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WILDLIFE PARK

ANIMALS PETTING ZOO WILDLIFE PARK WILDLIFE PRESERVE
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State
Colorado Department of Natural Resources
Division of Wildlife
License Services
6060 Broadway
DENVER , CO   80216
(303)268-0143
The Special Licensing Unit issues licenses for private possession and commercialization of live wildlife. “Wildlife” includes both indigenous and exotic species as defined by the statutory definition of wildlife under 33-1-102(51), C.R.S.

Link:  http://wildlife.state.co.us/special_licensing/
Wildlife can NOT be taken from the wild in the State of Colorado. Wildlife may be obtained for private possession by purchase from a propagated (commercially raised) legal source, but only with the appropriate licenses and intended uses.
Applicant for a Commercial Wildlife Park License must submit a facility plan, certification that the proposed operation is in compliance with applicable local and federal regulations. $100 fee for new application; no fee for application to add species or satellite location.

Link:  http://wildlife.state.co.us/special_licensing/Applications/pdf/CP
Application.pdf
NOTE:  Local jurisdictions may regulate or prohibit altogether the possession of wildlife.
NOTE:  See FALCONS for licenses to keep wild birds.

page last updated 9/11/03

The Colorado Revised Statutes are available on line at http://198.187.128.12/colorado/lpext.dll?f=templates&fn=fs-main.htm&2.0. You can locate a statute of interest by searching either on the citation given in the database (e.g., 18-5-307) or on a keyword or phrase.

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