Licenses, Certificates, and Fees

C.R.S. tit. 33, art. 4
in effect

C.R.S. § 33-4-101 License agents - reports - board of claims - penalty for failure to account - rules

33-4-101. License agents - reports - board of claims - penalty for failure to account - rules. (1) The director may designate sole proprietors, partnerships, or corporations as license agents to sell hunting, fishing, trapping, and other licenses of the division. License agents shall be paid a commission, in an amount to be determined by rule by the commission, on all moneys collected for licenses sold. All agents authorized to sell licenses shall keep accurate records of all sales of licenses and shall make such reports to the division regarding license sales as may be required by the division. Such agents shall be required to give evidence of financial responsibility, in the form of a savings account, deposit, or certificate of deposit meeting the requirements of section 11-35-101, C.R.S., or an irrevocable letter of credit meeting the requirements of section 11-35-101.5, C.R.S., or a bond, in such amount as may be fixed by the division based upon performance criteria established by the wildlife commission by rule, which may be less than the full value of consignment in an amount adequate to ensure the remittance of all moneys collected from such license sales, less amounts allowed as commissions, and the making of reports required by the division. The commission may promulgate rules for the establishment and cancellation of license agencies. All license moneys received shall be kept separate and apart from any other moneys of the agent authorized to sell licenses and shall at all times belong to the state. All moneys due from the sale of wildlife licenses shall belong to the state and shall draw interest at the rate of one and one-half percent per month from the date due. (2) The executive director, state auditor, and attorney general, or their duly designated representatives, shall constitute a board of claims for the hearing of all claims for relief when any license agent is unable to account for licenses and claims that the same have been destroyed, lost, or stolen. The findings of the board of claims are subject to review pursuant to section 24-4-106, C.R.S. Claims for relief in an amount totaling three hundred dollars or less shall not be determined by the board of claims, except as otherwise provided in this section, but shall be settled by the division. If the division offers to make settlement and such settlement is not accepted by the claimant, the claimant may submit his claim to the board of claims. (3) Every agent designated to sell licenses shall account for all licenses delivered to such agent. If any license agent is not able to account for any license, such agent shall be responsible for the maximum fee for which each unaccounted-for license could have been issued, except as provided in subsections (4) to (8) of this section. (4) Any agent designated to sell licenses may make a claim under oath for relief from responsibility for licenses which have been lost, stolen, or destroyed and for which such agent is unable to account, but no claim for relief shall be considered unless the agent making the claim informs the division of such loss, theft, or destruction within thirty days after such loss, theft, or destruction is discovered, said notice to set forth in detail all pertinent information then known to the agent. Upon receipt of any claim for relief, it is the duty of the division to make an investigation of the claim as soon as practicable, and for that purpose the claimant shall make available such records, information, or other pertinent data as may be in his possession or under his control. A written report of such investigation shall be filed by the division with the board of claims. own to the agent. Upon receipt of any claim for relief, it is the duty of the division to make an investigation of the claim as soon as practicable, and for that purpose the claimant shall make available such records, information, or other pertinent data as may be in his possession or under his control. A written report of such investigation shall be filed by the division with the board of claims. (5) As soon as practicable after receipt of the investigator's report and in no event later than one hundred twenty days after receipt of notice of a claim for relief, the board of claims shall set a date for the hearing on such claim for relief, and the claimant may appear at the hearing if he so desires. The claimant shall be given not less than ten days' written notice of the date of the hearing, such notice to be mailed to his last-known address. (6) The board of claims may give relief to any claimant in the following circumstances and subject to the following limitations: (a) If the board of claims is satisfied that any licenses were destroyed due to fire, flood, act of God, or any other cause beyond the control of the claimant and that destruction was not due in part to his negligence, then the board of claims may entirely relieve the claimant of the responsibility to account for such licenses or make such lesser adjustment as the board of claims may deem proper. (b) If the board of claims is satisfied that any licenses were either lost, stolen, or destroyed under circumstances other than those set forth in paragraph (a) of this subsection (6), the board of claims may, in its discretion, make an adjustment of the amount due for any such licenses. The board of claims, in determining what adjustment, if any, shall be allowed for any lost, stolen, or destroyed licenses, may consider the following: (I) Whether or not, or the extent to which, the loss was due to the negligence or carelessness of the claimant in the handling of licenses, but no adjustment shall be made in the case of gross negligence or gross carelessness upon his part; (II) Such other evidence as the board of claims may consider pertinent. (7) The board of claims, in the event that it makes any adjustment upon a claim, may, in its discretion, require the use of such protection against the possibility of future loss, theft, or destruction of licenses as it may deem proper, including, but not limited to, the posting of corporate or personal surety bonds. (8) It is the legislative intent of subsections (2) to (7) of this section to provide in proper cases for the relief of license agents where licenses have been lost, stolen, or destroyed, which relief, however, shall be strictly construed, it being the further intent of such sections to encourage the proper and careful handling of licenses by license agents. of corporate or personal surety bonds. (8) It is the legislative intent of subsections (2) to (7) of this section to provide in proper cases for the relief of license agents where licenses have been lost, stolen, or destroyed, which relief, however, shall be strictly construed, it being the further intent of such sections to encourage the proper and careful handling of licenses by license agents. (9) The commission may promulgate rules and regulations for the cash sale of licenses, at a price which is discounted five percent from the face value thereof, to license agents of the division for resale to the public at the face value stated on such a license. Only the license agents of the division in good standing may qualify to purchase and sell under this subsection (9); except that no evidence of financial responsibility shall be required to qualify under this subsection (9). A post or base exchange of the United States government located in Colorado may qualify as a license agent for the purpose of this subsection (9). Failure to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the commission and lawful directives of the division regarding license agents shall be grounds for the suspension or termination of the license agency, and, upon suspension or termination, all unsold licenses shall be returned immediately to the division for return of cash in the amount paid by the license agent for the licenses. The commission, in connection with a program which it may adopt under this subsection (9), shall provide for redemption by the division, at least annually, of any unsold licenses in the amount paid by the license agent for such unsold licenses. The provisions of subsections (1) to (8) of this section, except the provisions of subsection (1) regarding the designation of license agents, shall not apply to licenses sold under this subsection (9). (10) The commission may authorize certain employees to sell licenses for the face value thereof at the headquarters and regional offices of the division. Such employees are not entitled to five percent of the face value of the licenses and are not required to give evidence of financial responsibility. Such employees may make claims under oath for relief from responsibility for licenses or moneys which have been lost, stolen, or destroyed and for which the employees are unable to account in accordance with the provisions of subsections (4) to (8) of this section. (11) Any license agent who fails, upon demand of the division, to account for licenses or who fails to pay over to the division or its authorized representative money received from the sales of licenses commits theft as described in section 18-4-401.

C.R.S. § 33-4-101.3 Black bears - declaration of intent - spring season hunting prohibited - prohibited means of taking - penalty

33-4-101.3. Black bears - declaration of intent - spring season hunting prohibited - prohibited means of taking - penalty. (1) It is the intent of the voters of Colorado in adopting this measure to prohibit the taking of black bears when female black bears are rearing their cubs. It is the further intent of the voters of Colorado to promote the concept of fair chase in the taking of black bears by eliminating the use of bait and dogs. In considering proposed changes to the restrictions on the taking of black bears which are established in this measure, the Colorado general assembly shall take notice of the fact that this measure was adopted by a vote of the people at the 1992 general election. (2) During the period from March 1 through September 1 of any calendar year, it is unlawful for any person to take a black bear by any means including but not limited to firearm or bow and arrow. (3) It is unlawful for any person to take a black bear with the use of bait, or with the use of one or more dogs, at any time during any calendar year. In the event that a dog or dogs accidentally chases a black bear while the owner or person in control of such dog or dogs is in legal pursuit of other game, such owner or person in control of the dog or dogs shall not be charged with the illegal taking of a black bear so long as the dog or dogs are called off as soon as the mistake is realized and the black bear is not injured or killed. (4) The provisions of this section shall not apply to employees or agents of the division of parks and wildlife or to field agents of the United States department of agriculture when such employees or agents are acting in their official capacity, nor shall this section apply to any person who lawfully takes a black bear in defense of livestock, real property, a motor vehicle, or human life pursuant to section 33-3-106. (5) For purposes of this section, "bait" means to place, expose, deposit, distribute, or scatter salt, minerals, grain, animal parts, or other food, so as to constitute a lure, attraction, or enticement for black bears on or over any area where hunters are attempting to take black bears. (6) Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class 2 misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-501. In addition, persons convicted pursuant to this section shall have their wildlife license privileges suspended for five years and persons convicted of a second or subsequent offense pursuant to this section shall have their wildlife license privileges suspended permanently. (7) For the purposes of this section, "agent" means any qualified individual trained in wildlife procedures and operating under the direction of the division of parks and wildlife.

C.R.S. § 33-4-102 Types of licenses and fees - rules

33-4-102. Types of licenses and fees - rules. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (1.6) of this section, the division may issue the following resident and nonresident licenses and shall collect the following fees: Fees Resident Nonresident (a) to (p) Repealed. (q) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2018.) (r) to (u) Repealed. (v) 3-year possession/hunting raptor license $ 150.00 Not available (w) Annual possession/hunting raptor license Not available $ 80.00 (x) Repealed. (y) Peregrine falcon capture license 300.00 Not available (1.1) to (1.3) Repealed. (1.4) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (1.5) and (1.6) of this section, the division may issue the following resident and nonresident licenses and shall collect the following fees: Fees Resident Nonresident (a) Extra rod stamp $ 9.00 $ 9.00 (b) Fishing - 1 day 12.00 15.00 (c) Fishing - 5 days Not available 30.00 (d) Fishing - annual 33.00 95.00 (d.5) Youth, ages sixteen and seventeen, fishing - annual 8.00 Not available (e) [Editor's note: For the applicability of this subsection (1.4)(e) on or after January 1, 2025, see the editor's note following this section.] Senior, ages sixty-four and older, annual fishing 8.00 Not available (f) Small game hunting 28.00 80.00 (g) Small game - 1 day 12.00 15.00 (h) Furbearer license 28.00 250.00 (i) (Deleted by amendment, L. 94, p. 1220, § 3, effective May 22, 1994.) (j) Turkey, fall 23.00 150.00 (j.3) Turkey, spring 28.00 150.00 (j.6) Turkey (youth) 14.00 100.00 (k) Combination fishing and small game hunting 48.00 Not available (l) Pronghorn 38.00 395.00 (m) Bear, fall 48.00 660.00 (n) Repealed. (o) Deer 38.00 395.00 (p) Elk 53.00 660.00 (q) Mountain goat 300.00 2,210.00 (r) Moose 300.00 2,210.00 (s) Mountain lion 48.00 660.00 (t) Rocky mountain bighorn sheep 300.00 2,210.00 (u) Desert bighorn sheep 300.00 2,210.00 (v) (I) [Editor's note: For the applicability of this subsection (1.4)(v)(I) on or after January 1, 2025, see the editor's note following this section.] Resident low-income senior annual fishing 8.00 Not available (II) (Deleted by amendment, L. 97, p. 766, § 1, effective May 1, 1997.) (w) [Editor's note: For the applicability of this subsection (1.4)(w) on or after January 1, 2025, see the editor's note following this section.] Youth big game (deer, elk, pronghorn) 13.75 99.75 each each (x) [Editor's note: For the applicability of this subsection (1.4)(x) on or after January 1, 2025, see the editor's note following this section.] Youth small game hunting 1.00 1.00 (y) Repealed. (z) Colorado wildlife habitat stamp, purchased in conjunction with the purchase of a hunting or fishing license 10.00 10.00 (aa) "Lifetime" Colorado wildlife habitat stamp 300.00 300.00 (bb) Migratory waterfowl stamp 10.00 10.00 (1.5) (a) With respect to the licenses authorized under subsections (1.4)(d.5) and (1.4)(e) of this section, the commission may raise the fees by rule as necessary to maintain sufficient funding for Colorado to remain eligible for federal funding made available to the states through the "Federal Aid In Sport Fish Restoration Act", 16 U.S.C. secs. 777 to 777k, as amended. (b) With respect to licenses authorized under subsection (1.4) of this section, the commission shall consider offering discounted licenses or license combinations for wildlife management or hunting and fishing recruitment purposes, including consideration of the creation of a resident low-income license. ugh the "Federal Aid In Sport Fish Restoration Act", 16 U.S.C. secs. 777 to 777k, as amended. (b) With respect to licenses authorized under subsection (1.4) of this section, the commission shall consider offering discounted licenses or license combinations for wildlife management or hunting and fishing recruitment purposes, including consideration of the creation of a resident low-income license. (c) [Editor's note: For the applicability of this subsection (1.5)(c) on or after January 1, 2025, see the editor's note following this section.] Except for the senior annual fishing license, resident low-income fishing license, youth big game hunting license, annual Colorado wildlife habitat stamp, lifetime Colorado wildlife stamp, and migratory waterfowl stamp issued in accordance with subsections (1.4) and (1.5)(b) of this section, the commission may, by rule, assess a harvest permit surcharge in an amount not to exceed five dollars for each species that may be taken under any license listed in subsections (1), (1.4), and (1.5)(b) of this section that is sold by the division or one of its license agents pursuant to section 33-4-101 when, as determined by the commission by rule, doing so is necessary for the proper management of the division or is otherwise beneficial to the management of state wildlife resources. (1.6) (a) By promulgation of appropriate rule, the commission may, from time to time, reduce a fee specified in this section and may, by promulgation of appropriate rule, later raise the license fee up to an amount not to exceed the statutory limit, when, in the judgment of the commission, one of the following conditions applies: (I) If the commission determines that it would be beneficial to issue the license in conjunction with another type of license and creates a combination license; (II) If the commission determines it is proper for management of the division or otherwise beneficial to the management of state wildlife resources. Licenses so discounted may be limited to certain geographic areas, by sex of the animal, or as otherwise deemed appropriate by the commission. (III) If the commission determines that an activity is regulated at both the state and federal levels and that issuance of a multi-year state license or collection of a reduced state annual license fee, or both, would help to coordinate state and federal regulation and reflect the administrative cost savings realized through coordination. (IV) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2018.) (b) [Editor's note: For the applicability of this subsection (1.6)(b) on or after January 1, 2025, see the editor's note following this section.] (I) For a fee or surcharge described in articles 1 to 6 of this title 33, the commission may, by rule, adjust the fee or surcharge by an amount up to the total amount reflected by the annual percentage change in the United States department of labor's bureau of labor statistics consumer price index for Denver-Aurora-Lakewood for all items and all urban consumers, or its applicable predecessor or successor index. The adjustment is not effective until the commission notifies the joint budget committee of the adjustment. (II) (A) For a fee for resident and nonresident licenses described in subsection (1.4) of this section, the commission may, by rule, adjust the fee by an amount up to the total amount reflected by the annual percentage change in the United States department of labor's bureau of labor statistics consumer price index for Denver-Aurora-Lakewood for all items and all urban consumers, or its successor index. (B) If the commission adjusts a fee in accordance with subsection (1.6)(b)(II)(A) of this section, the commission shall base the adjustment on the prices for fees as those prices were established by Senate Bill 18-143, as enacted in 2018, and described in subsection (1.4) of this section. onsumer price index for Denver-Aurora-Lakewood for all items and all urban consumers, or its successor index. (B) If the commission adjusts a fee in accordance with subsection (1.6)(b)(II)(A) of this section, the commission shall base the adjustment on the prices for fees as those prices were established by Senate Bill 18-143, as enacted in 2018, and described in subsection (1.4) of this section. (C) The fee adjustment described in this subsection (1.6)(b)(II) is not effective until the commission notifies the joint budget committee of the adjustment. (c) Repealed. (1.7) Nothing in this section shall be construed to invalidate any senior lifetime license previously issued by the division. (1.8) Repealed. (1.9) (a) (I) The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that: (A) Service members returning from post-September 11, 2001, overseas contingency operations who have been injured during combat face a challenging period of rehabilitation upon their return to the United States; (B) Many of these service members are so severely injured that they require medical assistance for many years, or even the rest of their lives, as they reenter mainstream life; (C) Although the scope of care provided by the United States armed services wounded warrior programs varies with each service member, based on the needs of the individual, these service members may be assigned, upon return to Colorado, to a medical treatment facility such as Evans army hospital at Fort Carson, Colorado; (D) Wounded warrior programs are direct efforts by the United States armed services to care for service members during their long transition from combat-related injury to civilian life and to provide assistance to those service members in recovery, rehabilitation, and reintegration that is worthy of their service and sacrifice; and (E) For those wounded warriors who suffer injuries so severe that they will require intense, ongoing care or assistance for many years or the rest of their lives, a significant part of the healing process is enabling and encouraging these service members to experience some of the recreational activities they enjoyed prior to their service-related injuries. (II) The general assembly therefore recognizes the need to provide opportunities for Colorado's severely injured "wounded warriors" to enjoy the natural resources of the state as part of their rehabilitative care. Furthermore, offering reduced-cost or free big game hunting licenses to such recovering service members is a small, but recognizable, acknowledgment of their selfless service and sacrifice. (b) The commission may promulgate rules to reduce or eliminate big game license fees and establish a big game hunting license preference for members of the United States armed services wounded warrior programs who are residents of, or stationed in, Colorado and who have been so severely injured that they will require years of intense, ongoing care or assistance. (c) As used in this subsection (1.9), "United States armed services wounded warrior programs" means: (I) The Army wounded warrior (AW2) program; (II) The Air Force wounded warrior (AFW2) program; (III) The Navy safe harbor program; (IV) The Coast Guard wounded warrior regiment; and (V) Any successor program administered by a branch of the United States armed services to provide individualized support for service members who have been severely injured in overseas contingency operations undertaken since September 11, 2001. (d) The commission may adopt rules to implement this subsection (1.9), including rules defining "severely injured" and establishing residency requirements for service members eligible under this subsection (1.9). (2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (1.6) of this section, the division may issue the following special licenses and shall collect the following fees: Fees ptember 11, 2001. (d) The commission may adopt rules to implement this subsection (1.9), including rules defining "severely injured" and establishing residency requirements for service members eligible under this subsection (1.9). (2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (1.6) of this section, the division may issue the following special licenses and shall collect the following fees: Fees (a) Scientific collecting license for the collection of wildlife species outside of established seasons and bag limits$ 28.00 (b) Importation license, issued for the purpose of importing wildlife into the state75.00 (c) Field trial license23.00 (d) Commercial lake license, issued for the operation of privately owned lakes for purposes of charging customers to fish; live fish or viable gametes may not be sold or transported from the premises200.00 (e) Private lake license, issued for the operation of privately owned lakes for the purpose of fishing when no fee is charged; fish or gametes may not be sold, and live fish or viable gametes may not be transported from the premises14.00 (f) Commercial wildlife park license, issued for the operation of privately owned wildlife parks and for related buying, selling, or trading of lawfully acquired wildlife or for charging customers to hunt at the park150.00 (g) Noncommercial park license, issued to persons who wish to keep lawfully acquired native birds except raptors as pets28.00 (h) (Deleted by amendment, L. 91, p. 199, § 4, effective June 7, 1991.) (i) Wildlife sanctuary license150.00 (3) The fee for any license issued by the division for which a fee is not provided in subsection (1), (1.4), or (2) of this section must not exceed one hundred dollars. (4) Repealed. (5) Any person may obtain more than one one-day or five-day fishing license during a calendar year. The effective date shall appear on every such fishing license. Said date may be the date it is procured or any future date during the fishing season specified by the license. (6) (a) Moneys received in payment for any licenses issued under this title shall not be refunded except for proven error committed by the division in issuing licenses or upon the death of a licensee in possession of a big game license if death occurs before the starting date of the season specified on said license or if authorized by the director under rules of the commission. (b) Repealed. (7) Any person claiming residency in Colorado as set forth in section 33-1-102, for the purpose of purchasing a resident license of any kind, must produce evidence of such residency at the time of purchase. (7.5) The division or a license agent issuing a license on the division's behalf need not comply with section 24-72.1-103 concerning secure and verifiable identity documents when issuing a license pursuant to this section. ncy in Colorado as set forth in section 33-1-102, for the purpose of purchasing a resident license of any kind, must produce evidence of such residency at the time of purchase. (7.5) The division or a license agent issuing a license on the division's behalf need not comply with section 24-72.1-103 concerning secure and verifiable identity documents when issuing a license pursuant to this section. (8) In the event of the loss, theft, or destruction of any wildlife license issued by the division, the person to whom the license was issued may receive a duplicate license from the division upon payment of a fee of up to fifty percent of the cost of the original license, not to exceed twenty-five dollars, as established by the commission by rule, and completion of an affidavit stating where and by whom the license was issued and the circumstances under which the license was lost, stolen, or destroyed. In the event the division determines that the original license has been lost or destroyed in the mail, the person to whom the license was issued may obtain a duplicate license from the division without charge by submitting to the division a signed affidavit stating that the license was never received. (8.5) (a) Except for the annual Colorado wildlife habitat stamp, the lifetime Colorado wildlife stamp, the migratory waterfowl stamp, and the youth small game hunting license, the commission shall, by rule, assess a surcharge in an amount not to exceed one dollar and fifty cents on each license listed in subsections (1) and (1.4) of this section that is sold by the division or one of its license agents pursuant to section 33-4-101. Revenues derived from the assessment of the surcharge, together with any interest earned on the revenues, shall be deposited into the wildlife management public education fund created in section 33-1-112 (3.5)(a). (b) to (e) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2005, p. 469, § 1, effective January 1, 2006.) (9) All licenses issued pursuant to this section expire on the date written or printed thereon, unless otherwise provided by the commission or by any other law. (10) Repealed. (11) With respect to licenses that are issued in limited numbers for the taking of game wildlife, the division may collect from each resident license applicant a nonrefundable processing fee not to exceed ten dollars and from each nonresident license applicant a nonrefundable processing fee not to exceed twenty dollars, which fees the commission shall establish by rule. (12) (a) A person holding a valid aquaculture facility permit pursuant to section 35-24.5-109, C.R.S., may charge a fee for fishing at the production facility; no state fishing license is required. (b) Several satellite stations of a fish production facility may operate under one aquaculture license provided all such satellite stations are listed on such license. mission shall establish by rule. (12) (a) A person holding a valid aquaculture facility permit pursuant to section 35-24.5-109, C.R.S., may charge a fee for fishing at the production facility; no state fishing license is required. (b) Several satellite stations of a fish production facility may operate under one aquaculture license provided all such satellite stations are listed on such license. (13) (a) The commission shall establish a license classification for zoological parks. Each licensed zoological park shall be subject to the following requirements: (I) The primary purpose of the park shall be the exhibition of captive wild or exotic animals for the education of the general public; except that this subparagraph (I) shall not be construed to prohibit the carrying on of reasonable incidental activities such as propagation, purchase, sale, and exchange of animals; (II) The park shall be operated under the direction of a professional staff that has generally recognized formal or practical training in the husbandry of the types of animals kept in the park; (III) The park shall have a state-licensed veterinarian on staff or under contract with the park and available to provide professional consultation and care when needed; (IV) The park shall maintain regular hours during which it is open to the public; (V) The animals kept at the park shall be confined by at least one fence or other enclosure surrounding the area in which they are housed or displayed and by at least one additional fence, no less than eight feet in height, surrounding the perimeter of the park. (b) A licensed zoological park may move animals within Colorado in connection with the buying, selling, exchanging, or loaning of such animals with another licensed or accredited zoological park or in connection with the export of such animals from Colorado. (c) No licensed zoological park may import noncervid ruminants or camelids into Colorado unless, in each such instance, the animal has been subjected to the following process: (I) Before importation, the animal is tested for tuberculosis and found not to be infected; (II) After such test, the animal is imported and held in isolation in an isolation facility for a continuous period of least sixty days; and (III) After the end of such isolation period, the animal is again tested for tuberculosis. If the test result is negative, the animal may then be incorporated into the animal population of the park. (d) Importation and testing of cervid animals by licensed zoological parks shall be subject to regulation by the division. (e) A license issued to a zoological park shall cover the park and also other property used in conjunction with the park for the selling, buying, brokering, trading, or breeding of or caring for animals used at the park. Animals may be moved between the park and such other property as may be reasonably necessary for the operation of the park. (f) The annual fee for a zoological park license shall not exceed the annual fee for a commercial park license. park and also other property used in conjunction with the park for the selling, buying, brokering, trading, or breeding of or caring for animals used at the park. Animals may be moved between the park and such other property as may be reasonably necessary for the operation of the park. (f) The annual fee for a zoological park license shall not exceed the annual fee for a commercial park license. (g) (I) Except as provided in subparagraph (II) of this paragraph (g), this subsection (13) does not apply to any zoological park that is accredited by the American zoo and aquarium association. Any intrastate transfer and movement of wildlife by a zoological park accredited by the American zoo and aquarium association to another zoological park accredited by the American zoo and aquarium association is not subject to the rules of the commission regarding movement and disease testing. (II) Any intrastate transfer and movement of wildlife by a zoological park accredited by the American zoo and aquarium association to any person or entity not accredited by the American zoo and aquarium association is subject to the rules of the commission regarding movement and disease testing. (14) (a) The commission shall establish a license classification for wildlife sanctuaries. Each license for a wildlife sanctuary shall be subject to the following requirements: (I) The purpose of the wildlife sanctuary shall be to operate as a place of refuge where abused, neglected, unwanted, impounded, abandoned, orphaned, or displaced wildlife are provided care for their lifetime; (II) The wildlife sanctuary shall be operated under the direction of a professional staff that has generally-recognized formal or practical training in the husbandry of the types of wildlife kept at the sanctuary; and (III) The wildlife sanctuary shall have a state-licensed veterinarian on staff or under contract with the sanctuary and available to provide professional consultation and care when needed. (b) An application for a license for a wildlife sanctuary shall include the following: (I) The name, complete street address, mailing address if different from the street address, and telephone number of the facility; (II) Evidence of the wildlife sanctuary's status under section 501 (c)(3) of the federal "Internal Revenue Code"; (III) The specific location where wildlife is housed; (IV) The current wildlife inventory, including the common and scientific name, gender, age, and origin of each animal; and (V) A signed statement by a licensed veterinarian stating the veterinarian is the veterinarian of record for the applicant and the veterinarian's complete address, telephone number, and license number. The veterinarian shall certify that the veterinarian has observed each of the applicant's animals at least once during the previous three months and that the wildlife have been appropriately immunized and cared for. (c) Repealed. (15) Notwithstanding any provision of this article to the contrary, revenue generated from the fees increased by House Bill 05-1266, enacted at the first regular session of the sixty-fifth general assembly, shall be used to implement key priorities in the commission's strategic plan.

C.R.S. § 33-4-102.5 Issuance of migratory waterfowl stamp - prohibition against hunting without stamp

33-4-102.5. Issuance of migratory waterfowl stamp - prohibition against hunting without stamp. (1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "migratory waterfowl" means any wild goose or duck. (2) All persons sixteen years of age or older shall procure a state migratory waterfowl stamp before hunting or taking any migratory waterfowl within Colorado. Such stamp shall be in the possession of the person while hunting or taking any migratory waterfowl. (3) (a) The stamp is valid through the last day of June following its issuance. (b) The division may grant up to twenty-five percent of the funds derived from the sale of state migratory waterfowl stamps to appropriate nonprofit organizations for implementation of the North American waterfowl management plan. The nonprofit organizations shall use the funds for the development of waterfowl propagation areas within the dominion of Canada or the United States that specifically provide waterfowl for the central flyway, pacific flyway, or both. A nonprofit organization granted money pursuant to this subsection (3)(b) shall not use the money for lobbying or any other political purpose. (4) The commission may enter into a contract with a nonprofit waterfowl conservation organization for the purpose of providing the form and design of the migratory waterfowl stamp. Such contract shall provide that such nonprofit waterfowl conservation organization shall select a form and design. At least one of the alternative pieces of artwork considered for final selection shall be the work of an artist who is a resident of Colorado. In addition, such contract shall designate the ownership of the publication rights for any art prints or other facsimiles of the migratory waterfowl stamp and the disposition of any proceeds. The division shall not be an eligible contractor, unless no contract can be negotiated with a nonprofit waterfowl conservation organization. (5) All money received pursuant to the issuance of the migratory waterfowl stamp shall be used for the sole benefit of migratory waterfowl habitat conservation and related capital improvements and is subject to an annual appropriation. (6) Repealed.

C.R.S. § 33-4-102.7 Colorado wildlife habitat stamp - review committee - rules - study - repeal

33-4-102.7. Colorado wildlife habitat stamp - review committee - rules - study - repeal. (1) The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that: (a) Protecting wildlife habitat and obtaining public access are important elements to preserving wildlife and wildlife-related recreational opportunities in Colorado; (b) The general assembly specifically recognizes that hunting of big game species is an activity that hundreds of thousands of residents and visitors to Colorado enjoy, which contributes significantly to state and local economies; and (c) Priorities for the expenditure of funds generated from the sale of habitat stamps shall include protecting big game winter range and migration corridors, acquiring public access to wildlife-related recreation, including fishing, hunting, and wildlife viewing, protecting habitat for species of concern, and preserving the diversity of wildlife enjoyed by Coloradans. (1.5) A person eighteen years of age or older and under sixty-five years of age shall purchase a Colorado wildlife habitat stamp, or shall have purchased a lifetime Colorado wildlife habitat stamp, when applying for or purchasing a hunting or fishing license. No habitat stamp purchase is required prior to application for or purchase of such person's first two one-day hunting or fishing licenses, but a habitat stamp shall be purchased prior to applying for or purchasing a third one-day hunting or fishing license. No person is required to purchase more than one Colorado wildlife habitat stamp within a twelve-month period. Any person acquiring a license issued pursuant to section 33-4-104 and any person who is mobility-impaired, as defined by commission rules, is exempt from the requirement to purchase a Colorado wildlife habitat stamp. (2) Such stamp, or an authorized facsimile of such stamp, shall be in the possession of the person while hunting or fishing. (3) Fees for each stamp shall be as established in section 33-4-102 (1.4). (4) (a) All moneys received pursuant to the issuance of the Colorado wildlife habitat stamp shall be used for the benefit of wildlife habitat or access to wildlife habitat, including costs associated with the operation and maintenance, such as weed control and fencing, of those lands purchased in fee simple by the division or those access easements acquired by the division under the Colorado wildlife habitat protection program. Revenues collected from the sale of the stamp are subject to annual appropriation. The Colorado wildlife habitat stamp review committee shall annually review proposed projects for expenditure of Colorado wildlife habitat stamp funds and make recommendations to the director and the commission. In consultation with the habitat stamp committee, the commission shall, in its discretion, ensure that, in the allocation of revenues under this section, sufficient priority is given to conserve and protect winter range and vital habitats, including migration corridors, for deer, elk, and other big game wildlife species; to improve public access for hunting, access for anglers to the waters of the state, and access for other wildlife-related recreation; to protect habitat for species of concern; and to preserve the diversity of wildlife enjoyed by Coloradans. (b) Repealed. en to conserve and protect winter range and vital habitats, including migration corridors, for deer, elk, and other big game wildlife species; to improve public access for hunting, access for anglers to the waters of the state, and access for other wildlife-related recreation; to protect habitat for species of concern; and to preserve the diversity of wildlife enjoyed by Coloradans. (b) Repealed. (c) Real property interest acquisitions made by the commission pursuant to this section shall emphasize the acquisition of easements and ensure that all other avenues are pursued prior to fee simple acquisition. Conservation easements, as described in section 38-30.5-104 (2), C.R.S., and fee simple title purchases are allowed. All fee simple title purchases made with revenues collected pursuant to this section, not including purchases of water for maintenance or enhancement of aquatic habitats, such as minimum storage pools or direct flow rights purchased specifically to protect habitat, shall be primarily for the purpose of providing access to the public for wildlife-related recreation, and shall be made available to the public for hunting or fishing, subject to commission rules. The commission shall not use the power of eminent domain to obtain fee simple title or a conservation easement on real property. The commission shall comply with a seller's agreement or sections 33-1-105 and 33-1-105.5 prior to purchasing real property. (d) No third-party conservation easement shall be obtained using proceeds from the sale of habitat stamps unless the requesting organization contributes at least fifteen percent of the purchase price of the easement or fifteen percent of the purchase price is secured using other sources of nondivision funding; however, if, in the commission's discretion, sufficient hunting or fishing access is provided, the fifteen percent contribution requirement may be waived. (5) The Colorado wildlife habitat stamp committee is hereby created. The committee shall be composed of four sports persons; two representatives of national or regionally recognized conservation organizations whose missions are focused on nongame wildlife and whose membership is composed primarily of nongame wildlife users; two landowners actively engaged in agriculture; one citizen at large; and two division of parks and wildlife representatives as ex officio members, at least one of whom shall be a wildlife biologist. The sports persons shall be representative of the four quadrants of the state. Members shall be appointed by the governor and confirmed by the senate. Staggered appointments shall be made so that not more than two members' terms expire in any one year, and thereafter appointments shall be for terms of four years each. Members shall be limited to two consecutive four-year terms. (6) Repealed. (7) The commission may adopt rules concerning the Colorado wildlife habitat stamp. (8) (a) This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2027. (b) Prior to such repeal, the committee created in this section shall be reviewed as provided for in section 2-3-1203, C.R.S. (9) Repealed.

C.R.S. § 33-4-103 Landowner preference for hunting license - legislative declaration - rules

33-4-103. Landowner preference for hunting license - legislative declaration - rules. (1) Legislative declaration. (a) The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that the wildlife resources of the state are in danger of decline from increasing population pressures and the loss of wildlife habitat. In order to encourage private landowners to provide habitat that increases wildlife populations for the benefit of all hunters, discourage the harboring of game animals on private lands during public hunting seasons, and relieve hunting pressure on public lands by increasing game hunting on private lands, the general assembly finds that it is necessary to provide an incentive-based system to landowners to provide habitat for wildlife through a hunting license allocation program that allows hunters access to the state's wildlife under the cooperative control of the private landowner. (b) The landowner preference program is designed to encourage hunter access to private land by enabling landowners to apply for licenses using applications based upon land ownership and wildlife benefit. (2) Eligibility. (a) A landowner who is an owner, as shown by a recorded deed, of a parcel of agricultural land of one hundred sixty acres or more and whose land meets the following requirements is eligible for the landowner preference program, also referred to in this section as the "program". The land must: (I) Be inhabited by the species being applied for in significant numbers throughout the year or in substantial numbers for shorter times; (II) Provide for the species being applied for wintering habitat, transitional habitat, calving areas, solitude areas, migration corridors, or an important food source; and (III) Have a history of game damage or a huntable population of the species being applied for. (b) For owners of one hundred sixty to six hundred thirty-nine acres, the division shall verify the size of the property and that the property meets the eligibility requirements of this subsection (2) before issuing the applications under subsection (3) of this section. (c) Owners of properties registered under the "wildlife conservation application program" that existed prior to July 1, 2013, remain eligible to participate in the program until the earlier of: (I) July 1, 2016; (II) The date when the ownership of the property is transferred to a person who is not within the immediate family of the owner; or (III) The date when the owner of land no longer is in compliance with this section or any rule promulgated under this section. (3) Applications - availability. (a) After determining a landowner is eligible and in compliance with this section, the division shall issue the landowner applications for licenses permitting the hunting of deer, elk, pronghorn, and such other species, except for moose, rocky mountain big horn sheep, desert big horn sheep, and rocky mountain goat, that meet the commission's animal management objectives for the game management unit where the property lies, in an amount determined by this subsection (3). section, the division shall issue the landowner applications for licenses permitting the hunting of deer, elk, pronghorn, and such other species, except for moose, rocky mountain big horn sheep, desert big horn sheep, and rocky mountain goat, that meet the commission's animal management objectives for the game management unit where the property lies, in an amount determined by this subsection (3). (b) (I) In game management units west of interstate highway 25: (A) Ten percent of the number of licenses established for each management area where firearm hunting licenses are totally limited are available for eligible landowners; and (B) An additional ten percent of the number of licenses established for each management area where firearm hunting licenses are totally limited are available for eligible landowners if these licenses are restricted to use on private land in the designated management area. (II) In game management units east of interstate highway 25: (A) Fifteen percent of the number of licenses established for each management area where firearm hunting licenses are totally limited are available for eligible landowners; and (B) An additional ten percent of the number of licenses established for each management area where firearm hunting licenses are totally limited are made available for eligible landowners if these licenses are restricted to use on private land by the applicant's immediate family members or youth under eighteen years of age. (III) The division shall make licenses not used by eligible landowners available to the general public. (c) (I) The applications available under this subsection (3) are allocated to a participant based upon the following schedule: (A) For owners of one hundred sixty to one thousand two hundred thirty-nine acres, one application; (B) For owners of six hundred forty to one thousand two hundred thirty-nine acres, an additional application for a license restricted to private land if the division has verified that the land meets the conditions required for eligibility under paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of this section; and (C) For owners of one thousand two hundred forty or more acres, one additional application for each additional six hundred acres more than one thousand two hundred forty acres, not to exceed nineteen applications or the limit imposed by subparagraph (II) of this paragraph (c). (II) Landowners may obtain more than eight applications only if the division has verified that the land is the size reported by the landowner and meets the conditions required for eligibility under paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of this section. (4) Requirements - vouchers. In addition to the limitation on the number of applications available under the program, the program has the following additional requirements and authorizations: (a) Successful applicants receive a voucher that may be transferred to any person who is eligible for a big game license for that species, to be used for the purchase of a license to be used only within the applicant's game management unit for that species and in accordance with any restrictions imposed by this section. (b) The transfer of a license voucher by a landowner must include permission to access and hunt the lands yielding the license under the program during the entire season that the license is issued. The permission must not discriminate among hunters entering the property or contain restrictions other than manner of access, including foot, horseback, or vehicular restrictions reasonably necessary to prevent damage to property. (c) Except as authorized by paragraph (a) of this subsection (4), a voucher that has been transferred by any person who is not the landowner or land manager is void. A voucher that is brokered for another person is void. A hunting license obtained for use with a void voucher is also void. ess, including foot, horseback, or vehicular restrictions reasonably necessary to prevent damage to property. (c) Except as authorized by paragraph (a) of this subsection (4), a voucher that has been transferred by any person who is not the landowner or land manager is void. A voucher that is brokered for another person is void. A hunting license obtained for use with a void voucher is also void. (d) If a landowner submits one or more applications that fail to yield a license, the division shall give a preference in succeeding years to one application of that landowner for each application of the same landowner that failed to yield a license. (e) (I) In game management units where hunting is totally limited for a species, and where eligible landowners do not use the number of landowner preference licenses established for a species for that management area, the division shall make the unused licenses available to private landowners in that particular game management unit or data analysis unit as a first priority before making them available to the general public hunter. (II) A landowner may receive no more than three times the number of leftover applications than the number of initial applications authorized under paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of this section. (f) If a landowner or hunter fails to comply with this section or any rule promulgated under this section, the division may disqualify the person from participation in the program for up to five years. (5) The commission shall adopt rules to implement this section prior to July 1, 2014.

C.R.S. § 33-4-104 Free licenses issued - members or veterans of armed forces - when - rules - definition

33-4-104. Free licenses issued - members or veterans of armed forces - when - rules - definition. (1) Any active or retired member of the United States armed forces while stationed as a resident patient at any United States armed forces hospital or convalescent station located within Colorado, any resident patient at a veterans administration hospital and resident patients of any state institution for the treatment of persons with behavioral or mental health disorders or other mental health institution in Colorado while under supervision of a proper staff member, and any resident who is totally and permanently disabled as determined by the social security administration or the division of labor standards and statistics or pursuant to rule of the commission may obtain a fishing license free of charge, valid for taking fish during the period of residency only, under rules of the commission. (2) Any Colorado resident on active duty outside this state with any branch of the armed forces of the United States may obtain, from the division of parks and wildlife, a fishing license free of charge, valid for taking fish while such person is in this state on temporary leave from such duty, but not to exceed a total of thirty days during any year. (3) (a) Any resident of this state who has received a purple heart for service in the United States armed forces or who is a disabled veteran may obtain from the division of parks and wildlife, free of charge, a lifetime resident combination small game hunting and fishing license. (b) [Editor's note: For the applicability of this subsection (3)(b) on or after January 1, 2025, see the editor's note following this section.] As used in this subsection (3), "disabled veteran" means an individual who is a resident, as defined in section 33-1-102 (38); has served on active duty in the armed forces; has been separated from the armed forces under honorable conditions; and has established to the division the presence of a service-connected disability that has been rated by the veterans administration at fifty percent or more through disability retirement benefits or a pension because of a public statute administered by the veterans administration or the department of the Army, Navy, or Air Force. (4) The commission may adopt appropriate rules to establish a preference for active duty members of the United States armed forces who are stationed at any military facility located in Colorado or are Colorado residents upon their return from service outside of the United States for licenses left over after completion of the division's annual limited license draw. The preference may allow for such a member of the United States armed forces to apply for preference points for any limited license draw that occurred during the member's absence. (5) A person assigned to the warrior transition battalion may obtain from the division a fishing license free of charge.

C.R.S. § 33-4-104.5 Free licenses issued - first responders with a permanent occupational disability - definition

33-4-104.5. Free licenses issued - first responders with a permanent occupational disability - definition. (1) Any resident of the state who is a first responder with a permanent occupational disability may obtain from the division, free of charge, a lifetime resident combination small game hunting and fishing license. (2) For purposes of this section, "first responder with a permanent occupational disability" means an individual who is a resident, as defined in section 33-1-102 (38), and: (a) Is a retired member of the fire and police pension association, as defined in section 31-31-102 (6), who has established to the division that he or she has been found to have, as the result of an injury received while performing official duties or an occupational disease arising out of and in the course of performing official duties, a permanent occupational disability, as defined in section 31-31-801 (3.2), by the fire and police pension association; or (b) Served as a peace officer, as defined in section 16-2.5-101, or as a firefighter, as defined in section 29-5-203 (10), and has established to the division that he or she has, as the result of an injury received while performing official duties or an occupational disease arising out of and in the course of performing official duties, a permanent occupational disability as defined in section 31-31-801 (3.2).

C.R.S. § 33-4-105 Licenses for residents sixty-four years of age or over

33-4-105. Licenses for residents sixty-four years of age or over. (Repealed)

C.R.S. § 33-4-105.5 Landowner preference for hunting license

33-4-105.5. Landowner preference for hunting license. (Repealed)

C.R.S. § 33-4-106 Miscellaneous licenses, permits, stamps, cards, passes, and certificates - fees

33-4-106. Miscellaneous licenses, permits, stamps, cards, passes, and certificates - fees. (Repealed)

C.R.S. § 33-4-107 Permit to collect for scientific purposes

33-4-107. Permit to collect for scientific purposes. (Repealed)

C.R.S. § 33-4-108 Certificate of lawful possession

33-4-108. Certificate of lawful possession. (Repealed)

C.R.S. § 33-4-109 Specimens may be held - when

33-4-109. Specimens may be held - when. (Repealed)

C.R.S. § 33-4-111 Taxidermists must have license

33-4-111. Taxidermists must have license. (Repealed)

C.R.S. § 33-4-112 License agents - reports - board of claims

33-4-112. License agents - reports - board of claims. (Repealed)

C.R.S. § 33-4-113 Certificate of competency and safety - when necessary

33-4-113. Certificate of competency and safety - when necessary. (Repealed)

C.R.S. § 33-4-114 Course in hunter safety and competency

33-4-114. Course in hunter safety and competency. (Repealed)

C.R.S. § 33-4-115 Division of wildlife to coordinate statewide programs

33-4-115. Division of wildlife to coordinate statewide programs. (Repealed)

C.R.S. § 33-4-116 Big game hunting licenses - auction or raffle - use of proceeds - rules

33-4-116. Big game hunting licenses - auction or raffle - use of proceeds - rules. (1) (a) The division is authorized to issue up to two either-sex rocky mountain bighorn sheep licenses, two either-sex rocky mountain goat licenses, two either-sex shiras moose licenses, four either-sex mule or white-tailed deer licenses, four either-sex rocky mountain elk licenses, and four either-sex pronghorn licenses each year through a competitive auction or raffle. (b) A nonprofit organization directly involved in the conservation of wildlife in Colorado or the division may be authorized by the commission to conduct the license auction or raffle. All such auctions and raffles shall be conducted pursuant to Colorado law. (2) (a) Except as specified in this subsection (2), all proceeds from the auction or raffle of rocky mountain bighorn sheep, rocky mountain goat, and shiras moose licenses shall be used by the division for the benefit of rocky mountain bighorn or desert sheep, rocky mountain goats, and shiras moose in Colorado, and all proceeds from the auction or raffle of mule and white-tailed deer, rocky mountain elk, and pronghorn licenses shall be used by the division for the benefit of mule and white-tailed deer, rocky mountain elk, and pronghorn in Colorado. (b) If an auction or raffle is conducted by a nonprofit organization, the organization may retain up to twenty-five percent of the proceeds of the auction or raffle to cover auction or raffle costs and to fund projects of its own choosing that benefit wildlife in Colorado. (c) The proceeds from the auctions and raffles shall be in addition to any moneys otherwise provided for the management of rocky mountain bighorn or desert sheep, rocky mountain goats, shiras moose, mule and white-tailed deer, rocky mountain elk, and pronghorn. (3) The commission may promulgate rules pertaining to auction and raffle licenses, the conduct of the auctions and raffles, record-keeping requirements, the expenditure of proceeds, including requiring consultation by the division with advisory committees comprised of representatives of the participating nonprofit organizations prior to the expenditure of any proceeds, and any other rules necessary to implement the auction and raffle program.

C.R.S. § 33-4-116.5 Auction or raffle of deer, elk, and pronghorn licenses - use of proceeds

33-4-116.5. Auction or raffle of deer, elk, and pronghorn licenses - use of proceeds. (Repealed)

C.R.S. § 33-4-117 Youth and young adult licenses - terminally ill hunters - special restrictions and privileges - rules

33-4-117. Youth and young adult licenses - terminally ill hunters - special restrictions and privileges - rules. (1) [Editor's note: For the applicability of this subsection (1) on or after January 1, 2025, see the editor's note following this section.] A person under eighteen years of age may obtain a youth small game hunting license, issued for the fee specified in section 33-4-102 (1.4)(x), upon showing a hunter education certificate as required by section 33-6-107 (8). (2) Every person under sixteen years of age hunting with a youth small game hunting license shall at all times be accompanied by a person eighteen years of age or older as required by section 33-6-107 (3.5); except that a person of any age who purchases a small game hunting license issued pursuant to section 33-4-102 (1.4)(f) is exempt from this restriction. (3) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2003, p. 1031, § 7, effective July 1, 2003.) (4) [Editor's note: For the applicability of this subsection (4) on or after January 1, 2025, see the editor's note following this section.] Youth big game licenses, entitling the holder to hunt deer, elk, or pronghorn, may be purchased by persons who are at least twelve years of age but under eighteen years of age for the fees specified in section 33-4-102 (1.4)(w). Persons under sixteen years of age hunting deer, elk, or pronghorn must be accompanied by a person eighteen years of age or older as required by section 33-6-107 (4). (4.5) The commission is authorized to establish a special licensing program for hunters eligible for a youth license under the provisions of this section, and to adopt rules that establish a hunting license preference for youth hunters. In connection with such a program the commission is also authorized, within its discretion, to establish a special licensing program for adult mentors of youth hunters and to adopt rules that establish a hunting license preference for such adult mentors. (5) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2004, p. 83, § 1, effective August 4, 2004.) (6) The commission is authorized to establish a special licensing program for hunters twenty-one years of age or younger who suffer from a terminal illness or a life-threatening disease or injury and to adopt rules that establish a hunting license preference for such hunters. (7) The commission may establish by rule a special licensing program for young adult hunters and anglers. If the commission establishes a special licensing program, the commission shall define "young adult" by rule, but shall not define "young adult" in a manner that includes adults twenty-two years of age or older.

C.R.S. § 33-4-119 Mobility-impaired hunters

33-4-119. Mobility-impaired hunters. (1) The commission is authorized to establish a special licensing program for mobility-impaired hunters. (2) The commission is authorized to adopt appropriate rules that define "mobility-impaired" and establish a hunting license preference for the mobility-impaired.

C.R.S. § 33-4-120 Wildlife council - creation

33-4-120. Wildlife council - creation. (1) (a) The director of the division shall appoint nine individuals, at least three of whom are from the western slope, to act as the wildlife council, referred to in this section as the "council". The council has statewide responsibility and authority. (b) (I) The council shall consist of the following members: (A) Two sports persons who purchase big game licenses on a regular basis in Colorado, one of whom is from the western slope; (B) Two sports persons who purchase fishing licenses on a regular basis in Colorado, one of whom is from the western slope; (C) One person representing local counties in rural areas of Colorado, the economies of which have a substantial income from hunting or fishing recreation; (D) One person representing municipalities in rural areas of Colorado, the economies of which have a substantial income from hunting or fishing recreation; (E) One person representing the division of parks and wildlife; (F) One person, who shall not be an employee of the division, with a substantial background in media and marketing operations; and (G) One person representing agricultural producers. (II) The council members appointed pursuant to sub-subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (b) shall be nominated by organized sports person groups with regional or statewide membership. The council members appointed pursuant to sub-subparagraphs (C) and (D) of subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (b) shall be nominated by organizations that represent the interests of such counties and municipalities. (III) All members of the council shall be residents of the state of Colorado. (IV) Every effort shall be made by the director to appoint members from all geographic areas of the state. (c) A member shall serve for no more than two terms; except that no member representing the division of parks and wildlife shall be so limited. The appointments to the council shall be as follows: (I) The initial terms for the two members representing sports persons who hunt shall be two years for one member of said group and four years for the other member of said group. (II) The initial terms for the two members representing sports persons who fish shall be two years for one member of said group and four years for the other member of said group. (III) The initial term length for the member representing the division shall be at the discretion of the director of the division. (IV) The initial term length for the member representing counties and for the member representing agricultural producers shall be four years. (V) The initial term length for the member representing municipalities and for the member with substantial experience in media and marketing operations shall be two years. (VI) After the initial appointments, all subsequent appointments shall be for four years. (d) Members of the council shall be compensated from the wildlife cash fund created in section 33-1-112 (1), for the reasonable and necessary expenses they incur in connection with their activities for the council. (e) The council shall perform the following duties: (I) Oversee the design of a comprehensive media-based public information program to educate the general public about the benefits of wildlife, wildlife management, and wildlife-related recreational opportunities in Colorado, specifically hunting and fishing; (II) Prepare an operational plan for the director's approval no later than December 1, 1998; (III) Expend moneys from the wildlife management public education fund in accordance with the operational plan approved by the director; except that all such expenditures shall be within the scope of the activities and funding levels authorized in such operational plan. specifically hunting and fishing; (II) Prepare an operational plan for the director's approval no later than December 1, 1998; (III) Expend moneys from the wildlife management public education fund in accordance with the operational plan approved by the director; except that all such expenditures shall be within the scope of the activities and funding levels authorized in such operational plan. (f) Repealed. (2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to be a mechanism to substitute funding that would otherwise be available for expenditure by the division, or to replace or reduce the obligation of the division to carry out public information programs under this title. (3) Repealed.

C.R.S. § 33-4-121 Reporting by division - license fee increases - division-managed lands - keep Colorado wild pass - repeal

33-4-121. Reporting by division - license fee increases - division-managed lands - keep Colorado wild pass - repeal. (1) (a) (I) By November 1, 2019, and by November 1 of each year thereafter, the division shall prepare a written report on: (A) The impact that license fee increases, as established on August 8, 2018, or by the commission pursuant to section 33-4-102 (1.5)(a), have had on the total number of sales of licenses; (B) An accounting of program expenditures made with the increased fees and the impact of those expenditures on the achievement of the division's goals and objectives as set forth in section 2 of Senate Bill 18-143, enacted in 2018; and (C) A list of nonprofit organizations that, in the previous twelve months, received grant money from the sale of state migratory waterfowl stamps for implementation of the North American waterfowl management plan pursuant to section 33-4-102.5 (3)(b) and an explanation of each grant award made. (II) On or before November 1, 2024, and on or before November 1 of each year thereafter, the division shall prepare a written report to be attached to the written report prepared pursuant to subsection (1)(a)(I) of this section regarding: (A) The number of keep Colorado wild passes sold in the prior fiscal year pursuant to section 33-12-108; (B) An accounting of program expenditures made with the increased enterprise revenue generated from the sale of the keep Colorado wild passes; and (C) A summary of the effect that those increased expenditures have had on the achievement of the division goals set forth in section 33-12-108 (2)(a)(IV). (III) The division shall make the report available to the public and, notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), shall send the report to the agriculture, livestock, and water committee in the house of representatives and the agriculture and natural resources committee in the senate, or their successor committees. (b) (I) On or before March 1, 2022, and on or before March 1, 2025, the division shall present its findings from, and a summary of, the portion of its most recent report prepared pursuant to subsection (1)(a)(I) of this section to a joint session of the agriculture, livestock, and water committee in the house of representatives and the agriculture and natural resources committee in the senate, or their successor committees. (II) On or before March 1, 2025, and on or before March 1, 2030, the division shall present its findings from, and a summary of, the portion of its most recent report prepared pursuant to subsection (1)(a)(II) of this section to a joint session of the agriculture, livestock, and water committee in the house of representatives and the agriculture and natural resources committee in the senate, or their successor committees. (2) This section is repealed, effective September 1, 2030; except that subsections (1)(a)(I) and (1)(b)(I) of this section are repealed, effective September 1, 2025.
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