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169A.14 - TAMPERING.

        169A.14  TAMPERING.
         1.  A person shall not do any of the following to an animal:
         a.  Brand, attempt to brand, or cause to be branded livestock,
      without authorization from the owner.
         b.  Efface, deface, or obliterate or attempt to efface,
      deface, or obliterate a brand, without authorization from the owner
      of the livestock.
         c.  Brand, attempt to brand, or cause to be branded a recorded
      brand on livestock, without authorization of the owner of the brand.

         d.  Install an electronic device or remove or damage an
      installed electronic device, without authorization from the owner of
      an animal.
         2.  A person violating this section is guilty of a fraudulent
      practice as provided in chapter 714.  

         Section History: Early Form

         [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 187.14] 

         Section History: Recent Form

         C93, § 169A.14
         98 Acts, ch 1208, §3
         Referred to in § 169.4