HB 25-1180

  • Colorado House Bill
  • 2025 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Mar 13, 2025
  • Passed House Mar 11, 2025
  • Senate
  • Governor

Prohibiting Pet Animal Sales in Public Spaces

Abstract

The bill prohibits a person or entity from selling, delivering, offering or advertising for sale or adoption, bartering, auctioning, or giving away leasing, or otherwise transferring any pet animal that, at the time of transfer, is physically located at or on any public street, highway, right-of-way, parkway, median strip, park, recreation area, outdoor market, parking lot, or other public space. Pet animal facilities licensed under the "Pet Animal Care and Facilities Act" are exempted from the prohibition, as well as events held primarily for the sale of livestock. In addition, pet animal owners, breeders, handlers, or trainers are exempted while transporting a pet animal to or from or exhibiting or competing at an event that is licensed, regulated, or sanctioned by a nationally recognized registering organization. The bill also exempts hunting dogs that are bred or trained for lawful hunting. The bill clarifies that nothing precludes a statutory or home rule town, city, county, or city and county from regulating the transfer of pet animals in public spaces. An individual or entity that violates the prohibition commits a class 2 misdemeanor. (Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.) (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

Bill Sponsors (14)

Votes


Mar 11, 2025

Actions


Mar 13, 2025

Senate

Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture & Natural Resources

  • Introduction
Agriculture & Natural Resources

Mar 11, 2025

House

House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

Mar 10, 2025

House

House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor

Mar 05, 2025

House

House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole

  • Committee-Passage
  • Referral-Committee
House Committee of the Whole

Feb 10, 2025

House

Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & Labor

  • Introduction
Business Affairs & Labor

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Reengrossed (03/11/2025) PDF
Engrossed (03/10/2025) PDF
Introduced (02/10/2025) PDF
PA1 (03/10/2025) PDF
Committee Amendment PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Note FN1 (02/18/2025) PDF

Sources

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