The commission may establish by rules or regulations requirements for preserving the evidence of sex or species or both sex and species of wildlife taken under the provisions of articles 1 to 6 of this title. It is unlawful for any person to possess any wildlife or considerable portion thereof in violation of such rules or regulations. For the purposes of this section, the evidence of species or sex may be one or more of the following: Head, antlers, horns, testes, scrotum, udder, spurred leg, wing, skin, or plumage in sufficient amount to allow the evidence of species or sex to be determined by ordinary inspection. Any person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall, with respect to big game, be punished by a fine of one hundred dollars and an assessment of ten license suspension points or shall, with respect to all other wildlife, be punished by a fine of fifty dollars and an assessment of five license suspension points.
Source: L. 84: Entire article R&RE, p. 872, § 1, effective January 1, 1985.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 33-6-109 as it existed prior to 1984.
Structure Colorado Code
Article 6 - Law Enforcement and Penalties - Wildlife
§ 33-6-101. Powers and Duties of Officers
§ 33-6-102. Items Constituting Public Nuisance - When - Seizure
§ 33-6-103. Prosecution of Offenses
§ 33-6-104. Imposition of Penalty - Procedures
§ 33-6-105. Disposition of Fines and Surcharges
§ 33-6-106. Suspension of License Privileges
§ 33-6-107. Licensing Violations - Penalties - Rule
§ 33-6-108. Possession as Prima Facie Evidence
§ 33-6-109. Wildlife - Illegal Possession
§ 33-6-110. Division Action to Recover Possession and Value of Wildlife Unlawfully Taken
§ 33-6-112. Evidence of Wildlife Sex and Species
§ 33-6-113. Illegal Sale of Wildlife
§ 33-6-113.5. Illegal Businesses on Division Property
§ 33-6-114. Transportation, Importation, Exportation, and Release of Wildlife
§ 33-6-115. Theft of Wildlife - Tampering With Trap
§ 33-6-115.5. Hunting, Trapping, and Fishing - Intentional Interference With Lawful Activities
§ 33-6-116. Hunting, Trapping, or Fishing on Private Property - Posting Public Lands
§ 33-6-117. Willful Destruction of Wildlife - Legislative Intent
§ 33-6-118. Killing of Big Game Animals in Contest Prohibited
§ 33-6-119. Pursuit of Wounded Game - Waste of Edible Game Wildlife - Use of Wildlife as Bait
§ 33-6-120. Hunting, Trapping, or Fishing Out of Season or in a Closed Area
§ 33-6-121. Hunters to Wear Fluorescent Pink or Daylight Fluorescent Orange Garments
§ 33-6-122. Hunting in a Careless Manner - Definition
§ 33-6-123. Hunting Under the Influence
§ 33-6-124. Use of a Motor Vehicle or Aircraft - Rules
§ 33-6-125. Possession of a Loaded Firearm in a Motor Vehicle
§ 33-6-126. Shooting From a Public Road
§ 33-6-127. Hunting With Artificial Light, Night Vision, or Thermal Imaging Devices
§ 33-6-128. Damage or Destruction of Dens or Nests - Harassment of Wildlife
§ 33-6-129. Damage to Property or Habitat Under Division Control
§ 33-6-130. Explosives, Toxicants, and Poisons Not to Be Used