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.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-367
Altering the brands of and misbranding another's livestock
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 145 N.C. App. 665 - County of Durham v. Roberts (2001)
Most recently applied in 145 N.C. App. 665 - County of Durham v. Roberts (August 2001)
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
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