{"data":{"id":"us-vt/13-v.s.a.-2012","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"13 V.S.A. § 2012","heading":"Misrepresenting livestock","body":"(a) A person shall not make false or fraudulent representations for the purpose of obtaining a certificate of registration of an animal in a herd register or other register of a club, association, society, company, or corporation.\n(b) A person shall not make false or fraudulent representations for the purpose of transfer of such certificate of registration.\n(c) A person shall not fraudulently represent that an animal is a registered animal, or has been registered, with the intent that such representation shall be relied upon by another.\n(d)(1) A “person” under this section is a person as defined in 1 V.S.A. § 128.\n(2) A “registered animal” is an animal duly registered as a purebred in the official herd book or similar register of any recognized purebred registry association organized for the purpose of registering a particular breed of animals whose lineage has been established by registry records.\n(3) An animal has been “registered” when it qualifies as a registered animal as defined in subdivision (2) of this subsection.\n(e) A person who violates a provision of subsection (a), (b), or (c) of this section shall be fined not more than $300.00 and shall be liable civilly for damages.","path":["Title 13: Crimes and Criminal Procedure","Chapter 047: Frauds"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/13/047/02012","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:16:58Z","sha256":"08009c4fccf75ce380555ae461ef9d3903dd6df87eab991909588b8240b0e4bf","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/13-v.s.a.-2011","next":"us-vt/13-v.s.a.-2013"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}