2 Colo. Code Regs. § 406-0-018

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 1, January 10, 2025

Section 2 CCR 406-0-018 - SALE OF WILDLIFE

A. Except as prohibited by Federal law or regulations of the Wildlife Commission, any person may sell, barter or trade nonedible portions of wildlife (fur, feathers, hides, hair, teeth, claws, hooves, horns, antlers, skulls and bones) which were legally taken or acquired.

1. It shall be illegal to sell, trade, barter or offer to sell, trade or barter bear gall bladders, bighorn sheep ram skulls or horns, bighorn sheep capes and velvet antlers. Velvet antlers attached to mounted deer, elk or moose heads and bighorn sheep skulls and horns marked in accordance with Commission Regulation #220(C), may be sold, bartered or traded.

a. Wildlife and wildlife parts legally possessed under a valid commercial parks license may be sold, bartered or traded in accordance with Chapter 11 of Commission Regulations.

b. For the purpose of these regulations velvet antlers are those deer, elk and moose antlers completely enveloped by soft vascular skin.

B. State employees may receive wildlife, or portions thereof, which have been deemed scrap provided:

1. State employees who are responsible for making determinations that wildlife, or portions thereof, are scrap are not eligible to receive same; and

2. State employees receiving scrapped wildlife, or portions thereof, may not sell, barter or trade same or otherwise receive anything of value in exchange therefore.

C. The possession of wild game meat received by a commercial meat processing facility shall be documented. The possession of undocumented wild game is prohibited. Records shall be retained by the meat processing facility for a period of one year following date of release or disposal of the meat. As used herein "Documented" means that the wild game meat shall be accompanied by the carcass tag, donation certificate, or other document as required by these regulations.

1. For the purposes of this regulation, the disposal of game meat by commercial meat processing facilities shall be permitted as follows:

a. Legally taken wild game meat (other than migratory birds) not claimed or for which fees are unpaid within 60 days of completion of processing may be disposed of, after notification of the owner, by the meat processing facility for the balance of the processing fee charged.

b. No later than June 30 of each year, all unclaimed migratory birds and any remaining wild game meat from the preceding year must be legally donated or released to the Division. Possession of such meat after June 30 is prohibited. This regulation shall not be construed as requiring such disposition by meat storage facilities by June 30.

2. Meat processing facility records shall contain the following information:

a. Name, Address and Telephone Number of Licensee

b. Carcass Tag Number and Species

c. Date of Receipt and Disposition

d. All meat processing facilities which process wild game meat shall allow any peace officer authorized to enforce these regulations to inspect records during normal business hours.

2 CCR 406-0-018

37 CR 15, August 10, 2014, effective 9/1/2014

38 CR 03, February 10, 2015, effective 3/2/2015

38 CR 07, April 10, 2015, effective 5/1/2015

38 CR 19, October 10, 2015, effective 11/1/2015

39 CR 03, February 10, 2016, effective 3/1/2016

39 CR 07, April 10, 2016, effective 5/1/2016

39 CR 13, July 10, 2016, effective 8/1/2016

40 CR 03, February 10, 2017, effective 3/2/2017

40 CR 23, December 10, 2017, effective 12/30/2017

41 CR 03, February 10, 2018, effective 3/2/2018

41 CR 07, April 10, 2018, effective 5/1/2018

41 CR 13, July 10, 2018, effective 8/1/2018

41 CR 23, December 10, 2018, effective 1/1/2019

42 CR 03, February 10, 2019, effective 3/2/2019

42 CR 11, June 10, 2019, effective 7/1/2019

42 CR 18, September 25, 2019, effective 11/1/2019

42 CR 23, December 10, 2019, effective 1/1/2020

43 CR 03, February 10, 2020, effective 3/1/2020

43 CR 11, June 10, 2020, effective 6/30/2020

43 CR 19, October 10, 2020, effective 11/1/2020

44 CR 03, February 10, 2021, effective 3/2/2021

44 CR 07, April 10, 2021, effective 5/1/2021

44 CR 19, October 10, 2021, effective 11/1/2021

44 CR 23, December 10, 2021, effective 1/1/2022

45 CR 03, February 10, 2022, effective 3/2/2022

45 CR 11, June 10, 2022, effective 7/1/2022

45 CR 15, August 10, 2022, effective 9/1/2022

45 CR 23, December 10, 2022, effective 1/1/2023

46 CR 03, February 10, 2022, effective 3/2/2023

46 CR 07, April 10, 2023, effective 5/1/2023