C.R.S. Section 33-6-131
Knowingly luring bears


(1)

Unless otherwise permitted by commission rule, it is unlawful for any person to place food or edible waste in the open with the intent of luring a wild bear to such food or edible waste.

(2)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

This section shall not apply to acts related to agriculture, as defined in section 35-1-102 (1), C.R.S.

(b)

For the purposes of this section, “food or edible waste” shall not include live animals or food that is grown in the open prior to such food being harvested.

(3)

Any person who violates this section shall be given a warning. Upon a second or subsequent violation of this section, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed:

(a)

Two hundred dollars for a first offense;

(b)

One thousand dollars for a second offense; or

(c)

Two thousand dollars for a third or subsequent offense.

Source: Section 33-6-131 — Knowingly luring bears, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-33.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

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
33‑6‑111
Inspection of license and wildlife - check stations - failure to tag - eluding an officer
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
33‑6‑114.5
Native and nonnative fish - possession, transportation, importation, exportation, and release - penalties
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
33‑6‑131
Knowingly luring bears
33‑6‑132
Computer-assisted remote hunting prohibited
33‑6‑201
Legislative declaration - scope and purpose of part
33‑6‑202
Definitions
33‑6‑203
General prohibition - penalties
33‑6‑204
General exemptions - conduct “authorized by law”
33‑6‑205
Exemption - departments of health
33‑6‑206
Exemptions - nonlethal methods
33‑6‑207
Exemption - landowners’ protection of crops and livestock - definitions - authority of division and of department of agriculture
33‑6‑208
Thirty-day period - administration - conditions precedent to use of exemption
33‑6‑209
Poisons - labeling - definitions
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Current through Fall 2024

§ 33-6-131’s source at colorado​.gov