C.R.S. § 33-11-102 — CO Code / Title 33 / Article 11 / Section 33-11-102
33-11-102. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

33-11-102. Legislative declaration. (1) In order to provide for the greatly increasing outdoor needs of a rapidly expanding Colorado population for public access to, travel within, and enjoyment and appreciation of the out-of-doors areas of Colorado and for the conservation, development, and use of natural resources against fire and other natural and geological hazards, it is hereby declared to be the public policy of this state and among the purposes of this article to: Increase the accessibility and encourage the use of such natural resources by the residents of this state and by nonresidents; provide opportunity for the development of public and private facilities for persons visiting and utilizing the natural resources of this state; encourage an increase in riding, hiking, bicycling, and other compatible recreational activities as influences for the improvement of the health and welfare of the people; and to provide for the needs of specialized recreational motor vehicles. It is recognized that joint simultaneous trail use by motorized and nonmotorized interests may at times be incompatible, and it is the intent of this article to provide separate trails and facilities for each of such motorized and nonmotorized interests, when feasible.

(2) To implement the provisions of subsection (1) of this section and as additional purposes of this article, the state may: Establish and maintain trails on a statewide basis to connect, when feasible and practical, the units of the parks and outdoor recreation system, federal recreational lands, and other trails systems; perpetuate and provide the use of and access to regions and trails of special or historic interest within the state; assist local governments in serving the requirements of the urban and other population centers of the state; encourage the multiple use of public rights-of-way and utilize to the fullest extent the existing and future scenic roads, highways, parkways, and federally administered trails where feasible as recreational trails; encourage the development and maintenance of recreational trails by counties, cities, and special improvement districts and assist in such development and maintenance by all means available; coordinate trail plans and development among legal jurisdictions and with the state and federal governments; encourage, when possible, the development of trails on federal lands by the federal government; and promote at all levels of government a more complete use of all or any portion of public property for recreational purposes.

(3) A further purpose of this article is to promote the establishment and operation of a statewide network of trails, to be known as the "Colorado greenway trails system", along and between the state's lakes, streams, or reservoirs linking cities, towns, communities, and river basins. The Colorado greenway trails system shall be established and operated in a manner that promotes recreational opportunities along lakes, streams, or reservoirs, that provides access to and is a part of an integrated trail system, that protects water rights and real property rights, and that minimizes conflicts between recreationists and others to minimize adverse impacts on natural features and sensitive habitats.
C.R.S. § 33-6-130 — CO Code / Title 33 / Article 6 / Part 1 / Section 33-6-130
33-6-130. Explosives, toxicants, and poisons not to be used
Status: in_force

33-6-130. Explosives, toxicants, and poisons not to be used. (1) Unless permitted by law or by the division, it is unlawful for any person to use toxicants, poisons, drugs, dynamite, explosives, or any stupefying substances for the purpose of hunting, taking, or harassing any wildlife. Any person who violates this subsection (1) commits a class 2 misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of two hundred dollars and is assessed twenty license suspension points.

(2) The division shall cooperate with the department of agriculture in developing policies and procedures for the issuance by said department of permits for the use of poison by livestock owners or operators.
C.R.S. § 33-60-106 — CO Code / Title 33 / Article 60 / Section 33-60-106
33-60-106. Report required - general appropriation act
Status: in_force

33-60-106. Report required - general appropriation act. Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), on or before September 1 of each year beginning with 1993, each state agency that has received or is scheduled to receive money from the great outdoors Colorado trust fund shall provide the senate agriculture, natural resources, and energy committee and the house of representatives agriculture, livestock, and natural resources committee with a detailed accounting of all such money received or to be received along with a detailed accounting of how such money has been or will be expended. For informational purposes, the expenditure of such money may be indicated in the annual general appropriation act.
C.R.S. § 33-14-117 — CO Code / Title 33 / Article 14 / Section 33-14-117
33-14-117. Hunting, carrying weapons on snowmobiles - prohibitions
Status: in_force

33-14-117. Hunting, carrying weapons on snowmobiles - prohibitions. (1) Except as provided in subsection (1.5) of this section, it is unlawful for any person to:

(a) Hunt any wildlife from a snowmobile;

(b) Operate or ride on any snowmobile with any firearm other than a pistol or a revolver in the person's possession, unless the firearm is unloaded and enclosed in a carrying case or inserted in a scabbard, or with any bow unless it is unstrung or cased; except that this subsection (1)(b) does not apply to a person to whom the division has issued a permit for the control of predators such as coyotes, foxes, and bobcats; or

(c) Pursue, drive, or otherwise intentionally disturb or harass any wildlife by use of a snowmobile; except that a person may use a snowmobile to protect the person's crops and other property.

(1.5) A person may perform the activities listed in subsection (1) of this section if the person is otherwise authorized by law or by the division to do so.

(2) Permits to use snowmobiles for the control of predators such as coyotes, foxes, bobcats, and the like may be issued by the division or its district wildlife managers at no charge to persons applying therefor whose purpose is to protect livestock and other wildlife.

(3) Any person who violates subsection (1) of this section commits a civil infraction and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine as follows:

(a) For a violation of subsection (1)(a) of this section, two hundred dollars;

(b) For a violation of subsection (1)(b) of this section, one hundred dollars; and

(c) For a violation of subsection (1)(c) of this section, two hundred dollars.
C.R.S. § 33-9-205 — CO Code / Title 33 / Article 9 / Part 2 / Section 33-9-205
33-9-205. Outdoor equity grant program - creation
Status: in_force

33-9-205. Outdoor equity grant program - creation. (1) The board shall implement the grant program in accordance with this section and the policies it establishes under section 33-9-204 (1)(c).

(2) To receive a grant, an applicant must submit an application to the board.

(3) The board shall review each application it receives and may award grants to applicants that will directly utilize the grant to engage racially or ethnically diverse eligible youth who are from low-income families, engage eligible youth who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer or questioning, engage Native American or indigenous youth, or engage eligible youth with disabilities in such a way so as to build sustainability and capacity for such historically underserved communities, and so as to:

(a) Reduce barriers to the Colorado outdoors;

(b) Create pathways for formal or informal conservation of the Colorado outdoors; or

(c) Offer environmental and Colorado outdoor-based educational opportunities.

(4) Subject to available appropriations, grants shall be paid out of the outdoor equity fund created in section 33-9-206.
C.R.S. § 33-4-117 — CO Code / Title 33 / Article 4 / Section 33-4-117
33-4-117. Youth and young adult licenses - terminally ill hunters - special restrictions a
Status: in_force

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. § 33-12-103.7 — CO Code / Title 33 / Article 12 / Section 33-12-103.7
33-12-103.7. Eagle annual pass - rules - definition
Status: in_force

33-12-103.7. Eagle annual pass - rules - definition. (1) (a) A resident who is an active member of the National Guard may obtain from a regional office or the central office of the division, or at such other locations as may be determined by the division, an eagle annual pass free of charge. The pass is valid from the date the resident obtains it through the last day of the same month in the following year. An eagle annual pass entitles the resident active member of the National Guard to enter state park and recreation areas during the period that the pass is valid and when such areas are open.

(b) The commission, by rule, shall provide the manner by which an eagle annual pass must be displayed by the person to whom it was issued when the person enters a state park or state recreation area.

(2) For purposes of this section, "active member of the National Guard" means an individual who is a resident, as defined in section 33-1-102 (38), and has presented to the division a driver's license or identification card issued under article 2 of title 42 and an original statement signed by, or by direction of, the personnel officer or commander of the individual's unit, a senior noncommissioned officer who is part of the individual's chain of command, or higher headquarters that identifies the individual and establishes that the individual is an active member of the National Guard.

(3) The continued use of the eagle annual pass is subject to the holder's observance of rules and regulations concerning the state park or state recreation area.

(4) The general assembly may annually appropriate money to the division to implement this section. If the general assembly does not make such an appropriation, the commission need not offer an eagle annual pass until the general assembly makes such an appropriation.
C.R.S. § 33-60-105 — CO Code / Title 33 / Article 60 / Section 33-60-105
33-60-105. Use of general fund moneys by state agencies - prohibition - cash funds
Status: in_force

33-60-105. Use of general fund moneys by state agencies - prohibition - cash funds. The general assembly finds that the enactment of article XXVII of the state constitution dedicates a significant amount of moneys previously available to meet other state needs to the great outdoors Colorado trust fund and provides for the unrestricted expenditure of such moneys by the trust fund board for the preservation, protection, enhancement, and management of the state's wildlife, park, river trail, and open space heritage. Accordingly, no general fund moneys shall be used by any state agency for the purpose of funding necessary or incidental management costs which result from a distribution of moneys, land, or any other asset of the great outdoors Colorado trust fund, unless otherwise approved by the general assembly. Moneys derived from user fees and other revenue sources which are generated from programs and completed facilities funded by the great outdoors Colorado trust fund board shall not be transferred or revert to the general fund. Moneys generated from such programs and facilities at state parks shall be credited to the parks and outdoor recreation cash fund created by section 33-10-111 (1). All such moneys shall be subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly.
C.R.S. § 33-61-104 — CO Code / Title 33 / Article 61 / Section 33-61-104
33-61-104. Collection and administration of production fees - oil and gas production fees c
Status: in_force

33-61-104. Collection and administration of production fees - oil and gas production fees collection fund - rules. (1) When collecting the production fees for clean transit and the production fees for wildlife and land remediation, the executive director shall retain an amount that does not exceed the total cost of collecting, administering, and enforcing the production fees for clean transit and the production fees for wildlife and land remediation and shall transmit the amount retained to the state treasurer, who shall credit the production fees for clean transit and the production fees for wildlife and land remediation to the oil and gas production fees collection fund, which is created in the state treasury. All money in the oil and gas production fees collection fund is continuously appropriated to the department of revenue to defray the costs incurred by the department of revenue in collecting, enforcing, and administering the production fees for wildlife and land remediation and the production fees for clean transit.

(2) The executive director may promulgate rules not inconsistent with this article 61 or section 43-4-1204, prescribe forms, and take other actions necessary for the proper collection, administration, and enforcement of the production fees for wildlife and land remediation and the production fees for clean transit.
C.R.S. § 33-2-105 — CO Code / Title 33 / Article 2 / Section 33-2-105
33-2-105. Endangered or threatened species
Status: in_force

33-2-105. Endangered or threatened species. (1) On the basis of investigations of nongame wildlife provided for in section 33-2-104 and other available scientific and commercial data and after consultation with other state wildlife agencies, the Colorado water conservation board, the Colorado water and power development authority, water conservancy districts, and other water conservation districts of the state, and other water resource development agencies within the state, appropriate federal agencies, and other interested persons and organizations, the commission shall by regulation adopted pursuant to the procedures specified in sections 33-1-111 and 24-4-103, C.R.S., establish a list of those species and, where necessary, subspecies of wildlife indigenous to this state which are determined to be endangered or threatened within this state, giving their common and scientific names by species and, where necessary, by subspecies.

(2) The commission shall:

(a) Conduct, by July 1, 1986, and at least once every five years thereafter, a review of all species included in the state lists of endangered or threatened species established pursuant to subsection (1) of this section; and

(b) Determine on the basis of such review whether any such species should:

(I) Be removed from such list;

(II) Be changed in status from an endangered species to a threatened species; or

(III) Be changed in status from a threatened species to an endangered species.

(3) Except as otherwise provided in this article, it is unlawful for any person to take, possess, transport, export, process, sell or offer for sale, or ship and for any common or contract carrier to knowingly transport or receive for shipment any species or subspecies of wildlife appearing on the list of wildlife indigenous to this state determined to be endangered within the state pursuant to subsection (1) of this section.

(4) Except as otherwise provided in this article, it is unlawful for any person to take, possess, transport, export, process, sell or offer for sale, or ship and for any common or contract carrier to knowingly transport or receive for shipment any species or subspecies of wildlife appearing on the list of wildlife indigenous to this state determined to be threatened within the state pursuant to subsection (1) of this section.
C.R.S. § 33-32-103 — CO Code / Title 33 / Article 32 / Section 33-32-103
33-32-103. Powers and duties of the commission - rules
Status: in_force

33-32-103. Powers and duties of the commission - rules. (1) The commission shall promulgate rules to:

(a) Govern the licensing of river outfitters;

(b) Regulate river outfitters, guides, trip leaders, and guide instructors;

(c) Ensure the safety of associated river-running activities;

(d) Establish guidelines to enable a river outfitter, guide, or trip leader to make a determination that the condition of the river constitutes a hazard to the life and safety of certain persons;

(e) Establish insurance requirements for vehicles used by river outfitters; and

(f) Carry out the purposes of this article 32.

(2) The commission may promulgate rules specifically outlining the procedures to be followed by the commission and by the enforcement section of the division in the event of a death or serious injury during a regulated trip.

(3) The commission shall e-mail a notice of every proposed rule to each licensee.

(4) The commission shall adopt rules regarding:

(a) Notification to outfitters of:

(I) Certain division personnel changes within ten days after the change; and

(II) Safety training standards; and

(b) Customer and outfitter interaction training standards for division rangers who monitor regulated trips.
C.R.S. § 33-13-110 — CO Code / Title 33 / Article 13 / Section 33-13-110
33-13-110. Water skis, aquaplanes, surfboards, inner tubes, stand-up paddleboards, and simi
Status: in_force

33-13-110. Water skis, aquaplanes, surfboards, inner tubes, stand-up paddleboards, and similar devices - rules. (1) (a) No person shall operate or manipulate any vessel, towrope, or other device by which the direction, speed, or location of water skis, an aquaplane, a surfboard, an inner tube, or any similar device may be affected or controlled in such a way as to cause such device or any person thereon to collide with or strike against any object or person.

(b) No person shall operate, manipulate, or ride water skis, an aquaplane, a surfboard, an inner tube, or any similar device towed behind a vessel in a careless or imprudent manner without due regard for other traffic and all other attendant circumstances on the water.

(c) Any person who violates this subsection (1) commits a civil infraction and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of two hundred dollars.

(2) (a) Any person on water skis, an aquaplane, a surfboard, an inner tube, or any similar device shall wear a personal flotation device.

(b) The commission shall promulgate such rules as are necessary or desirable for the safe use of water skis, aquaplanes, surfboards, inner tubes, stand-up paddleboards, and other similar devices.

(c) In addition, the commission may promulgate rules to prohibit recreational activities pertaining to the use of all single-chambered air-inflated devices, including inner tubes and air mattresses, on rivers and streams when water conditions are considered dangerous to such activities and when bodily injury may result to participants of those activities.

(c.5) Any person on a stand-up paddleboard shall have readily accessible a personal flotation device that is of a type approved by the commandant of the United States Coast Guard and is in good and serviceable condition.

(d) Any person who violates this subsection (2) commits a civil infraction and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of one hundred dollars.

(3) (a) A person shall not operate, manipulate, or ride water skis, an aquaplane, a surfboard, an inner tube, a stand-up paddleboard, or any similar device while under the influence of alcohol, a controlled substance as defined in section 18-18-102 (5), or any other drug, or any combination thereof, that renders the person incapable of the safe operation of the device.

(b) Any person who violates this subsection (3) commits a civil infraction.