2 Colo. Code Regs. § 406-0-003
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 1, January 10, 2025
A. Except as provided below no person shall have in possession or transport the carcass, or portion of a carcass, of any game wildlife unless evidence of sex remains naturally attached thereto. The fact that a carcass or portion of a carcass is merely accompanied by an unattached head, horns, antlers, genitals or other evidence of sex does not satisfy this requirement. If less than twenty (20) pounds of big game meat is possessed or transported with a donation certificate, evidence of sex is not required. Once the carcass is cut into processed meat (commercially or otherwise); cut, wrapped and frozen; or stored at the residence of the licensee, evidence of sex is no longer required.B. In those units, or portions thereof, where antler point or horn restrictions exist for deer, elk, mountain goats and bighorn sheep, any of the following must accompany the carcass as evidence of compliance with point restrictions: 1. Deer and elk a. Head or skull plate with antlers naturally attached.2. Mountain goats and bighorn sheepa. Head or intact skull with horns naturally attached.C. Any of the following, which must be naturally attached to the carcass or a portion of the carcass as described in paragraph A of this section, shall be considered evidence of sex: 1. Deer, elk, pronghorn, moose, bighorn sheep, desert bighorn sheepa. Male- head, including any antlers or horns, testicle, scrotum, or penis.b. Female- head, udder (mammary), or vulva.2. Black bear and Mountain Liona. Male- testicles or penis.3. Small game birds (except pheasant), migratory birds (except dove and band-tailed pigeons) and waterfowl.a. The head or fully feathered wing.4. Pheasant- the head or fully feathered wing or foot with a visible spur.5. Wild Turkey- the beard is required during spring seasons only.D. If a carcass is in more than one piece, evidence of sex need only be attached to one portion.E. No evidence of sex is required for small game mammals or furbearers. 37 CR 15, August 10, 2014, effective 9/1/201438 CR 03, February 10, 2015, effective 3/2/201538 CR 07, April 10, 2015, effective 5/1/201538 CR 19, October 10, 2015, effective 11/1/201539 CR 03, February 10, 2016, effective 3/1/201639 CR 07, April 10, 2016, effective 5/1/201639 CR 13, July 10, 2016, effective 8/1/201640 CR 03, February 10, 2017, effective 3/2/201740 CR 23, December 10, 2017, effective 12/30/201741 CR 03, February 10, 2018, effective 3/2/201841 CR 07, April 10, 2018, effective 5/1/201841 CR 13, July 10, 2018, effective 8/1/201841 CR 23, December 10, 2018, effective 1/1/201942 CR 03, February 10, 2019, effective 3/2/201942 CR 11, June 10, 2019, effective 7/1/201942 CR 18, September 25, 2019, effective 11/1/201942 CR 23, December 10, 2019, effective 1/1/202043 CR 03, February 10, 2020, effective 3/1/202043 CR 11, June 10, 2020, effective 6/30/202043 CR 19, October 10, 2020, effective 11/1/202044 CR 03, February 10, 2021, effective 3/2/202144 CR 07, April 10, 2021, effective 5/1/202144 CR 19, October 10, 2021, effective 11/1/202144 CR 23, December 10, 2021, effective 1/1/202245 CR 03, February 10, 2022, effective 3/2/202245 CR 11, June 10, 2022, effective 7/1/202245 CR 15, August 10, 2022, effective 9/1/202245 CR 23, December 10, 2022, effective 1/1/202346 CR 03, February 10, 2022, effective 3/2/202346 CR 07, April 10, 2023, effective 5/1/2023