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2022 Colorado Code
Title 33 - Parks and Wildlife
Article 6 - Law Enforcement and Penalties - Wildlife
Part 1 - General Provisions
§ 33-6-129. Damage to Property or Habitat Under Division Control

Universal Citation: CO Code § 33-6-129 (2022)
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  1. [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (1) is effective until March 1, 2022.] It is unlawful for any person to remove, damage, deface, or destroy any real or personal property or wildlife habitat under the control of the division. Any person who violates this subsection (1) 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, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. In addition, the court may require the defendant to reimburse the division for any damages.

    (1) [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (1) is effective March 1, 2022. ] It is unlawful for any person to remove, damage, deface, or destroy any real or personal property or wildlife habitat under the control of the division. Any person who violates this subsection (1) commits a class 2 misdemeanor. In addition, the court may require the defendant to reimburse the division for any damages.

  2. It is unlawful for a person to use division property in violation of any commission rule. Any person who violates this subsection (2) is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of one hundred dollars.

Source: L. 84: Entire article R&RE, p. 877, § 1, effective January 1, 1985. L. 2019: (2) amended, (HB 19-1026), ch. 423, p. 3696, § 14, effective July 1. L. 2021: (1) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3261, § 560, effective March 1, 2022.

Editor's note:
  1. This section is similar to former § 33-6-124 as it existed prior to 1984.

  2. 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.

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