2016 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 33 - Parks and Wildlife
Parks
Article 10.5 - Aquatic Nuisance Species
§ 33-10.5-101. Legislative declaration

The general assembly hereby recognizes the devastating economic, environmental, and social impacts of aquatic nuisance species on the aquatic resources and water infrastructure of the state. The general assembly further recognizes the potential of recreational vessels to be a significant source of the spread of aquatic nuisance species in Colorado. Therefore, the general assembly finds, determines, and declares that the purposes of enacting this article are to implement actions to detect, prevent, contain, control, monitor, and, whenever possible, eradicate aquatic nuisance species from the waters of the state and to protect human health, safety, and welfare from aquatic nuisance species. It is the intent of the general assembly to foster and encourage, to the greatest extent possible, voluntary compliance with this article. It is the intent of the general assembly that prevention, containment, and eradication of aquatic nuisance species in waters of the state in which such species have been detected or are likely to be introduced shall be the division's highest priorities.