2020 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 33 - Parks And Wildlife
Article 6. Law Enforcement and Penalties - Wildlife
Section 33-6-111. Inspection of license and wildlife - check stations - failure to tag - eluding an officer.
(1) (a) Any person who hunts, traps, fishes, or possesses wildlife for any purpose shall, when requested to do so by an officer of the division of parks and wildlife or other peace officer empowered to enforce articles 1 to 6 of this title 33, produce:
(I) All applicable licenses that the division issued to the person; (II) All firearms;
All records required to be maintained by articles 1 to 6 of this title 33 or by any ruleof the commission;
All wildlife; and
Any personal identification documents.
(b) Any person who refuses to permit inspection of the person's personal identification documents, licenses, firearms, records, or wildlife is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of one hundred fifty dollars and an assessment of five license suspension points.
The division is authorized to establish check stations, as needed, at locations withinthe state to aid in the management of wildlife and the enforcement of articles 1 to 6 of this title and the rules or regulations of the commission. Persons who encounter check stations, whether in possession of wildlife or not, shall stop and produce licenses issued by the division, firearms, and wildlife for inspection by division personnel. Any person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of one hundred dollars and an assessment of five license suspension points.
Any person who fails to void the person's license or carcass tag as required by commission rule is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of one hundred dollars and an assessment of ten license suspension points.
It is unlawful for any person to elude or attempt to elude by any means a Coloradowildlife officer or other peace officer after having received a visual or audible signal such as a red or red and blue light, siren, or voice command directing him to stop. Any person who violates this subsection (4) is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars and an assessment of ten license suspension points. In addition, the court shall require the person to pay for any damages caused to any public or private real or personal property damaged while eluding an officer.
Source: L. 84: Entire article R&RE, p. 872, § 1, effective January 1, 1985. L. 2003: (4) amended, p. 1630, § 69, effective August 6. L. 2019: (1) and (3) amended, (HB 19-1026), ch. 423, p. 3694, § 7, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former §§ 33-6-102, 33-6-108, and 33-6-110 as they existed prior to 1984.
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.
Evidence of wildlife sex and species. The commission may establish by rules or regulations requirements for preserving the evidence of sex or species or both sex and species of wildlife taken under the provisions of articles 1 to 6 of this title. It is unlawful for any person to possess any wildlife or considerable portion thereof in violation of such rules or regulations. For the purposes of this section, the evidence of species or sex may be one or more of the following: Head, antlers, horns, testes, scrotum, udder, spurred leg, wing, skin, or plumage in sufficient amount to allow the evidence of species or sex to be determined by ordinary inspection. Any person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall, with respect to big game, be punished by a fine of one hundred dollars and an assessment of ten license suspension points or shall, with respect to all other wildlife, be punished by a fine of fifty dollars and an assessment of five license suspension points.
Source: L. 84: Entire article R&RE, p. 872, § 1, effective January 1, 1985.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 33-6-109 as it existed prior to 1984.
Illegal sale of wildlife. (1) (a) Except as otherwise provided in articles 1 to 6 of this title or by rule of the commission, it is unlawful for any person to knowingly sell or purchase, or knowingly offer for sale or purchase, wildlife or to solicit another person in the illegal hunting or taking of wildlife for the purposes of monetary or commercial gain or profit.
(b) For the purposes of this section, it is deemed to be a sale of wildlife if a person, for monetary or other consideration, provides unregistered outfitting services as defined in article 145 of title 12.
(2) Any person who violates this section:
With respect to big game, endangered species, or eagles, commits a class 5 felonyand shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-401, C.R.S. Upon such conviction, the commission may suspend any or all wildlife license privileges of the person for a minimum of one year to life.
With respect to all other wildlife, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon convictionthereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment, and an assessment of twenty license suspension points.
Source: L. 84: Entire article R&RE, p. 873, § 1, effective January 1, 1985. L. 85: (2)(a) amended, p. 659, § 11, effective July 1. L. 94: (1) and (2)(a) amended, p. 1586, § 13, effective May 31. L. 2002: (2)(a) amended, p. 1544, § 294, effective October 1. L. 2008: (1) amended, p. 537, § 1, effective August 5. L. 2019: (1)(b) amended, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1720, § 220, effective October 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former §§ 33-6-125 and 33-6-126 as they existed prior to 1984.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending subsection (2)(a), see section 1 of chapter 318, Session Laws of Colorado 2002.
