15-24-903. Duty of owner to assist in assessment. (1) (a) Except as provided in subsection (1)(b), the owner of livestock, as defined in 15-24-901, or the owner's agent shall at the time of assessment make and deliver to the department of revenue for the county or counties where the owner's livestock were located on February 1 a written statement, under oath, listing the owner's different kinds of livestock within the county or counties, together with a listing of their marks and brands.
     (b) If the owner of livestock is assessed on the average inventory basis, as provided in 15-24-927, the owner or the owner's agent shall, in the manner and timeframe provided in subsection (1)(a), report to the department the county or counties where the livestock were located in the prior tax year and show the months during the prior tax year that the livestock were within the county or counties.
     (2) As used in this section, "agent" means any person, persons, company, or corporation, including a feedlot operator or owner of grazing land, who has charge of livestock on the assessment date.

     History: En. 84-5201.1 by Sec. 4, Ch. 507, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 260, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 84-5201.1; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 663, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 598, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 110, Ch. 27, Sp. L. November 1993; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 576, L. 1995.