C.R.S. Section 33-6-132
Computer-assisted remote hunting prohibited


(1)

It is unlawful for any person to engage in computer-assisted remote hunting in Colorado. This subsection (1) shall apply if either the wildlife hunted or any device, equipment, or software, including, without limitation, the person’s own computer, used to remotely control the weapon is located in Colorado.

(2)

It is unlawful for any person to establish or operate computer-assisted remote hunting facilities in Colorado.

(3)

Any person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof:

(a)

For a first offense, shall be punished by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars nor more than ten thousand dollars and an assessment of twenty license points;

(b)

For any subsequent offenses, shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten thousand dollars nor more than one hundred thousand dollars or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. In addition to imposing such punishments, the commission may suspend any wildlife privileges of the person for a minimum of one year to a maximum of a lifetime suspension.

(4)

This section shall not apply to persons who provide only:

(a)

General-purpose equipment, including computers, cameras, and fencing and building materials;

(b)

General-purpose computer software, including operating systems and communication programs; or

(c)

General-purpose telecommunications hardware or networking services for computers, including adapters, modems, servers, routers, and other facilities associated with internet access.

(5)

Nothing in this section shall preclude the division of parks and wildlife from establishing a special licensing program for mobility-impaired hunters pursuant to section 33-4-119 and rules adopted pursuant to section 33-4-119 or from granting reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities in accordance with the federal “Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990”, 42 U.S.C. sec. 12101 et seq.

Source: Section 33-6-132 — Computer-assisted remote hunting prohibited, 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

§ 33-6-132’s source at colorado​.gov