N.D. Cent. Code § 4.1-73-17

Current through 2023 Legislative Sessions

Section 4.1-73-17 - Defacing brands - Unlawful branding - Penalty

A person is guilty of a class A misdemeanor for a first offense and a class C felony for a second or subsequent offense if the person:

1. Alters, defaces, or attempts to alter or deface the brand on any animal owned by another for the purpose of deceiving others as to the animal's ownership; or

2. Willfully brands, or causes to be branded, any animal owned by another for the purpose of deceiving others as to the animal's ownership.

N.D.C.C. § 4.1-73-17

Added by S.L. 2013, ch. 72 (HB 1026),§ 2, eff. 7/1/2013.