{"data":{"id":"us-mt/81-3-221","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"81-3-221","heading":"Brands fraudulently changed.","body":"Whenever a mark or brand upon any neat cattle, horse, or other animal has been fraudulently altered, obliterated, or defaced so that the original mark or brand cannot be determined through the external inspection thereof, any stock inspector or sheriff may seize and kill the animal to ascertain the mark or brand so altered or defaced. Payment equal to the fair market value of the live animal shall be made after proper ownership is determined.","path":["TITLE 81. LIVESTOCK","CHAPTER 3. MARKS AND BRANDS","Part 2. Inspection of Marks and Brands"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0810/chapter_0030/part_0020/section_0210/0810-0030-0020-0210.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:00:50Z","sha256":"60db05b872f1a7e2a4728baacce28d53a059af4a913805be4174431e705a318f","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/81-3-217","next":"us-mt/81-3-222"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}