01/10/2008
	Basis and Purpose
	Chapter 14 - Wildlife Rehabilitation

Basis and Purpose:

Modifications have been made to the Commission’s regulations pertaining to the transport of live cervids for the purpose of rehabilitation.  The original intent of these regulations was to disallow the transport and subsequent release of a cervid from a unit known to be positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) into a unit where the disease has not been detected.  For expediency and efficacy, these regulations explicitly state that intent rather than staff attempting to maintain a list of CWD-positive and CWD-negative units in the rehabilitation chapter.

The statutory authority for these regulations can be found in § 24-4-103, C.R.S., and the state Wildlife Act, §§ 33-1-101 to 33-6-209, C.R.S., specifically including, but not limited to: §§ 33-1-101, 102, 104, 105, 106-108, 115, and 121; §§ 33-2-104, 105, 106, and 107; § 33-3-104; §§ 33-4-101, 102, 102.5, 103, 116, 116.5, 117, and 119; § 33-5.5-102; and §§ 33-6-107, 109, 112, 113, 113.5, 114, 114.5, 117, 119, 120, 121, 124, 127, 128, 129, 131, 205, 206, 207, and 208. 

EFFECTIVE DATE - THESE REGULATIONS SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE MARCH 1, 2008 AND SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT UNTIL REPEALED, AMENDED OR SUPERSEDED.

APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE WILDLIFE COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO THIS10th DAY OF JANUARY, 2008.
APPROVED:
Thomas M. Burke
Chairman

ATTEST:
Robert W. Bray
Secretary