§ 30-15-302 — Board of county commissioners to designate area

(1) The
board of county commissioners of any county in this state may designate, by
resolution, areas in the unincorporated territory of such county in which it is
unlawful for any person to discharge any firearms, except a duly authorized law
enforcement officer acting in the line of duty, but nothing in this subsection (1) shall
prevent the discharge of any firearm in shooting galleries or in any private grounds
or residence under circumstances when such firearm can be discharged in such a
manner as not to endanger persons or property and also in such a manner as to
prevent the projectile from any such firearm from traversing any grounds or space
outside the limits of such shooting gallery, grounds, or residence.

(2) No area shall be so designated under authority of subsection (1) of this
section unless it has an average population density of not less than one hundred
persons per square mile in the area designated, and, before making any such
designation, the board of county commissioners shall hold a public hearing thereon
at which any interested person shall have an opportunity to be heard. The provisions
of article 3 of title 33, C.R.S., concerning the state's liability for damages done to
property by wild animals protected by the game laws of the state shall not apply to
any area designated by a board of county commissioners under authority of this
part 3.

(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed to restrict or otherwise affect
any person's constitutional right to bear arms or his right to the defense of his
person, his family, or his property.

Legislative History

Source: L. 66: p. 4, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 36-22-2.