(1) A person commits the offense of illegal branding or altering or obscuring a brand if he or she marks or brands any commonly domesticated hoofed animal or removes, covers, alters, or defaces any existing mark or brand on any commonly domesticated hoofed animal with the purpose to obtain or exert unauthorized control over said animal or with the purpose to conceal, misrepresent, transfer, or prevent identification of said animal.

(2) Illegal branding or altering or obscuring a brand is a Class E offense.