Colorado § 33-6-121 - Hunters to wear fluorescent pink or daylight fluorescent orange garments.
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§ 33-6-121. Hunters to wear fluorescent pink or daylight fluorescent orange garments.
(1) Unless otherwise provided by commission rule, it is unlawful for any person to hunt or take elk, deer, pronghorn, moose, or black bear with any firearm unless the person is wearing fluorescent pink or daylight fluorescent orange garments that meet the following requirements:
(a) Garments are solid fluorescent pink or daylight fluorescent orange colored material and are of sufficient brightness to be seen conspicuously from a reasonable distance.
(b) Garments shall be a minimum of five hundred square inches and shall be worn as an outer garment above the waist, part of which shall be a hat or head covering visible from all directions.
(2) Any person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of one hundred dollars and an assessment of five license suspension points.
Source: L. 84: Entire article R&RE, p. 875, § 1, effective January 1, 1985. L. 94: IP(1) amended, p. 1587, § 17, effective May 31. L. 2003: IP(1) amended, p. 1033, § 11, effective July 1. L. 2005: IP(1) amended, p. 476, § 12, effective January 1, 2006. L. 2016: IP(1) and (1)(a) amended, (SB 16-068), ch. 75, p. 197, § 1, effective August 10. L. 2019: (2) amended, (HB 19-1026), ch. 423, p. 3696, § 11, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 33-6-111 as it existed prior to 1984.
Cross references: For the short title ("Respect the Great Outdoors Act") and the legislative declaration in HB 19-1026, see sections 1 and 2 of chapter 423, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.
ANNOTATION
Applied in Prochaska v. Marcoux, 632 F.2d 848 (10th Cir. 1980).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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