FINAL REGULATIONS - CHAPTER 2 – BIG GAME
AS APPROVED – 07/02/2007
ARTICLE I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

#206 -	APPLICATIONS AND DRAWINGS FOR LIMITED LICENSES

A.	Exceeding of Quota: The Division shall only exceed the number of licenses authorized by the Commission:

1.	If there is proof of Division error in the application for or issuance of a limited license, provided that the director or his designee determines there will be no detrimental impact to the subject wildlife population. 
2.	To issue licenses to mobility-impaired hunters, who qualify for such licenses in accordance with regulation #206(B)(4)(e), provided there is no detrimental impact to the established herd population and sex ratio objectives.  No more than 100 limited antlerless deer, 100 limited doe pronghorn, and 200 limited antlerless elk licenses may be issued each year.  No more than 100 total deer, elk and pronghorn male licenses in the aggregate may be issued each year.  Provided further, however, that limited license numbers for wildlife ranching properties cannot exceed the levels established by the Division and the landowner on the Ranching for Wildlife Seasons Form.

B.	 Application and Drawing Provisions and Restrictions.  

4.	Preference Systems
	
e.	Mobility-Impaired Hunting Licenses - The Director may make certain antlerless deer, antlerless elk, and doe pronghorn licenses available to qualified mobility-impaired hunters. 
1.	Applicants for mobility-impaired hunting licenses must have a mobility impairment resulting from permanent medical conditions, which makes it physically impossible for them to hunt without the assistance of an attendant.  Evidence of an impossibility to participate in the hunt without the assistance of an attendant may include, but is not limited to, prescribed use of a wheel chair; shoulder or arm crutches; walker; two canes; or other prescribed medical devices or equipment. 
2.	Applications for antlerless deer and elk and doe pronghorn mobility-impaired licenses shall be made on the form available from, and submitted with the applicable license fee to, the Division of Wildlife, Limited License Office, 6060 Broadway, Denver, Colorado.  Applications for antlered deer and elk and pronghorn buck mobility-impaired licenses shall be made on the form available from, and submitted with the applicable license fee to, the applicable Division of Wildlife regional service center.  Hunters may apply from the Monday after the May Commission meeting through the last day of the rifle seasons.
3.	Applications for mobility-impaired hunting licenses shall contain a statement from a licensed medical doctor or a certified physical, occupational, or recreational therapist describing the applicant’s mobility impairment and the permanent medical condition which makes it impossible for the applicant to hunt without the assistance of an attendant.  Additional documentation may be required if necessary to establish the applicant’s eligibility for a mobility-impaired hunting license.  For the 2001 seasons and thereafter, once certified by the Division as mobility-impaired according to these regulations, applicants will not be required to submit the medical statement.  
4.	Antlerless deer and elk and doe pronghorn licenses will be available in all game management units with a total allocation of more than 100 antlerless deer or 100 antlerless elk or 50 doe pronghorn during the rifle seasons described in 250, 257, and 262 of these regulations.  For any one game management unit no more than 10 licenses or 2 percent of the total number of limited antlerless deer or elk or doe pronghorn licenses for the game management unit, whichever number is greater, shall be issued as mobility-impaired hunting licenses for the species in question.  
5.	Antlered or either-sex licenses for deer or elk and buck pronghorn licenses will be private land only licenses and will be available for hunt codes requiring four or fewer resident preference points to draw in the previous year in all game management units with a total allocation of more than 100 antlered or either-sex deer, 100 antlered or either-sex elk, or 50 buck pronghorn during the rifle seasons described in #250, #257 and #262 of these regulations.  For any one game management unit no more than 5 licenses or 2 percent of the total number of limited antlered, either-sex or buck licenses for the game management unit, whichever is greater, shall be issued as mobility-impaired hunting licenses for the species in question.
6.	Antlered or either-sex licenses for deer or elk and buck pronghorn licenses will be approved by the applicable Regional Manager on a case-by-case basis for hunters who qualify as mobility-impaired in instances where an organization assisting mobility-impaired hunters has coordinated a hunting opportunity specifically for this program and where all other avenues of obtaining a license have been exhausted.
7.	As issued, mobility-impaired hunting licenses will be valid only for the season dates and any units included in the authorized hunt code.  Mobility-impaired licenses may not be issued for Ranching for Wildlife properties unless otherwise provided in the ranch contract.

AS APPROVED – 07/02/2007
Basis and Purpose Statement
Chapter 2 – Big Game

Basis and Purpose:

Qualified mobility-impaired hunters have been able to apply for and receive licenses for antlerless deer and elk and doe pronghorn under the Division’s mobility-impaired hunting program.  Those same hunters have expressed a desire to have the opportunity to apply for and receive licenses for antlered deer and elk and buck pronghorn on a limited basis where mobility-impaired hunting opportunities are available.  The intent of this program is to allow qualified mobility-impaired hunters to obtain antlered deer and elk and buck pronghorn licenses through the applicable Division regional service center in instances where an organization assisting mobility-impaired hunters has coordinated a hunting opportunity specifically for this program.  The Regional Manager may then determine on a case-by-case basis whether or not to recommend approval for issuance of antlered deer or elk or buck pronghorn licenses to qualified individuals under this program.  It is intended that antlerless and doe licenses issued under this program continue to be coordinated through the Division’s licensing section.

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