Laws of North Carolina (Last Updated: May 12, 2015) |
Chapter14. Criminal Law. |
SubchapterXI. GENERAL POLICE REGULATIONS |
Article49. Protection of Livestock Running at Large |
§14-367. Altering the brands of and misbranding another's livestock
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If any person shall knowingly alter or deface the mark or brand of any other person's horse, mule, ass, neat cattle, sheep, goat, or hog, or shall knowingly mismark or brand any such beast that may be unbranded or unmarked, not properly his own, with intent to defraud any other person, the person so offending shall be guilty of a Class H felony.
(1797, c. 485, s. 2, P.R.; R.C., c. 34, s. 57; Code, s. 1001; Rev., s. 3317; C.S., s. 4495; 1993, c. 539, s. 1237; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)