Colorado § 18-9-204 Animal fighting - penalty

Colorado Statutes

§ 18-9-204 — Animal fighting - penalty

Colorado § 18-9-204

Title 18Criminal

Art.Offenses Against Public Peace,

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-9-204 (2026).

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(1)(a) No person shall cause, sponsor, arrange, hold, or encourage a fight between animals for the purpose of monetary gain or entertainment.

(b)For the purposes of this section, a person encourages a fight between animals for the purpose of monetary gain or entertainment if he or she:

(I)Is knowingly present at or wagers on such a fight;

(II)Owns, trains, transports, possesses, breeds, sells, transfers, or equips an animal with the intent that such animal will be engaged in such a fight;

(III)Knowingly allows any such fight to occur on any property owned or controlled by him;

(IV)Knowingly allows any animal used for such a fight to be kept, boarded, housed, or trained on, or transported in, any property owned or controlled by him;

(V)Knowingly uses any means of communic

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(1) (a) No person shall cause, sponsor,
arrange, hold, or encourage a fight between animals for the purpose of monetary
gain or entertainment.

(b) For the purposes of this section, a person encourages a fight between
animals for the purpose of monetary gain or entertainment if he or she:

(I) Is knowingly present at or wagers on such a fight;

(II) Owns, trains, transports, possesses, breeds, sells, transfers, or equips an
animal with the intent that such animal will be engaged in such a fight;

(III) Knowingly allows any such fight to occur on any property owned or
controlled by him;

(IV) Knowingly allows any animal used for such a fight to be kept, boarded,
housed, or trained on, or transported in, any property owned or controlled by him;

(V) Knowingly uses any means of communication for the purpose of
promoting such a fight; or

(VI) Knowingly possesses any animal used for such a fight or any device
intended to enhance the animal's fighting ability.

(2) (a) A person who violates the provisions of this section commits a class 5
felony and, in addition to the punishment provided in section 18-1.3-401, the court
shall impose upon the person a mandatory fine of at least one thousand dollars.

(b) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2023.)

(3) Nothing in this section shall prohibit normal hunting practices as
approved by the division of parks and wildlife.

(4) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the training of
animals or the use of equipment in the training of animals for any purpose not
prohibited by law.

Legislative History

Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 472, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 40-9-204. L. 79: Entire section repealed, p. 1223, � 29, effective June 21. L. 81: Entire section RC&RE, p. 972, � 16, effective July 1. L. 85: Entire section R&RE, p. 678, � 1, effective July 1. L. 90: (1)(a), IP(1)(b), (1)(b)(I), (1)(b)(II), and (4) amended and (1)(b)(IV) to (1)(b)(VI) added, p. 1612, � 6, effective July 1. L. 2002: (2) amended, p. 1517, � 205, effective October 1. L. 2003: IP(1)(b) and (1)(b)(II) amended, p. 2095, � 4, effective July 1. L. 2015: (2) amended, (HB 15-1062), ch. 31, p. 75, � 1, effective August 5. L. 2023: (2) amended, (HB 23-1293), ch. 298, p. 1790, � 38, effective October 1.