Colorado § 35-66-101 - Definitions.
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§ 35-66-101. Definitions.
As used in this article 66, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Bureau" means the United States bureau of land management in the department of the interior.
(2) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture or the commissioner's designee.
(3) "Department" means the department of agriculture.
(4) and (5) Repealed.
(6) "Fund" means the wild horse fund created in section 35-66-104 (1).
(7) Repealed.
(8) (a) "Wild horse" means a member of a species of the genus equus that is free roaming and that is historically associated with Colorado and with the western United States.
(b) "Wild horse" includes wild free-roaming horses and burros, as defined under the federal "Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act", Pub.L. 92-195, and any other feral horses, burros, and mules.
(9) Repealed.
Source: L. 2023: Entire article added, (SB 23-275), ch. 226, p. 1170, § 2, effective May 20. L. 2025: (4), (5), (7), and (9) repealed and (6) amended, (HB 25-1283), ch. 225, p. 1028, § 2, effective August 6.
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