Ballot Title Setting Board
2013-2014

The title as designated and fixed by the Board is as follows:

A change to the Colorado Revised Statutes concerning the treatment of bovine animals, including cattle, held on certain farms, and, in connection therewith, criminalizing as a class 2 misdemeanor the following conduct: the cutting or removal of tails of such animals, except when medically necessary to treat sick or injured animals; the confinement of such animals in a way that restricts their ability to turn around freely; and the treatment of such animals that will not stand unassisted and their transport to certain livestock facilities including slaughter facilities and feedlots.

The ballot title and submission clause as designated and fixed by the Board is as follows:

Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes concerning the treatment of bovine animals, including cattle, held on certain farms, and, in connection therewith, criminalizing as a class 2 misdemeanor the following conduct: the cutting or removal of tails of such animals, except when medically necessary to treat sick or injured animals; the confinement of such animals in a way that restricts their ability to turn around freely; and the treatment of such animals that will not stand unassisted and their transport to certain livestock facilities including slaughter facilities and feedlots?

Hearing April 18, 2014

Single subject approved; staff draft amended; titles set.
Hearing adjourned 11:18 AM.

Hearing April 24, 2014

Motion for Rehearing denied except to the extent that the Board made changes to the titles.
Hearing adjourned 5:23 PM.

* Unofficially captioned “Dairy Cattle Protection” by legislative staff for tracking purposes. This caption is not part of the titles set by the Board.