COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal Industry Division
Rules and Regulations Pertaining to the Administration and Enforcement of the Pet Animal Care and Facilities Act
8 CCR 1201-11
4.00	 LICENSE FEES
A.	In addition to the application for a license or a license renewal, each applicant or licensee shall submit to the Commissioner an annual license fee and the fee for any additional business name as set by the Commissioner.
B.	Any applicant whose check is returned by the bank will be referred to collections through the State’s collections process. An application or renewal which is accompanied by a check that is returned by the bank will be deemed an incomplete application or renewal, and no license will be issued.
C.	If the license fee for a public animal shelter is overly burdensome, a public animal shelter may petition the Commissioner yearly, at each application, in written form, to waive said fee.
D.	The PACFA license fees shall be:
1.	Pet Retail/Wholesale $280;
2.	Aquarium only $225;
3.	Pet Boarding/Training $280;
4.	Network Pet Boarding Facility $180;
5.	Pet Handler $80;
6.	Pet Grooming $225;
7.	Pet Animal Shelter $280;
8.	Dog Breeder Small Scale Operation $250;
9.	Dog Breeder Large Scale Operation $280;
10.	Cat Breeder $225;
11.	Common Bird Breeder $80;
12.	Uncommon Bird Breeder $180;
13.	Small Animal Breeder $250;
14.	Pet Animal Rescue $80.
25.00	STATEMENTS OF BASIS, SPECIFIC STATUTORY AUTHORITY AND PURPOSE
I.	NOVEMBER 1, 2007 – EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 30, 2007
SPECIFIC STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
The statutory authority of this rule lies in § 35-80-101, et seq., C.R.S., specifically 35-80-109(2)(e), C.R.S., which grants authority to the Commissioner of Agriculture, with the approval of the Colorado Agricultural Commission, to set licensing fees for pet animal facilities, including the authority to establish different fees for different classifications and sub-classifications of licensure.  Pursuant to § 35-80-105(4), C.R.S., no fee shall exceed $350.00.
BASIS AND PURPOSE:
The basis of this rule lies in the importance of maintaining a fee structure that provides adequate funding for maintenance and continued implementation of the Pet Animal Care Facility Act (PACFA). Because PACFA operates on funds derived from fees associated with licensing, the fee structure must adequately reflect the actual budgetary needs of PACFA. Currently, the fund balance for this program exceeds restrictions imposed by the Tax Payers’ Bill of Rights (TABOR) Amendment.
The purpose of this rule is to reduce the fund balance, which carries from year to year, by reducing revenues garnered from fees for applications for licensure and re-licensure charged to licensees and applicants. This will bring the fund’s operating balance into compliance with restrictions imposed by the TABOR Amendment.