CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 9-2:16
TAMPERING WITH LIVESTOCK (UNAPPROVED DRUG OR USAGE)
The elements of the crime of tampering with livestock (unapproved
drug or usage) are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. administered, dispensed, distributed, manufactured, possessed,
sold, or used,
4. any drug to or for livestock,
[5. that was not approved in accordance with the “Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act” by the United States Food and Drug
Administration or the United States Department of
Agriculture.]
[5. that had been approved only for investigational use in
accordance with the “Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act”
by the United States Food and Drug Administration or the
United States Department of Agriculture, and
6. the defendant used the drug for a purpose other than the
approved investigational use.]
[_. and that the defendant’s conduct was not legally authorized by
the affirmative defense[s] in Instruction[s] ___.]
After considering all the evidence, if you decide the prosecution has
proven each of the elements beyond a reasonable doubt, you should find
the defendant guilty of tampering with livestock (unapproved drug or
usage).
After considering all the evidence, if you decide the prosecution has
failed to prove any one or more of the elements beyond a reasonable doubt,
you should find the defendant not guilty of tampering with livestock
(unapproved drug or usage).
History
COLJI-Crim. (2025), Colorado Supreme Court Model Criminal Jury Instructions Committee. The committee's page: "The 2025 edition was published online on February 25, 2026." © 2025 Supreme Court of Colorado for the State of Colorado.
Provenance
- Source
- www.coloradojudicial.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- crim-2026-02-25
- Content hash
9884a829c7915ed112b68ce178f5658a839d6ef503c672ba91d8aaaa1f8e4487
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