Altering or defacing marks - Forfeiture

Any person who alters or defaces the mark or brand of another, forfeits for each animal on which the mark or brand is altered or defaced, twenty-five dollars ($25.00) to the owner who sues therefor in six (6) months, and to the owner or any interested third person who sues after six (6) and within twelve (12) months. Code 1858, § 1660 (deriv. Acts 1741, ch. 8, § 2); Shan., § 2846; mod. Code 1932, § 5073; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 44-1207. Any person who alters or defaces the mark or brand of another, forfeits for each animal on which the mark or brand is altered or defaced, twenty-five dollars ($25.00) to the owner who sues therefor in six (6) months, and to the owner or any interested third person who sues after six (6) and within twelve (12) months. Code 1858, § 1660 (deriv. Acts 1741, ch. 8, § 2); Shan., § 2846; mod. Code 1932, § 5073; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 44-1207.