Statute 47-421: Unlawful branding or defacing of brands; penalty; venue of
prosecutions.
Any person who shall willfully and knowingly
brand or cause to be branded with such person's brand, or any
brand not the recorded
brand of the owner, any livestock being the property of another, or who
shall willfully or knowingly efface, deface or obliterate any brand upon
any livestock, shall be deemed guilty of felony, and upon conviction
thereof shall be punished by confinement in the custody
of the secretary of corrections for a period
not exceeding five years. Prosecution for violation of the provisions of
this section may be had either in the county where such violation occurred
or in any county in which the livestock may be located or found in the
possession of the accused.
History: L. 1939, ch. 222, § 8; L. 1945, ch. 227, § 1;
L. 1990, ch. 309, § 33; May 24.