Legislative Updates -
Colorado, December 1997
BY LAURELLA DESBOROUGH
Copyright Laurella Desbrough (eclectusbreeder.com).
All rights reserved by the author.
Proposed Changes to Colorado
Regulations on Exotic Birds
These regulations are enforced
under the Colorado Department of
Agriculture. Present law
requires that a license be
obtained if you sell thirty (30)
or more psittacines of any kind.
The present license fee is $50.
Proposed changes are as follows:
Psittacine subclassification
(1): Common psittacines are
noted as budgerigars, cockatiels
and lovebirds. Psittacine
subclassification (2): Uncommon
psittacines are all other
psittacines not listed under
common psittacines.
Persons who transfer more than
30 birds per year whose total
number of birds transferred
represents only one
classification, shall pay only
the fee set for that specific
classification or
subclassification. Persons who
transfer more than 30 birds per
year who transferred 10 or more
birds from the uncommon
psittacine sub-classification
shall pay the fee for psittacine
subclassification (2). The
present license fee of $50 will
be increased to $100 for
Psittacine subclassification
(2).
Bird breeders will be limited in
the selling of unweaned babies
to state-licensed pet stores or
to state-licensed breeders.
Restrictions would be placed on
the sale of unweaned babies to
the general public: Baby birds
can be sold to the general
public only if the birds are
perching and can maintain their
body heat; the birds must be
accompanied with instructions
and certifications.
These proposed changes to the
regulations are not finalized
and are still under discussion.
For further information contact
Carol Brasaemle, Colorado state
coordinator for the American
Federation of Aviculture; (303)
420-0782, or send an e-mail to
jbrasaem@jeffco.k12.co.us
