Colorado Revised Statutes

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 40-9-106 (2026)

Transportation of livestock - not less than ten miles per hour

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Every common carrier in this state must transport livestock from the initial point of shipment in this state to the point of destination in this state at an average rate of speed of not less than ten miles an hour and within such time, from the hour of loading at the initial point to the hour of arrival at the destination, that the point of destination shall be reached in not more than one-tenth as many hours as there were miles required to be traveled in the transportation of such shipment; except only that necessary stops of reasonable duration for feeding purposes, when required by the length of the journey, or necessary and imperative delays caused only by an act of God or inevitable accident shall not be computed in determining such minimum requirements as to speed.

Source: L. 21: p. 163, § 1. C.L. § 2997. CSA: C. 29, § 20. CRS 53: § 115-12-6. C.R.S. 1963: § 115-12-6.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1993–1994 · leading case: People v. Smith, 862 P.2d 939 (Colo. 1993).
People v. Smith, 862 P.2d 939 (Colo. 1993). · cites it 2× “, C.R.S. § 40-9-106(l)(a). 6 The harassment statute at issue in this case, on the other hand, requires both repeated conduct and the actor’s specific intent to harass, annoy, or alarm.”
Aguilar v. People, 886 P.2d 725 (Colo. 1994). · cites it 2× “1, § 40-9-106,1971 Colo.Sess.Laws 388, 467. 9 In 1976, however, we held that subsection (l)(a) of the statute was facially overbroad and refused to apply a “fighting words” limitation to the statute because the General Assembly had omitted the “fighting words” language.”
— Colo. Rev. Stat. § 40-9-106(1) — 1 case
Aguilar v. People, 886 P.2d 725 (Colo. 1994). “1, § 40-9-106,1971 Colo.Sess.Laws 388, 467. 9 In 1976, however, we held that subsection (l)(a) of the statute was facially overbroad and refused to apply a “fighting words” limitation to the statute because the General Assembly had omitted the “fighting words” language.”
— Colo. Rev. Stat. § 40-9-106(l)(a) — 1 case
People v. Smith, 862 P.2d 939 (Colo. 1993). “, C.R.S. § 40-9-106(l)(a). 6 The harassment statute at issue in this case, on the other hand, requires both repeated conduct and the actor’s specific intent to harass, annoy, or alarm.”
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