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CO Code § 33-12.5-103 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 33 - Parks and Wildlife|Article 12.5 - Arkansas River Recreational Act|§ 33-12.5-103. Powers of the Commission

  The commission has the authority, consistent with section 33-12.5-102, to regulate the manner, type, time, location, and amount of recreational and commercial use on that portion of the Arkansas river that runs from the confluence of the Lake Fork and the East Fork of the Arkansas river to the Pueblo reservoir.    Subject to section 33-12.5-102, the commission also has the authority to enter into agreements with municipalities, water conservancy districts, and private individuals to effect reservoir operation in order to provide water flows beneficial to recreation and consistent with section 33-12.5-104.    The commission shall, to the maximum extent possible but consistent with section 33-12.5-102, keep the regulation of the recreational uses of the Arkansas river to a minimum.     History. Source: L. 88: Entire article added, p. 1163, § 1, effective January 1, 1989. L. 2012: Entire section amended, (HB 12-1317), ch. 248, p. 1225, § 54, effective June 4.
CO Code § 33-12.5-104 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 33 - Parks and Wildlife|Article 12.5 - Arkansas River Recreational Act|§ 33-12.5-104. Effect of Article - Rights of Property Owners - Water Rights

  Nothing in this article shall be construed as:   Diminishing the rights of owners of property as provided in the constitution and statutes of this state or in the constitution of the United States;    Modifying or amending existing laws, court decrees, or court decisions or affecting future court proceedings or decrees in any manner with respect to the determination, administration, or change of water rights;    Granting the commission any vested water rights or right to apply for or obtain any decree for a water right for recreational purposes;    Prohibiting or in any way regulating the construction, modification, rehabilitation, or operation of reservoirs, diversion structures, or other facilities necessary for the storage, diversion, or conveyance of water in the drainage of the Arkansas river and its tributaries as otherwise permitted by law;    Superseding, abrogating, or impairing rights to divert water and apply water to beneficial uses in accordance with sections 5 and 6 of article XVI of the Colorado constitution, the provisions of articles 80 to 93 of title 37, C.R.S., or Colorado court decisions with respect to the determination and administration of water rights. Nothing in this article shall be construed, enforced, or applied so as to cause or result in material injury to water rights. The question of whether such material injury to water rights exists and the remedy thereof shall be determined by the water court.    Allowing the commission or the division to require minimum stream flows or minimum water levels in any lakes or impoundments.        History. Source: L. 88: Entire article added, p. 1164, § 1, effective January 1, 1989. L. 2012: (1)(c) and (1)(f) amended, (HB 12-1317), ch. 248, p. 1225, § 55, effective June 4.
CO Code § 33-13-101 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 33 - Parks and Wildlife|Article 13 - Vessels|§ 33-13-101. Legislative Declaration

 It is the policy of this state to administer the registration and numbering of vessels in accordance with federal laws pertaining thereto and to promote the safety of persons and property in connection with the use, operation, and equipment of vessels.   History. Source: L. 84: Entire article added, p. 897, § 2, effective January 1, 1985.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 33-31-101 as it existed prior to 1984.
CO Code § 33-13-102 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 33 - Parks and Wildlife|Article 13 - Vessels|§ 33-13-102. Definitions

 As used in this article 13, unless the context otherwise requires:    “Motorboat” means any vessel propelled by machinery, whether or not such machinery is the principal source of propulsion including “personal watercraft” as defined in subsection (3.3) of this section.    “Operate” means to navigate or otherwise use a vessel.    “Owner” means a person who claims lawful possession of a vessel by virtue of legal title or an equitable interest which entitles him to such possession.  (3.3) “Personal watercraft” means a motorboat that uses an inboard motor powering a water jet pump as its primary source of motive power and is designed to be operated by a person sitting, standing, or kneeling on the vessel, rather than the conventional manner of sitting or standing inside the vessel. “Personal watercraft” includes a motorboat known as a “specialty prop-craft”, which is similar in appearance to a personal watercraft but powered by an outboard or motor driven propeller.  (3.7) “Sailboard” means a sail propelled vessel with no freeboard and equipped with a swivel mounted mast, not secured to a hull by guys or stays.    “Sailboat” means any vessel propelled by the effect of wind on a sail, including sailboards. For the purposes of this article, any vessel propelled by both sail and machinery of any sort shall be deemed a motorboat, when being so propelled.      “Vessel” means every description of watercraft used or capable of being used as a means of transportation of persons and property on the water, including all types of stand-up paddleboards.    “Vessel” does not include:   Any single-chambered, air-inflated devices that are not stand-up paddleboards; or    Seaplanes. (5.5) “Vessel staging area” means any parking lot, boat ramp, or other location that any vessel is transported to or from by a motor vehicle and where such vessel is placed into operation on or in the water. “Vessel staging area” does not include any location to which a vessel is transported primarily for the purpose of service, maintenance, repair, or sale.          “Whitewater” means natural running water with intermittent rapids.      History. Source: L. 84: Entire article added, p. 897, § 2, effective January 1, 1985. L. 88: (4) amended, p. 1165, § 1, effective March 16. L. 93: (3.7) added, p. 1836, § 1, effective July 1. L. 97: (1) amended and (3.3) added, p. 1604, § 1, effective June 4. L. 2003: (5.5) added, p. 1945, § 15, effective May 22. L. 2020: IP and (5) amended,(HB 20-1087), ch. 49, p. 171, § 9, effective March 20.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 33-31-102 as it existed prior to 1984.   Cross references:   For additional definitions applicable to this article 13, see § 33-10-102 .
CO Code § 33-13-105 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 33 - Parks and Wildlife|Article 13 - Vessels|§ 33-13-105. Seizure of Vessels by Officers

     Every parks and recreation officer and other peace officer of this state may seize and hold any vessel if such officer has probable cause to believe that the vessel is not in the lawful possession of the operator or person in charge thereof.    It is the duty of any officer seizing any vessel, on being informed of any such vessel, to immediately notify the appropriate law enforcement agencies and the owner if known. Such notification shall contain a description of such vessel and any other helpful facts that may assist in locating or establishing the ownership thereof or in prosecuting any person for a violation of article 4 of title 18, C.R.S., or other state laws.       “Hull identification number” means any identifying number, serial number, engine number, or other distinguishing number or mark, including letters, if any, placed on a vessel or engine by its manufacturer or by authority of the division or in accordance with the laws of another state or country, excluding the vessel registration number.      Whenever a vessel is seized pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, the law enforcement agency or a governmental entity may commence an action in a court of competent jurisdiction to determine whether said vessel shall be destroyed, sold, converted to the use of the seizing agency, or otherwise disposed of by an order of said court.      Any forfeiture proceeding initiated pursuant to this section shall be conducted in conformance with section 16-13-505, C.R.S. (b) (I) Any forfeiture proceeding initiated pursuant to this section shall be conducted in conformance with section 16-13-505, C.R.S.    For purposes of applying section 16-13-505, C.R.S., to a seizure hearing conducted pursuant to this section, “contraband” includes any vessel seized in accordance with this section.          Nothing in this section shall preclude the return of the seized vessel to the owner by the seizing agency following presentation of satisfactory evidence of ownership and, if determined necessary, requiring the owner to obtain an assignment of a hull identification number for the vessel from the division.       (Deleted by amendment,L. 96, p. 725, § 1, effective January 1, 1997.)    If the court having jurisdiction orders the vessel sold by the division, the proceeds of the sale shall be forwarded to the treasurer who shall credit such proceeds to the general fund.     History. Source: L. 84: Entire article added, p. 899, § 2, effective January 1, 1985. L. 96: Entire section amended, p. 725, § 1, effective January 1, 1997.    Editor's note:   This section is repealed, effective September 1, 2026, pursuant to § 33-13-116 .
CO Code § 33-13-107 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 33 - Parks and Wildlife|Article 13 - Vessels|§ 33-13-107. Vessel Liveries

  [ ] The owner or operator of a vessel livery shall keep a record of the name and address of each person who hires any vessel that is designed or permitted to be operated as a vessel, the hull identification number of the vessel, and the departure date and time and the expected date and time of return of the vessel. Such records shall be preserved for at least thirty days after the vessel is to be returned and shall be subject to inspection by the division. Any person who violates this subsection (1) is guilty of a class 2 petty offense and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of one hundred dollars.    Neither the owner or operator of a vessel livery nor such owner's or operator's agent or employee shall permit any vessel to depart from his or her premises unless such vessel is equipped and registered as required by this article and rules promulgated pursuant to this article. Any person who violates this subsection (2) is guilty of a class 2 petty offense and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of one hundred dollars.    Editor's note: This version of this section is effective until March 1, 2022.  History. Source: L. 84: Entire article added, p. 901, § 2, effective January 1, 1985. L. 95: (2) amended, p. 972, § 18, effective July 1. L. 2003: Entire section amended, p. 1946, § 19, effective May 22. L. 2016: (1) amended,(HB 16-1173), ch. 114, p. 323, § 2, effective August 10. L. 2021: Entire section amended,(SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3264, § 570, effective March 1, 2022.    Editor's note:    This section is similar to former § 33-31-106 as it existed prior to 1984.    This section is repealed, effective September 1, 2026, pursuant to § 33-13-116.    Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
CO Code § 33-13-107 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 33 - Parks and Wildlife|Article 13 - Vessels|§ 33-13-107. Vessel Liveries

  [ ] The owner or operator of a vessel livery shall keep a record of the name and address of each person who hires any vessel that is designed or permitted to be operated as a vessel, the hull identification number of the vessel, and the departure date and time and the expected date and time of return of the vessel. Such records shall be preserved for at least thirty days after the vessel is to be returned and shall be subject to inspection by the division. Any person who violates this subsection (1) commits a civil infraction and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of one hundred dollars.    Neither the owner nor operator of a vessel livery nor such owner's or operator's agent or employee shall permit any vessel to depart from his or her premises unless such vessel is equipped and registered as required by this article 13 and rules promulgated pursuant to this article 13. Any person who violates this subsection (2) commits a civil infraction and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of one hundred dollars.    Editor's note: This version of this section is effective March 1, 2022.  History. Source: L. 84: Entire article added, p. 901, § 2, effective January 1, 1985. L. 95: (2) amended, p. 972, § 18, effective July 1. L. 2003: Entire section amended, p. 1946, § 19, effective May 22. L. 2016: (1) amended,(HB 16-1173), ch. 114, p. 323, § 2, effective August 10. L. 2021: Entire section amended,(SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3264, § 570, effective March 1, 2022.
CO Code § 33-13-107.1 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 33 - Parks and Wildlife|Article 13 - Vessels|§ 33-13-107.1. Minimum Age of Motorboat Operators - Youth Education

  No person under sixteen years of age shall operate a motorboat in this state except as provided in this section.    A person fourteen years of age or older who has not reached his or her sixteenth birthday may operate a motorboat only if he or she:   Completes a boating safety course approved by the division of parks and wildlife; and    Has a boating safety certificate issued by the boating safety course provider in his or her possession.       No person shall permit or knowingly authorize a motorboat to be operated by a person under sixteen years of age; except that a person fourteen years of age or older who has not reached his or her sixteenth birthday may be permitted or authorized to operate a motorboat if he or she has met the boating safety and certificate requirements of subsection (2) of this section.    No owner or operator of a vessel livery or an agent or employee of such owner or operator shall lease, hire, or rent a motorboat to or for operation by any person under sixteen years of age; except that a person fourteen years of age or older who has not reached his or her sixteenth birthday may be permitted or authorized to operate a motorboat if he or she has met the boating safety and certificate requirements of subsection (2) of this section.    [ ] Any person who violates this section is guilty of a class 2 petty offense and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of one hundred dollars.    It is the intent of the general assembly that no general fund dollars be appropriated for the purpose of implementing the requirements of this section.    Editor's note: This version of subsection (5) is effective until March 1, 2022.  (5) [ ] Any person who violates this section commits a civil infraction and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of one hundred dollars.  Editor's note: This version of subsection (5) is effective March 1, 2022.  History. Source: L. 97: Entire section added, p. 1605, § 3, effective January 1, 1998. L. 2019: (5) amended,(HB 19-1026), ch. 423, p. 3697, § 20, effective July 1. L. 2021: (5) amended,(SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3265, § 571, effective March 1, 2022.    Editor's note:   Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.   Cross references:   For the short title (“Respect the Great Outdoors Act”) and the legislative declaration in HB 19-1026, see sections 1 and 2 of chapter 423, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.
CO Code § 33-13-108.3 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 33 - Parks and Wildlife|Article 13 - Vessels|§ 33-13-108.3. Records to Be Kept by the Division

 The division shall file all abstracts of court records of convictions of violations of sections 33-13-108.1 and 33-13-108.2 and shall maintain a suitable alphabetical index for such file.   History. Source: L. 89: Entire section added, p. 1359, § 1, effective July 1.
CO Code § 33-13-109 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 33 - Parks and Wildlife|Article 13 - Vessels|§ 33-13-109. Collisions, Accidents, and Casualties - Rules

  The operator of a vessel involved in a collision, accident, or other casualty shall, so far as he can do so without serious danger to his own vessel, crew, and passengers, if any, render to other persons affected by the collision, accident, or casualty such assistance as may be practicable and necessary in order to save them from or to minimize any danger caused by the collision, accident, or other casualty, and he shall give his name and address and the identification of his vessel, including the name and address of the owner if different from that of the operator, in writing to any person injured and to the owner of any property damaged in the collision, accident, or other casualty.    The commission shall adopt rules concerning notification and reporting procedures to be followed in the case of a collision, accident, or other casualty involving a vessel or its equipment. The regulations must be consistent with applicable federal requirements.    The owner or operator of a vessel involved in a collision, accident, or other casualty shall report the collision, accident, or casualty as provided in the rules of the commission.       (Deleted by amendment,L. 2003, p. 1947, § 22, effective May 22, 2003.)    [ ] Any person who violates subsection (1) or (3) of this section is guilty of a class 2 petty offense and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of seventy-five dollars.    Editor's note: This version of subsection (6) is effective until March 1, 2022.  (6) [ ] Any person who violates subsection (1) or (3) of this section commits a petty offense and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of seventy-five dollars.  Editor's note: This version of subsection (6) is effective March 1, 2022.  History. Source: L. 84: Entire article added, p. 902, § 2, effective January 1, 1985. L. 95: (6) amended, p. 972, § 20, effective July 1. L. 2003: (4) to (6) amended, p. 1947, § 22, effective May 22. L. 2012: (2) and (3) amended,(HB 12-1317), ch. 248, p. 1226, § 60, effective June 4. L. 2021: (6) amended,(SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3267, § 575, effective March 1, 2022.    Editor's note:    This section is similar to former § 33-31-108 as it existed prior to 1984.    Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
CO Code § 33-13-111 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 33 - Parks and Wildlife|Article 13 - Vessels|§ 33-13-111. Authority to Close Waters - Rules

     The commission shall promulgate rules to prohibit the operation of vessels on any waters of the state and ordering the removal of vessels from any waters of the state when such operation constitutes or may constitute a hazard to human life or safety.    For purposes of this subsection (1), “vessels” shall not include whitewater canoes and kayaks except in the case of:   A state of disaster emergency pursuant to section 24-33.5-704 or 24-33.5-709, C.R.S.;    Disaster relief efforts that are underway and that may include debris removal;    An accident or other emergency that occurs in or immediately adjacent to the water body;    Rescue efforts for victims that are actively underway and such efforts would be hindered by additional waterway traffic; or    Active construction or transportation projects authorized under state or federal law.          Any parks and recreation officer or other peace officer as defined in section 33-10-102 has the authority to enforce this section under the rules promulgated by the commission.    [ ] Any person who fails to obey an order issued under this section is guilty of a class 2 petty offense and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of one hundred dollars.    Editor's note: This version of subsection (3) is effective until March 1, 2022.  (3) [ ] Any person who fails to obey an order issued under this section commits a civil infraction and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of one hundred dollars.  Editor's note: This version of subsection (3) is effective March 1, 2022.  History. Source: L. 84: Entire article added, p. 904, § 2, effective January 1, 1985. L. 95: (3) amended, p. 973, § 22, effective July 1. L. 2003: (1) and (3) amended, p. 1948, § 24, effective May 22. L. 2012: (1)(a) and (2) amended,(HB 12-1317), ch. 248, p. 1227, § 62, effective June 4. L. 2013: (1)(b)(I) amended,(HB 13-1300), ch. 316, p. 1695, § 102, effective August 7. L. 2021: (3) amended,(SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3267, § 577, effective March 1, 2022.    Editor's note:    This section is similar to former § 33-31-114 as it existed prior to 1984.    Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.     ANNOTATION   Applied in People v. Boyd, 642 P.2d 1 (Colo. 1982).
CO Code § 33-13-112 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 33 - Parks and Wildlife|Article 13 - Vessels|§ 33-13-112. Enforcement - Applicability

  Every parks and recreation officer and other peace officer of this state has the authority to enforce the provisions of this article and, in the exercise thereof, has the authority to stop and board any vessel; except that the officer shall have reasonable suspicion prior to boarding any vessel.    The provisions of this article and the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto shall apply to all waters of this state; except that such provisions shall not apply to standing bodies of water on private property which are used for private, noncommercial purposes.     History. Source: L. 84: Entire article added, p. 904, § 2, effective January 1, 1985. L. 96: (1) amended, p. 727, § 2, effective January 1, 1997. L. 97: (1) amended, p. 1607, § 6, effective June 4.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 33-31-111 as it existed prior to 1984.
CO Code § 33-13-113 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 33 - Parks and Wildlife|Article 13 - Vessels|§ 33-13-113. Municipal Corporations or Organizations - Powers

 Nothing in this article shall be construed to prevent municipal corporations or quasi-municipal corporations, including, but not limited to, metropolitan recreation districts, from policing lakes or bodies of water located within all or part of the territorial boundaries of any such entities. Any person designated by such entities to engage in policing work upon said bodies of water may be commissioned by the division to enforce the provisions of this article as an authorized representative of the division. In addition, said entities shall also be empowered to charge and collect reasonable permit fees to defer the expense of such policing operations without the obligation of remitting such fees to the division, but such fees shall be in addition to those otherwise provided for in this article. Such entities are empowered to adopt and enforce reasonable rules and regulations governing the use of vessels on the bodies of water patrolled under their supervision if such rules and regulations do not conflict with the provisions of this article.   History. Source: L. 84: Entire article added, p. 904, § 2, effective January 1, 1985.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 33-31-112 as it existed prior to 1984.
CO Code § 33-13-113.5 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 33 - Parks and Wildlife|Article 13 - Vessels|§ 33-13-113.5. Report Required - When

 The division shall report immediately to the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives if funds received from the federal government for recreational boating safety under the state boating safety programs, 46 U.S.C. sec. 13101 et seq., as amended, or any successor program, cease or are expected to cease for any reason.   History. Source: L. 2011: Entire section added, (SB 11-092), ch. 182, p. 694, § 5, effective May 19.