STATE

YEAR

PROVISIONS

REMEDY OR PENALTY

COLORADO (Agriculture – Pet Animal Care – Pet Animal Care And Facilities Act) §35-80-107 Record-keeping requirements

1994

Requires each pet animal facility to keep and maintain records for 2 years.  The records must be kept at the address specified in the licensee’s application.

[Civil] As per §35-80-113, maximum $1,000 fine per violation.

As per §35-80-109, the commissioner of agriculture enforces this statute/article.

As per §35-80-111, the commissioner can issue cease & desist orders or obtain an injunction.

See §35-80-110 for the agriculture commissioner’s inspection, investigation and access authority regarding pet animal facilities.

See §35-80-112 for disciplinary actions and grounds for denial of license.

(Agriculture – Pet Animal Care – Pet Animal Care And Facilities Act) §35-80-108 Unlawful acts

1994

Prohibits any person or entity from:

·         importing or possessing birds of a species that must be banded (per the commissioner’s designation) if the birds have not been banded;

·         selling, transferring, possessing, or importing (or causing the importation of) turtles less than 4 inches long or nonhuman primates; and

·         altering or falsifying any vet health certificate or vet inspection certificate [as per §35-80-114, this is a class 2 misdemeanor].

Exceptions:

·         Primates owned by zoos or federally licensed research institutes.

·         Primates kept as household pets if owned prior to 7/1/73.

·         Specially trained primates kept by a disabled person.

Prohibits pet animal facilities from:

·         making any misrepresentations or false promises through ads, employees or otherwise in connection with business operations (if the business is licensed or if a license app is pending); and

·         failing to take reasonable care to release for sale, trade, or adoption only those pet animals that are free of undisclosed disease, injury, or abnormality.

[See the Pet Dealers chapter for additional provisions under this statute.]

[Civil] As per §35-80-113, maximum $1,000 fine per violation.

As per §35-80-109, the commissioner of agriculture enforces this statute/article.

As per §35-80-111, the commissioner can issue cease & desist orders or obtain an injunction.

See §35-80-112 for disciplinary actions and grounds for denial of license.