DENVER — A bill that would have required Colorado residents to pay an annual pet registration fee or face steep penalties for not doing so is dead, according to its sponsor.
Under the legislation, registering every pet, including fish, would have cost residents $8.50 per animal a year.
House Bill 1163 would have required the Department of Agriculture to develop, implement, and maintain an online pet registration system. In Colorado, with upwards of 60% of households owning a pet, many of them with multiple animals, the cost can increase quickly.
The bill was introduced by state Rep. Regina English, D-Colorado Springs. While English did not answer questions on why she proposed the bill, she confirmed that she plans to postpone it indefinitely. That likely means the House Agriculture, Water and Natural Resources Committee would kill the measure later this month.
Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer, R-Brighton, criticized the measure on X, formerly known as Twitter.
"Some of us take our jobs seriously and apparently some of us want you to pay $8.50-$25 EVERY YEAR to register your pet," she said. "I AM NOT MAKING THIS UP."
> Read the full article at Colorado Politics.
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