Ballot Title Setting Board
2013-2014

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

An amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning the treatment of bovine animals, including cattle, held on certain farms, and, in connection therewith, prohibiting a farm owner or operator from cutting or removing the tail of such animals except when medically necessary to treat sick or injured animals; limiting the circumstances in which such animals may be confined in a way that restricts their ability to turn around freely; regulating the treatment of such animals that will not stand unassisted and their transfer to certain livestock facilities including slaughter facilities and feedlots; directing the enactment of implementing legislation, including provisions which may impose civil penalties, criminal penalties, or both.

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

Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning the treatment of bovine animals, including cattle, held on certain farms, and, in connection therewith, prohibiting a farm owner or operator from cutting or removing the tail of such animals except when medically necessary to treat sick or injured animals; limiting the circumstances in which such animals may be confined in a way that restricts their ability to turn around freely; regulating the treatment of such animals that will not stand unassisted and their transfer to certain livestock facilities including slaughter facilities and feedlots; directing the enactment of implementing legislation, including provisions which may impose civil penalties, criminal penalties, or both?

Hearing April 18, 2014

Single subject approved; staff draft amended; titles set.
Hearing adjourned 11:13 AM.

Hearing April 24, 2014

Motion for Rehearing denied except to the extent that the Board made changes to the titles.
Hearing adjourned 4:20 PM.

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