Information courtesy of the Guide to Rural Living & Small-Scale Agriculture

Employees of the State Board of Stock Inspection are charged with the protection of the Colorado livestock industry. They must certify that the shipper or seller is the legal owner prior to issuing a certificate. All lost, missing, stray and stolen livestock fall under the jurisdiction and control of the State Board of Livestock inspection.

Items to Remember

• Inspection is required for sale or movement of stock even if the previous parties did not comply the last time the animal was sold or transported.
• Inspection is required regardless of whether the animal is branded or not branded.
• Inspection is required on all classes of stock (horses, cattle, mules or donkeys). Registration papers or the lack of registry does not exempt inspection.
• The definition of a brand for the purposes of this section is a permanent mark on the hide of an animal registered with any state as a livestock brand. (Tattoos are not brands.)
• Inspection is required at the point of origin unless released by the local inspector.

Routt County Brand Inspector: Darren Clever
tel: 970-736-0286

Moffat County Brand Inspector:Brad Ochre
tel: 970-824-6676

For additional information on Livestock Inspection or Brands, visit the Colorado Department of Agriculture website at http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/Agriculture-Main/CDAG/1184748123475

STATE OF COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
BRAND INSPECTION DIVISION
4701 MARION STREET, SUITE 201
DENVER CO 80216
PHONE: 303-294-0895
FAX: 303-294-0918
http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/Agriculture-Main/CDAG/1184748123475