Ballot Title Setting Board
2023-2024

The title as designated and fixed by the Board is as follows:

A change to the Colorado Revised Statutes concerning limits on hunting of mountain lions, bobcats, and lynx, and, in connection therewith, restricting the hunting or killing of a mountain lion, bobcat, and, subject to federal law, lynx to between December 18 and December 31; prohibiting the use of traps, bait, dogs, and electronic devices in the hunting or killing of these animals; prohibiting trophy hunting of mountain lions, bobcats, and lynx by prohibiting the keeping or transferring of body parts defined as trophies and requiring the relinquishment of these body parts to the Colorado division of parks and wildlife; creating exceptions to these hunting restrictions, including for the protection of human life, livestock, or property; establishing violations of these restrictions as a felony; and increasing fines and limiting wildlife license privileges for persons convicted of any of these crimes.

The ballot title and submission clause as designated and fixed by the Board is as follows:

Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes concerning limits on hunting of mountain lions, bobcats, and lynx, and, in connection therewith, restricting the hunting or killing of a mountain lion, bobcat, and, subject to federal law, lynx to between December 18 and December 31; prohibiting the use of traps, bait, dogs, and electronic devices in the hunting or killing of these animals; prohibiting trophy hunting of mountain lions, bobcats, and lynx by prohibiting the keeping or transferring of body parts defined as trophies and requiring the relinquishment of these body parts to the Colorado division of parks and wildlife; creating exceptions to these hunting restrictions, including for the protection of human life, livestock, or property; establishing violations of these restrictions as a felony; and increasing fines and limiting wildlife license privileges for persons convicted of any of these crimes?

Hearing December 20, 2023

Single subject approved; staff draft amended; titles set.
Board members: Theresa Conley, Jennifer Sullivan, Jeremiah Barry
Hearing adjourned 12:45 PM.

Rehearing January 3, 2024

Motion for rehearing was granted only to the extent the Board made changes to the title.
Board members: Theresa Conley, Jeremiah Barry, Kurt Morrison
Hearing adjourned 10:16 AM.

* Unofficially captioned "Prohibit Trophy Hunting" by legislative staff for tracking purposes. This caption is not part of the titles set by the Board.