Any person who skins or removes from the carcass any part of the skin, hide, or pelt of any cattle or sheep without permission from the owner is guilty of theft and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished in the manner provided by law for the punishment of theft. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prevent the skinning of animals killed by railroad companies by the employees of any railroad company by which such stock may have been killed.L. 68: p. 41, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 8-2-38. For theft generally, see part 4 of article 4 of title 18; for theft of livestock, see § 35-43-128.
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