Colorado Overview – 2024 Session
COLORADO
Legislative Overview – 2024 Session
(Adjourned on May 8, 2024)
10 pet related items were proposed during the 2024 legislative session, 5 of which were designated as priority by the Pet Advocacy Network.
Final Disposition of Priority ISSUES:
| BILL # | SUMMARY | FINAL DISPOSITION |
| HB 24-1163 | Online Pet Registration System: Amends Title 35 (Agriculture) of Colorado Revised Statutes by adding a new Article 82 (Pet Animal Registration Act) to require the Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture to develop, implement, and maintain an online pet animal registration system. | WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR |
| HB 24-1271 | Veterinarians – State Income Tax Credit: Amends Title 39 (Taxation), Article 22 (Income Tax), Part 5 (Special Rules) of Colorado Revised Statutes by adding a new Section 39-22-560 (Qualified veterinary professional and buyer of veterinary practice tax credit – tax preference performance statement – legislative declaration – definitions – repeal) to create a new refundable state income tax credit for a qualified licensed veterinarian and a registered veterinary technician working full-time in an underserved area or under-resourced area and for a buyer of a veterinary practice in an underserved area. | DIED IN COMMITTEE (SESSION ADJOURNED) |
| HB 24-1354 | “Clinton Pet Care Notification Act”: Amends Title 35 (Agriculture), Article 80 (Pet Animal Care & Facilities Act) of Colorado Revised Statutes, Section 35-80-108 (Unlawful Acts – Short Title – Disclosure Requirement – Definitions) to provide infectious disease outbreak notification requirements for pet animal facilities licensed under the “Pet Animal Care and Facilities Act”. | ENACTED (EFFECTIVE 6/3/24) |
| SB 24-045 | Dog and Cat Sterilization Requirement – Exemptions: Amends Title 35 (Agriculture), Article 80 (Pet Animal Care & Facilities Act), Section 35-80-106.4 (Sterilization of ownerless dogs and cats required – rules – exceptions – violations) of Colorado Revised Statutes concerning modifications to the exemptions from the sterilization requirement under the Pet Animal Care & Facilities Act. | ENACTED (EFFECTIVE 8/8/24) |
| ORD NO. 1 | Littleton Retail Pet Sale Ban Ordinance: Amends Title 10 (Unified Land Use Code), Chapter 1 (Standards for all Districts), Article 10-1-1 (Districts and Uses) of Littleton, CO City Code to prohibit the retail sale of dogs or cats in city pet stores. | ADOPTED |
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