1. MCA Contents
  2. TITLE 81
  3. CHAPTER 8
  4. Part 5
  5. 81-8-501 Sale of animals under false registration certificates -- changing markings -- auctioneer

Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 81. LIVESTOCK

CHAPTER 8. MARKETING

Part 5. Sale of Registered Livestock

Sale Of Animals Under False Registration Certificates -- Changing Markings -- Auctioneer

81-8-501. Sale of animals under false registration certificates -- changing markings -- auctioneer. (1) No person, company, or corporation shall:

(a) sell to another person or persons any animal with a certificate of registration or breeding that does not belong to said animal;

(b) change in any way the certificate of registration or breeding of any animal;

(c) falsely represent any production record of any cow or of any dam specified in any registration certificate;

(d) change the markings of any animal with the intent to deceive the purchaser.

(2) This section shall not apply to any auctioneer or agent acting in good faith under the direction of the owner.

History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 6, L. 1913; re-en. Sec. 3355, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 68, L. 1933; re-en. Sec. 3355, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 46-1205.