As used in articles 10 to 15 of this title 33, unless the
context otherwise requires:
(1) Repealed.
(2) Camping means the erecting of a tent or shelter of natural or manmade
material, the placing of a sleeping bag or other bedding material on the ground, the
parking of a motor vehicle, motor home, or traveler, or the mooring of a vessel for
the apparent purpose of overnight occupancy.
(3) to (6) Repealed.
(7) Fishing shall have the same meaning as that specified in section 33-1-102.
(8) Hours, unless otherwise stated, means the hours of the day or night
when recreational activities shall take place on land and water under the control of
the division.
(9) Repealed.
(10) Littering means the indiscriminate depositing of trash, garbage, or
other waste on public or private lands or waters of this state.
(11) and (12) Repealed.
(13) Outdoor recreation means any activity conducted in an outdoor
environment by persons, such as hiking, camping, boating, fishing, hunting, and the
like.
(14) Outdoor recreation resources means the land and water areas which
provide or may in the future provide opportunities for outdoor recreation.
(15) Parks and recreation officer or special parks and recreation officer
means a person who is appointed by the director and authorized to enforce the park
laws and the rules of the commission and who shall cooperate with the division in
the enforcement of the wildlife laws and rules.
(16) Pass or registration means a document issued by the division
authorizing the use of land and water under the control of the division or the use of
vessels or snowmobiles within this state. The term pass shall include a permit or
card, and the term registration shall include decals issued by the division.
(17) Peace officer means a sheriff, undersheriff, deputy sheriff, police
officer, Colorado state patrol officer, or town marshal; a district attorney, assistant
district attorney, deputy district attorney, or special deputy district attorney; an
authorized investigator of a district attorney; an agent of the Colorado bureau of
investigation; a Colorado wildlife officer or special wildlife officer; or a parks and
recreation officer. A parks and recreation officer has the powers of a peace officer
as set forth in sections 16-2.5-101 and 16-2.5-117, C.R.S., and has the authority to
enforce the laws of the state of Colorado while in the performance of his duties.
(18) Permit means a document issued pursuant to commission rule and
includes such documents as campground permits, electrical hookup permits, group
picnic area permits, and other permits as authorized by the commission.
(19) Person means any individual, association, partnership, or public or
private corporation, any municipal corporation, county, city, city and county, or
other political subdivision of the state, or any other public or private organization of
any character.
(20) Public road means the traveled portion and the shoulders on each side
of any road maintained for public travel by a county, city, or city and county, the
state, or the United States government and includes all structures within the limits
of the right-of-way of any such road.
(21) Resident means any person who has been domiciled in this state for six
consecutive months or more immediately preceding the date of application for or
purchase of any registration or aspen leaf passport under articles 10 to 15 of this
title or the rules of the commission, who resides in this state with the genuine intent
of making this state his or her place of permanent abode, and who, when absent,
intends to return to this state. A person who is a resident of this state does not
terminate residency upon entering the armed services of the United States. A
member of the armed services domiciled in Colorado at the time he or she entered
military service is presumed to retain his or her status as a domiciliary of Colorado
throughout his stay in the service, regardless of where he or she may be assigned to
duty or for how long. For the purposes of this subsection (21), the following are
deemed residents of this state:
(a) Members of the armed services of the United States or any nation allied
with the United States who are on active duty in this state under permanent orders
and their spouses and dependent children;
(b) Personnel in the diplomatic service of any nation recognized by the
United States who are assigned to duty in this state;
(c) Students who are enrolled in and have been attending any school,
college, or university in this state for at least six months immediately prior to the
date of application for any registration. Students who are temporarily absent from
this state while still enrolled at any such school, college, or university shall be
deemed residents for the purposes of this subsection (21).
(22) Sell includes offering or possessing for sale, bartering, exchanging, or
trading.
(23) State park means a relatively spacious fee title area having
outstanding scenic and natural qualities and often containing significant
archaeological, ecological, geological, and other scientific values so as to make
imperative the preservation of the area by the division for the enjoyment, education,
and inspiration of residents and visitors.
(24) State recreation area means a relatively spacious and scenically
attractive land and water area under the control of the division offering a broad
range of outdoor recreational opportunities. A relatively spacious water body with
limited land area under the control of the division may be classified as a state
recreation area if it offers a full range of water-based recreational activities such as
boating, water skiing, hunting, trapping, fishing, and swimming and has sufficient
adjacent land acreage for the associated camping and picnicking. A relatively
spacious land area without a significant water body may be classified as a state
recreation area if it offers a full range of land-based recreational activities such as
camping, picnicking, bicycling, hiking, horseback riding, environmental education,
target shooting, hunting, trapping, and motorized recreation.
(25) Transfer means to pass, deliver, convey, or hand over from one person
to another.
(26) Trapping shall have the same meaning as that specified in section 33-1-102.
(27) (a) Vessel means every description of watercraft used or capable of
being used as a means of transportation of persons and property on the water,
including all types of stand-up paddleboards.
(b) Vessel does not include:
(I) Any single-chambered, air-inflated devices that are not stand-up
paddleboards; or
(II) Seaplanes.
(28) Waters of the state means any natural streams, reservoirs, and lakes
within the territorial limits of the state of Colorado.
(29) Wildlife shall have the same meaning as that specified in section 33-1-102.