Colorado Code
Article 80 - Pet Animal Care and Facilities Act
§ 35-80-110. Inspections - Investigations - Access - Subpoena - Duty to Report Suspected Animal Cruelty or Animal Fighting - Immunity

(3.5) After the denial, suspension, or revocation of a license for a pet animal facility, the commissioner shall have free and unimpeded access to the areas and records that are reasonably necessary to verify that operation of such a pet animal facility has ceased. The commissioner shall have such access upon consent or upon obtaining a search warrant to the following areas and records:






(c) [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (5)(c) is effective March 1, 2022. ] A commissioner or a commissioner's designee who willfully violates the provisions of this subsection (5) commits a petty offense, punishable as provided in section 18-1.3-503.





Source: L. 94: Entire article added, p. 1307, § 8, effective July 1. L. 2000: (3.5) added, p. 1399, § 8, effective May 30. L. 2014: (5) added, (HB 14-1270), ch. 365, p. 1746, § 8, effective July 1. L. 2021: (5)(c) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3289, § 668, effective March 1, 2022.
Editor's note: Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.

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