NOTE:  This bill has been prepared for the signature of the appropriate legislative
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or taken other action on it, please consult the legislative status sheet, the legislative
      history, or the Session Laws.
      
      
      HOUSE BILL 11-1151
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Hamner, Barker, Conti, Court, Fields,
      Labuda, Lee, Miklosi, Murray, Pabon, Pace, Peniston, Priola, Ramirez,
      Ryden, Schafer S., Scott, Solano, Todd, Tyler, Vigil, Williams A., Wilson,
      Fischer, Hullinghorst, Joshi, Levy;
      also SENATOR(S) Nicholson, Aguilar, Carroll, Giron, Guzman, Hodge,
      King S., Morse, Newell, Schwartz, Steadman, Tochtrop, Williams S.
      
      
      Concerning cruelty to service animals.
       
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  The introductory portion to 18-9-201 and 18-9-201
      (2), Colorado Revised Statutes, are amended to read:
      
           18-9-201.  Definitions.  As used in this section and sections
      18-9-201.5, 18-9-202, 18-9-202.5, and 18-9-204.5, unless the context
      otherwise requires:
      
           (2)  "Animal" means any living dumb creature, including a service
      animal as defined in section 18-1.3-602 (3.5).
      
           SECTION 2.  18-9-202 (1.5), Colorado Revised Statutes, is
      amended BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW PARAGRAPH to read:
      
           18-9-202.  Cruelty to animals - aggravated cruelty to animals -
      cruelty to a service animal - restitution.  (1.5) (c)  A person commits
      cruelty to a service animal if he or she violates the provisions of
      subsection (1) of this section with respect to a service animal as
      defined in section 18-1.3-602 (3.5), whether the service animal is on
      duty or not on duty.
      
           SECTION 3.  18-9-202 (2), Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended
      BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW PARAGRAPH to read:
      
           18-9-202.  Cruelty to animals - aggravated cruelty to animals -
      cruelty to a service animal - restitution.  (2) (d)  If a person is
      convicted of cruelty to a service animal pursuant to paragraph
      (c) of subsection (1.5) of this section, he or she shall be ordered to
      make restitution to the agency or individual owning the animal 
      for any veterinary bills and replacement costs of the animal if it
      is disabled or killed as a result of the cruelty to animals incident.
      
           SECTION 4.  Act subject to petition - effective date.  This act
      shall take effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the
      ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly (August
      10, 2011, if adjournment sine die is on May 11, 2011); except that, if a
      referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the state
      constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act within
      such period, then the act, item, section, or part shall not take effect unless
      approved by the people at the general election to be held in November 2012
      and shall take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote
      thereon by the governor.
      
      
      
      
      ________________________________________________________
      Frank McNulty                      Brandon C. Shaffer
      SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE                     PRESIDENT OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
      
      
      ____________________________  ____________________________
      Marilyn Eddins                      Cindi L. Markwell
      CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE                 SECRETARY OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
                                    _________________________________________
                                    John W. Hickenlooper
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO