Colorado Prohibited Methods of Taking Wildlife Act (1996)
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Colorado Amendment 14, also known as the Prohibited Methods of Taking Wildlife Act, was on the November 7, 1996 election ballot in Colorado. It passed, with 52.1% of voters in favor.
Text of the proposal
The language that appeared on the ballot:
The proposed amendment to the Colorado Constitution: - Prohibits the use of leghold and instant-kill, body-gripping design traps, snares, or poisons to take wildlife on public and private land;
- Permits the use of traps, snares, or poison by: - private landowners, lessees, or their employees - for one 30-day period per year - when there has been ongoing crop or livestock damage on private property which cannot be stopped by other means; - governmental departments of health to protect human health and safety; - individuals to control birds or rodents, except beaver and muskrat, as permitted by other federal or state laws, and; - employees of the Colorado Division of Wildlife to take or manage fish or other aquatic wildlife;
- Provides that nonlethal traps, snares, and nets may be used to take wildlife for scientific research, falconry, relocation, or medical treatment under rules of the Colorado Wildlife Commission; and
- Specifies that the amendment does not apply to the taking of wildlife using firearms, fishing equipment, archery equipment, or other hand-held devices authorized by law.
