2 Colo. Code Regs. § 406-1-102

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

Section 2 CCR 406-1-102 - LICENSE AND STAMP REQUIREMENTS

See also 33-6-107 C.R.S. for general fishing license requirements

A.A valid commercial fishing license is required to take or possess bait fish, amphibians, or crustaceans for commercial purposes.

1. Commercial fishing licenses shall be available from the Division at a cost of forty dollars ($40.00). Applications for licenses are available from the Division. Licenses issued by the Division can be restricted to specific waters, specific bag limits and times designated by the Division on the basis of the following criteria:

a. Negative impacts on sport fishing opportunity.

b. Effects of commercial harvest on populations of target species.

c. Detrimental effects of transplanting a species outside its current range.

d. Presence of threatened or endangered species and species of special concern.

2. All commercial fishing license holders shall submit an annual report as specified on the commercial fishing license application to the Division within thirty (30) days of the expiration date of the license.

3. All commercial fishing license holders shall be required to provide each purchaser of live fish with a written receipt stating the seller's name, the date of sale, the species, and the number sold.

4. The taking of mollusks listed in Chapter 10 is prohibited.

B.Free fishing dates - The following dates are open to fishing without a license or Habitat Stamp in all waters of the state: The first full weekend of the month of June.

C.Second rod stamp - Any person may use one additional (second) personally attended line statewide when a second rod stamp is purchased, as identified on the user's fishing license.

1. Any person under 16 years of age who is not required to have a fishing license must have a second rod stamp with their signature in possession in order to use a second personally attended line.

2 Second rod stamps are not transferable to any other person, nor do they confer fishing privileges to any person other than the license-holder.

3. A second rod stamp is not required when fishing with a trotline or jugs only.

2 CCR 406-1-102

37 CR 23, December 10, 2014, effective 4/1/2015

38 CR 23, December 10, 2015, effective 4/1/2016

39 CR 11, June 10, 2016, effective 7/1/2016

39 CR 23, December 10, 2016, effective 4/1/2017

40 CR 05, March 10, 2017, effective 5/1/2017

40 CR 23, December 10, 2017, effective 1/1/2018

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

41 CR 19, October 10, 2018, effective 11/1/2018

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

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

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

44 CR 03, February 10, 2021, effective 4/1/2021

44 CR 23, December 10, 2021, effective 4/1/2022

45 CR 23, December 10, 2022, effective 4/1/2023