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HB 1183

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Sunset Pet Animal Care & Facilities Act
About This Bill
Latest Action · May 28, 2026
Governor Signed
Session
2026A
Introduced
Feb 9, 2026
Primary Sponsor
M. Duran· sponsor

Summary

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The act implements the recommendations of the department of regulatory agencies in its 2025 sunset review of the 'Pet Animal Care and Facilities Act' (PACFA) as follows:Sections 1 and 2 of the act continue the commissioner of agriculture's (commissioner) function of licensing pet animal facilities in accordance with the PACFA for 8 years, until 2034;Section 3 amends the PACFA's pet animal advisory committee (committee) membership structure by requiring the commissioner, on or before December 1, 2026, to appoint 15 members with certain specifications. Section 3 also specifies that members appointed to the committee on or before December 1, 2026, may serve no more than 2 consecutive terms of 4 years.Section 4 prohibits the importation of certain pet animals into the state without a valid certificate of veterinary inspection by an accredited veterinarian in the state of origin issued within 10 days prior to the pet animal's arrival in Colorado;Section 5 increases the current maximum fee amount of $700 for a pet animal facility license application to $1,500;Section 6 raises the maximum civil penalty amount for a violation of the PACFA or of a rule adopted pursuant to the PACFA from $1,000 per violation to $2,500 per violation;Section 7 states that a person that chooses to request a hearing in response to a cease-and-desist order issued by the commissioner for a violation of the PACFA or of a rule adopted pursuant to the PACFA must do so within 30 days after the issuance of the cease-and-desist order;Section 8 requires the commissioner to develop an administrative process for an interested person to petition for the issuance, amendment, or repeal of a rule by the commissioner;Section 9 amends House Bill 26-1011 concerning the transfer of certain pet animals in Colorado, by clarifying that the prohibition on a broker selling, leasing, offering to sell or lease, bartering, auctioning, or otherwise transferring ownership of a dog or cat does not apply to the sale, transfer, or adoption of a dog or cat to or by a pet store prior to January 1, 2028; andSection 10 relocates the statute that establishes the pet overpopulation authority (authority) so the authority is no longer subject to sunset review as part of the PACFA.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Subjects

Agriculture

Co-sponsors (19)

K. McCormick · sponsor
L. Cutter · sponsor
B. Pelton · sponsor
K. Brown · cosponsor
L. Goldstein · cosponsor
E. Hamrick · cosponsor
J. Joseph · cosponsor
M. Lindsay · cosponsor
B. Marshall · cosponsor
J. McCluskie · cosponsor
K. Nguyen · cosponsor
M. Rutinel · cosponsor
L. Smith · cosponsor
A. Valdez · cosponsor
J. Amabile · cosponsor
J. Coleman · cosponsor
C. Kolker · cosponsor
J. Marchman · cosponsor
K. Wallace · cosponsor

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