| 6 | | - | ONCERNING AMENDMENTS TO THE DANGEROUS DOG STATUTE . |
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| 8 | | - | Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado: |
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| 9 | | - | SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 18-9-204.5, amend (6) |
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| 10 | | - | introductory portion, and (6)(b) as follows: |
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| 11 | | - | 18-9-204.5. Unlawful ownership of dangerous dog - legislative |
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| 12 | | - | declaration - definitions. (6) The provisions of this section shall |
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| 13 | | - | THIS |
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| 14 | | - | SECTION DOES |
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| 15 | | - | not apply to the following: |
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| 16 | | - | (b) To any |
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| 17 | | - | A dog that inflicts bodily or serious bodily injury to any |
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| 18 | | - | A veterinary health-care worker, dog groomer, humane agency personnel, |
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| 19 | | - | professional dog handler, or trainer, each acting in the performance of his |
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| 20 | | - | or her THE PERSON'S respective duties, unless the DOG'S owner is subject to |
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| 21 | | - | a court order issued pursuant to paragraph (e.5) of subsection (3) |
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| 22 | | - | SUBSECTION (3)(e.5) of this section and the owner has failed to comply with |
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| 23 | | - | the provisions of subparagraph (V) of paragraph (e.5) of subsection (3) |
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| 24 | | - | NOTE: This bill has been prepared for the signatures of the appropriate legislative |
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| 25 | | - | officers and the Governor. To determine whether the Governor has signed the bill |
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| 26 | | - | or taken other action on it, please consult the legislative status sheet, the legislative |
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| 27 | | - | history, or the Session Laws. |
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| 28 | | - | ________ |
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| 29 | | - | Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law; dashes |
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| 30 | | - | through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of |
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| 31 | | - | the act. SUBSECTION (3)(e.5)(V) of this section; or |
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| 32 | | - | SECTION 2. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act |
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| 33 | | - | takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the |
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| 34 | | - | ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except |
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| 35 | | - | that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V |
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| 36 | | - | of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act |
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| 37 | | - | within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect |
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| 38 | | - | unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in |
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| 39 | | - | PAGE 2-HOUSE BILL 25-1034 November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official |
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| 40 | | - | declaration of the vote thereon by the governor. |
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| 41 | | - | ____________________________ ____________________________ |
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| 42 | | - | Julie McCluskie James Rashad Coleman, Sr. |
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| 43 | | - | SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PRESIDENT OF |
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| 44 | | - | OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE |
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| 45 | | - | ____________________________ ____________________________ |
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| 46 | | - | Vanessa Reilly Esther van Mourik |
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| 47 | | - | CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE SECRETARY OF |
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| 48 | | - | OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE |
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| 49 | | - | APPROVED________________________________________ |
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| 50 | | - | (Date and Time) |
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| 51 | | - | _________________________________________ |
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| 52 | | - | Jared S. Polis |
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| 53 | | - | GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO |
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| 54 | | - | PAGE 3-HOUSE BILL 25-1034 |
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| 13 | + | ONCERNING AMENDMENTS TO THE DANGEROUS DOG STATUTE .101 |
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| 14 | + | Bill Summary |
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| 15 | + | (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does |
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| 16 | + | not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill |
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| 17 | + | passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that |
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| 18 | + | applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at |
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| 19 | + | http://leg.colorado.gov |
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| 20 | + | .) |
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| 21 | + | In the case of a veterinary health-care worker, dog groomer, |
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| 22 | + | humane agency personnel, professional dog handler, or trainer acting in |
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| 23 | + | the performance of that person's professional duties, the bill removes the |
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| 24 | + | term "or serious bodily injury" to the list provisions that the statute does |
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| 25 | + | not apply to, leaving just "bodily injury". |
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| 26 | + | SENATE |
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| 27 | + | 3rd Reading Unamended |
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| 28 | + | February 19, 2025 |
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| 29 | + | SENATE |
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| 30 | + | 2nd Reading Unamended |
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| 31 | + | February 18, 2025 |
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| 32 | + | HOUSE |
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| 33 | + | 3rd Reading Unamended |
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| 34 | + | February 3, 2025 |
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| 35 | + | HOUSE |
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| 36 | + | 2nd Reading Unamended |
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| 37 | + | January 30, 2025 |
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| 38 | + | HOUSE SPONSORSHIP |
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| 39 | + | McCormick and Garcia Sander, Boesenecker, Brown, Clifford, Duran, Lindsay |
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| 40 | + | SENATE SPONSORSHIP |
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| 41 | + | Daugherty and Liston, |
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| 42 | + | Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment. |
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| 43 | + | Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law. |
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| 44 | + | Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1 |
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| 45 | + | SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 18-9-204.5, amend2 |
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| 46 | + | (6) introductory portion, and (6)(b) as follows:3 |
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| 47 | + | 18-9-204.5. Unlawful ownership of dangerous dog - legislative4 |
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| 48 | + | declaration - definitions. (6) The provisions of this section shall THIS5 |
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| 49 | + | SECTION DOES not apply to the following:6 |
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| 50 | + | (b) To any A dog that inflicts bodily or serious bodily injury to7 |
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| 51 | + | any A veterinary health-care worker, dog groomer, humane agency8 |
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| 52 | + | personnel, professional dog handler, or trainer, each acting in the9 |
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| 53 | + | performance of his or her THE PERSON'S respective duties, unless the10 |
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| 54 | + | DOG'S owner is subject to a court order issued pursuant to paragraph (e.5)11 |
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| 55 | + | of subsection (3) SUBSECTION (3)(e.5) of this section and the owner has12 |
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| 56 | + | failed to comply with the provisions of subparagraph (V) of paragraph13 |
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| 57 | + | (e.5) of subsection (3) SUBSECTION (3)(e.5)(V) of this section; or14 |
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| 58 | + | SECTION 2. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act15 |
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| 59 | + | takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the16 |
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| 60 | + | ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except17 |
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| 61 | + | that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V18 |
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| 62 | + | of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this19 |
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| 63 | + | act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take20 |
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| 64 | + | effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in21 |
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| 65 | + | November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the22 |
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| 66 | + | official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.23 |
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