A bank account under the name of the State Board of Stock Inspection Commissioners be established

in all full time brand inspector districts for deposit of brand inspection fees and net proceeds of

sale for estrays sold. Any check drawn against these accounts must be made payable only to the

State Board of Stock Inspection Commissioners. Special brand inspectors whose average yearly

fees amount to $20.00 per month shall follow the same procedure. Special brand inspectors

whose average yearly fees amount to less than $240.00 or $20.00 per month shall remit

periodically by money order or other suitable method as prescribed by the Board.

4. The following procedure to do with brand inspection and the collection of brand inspection fees:

Cattle purchased by an established slaughterer or meat packer at a Colorado licensed public

livestock market and taken directly to the packing house for slaughter shall not under ordinary

circumstances be subject to a reinspection for brands nor collection of the brand inspection fee.

The same applies to cattle purchased by the packer direct from the cattle feeder that are

inspected at point of origin by a duly authorized brand inspector who has issued an official brand

certificate and collected the prescribed brand inspection fee. Cattle purchased under the above

described conditions that are stopped within Colorado while in transit and exposed to other cattle

shall be subject to inspection for brands by a Colorado brand inspector who shall collect the

prescribed Colorado brand inspection fee.