1. Any sheep in transit through this state upon any railroad train shall not be unloaded from such train for any purpose except for feeding or water, and shall be held in the feed yards or in grazing grounds that may be provided by the railroad company carrying the sheep, and shall not be allowed to leave the same.
2. All expenses of enforcing the provisions of this section shall be paid by the owner or owners of such sheep, and the same shall become a lien upon such sheep until paid.
3. Any person, company or corporation, or any agent, servant or employee of such, who is guilty of a violation of the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished as provided in NRS 562.560.
[17:82:1919; 1919 RL p. 3185; NCL § 3888] — (Substituted in revision for NRS 562.440)