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Code of Colorado Regulations eDocket
Details of Tracking Number
2025-00094
CCR details
| Tracking Number |
2025-00094 |
| Type of Filing |
Permanent Rule |
| Department |
1200 Department of Agriculture |
| Agency |
1202 Inspection and Consumer Services Division |
| CCR Number |
8 CCR 1202-15 |
| CCR Title |
RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE PET ANIMAL CARE AND FACILITIES ACT |
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Proposed rule
| Notice Filed with SOS |
03/06/2025 |
| Rule |
ProposedRuleAttach2025-00094.doc
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| Additional Information |
AddInfoAttach2025-00094.pdf
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| Statutory Authority |
§ 35-80-109(2), C.R.S. |
| Description of Subjects/Issues |
To implement the changes from Senate Bill 24-045, which amended § 35-80-106.4, C.R.S., and requires animal shelters and rescues to sterilize dogs and cats prior to adoption. In addition, this rulemaking adds new definitions, changes threshold numbers for the breeding, rescue and shelter of herptiles, updates enclosure requirements for some species, updates cleaning, sanitation and isolation rules, updates rules regarding commingling of animals, adds a new rule requiring certain vaccinations for dogs, cats and ferrets imported into Colorado, updates recordkeeping requirements for dogs and cats in grooming, boarding/training and pet handler facilities, and updates notification requirements of pet transporters. |
| Purpose/Objective of Rule |
The purpose of this rulemaking is to implement the changes from Senate Bill 24-045 and requires animal shelters and rescues to sterilize dogs and cats prior to adoption. This rulemaking also adds new definitions; changes threshold numbers for the breeding, rescue and shelter of herptiles; updates enclosure requirements for some species; updates cleaning, sanitation and isolation rules; updates rules regarding commingling of animals, and updates recordkeeping requirements for dogs and cats in grooming, boarding/training and pet handler facilities. |
| Submitted in response to issues raised by COLS/OLLS? |
No
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| Is this rule adopted in response to recent legislation? |
No
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| Hearing Date |
04/24/2025 |
| Hearing Time |
09:00 AM |
| Hearing Location |
Zoom - link in hearing notice |
| Contact Name |
Madison Murphy |
| Contact Title |
Chief Administrative Officer |
| Contact Telephone |
7207953510 |
| Contact email |
cda_rulemaking@state.co.us |
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Adopted rule
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