3-1377. Sale of seized stock; disposition of
proceeds; livestock custody fund
A. Livestock officers shall execute an order of sale made pursuant to this article
and deliver a bill of sale to the purchaser, describing the livestock sold and the amount
it sold for, and forward to the division a duplicate of the bill of sale. Upon delivery
of the bill of sale, title to the livestock shall pass to the purchaser.
B. Immediately after the sale is made, or after release to the owner who pays the
hauling charges and expenses of feed and care of such livestock, livestock officers shall
remit the proceeds of the sale to the department, together with an itemized statement of
the expense of the seizure and sale, which shall be paid as other claims.
C. The amount received by the department pursuant to this section and sections
3-1294, 3-1372, 3-1402, 3-1403 and 3-1721 shall be deposited, pursuant to sections 35-146
and 35-147, in a special fund designated the livestock custody fund. On notice from the
department, the state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund as provided by
section 35-313, and monies earned from investment shall be credited to the fund. The
fund is exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of
appropriations.
D. The livestock custody fund is subject to legislative appropriation for use by
the department for the enforcement of any of the provisions of this title.
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