Colorado Revised Statutes Title 35. Agriculture § 35-43-116. Wrongful branding--penalty

If any person, association, or corporation willfully and knowingly brands, or causes to be branded, an animal which is the property of another with his or her brand or any brand which is not the recorded brand of the owner or willfully and knowingly effaces, defaces, or obliterates any brand or mark upon such an animal, such person or any officer or director of any such association or corporation commits a class 6 felony and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-401, C.R.S.