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| CO - Ordinances - Pet animal control and licensing | This Colorado statute states that the board of county commissioners of any county may adopt a resolution for the control and licensing of dogs. These regulations may require licensing of dogs by owners, require that dogs and other pet animals be under control at all times and define "control," define "vicious dog" and "vicious animal," establish a dog pound, or other animal holding facility, provide for the impoundment of animals which are vicious, not under control, or otherwise not in conformity with the resolutions, and establish such other reasonable regulations and restrictions for the control of dogs and other pet animals. |
| CO - Pet Shop - Article 80. Pet Animal Care and Facilities Act | This Colorado Act regulates pet animal facilities (i.e., shelters, large kennels, and breeders). The Act covers licensing of the facilities and those activities deemed unlawful, such as selling a kitten or puppy under the age of 8 weeks and refusing a lawful inspection. |
| CO - Police Training - Dog Protection Act | This Colorado statute requires local law enforcement to undergo training in order to prevent the shooting of dogs by local law enforcement officers in the line of duty. Specifically, this statute aims to assist in training officers to differentiate between threatening and non-threatening dog behaviors, as well as to employ non-lethal means whenever possible. |
| CO - Rehabilitation, wildlife - Chapter 14. Wildlife Rehabilitation. | This set of Colorado rules concerns wildlife rehabilitation licensing. Requirements for wildlife holding enclosures are outlined. The care, treatment, and disposition of wildlife requirements are detailed as well as provisions for releasing wildlife. |
| CO - Research - Article 82. Animals in Health-Related Research Facilities | This law, effective August 6, 2025, requires health-related research facilities to offer dogs and cats to shelters, rescues, or internal adoption programs before euthanasia, unless done for research, health, or safety reasons. It grants civil immunity for good-faith transfers and mandates annual reporting to the Department of Agriculture on the number of animals transferred or adopted. The law defines key terms like “animal,” “health-related research,” and “chemical substance,” and it yields to conflicting provisions of the federal Animal Welfare Act. |
| CO - Restaurant - 25-4-1615. Pet dogs in retail food establishments | This 2020 Colorado law allows a person to have a pet dog in an outdoor dining area of a retail food establishment if several conditions are met (including, but not limited to, the presence of a separate entrance for the dogs and their owners, requiring owners to keep dogs on leashes or in pet carriers, and not allowing the dogs on furniture or fixtures). The law allows a retail food establishment to elect not to allow dogs in its outdoor dining area. In addition, the governing body of a city, county, or city and county may prohibit the presence of pet dogs in outdoor dining areas of retail food establishments located within the governing body's jurisdiction |
| CO - Service animal - Article 23. Training Veterans to Train Their Own Service Dogs Pilot Program | This set of Colorado laws (effective June of 2016) creates a pilot program for veterans to train their own service dogs. The program identifies a group of up to 10 veterans to pair with dogs. Qualified canine trainers will work with the veterans to use train the dogs for use as service dogs. The program will further offer those veterans who graduate from the program with a trained dog the opportunity and necessary follow-along services to expand the program, if willing, by identifying, fostering, and training a subsequent dog for another eligible veteran who is unable to complete one or more parts of the process due to physical limitations. Other sections of the article explain the criteria for selecting the non-profit agencies for implementation and the creation of a fund in the state treasury. |
| CO - State animals - § 24-80-910.5. State pets | Dogs and cats that are adopted from Colorado animal shelters and rescues are declared to be the state pets of the state of Colorado. |
| CO - Trophy Hunting - Proposition 127 Prohibit Bobcat, Lynx, and Mountain Lion Hunting | |
| CO - Trusts for Pets - Article 11. Intestate Succession and Wills. |
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