Colorado § 35-7-203 Release of destructive rodent pests - definition

Colorado Statutes

§ 35-7-203 — Release of destructive rodent pests - definition

Colorado § 35-7-203

Title 35Agriculture

Art.Rodents and Predatory Animals - Control

This text of Colorado § 35-7-203 (Release of destructive rodent pests - definition) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Colorado primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 35-7-203 (2026).

Text

(1)No person shall release destructive rodent pests into a county unless the person complies with all requirements for such release imposed by the parks and wildlife commission and obtains both the prior approval of the commission and the prior approval, by resolution duly adopted, of the board of county commissioners of such county. A person need not obtain such prior approval before:

(a)Transporting destructive rodent pests through a county without releasing such destructive rodent pests; or

(b)Confining destructive rodent pests indoors or in cages or similar enclosures and using such destructive rodent pests for scientific purposes or as food for human or animal consumption; or

(c)Keeping destructive rodent pests indoors or in cages or similar enclosures as pets; or

(d)

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

(1) No person
shall release destructive rodent pests into a county unless the person complies
with all requirements for such release imposed by the parks and wildlife
commission and obtains both the prior approval of the commission and the prior
approval, by resolution duly adopted, of the board of county commissioners of such
county. A person need not obtain such prior approval before:

(a) Transporting destructive rodent pests through a county without releasing
such destructive rodent pests; or

(b) Confining destructive rodent pests indoors or in cages or similar
enclosures and using such destructive rodent pests for scientific purposes or as
food for human or animal consumption; or

(c) Keeping destructive rodent pests indoors or in cages or similar
enclosures as pets; or

(d) Releasing destructive rodent pests into the county in which such
destructive rodent pests were originally taken into captivity.

(2) As used in this section, destructive rodent pests means one or more
rodents, including but not limited to prairie dogs, ground squirrels, pocket gophers,
jackrabbits, and rats, that pose a threat to agricultural, horticultural, or livestock
concerns or to human health.

(3) The board of county commissioners of any county into which a person
releases destructive rodent pests without the prior approval of such board may, at
its discretion:

(a) Require the person who released the destructive rodent pests to
eradicate the destructive rodent pests or remove the destructive rodent pests from
the county; or

(b) Impose a fine upon the person who released the destructive rodent pests
in an amount sufficient to compensate the county for the cost of eradicating the
destructive rodent pests or removing the destructive rodent pests from the county.