NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 5/13/2013.
      
      
      SENATE BILL 13-201
      
      
      BY SENATOR(S) Kerr, Balmer, Guzman, Tochtrop, Aguilar, Crowder,
      Giron, Jones, Newell, Schwartz, Todd;
      also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Pettersen, Court, Hullinghorst, Kraft-Tharp,
      Rankin, Tyler, Ginal, Hamner, Rosenthal, Lebsock.
      
      
      Concerning the designation of dogs and cats that are adopted
           from Colorado animal shelters and rescues as the state
           pets.
       
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 24-80-910.5 as
      follows:
      
           24-80-910.5.  State pets. Dogs (canis lupus familiaris) and cats
      (felis catus) that are adopted from Colorado animal shelters and
      rescues are hereby made and declared to be the state pets of the
      state of Colorado.
      
           SECTION 2.  Act subject to petition - effective date. This act
      takes 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
      7, 2013, if adjournment sine die is on May 8, 2013); 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 will not take effect unless
      approved by the people at the general election to be held in November 2014
      and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of
      the vote thereon by the governor.
      
      
      
      
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      John P. Morse                         Mark Ferrandino
      PRESIDENT OF                     SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
      THE SENATE                         OF REPRESENTATIVES
      
      
      
      
      
      
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      Cindi L. Markwell                      Marilyn Eddins
      SECRETARY OF                 CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
      THE SENATE                         OF REPRESENTATIVES
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
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                                    John W. Hickenlooper
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO