FINAL REGULATIONS - CHAPTER 0 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
AS APPROVED – 07/02/2007
ARTICLE I ‑ DEFINITIONS

#000 –  The following definitions supplement the statutory definitions found in the Wildlife Act including, but not limited to, those definitions found in section 33-1-102, C.R.S. 

A.	General Definitions Including Manner of Take Definitions

1.	"Aggregate" when applied to bag and possession limits, means the total number of species which are covered by such bag and possession limits.  Any combination of the species may be possessed up to the total number established as the aggregate bag and possession limits.

2.	"Archery" means the use of a hand‑held bow.

3.	"Bag Limit" means the maximum number of wildlife which may be taken in a single day during an established open season.  This includes any wildlife which are consumed or donated during the same day they were legally taken.  The terms "bag limit," "daily bag" and "bag" are considered to have the same meaning.

4.	"Baiting" means the placing, exposing, depositing, distributing, or scattering of any salt, mineral, grain, or other feed so as to constitute a lure, attraction or enticement for wildlife.

5.	"Crossbow" means a bow which is attached at a right angle to a stock with a mechanical mechanism for holding the bow string in a cocked position and fired from the shoulder.

6.	“Feral Hog” means any species or hybrid of species from the family Suidae (European boar, Eurasian boar, Russian boar, feral hog) or the family Tayassuidae (Javelina and peccary), which possesses one or more morphological characteristic distinguishing it from domestic swine (Sus scrofa domestica) including, but not limited to, an elongated snout, visible tusks, muscular shoulders with small hams and short loins, coarse hair, or a predominant ridge of hair along its back.  For the purposes of these regulations, any swine running at large which possesses one or more of the above characteristics, may be presumed to be a feral hog, unless a person has received actual notice that the swine has escaped containment and its return is actively sought, in which case the person should report its location to the owner, if known, and the Division of Wildlife and the Department of Agriculture.

ARTICLE II ‑ LICENSE TYPES AND REQUIREMENTS

#001 - Hunt Codes

#002 ‑ License Requirements

L.	Feral Hogs 

1.	Feral hogs are hereby declared to be detrimental to Colorado’s wildlife and habitat.  Feral hogs may be seized, captured or destroyed by the Division of Wildlife or its authorized agents whenever and wherever found.
2.	No license is required for a person to hunt or take feral hogs.  However, commercial hunting or taking of feral hogs is prohibited.  No person shall receive compensation or attempt to receive compensation from the hunting of feral hogs in Colorado.
3.	No person shall release species or hybrids of species in the families Suidae or Tayassuidae in Colorado for the purpose of allowing them to run at large or otherwise facilitating the distribution or abundance of feral hogs in Colorado.

ARTICLE VI ‑ TERRESTRIAL WILDLIFE

#008 – POSSESSION OF TERRESTRIAL WILDLIFE

A.	No person shall, at any time, have in possession or under control any wildlife caught, taken or killed outside of this state which were caught, taken or killed at a time, in a manner, or for a purpose, or in any other respect which is prohibited by the laws of the state, territory or country in which the same were caught, taken or killed; or which were shipped out of said state, territory or country in violation of the laws thereof.

B.	The following terrestrial wildlife species or viable gametes (eggs and sperm) are hereby determined to be detrimental to existing wildlife and their habitat in Colorado, and except as authorized in writing by the Division of Wildlife in accordance with criteria in Commission Regulation #1102(A)(4) and consideration of the potential for and adverse impacts of hybridization with native wildlife, their possession is prohibited.  Persons who have proof of possession of those species listed in subsections 1 through 8 of this section prior to September 1, 1990, may possess the following species for the life of the animal(s).  These live animals may not be transported, imported, sold, bartered or traded within Colorado.  They may be transported out of state according to state and federal regulations.  All animals held under the grandfather clause must be tagged, recorded, and reported as per Commission Regulations #1106, #1109, and #1110.

1.	All species and hybrids of wild species in the subfamily Caprinae not native to North America. (Exotic sheep and goats including but not limited to: mouflon, barbary sheep, tahr, chamois.)
2.	The following genera in the subfamily Hippotraginae.  Oryx sp, Addax sp.
3.	The following genera in the subfamily Alcelaphinae.  Wildebeest (Connochaetes), Hartebeest (Alcelaphus), Damaliscus sp, Blesbok sp.
4.	White‑tailed deer (Odocoileus virginnianus)
5.	All wild species and hybrids of wild species in the family Suidae (European boar, Eurasian boar, Russian boar, feral hog) and the family Tayassuidae (Javelina and peccary).
6.	Red deer (Cervus elaphus), and hybrids of elk (Cervus elaphus canadensis) roosevelti, manitobensis, nannodes, and nelsoni, with any other cervidae.
7.	Raccoon.
8.	Nonnative species of the subfamily Tetraoninae, including but not limited to red grouse, black grouse and Capercaillae.
9.	Striped skunks - Mephitis mephitis.
10.	Hedgehogs - Erinaceus spp., (except Erinaceus albiventris or Atelerix albiventris); Hemiechinus spp.; Paraechinus spp.
11.	Brush-tailed opposums - Trichosurus vulpecula, Trichosurus arnhemensis, and Trichosurus caninus
12.	Monk parakeet - (Myiopsitta monachus)
13.	Tree or sun squirrels (Heliosciurus spp.)
14.	Rope squirrels (Funisciurus spp.)
15.	Dormices (Graphiurus spp.)
16.	Gambian giant pouched rats (Cricetomys spp.)
17.	Brush-tailed porcupines (Atherurus spp.)
18.	Striped mice (Hybomys spp.)
19.	Prairie dogs (Cynomys spp.) provided however that native prairie dogs may continue to be possessed pursuant to licenses or permits granted by the Division for scientific collection, relocation or rehabilitation purposes. 
20.	All species and hybrids of non-human primates, except as authorized by § 35-80-108 C.R.S.

AS APPROVED – 07/02/2007
Basis and Purpose
Chapter 0 - General Provisions

Basis and Purpose

Proliferation of feral hogs has been detected in Southeast Colorado.  Feral hogs are known to be invasive and destructive to wildlife habitat.  The Division, which has statutory jurisdiction over wildlife, has had numerous communications on the issue of feral hogs with various governmental and private entities, including the Colorado Department of Agriculture, which has statutory jurisdiction over domestic swine.  Because feral hogs are not taxonomically distinct from domestic swine, existing statutes and regulations do not adequately address means for the general public to take feral hogs at large.  The Wildlife Commission has expressed an interest in controlling the feral hog population to protect Colorado’s wildlife and wildlife habitat.  These regulations provide a definition of feral hogs and enable take of feral hogs.  Further, they disallow profiting from allowing hunting of feral hogs to discourage harboring of feral hogs.

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 SEPTEMBER 1, 2007 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 THIS 2nd DAY OF JULY, 2007.
Approved:
Thomas M. Burke
	Chairman
Attest:
Robert W. Bray
Secretary