Colorado Code
Part 1 - General Provisions
§ 33-6-107. Licensing Violations - Penalties - Rule

(3.5) [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (3.5) is effective until March 1, 2022. ] Except as provided in subsection (9) of this section, it is unlawful for any person under sixteen years of age to hunt wildlife with a youth license issued pursuant to section 33-4-102 (1.4)(x) unless such person is at all times personally accompanied by, and in voice and reasonable visual contact with, a person eighteen years of age or older who holds a valid hunter education certificate or who was born before January 1, 1949. Any person who violates this subsection (3.5) is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of fifty dollars and an assessment of five license suspension points.
(3.5) [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (3.5) is effective March 1, 2022. ] Except as provided in subsection (9) of this section, it is unlawful for any person under sixteen years of age to hunt wildlife with a youth license issued pursuant to section 33-4-102 (1.4)(x) unless such person is at all times personally accompanied by, and in voice and reasonable visual contact with, a person eighteen years of age or older who holds a valid hunter education certificate or who was born before January 1, 1949. Any person who violates this subsection (3.5) commits a civil infraction and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of fifty dollars and is assessed five license suspension points.

(4) [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (4) is effective March 1, 2022. ] It is unlawful for any person under twelve years of age to hunt or take big game, and it is unlawful for persons between the ages of twelve and fifteen years of age to hunt or take big game except when at all times personally accompanied by, and in voice and reasonable visual contact with, a person eighteen years of age or older who holds a valid hunter education certificate or who was born before January 1, 1949. Any person who violates this subsection (4) commits a civil infraction and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of fifty dollars and is assessed ten license suspension points.

(5) [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (5) is effective March 1, 2022. ] Any person who possesses live wildlife in this state and who is required by commission rule to have a license for possession of live wildlife shall have the required license at the site where the wildlife is kept. Any person who violates this subsection (5) commits a petty offense and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of one hundred dollars and is assessed ten license suspension points.

(c) [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (8)(c) is effective November 11, 2021. ] The commission shall promulgate a rule allowing veterans, including active-duty, reserve-duty, or national guard personnel, to obtain a hunter education certificate without attending a hunter education course if the veteran successfully passes a test-out option as developed by the commission. To qualify, a veteran must be discharged under honorable conditions or be a discharged LGBT veteran, as defined in section 28-5-100.3.

Source: L. 84: Entire article R&RE, p. 868, § 1, effective January 1, 1985. L. 89: (8) and (9) amended, p. 1346, § 6, effective April 27. L. 94: (3.5) added and (4) and (6) amended, p. 1221, § 4, effective May 22; (3), (4), (7), (8), and (9) amended, p. 1582, § 11, effective May 31. L. 95: (4) amended, p. 1111, § 67, effective May 31. L. 2003: (2) and (3) amended, p. 1941, § 5, effective May 22; (1), (6), (7), and (9) amended, pp. 1028, 1032, §§ 2, 9, effective July 1. L. 2015: (8) amended and (10) added, (SB 15-226), ch. 220, p. 808, § 1, effective August 5. L. 2019: (1)(a), (5), (6), and (8)(f) amended, (HB 19-1026), ch. 423, p. 3693, § 5, effective July 1. L. 2021: (8)(c) amended, (SB 21-026), ch. 42, p. 177, § 15, effective November 11; (3.5), (4), and (5) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3259, § 551, effective March 1, 2022.

Cross references: (1) For the legislative declaration contained in the 1994 act enacting subsection (3.5) and amending subsections (4) and (6), see section 1 of chapter 209, Session Laws of Colorado 1994.
(2) For the short title ("Respect the Great Outdoors Act") and the legislative declaration in HB 19-1026, see sections 1 and 2 of chapter 423, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.
(3) For the short title ("Restoration of Honor Act") in SB 21-026, see section 1 of chapter 42, Session Laws of Colorado 2021.