A person who carries on the business of butcher or slaughterer of livestock shall keep a true and faithful record, in a book kept for the purpose, of all livestock purchased or slaughtered by him together with a description of each animal, including marks, brands, age and weight and from whom purchased and the date of purchase. The person shall keep the hide and ears of cattle, sheep and goats for thirty days or until inspected by an inspector after the livestock is slaughtered. A person who violates a provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor for each offense and upon conviction shall be sentenced in accordance with the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978.

History: Laws 1884, ch. 47, § 20; C.L. 1884, § 73; C.L. 1897, § 86; Code 1915, § 546; C.S. 1929, § 19-103; 1941 Comp., § 49-2206; 1953 Comp., § 47-20-6; Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 99.

Cross references. — For hides and ears to be kept for inspection, see 77-17-12 NMSA 1978.

For notice of intention to slaughter, see 7-23-1 NMSA 1978.

The 1999 amendment, effective July 1, 1999, added the section heading; in the second sentence, substituted "hide and ears" for "hide and horns", and inserted "or until inspected by an inspector" following "for thirty days"; in the last sentence, substituted "and upon conviction shall be sentenced in accordance with the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978" for "fined in a sum not less than ten nor more than one hundred dollars to be recovered as provided in the preceding section"; and made stylistic changes throughout the section.

Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 58 Am. Jur. 2d Occupations, Trades and Professions § 15.

3A C.J.S. Animals § 118.