Any person, partnership, or corporation who violates any provision or requirement of this article or any rule or regulation adopted by the state board of stock inspection commissioners is guilty of a class 3 misdemeanor, and any person, partnership, or corporation who commits a second or subsequent violation of any provision or requirement of this article or any rule or regulation adopted by the state board of stock inspection commissioners commits a class 1 misdemeanor and any such offender shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-501, C.R.S. It is the duty of the district attorney of the district in which such offense is committed, upon complaint of any private person, or of a sanitary or brand inspector, or of the state board of stock inspection commissioners, to prosecute the same if, after investigation, he or she believes a violation has occurred. The state board of stock inspection commissioners, upon its own initiative, or upon complaint of any person, through the attorney general may bring an action in the district court of the district where such offense is committed in the name of the people of this state for an injunction against any person violating any of the provisions of this article or of any rule or regulation adopted by the state board of stock inspection commissioners.
Source: L. 49: p. 704, § 17. CSA: C. 160, § 209(34). CRS 53: § 8-11-17. C.R.S. 1963: § 8-11-17. L. 91: Entire section amended, p. 169, § 7, effective July 1. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 1552, § 328, effective October 1.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 318, Session Laws of Colorado 2002.