§ 385 - Transportation on the highway without title documents - Vermont Statutes

§ 385. Transportation on the highway without title documents

(a) No person, except the owner of cattle being transported or a person acting under written authority of the owner, shall transport cattle on any public highway unless the person has in his or her possession a bill of sale or a memorandum signed by the owner of the cattle and containing the owner's address, the number, breed and ear tag number of the cattle, and the name of the place to which the cattle are to be transported. Any person transporting such cattle shall, on demand, exhibit a bill of sale or memorandum to any state investigator, sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable, police officer, or state police officer.

(b) Violation of this section shall be punishable by a sentence of imprisonment of not more than 60 days or a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both. (Added 1989, No. 270 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)