Any person who skins or removes from the carcass any part of the skin, hide, or pelt of any cattle or sheep without permission from the owner is guilty of theft and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished in the manner provided by law for the punishment of theft. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prevent the skinning of animals killed by railroad companies by the employees of any railroad company by which such stock may have been killed.
Source: L. 68: p. 41, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 8-2-38.
Cross references: For theft generally, see part 4 of article 4 of title 18; for theft of livestock, see § 35-43-128.
Structure Colorado Code
Article 43 - Branding and Herding
Part 1 - General and Administrative Provisions
§ 35-43-101. Brands on Livestock - Evidence
§ 35-43-102. Branding - Evidence of Ownership - Penalty
§ 35-43-104. Brand Distinctions - Recording Office
§ 35-43-105. Fee to Record Brands - Unlawful Use - Penalty
§ 35-43-106. Certified Copy of Brand - Fee
§ 35-43-107. Recording by County Clerk and Recorder
§ 35-43-109. Brands Personal Property - Recording by Board - Rules - Effect
§ 35-43-110. Proof of Ownership - Evidence
§ 35-43-111. Earmarking Sheep and Hogs
§ 35-43-112. Other Animals - Earmarks
§ 35-43-113. Publication of Brands and Transfers
§ 35-43-114. Fees - Disposition - Report
§ 35-43-115. Assessment of Brands - Rules
§ 35-43-115.5. Abandoned Brands - Procedure - Sale - Proceeds
§ 35-43-116. Wrongful Branding - Penalty
§ 35-43-117. Use of False Brand - Damages
§ 35-43-118. Maverick Defined - Branding Penalty
§ 35-43-119. Stock Mixed With Drove - Penalty
§ 35-43-120. Trespassing on Lands - Injuring Resident - Penalty
§ 35-43-123. Thoroughbred Rams Must Be Herded
§ 35-43-123. Thoroughbred Rams Must Be Herded
§ 35-43-124. Fines Paid Into School Fund
§ 35-43-125. No Hogs to Run at Large
§ 35-43-126. Dog Worrying Stock
§ 35-43-127. Skinning Carcass Without Right
§ 35-43-128. Theft of Certain Animals - Penalty