First Regular Session

Sixty-first General Assembly

LLS NO. 97­0343.01 DHG HOUSE BILL 97­1068

STATE OF COLORADO

BY REPRESENTATIVE Taylor;

also SENATOR Ament.

AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK

& NATURAL RESOURCES

A BILL FOR AN ACT

CONCERNING THE INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL SPECIES UNDER THE "ALTERNATIVE LIVESTOCK ACT".

Bill Summary

(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does not necessarily reflect any amendments which may be subsequently adopted.)

Adds mule deer to the definition of "alternative livestock" (which now includes elk and fallow deer), which may be raised in captivity under the regulatory authority of the department of agriculture.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

SECTION 1.  35­41.5­102 (1), Colorado Revised Statutes, 1995 Repl. Vol., is amended to read:

35­41.5­102.  Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)  "Alternative livestock" means any domesticated elk, or fallow deer, OR MULE DEER as such are classified as alternative livestock pursuant to this article. Alternative livestock shall not be considered wildlife for purposes of this article.

SECTION 2.  Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.