2 Colo. Code Regs. § 405-8-801

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 1, January 10, 2025

Section 2 CCR 405-8-801 - POSSESSION OF AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES

A. Except as provided in these regulations or authorized by the Division or under Title 33 or Title 35 C.R.S., it shall be unlawful for any person to possess, import, export, ship, transport, release, place, plant, or cause to be released, placed, or planted into the waters of the state any aquatic nuisance species.

B. The Division's authorized personnel, authorized agents, qualified peace officers, private inspectors, and private decontaminators are permitted to possess and transport live or dead aquatic nuisance species samples for the purposes set forth in Article 10.5 of Title 33, C.R.S. and in these regulations.

C. It is unlawful for any person to, or to attempt to, launch onto, operate on or remove from any water of the state or vessel staging area any vessel or other floating device without first submitting the same to an inspection for aquatic nuisance species, and completing said inspection, if such an inspection is requested by any qualified peace officer or authorized agent. Further, it is unlawful for any person to fail to complete the removal and disposal of aquatic nuisance species if such removal and disposal is requested by any qualified peace officer.

D. It is unlawful for any person to, or to attempt to, launch onto, operate on or remove from any water of the state or vessel staging area any vessel or other floating device if they know the vessel or other floating device contains any aquatic nuisance species.

2 CCR 405-8-801

38 CR 19, October 10, 2015, effective 11/1/2015

40 CR 03, February 10, 2017, effective 3/2/2017

41 CR 03, February 10, 2018, effective 3/2/2018

44 CR 03, February 10, 2021, effective 3/2/2021

44 CR 19, October 10, 2021, effective 11/1/2021

45 CR 03, February 10, 2022, effective 3/2/2022

45 CR 07, April 10, 2022, effective 5/1/2022