HB 1133 — Traveling Animal Protection Act Environmental Education Program

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CONCERNING AN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT IS CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO THE "T"TRAVELING RAVELINGANIMAL APROTECTION NIMALAcr". P ROTECTION A CT".

Be it enacted by the General Assembly ofofthe the State ofofColorado: Colorado:

(a) The "Traveling Animal Protection Act", section 33-1-126, Colorado Revised Statutes, prohibits certain uses of specific animals but does not prohibit the use ofoflivestock livestock or equine in any way;

and (b) Nothing in this act prohibits the transportation of livestock or equine within, into, or out ofofthe the state.

________ Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law;

dashes through words or numbers indicate deletionsdeletionsfrom from existing law andandsuch such material is not part of the act.

(b) "Environmentaleducationprogram"meansananimalexhibition"Environmental educationprogram" means ananimal exhibition that:

(II) Is conducted by an individual A PROFESSIONAL qualified to impart such information;

and (c.5) "POFESSIONAL"PROFESSIONAL"MEANSANINDIVIDUALORANORGANIZATION "MEANSANINDIVIDUALORANORGANIZATIONTHATHASOBTAINEDAPROFESSIONALACCREDITATIONORCERTIFICATION THATFROMATLEASTONEOFTHEFOLLOWING: HAS OBTAINED A PROFESSIONAL ACCREDITATION OR CERTIFICATION FROM AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING :

(I) THETHEASSOCIATIONOF ASSOCIATIONZoos OFANDAQUARIUMS; ZOOS AND A QUARIUMS ;

(II) THEGTHEGLOBALFEDERATIONOFANIMALSANCTUARIES; LOBAL FEDERATION OF A NIMAL SANCTUARIES ;OR (III) HE A MERICAN SANCTUARY ASSOCIATION .

OR (III)THEAMERICANSANCTUARYASSOCIATION.

on the day following the expiration of the ninety-dayperiodninety-day period after final adjournment ofofthe the general assembly (August 12, 2026, if adjournment sine die is on May 13, 2026);

except that, if a referendumpetitionisfiledpursuanttosection1(3)ofarticleVofthestatereferendum petition is filed pursuantto section 1(3) ofarticle Vofthe state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect unless PAGE 2-HOUSE BILL 26-1133 approvedbythepeopleatthegeneralelectiontobeheldinNovember2026approved bythe people atthe general electionto be held in November2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date ofofthe the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.

____________________________Jul~ ____________________________~ Julie McCluskie James Rashad Coleman, Sr.

SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PRESIDENT OF OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE ____________________________v ____________________________~ ~ Vanessa Reilly Esther van Mourik CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE SECRETARY OF OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE APPROVED________________________________________APPROVED (DateO andl"1vn.YScl"''1 Time)Byn· _________________________________________I Jared2_3v-J S.20"2h, u.--l12:oorn.

Polis(Date GOVERNORand OFTime) THE STATE OF COLORADO PAGE 3-HOUSE BILL 26-1133