Name of Law	Text	Comments
S.B. 98-153 Pet animals - breeder facilities - bird leg bands APPROVED by Governor March 24, 1998 EFFECTIVE March 24, 1998	S.B. 98-153 Pet animals - breeder facilities - bird leg bands. Redefines "small animal hobby breeder facility" as a facility that transfers a number of small mammals that is less than the maximum established by the commissioner for each species, and defines a "small animal breeder facility" in the same manner. Replaces language defining such a facility as one that transfers no more than 200 rodents and lagomorphs per year. States that 2 or more animal facilities that have a similar purpose and operate from one place or premises shall be considered a single facility. Authorizes the commissioner to establish fees for the issuance and renewal of psittacine bird leg bands. Makes it unlawful to possess certain species of birds for the purpose of selling or trading if such birds have not been legally banded with a leg band appropriate to their size and species and applied during the prefeathered stage of development. Repeals exemptions for zoos and research institutions from the requirement that birds over the age of 10 days must be leg banded. APPROVED by Governor March 24, 1998 EFFECTIVE March 24, 1998	Reference: http://www.state.co .us/gov_dir/leg_dir/ olls/digest1998/ AGRICULTURE.htm (Digest of Bills)
Colorado 2 COLO. CODE REGS. §406-8 - CHAPTER 11, WILDLIFE PARKS AND UNREGULATED WILDLIFE	B. Unregulated Wildlife - Prior to adoption of this regulation (#1103B), possession of the listed species was expressly prohibited by Section 33-6-109(4), C.R.S. The decision of the Wildlife Commission to authorize this possession as herein provided is based on the scientific evidence available to it at the time of adoption of the regulation. The Wildlife Commission retains the statutory authority and duty to amend there regulations and to impose requirements, restrictions, and/or prohibition on possession of any of the listed species if and when further evidence comes to the Wildlife Commission's attention which makes such amendments appropriate. Except for the provisions of section #007 regarding importation, #008 regarding the prohibited species list, #009 regarding release of live wildlife, and section #1114 regarding the addition of species to the unregulated wildlife list, the wildlife enumerated in this list are otherwise exempted from the requirements of Wildlife Commission regulations. Unregulated wildlife may be imported, sold, bartered, traded, transferred, possessed, propagated and transported in Colorado provided that all importation, disease requirements and any other state, local or federal requirements are met. Statutory restrictions still apply. Birds: All tropical and subtropical birds in the Order Passeriformes: including but not limited to birds in the families: Sturnidae (Mynahs) Ramphastidae (Toucans, Toucanettes) Fringillidae (Siskins) Estrildidae (Finches) Emberizidae (Cardinals) Ploceidae (Weavers) Timaliidae (Mesias) Viduinae (Wydahs) Thraupidae (Tanagers) Zosteropidae (Zosterops) European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) All Psitticine birds	No particular restrictions on raising cage birds were noted for Colorado in these Colorado regulations. -top of page-

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