ColoradoProtect Wild Bison
What it does
The act classifies bison as big game unless the bison are livestock. Classifying bison as wildlife means that hunting or taking one is illegal unless authorized by rule of the parks and wildlife commission. The act also clarifies that "wildlife" does not include privately owned cattle, including bison legally reduced to captivity or bison that have escaped lawful captivity, or bison owned by or lawfully reduced to captivity by an Indian tribe.
More detail
The fee for issuing a bison hunting license is set at $374.22 for a resident and $2,756.74 for a nonresident. The penalty for illegal possession of wild bison is a fine of not less than $1,000 and not more than $100,000, or imprisonment for not more than one year in the county jail, and an assessment of 20 license suspension points. The penalty for illegally killing or capturing a bison is a fine of $10,000. The value of a bison is set at $1,000 for the purposes of recovering the value of a bison that is illegally killed or captured. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- May 22Governor Jared Polis SignedBecame Law
- May 6Signed by the President of the Senate
- May 6Sent to the GovernorTo Governor
- May 6Signed by the Speaker of the House
- Apr 28House Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed House
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 25House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the WholeMinor
- Apr 25House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- Apr 21House Committee on Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources Refer Unamended to AppropriationsMinor
- Apr 17Senate Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed Senate
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 17Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Water & Natural ResourcesMinor
- Apr 16Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- Apr 15Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, FloorMinor
- Apr 11Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the WholeMinor
- Mar 20Senate Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources Refer Amended to AppropriationsMinor
- Jan 15Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture & Natural ResourcesIntroduced