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Pet Animal Care and Facilities Act June Update (19-11)

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Agriculture

Business & Economic Development

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Professions & Occupations

Agency

Legislative Council Staff

Published

06/28/2019

This issue brief provides an overview of state laws related to pet animal facilities. These facilities are licensed and regulated under the Colorado Pet Animal Care and Facilities Act (PACFA).

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Tiny Houses (2016)

Tiny houses are increasing in popularity as a housing option across the country. This issue brief provides a general overview of the various legal obstacles sometimes faced by individuals who want to own and live in a tiny house in Colorado. It also provides several examples of local and state...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/18/2016

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Housing

Local Government

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Availability of Historic Property Preservation Income Tax Credit and Cleanroom Machinery Sales and Use Tax Exemption (2016)

Table 1 shows the availability of the historic property preservation income tax credit and the cleanroom machinery sales and use tax exemption, each of which is available only when the Legislative Council Staff forecast indicates that General Fund revenue will be sufficient to allow General Fund...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

09/30/2016

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Issue Briefs

Colorado Probate Law (2016)

Probate is a general term referring to a court procedure by which a person's estate is transferred to others. In current usage, "probate" has been expanded to generally include all matters pertaining to administration of estates, including trust administration, guardianships, and...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

04/07/2016

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Financial Services & Commerce

Staff Publications

Fraudulent Use of Pets as Service Animals (2016)

This memorandum provides information regarding state laws penalizing those who misrepresent pets or other animals as service animals. Nine states have laws prohibiting the misrepresentation of pets, and nine states have laws prohibiting people from misrepresenting themselves as disabled in order...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

03/10/2016

Subjects:

Agriculture

Civil Law

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Human Services

Final/Annual Reports

2015 Vocational Rehabilitation Services for the Blind Interim Study Committee Final Report

Pursuant to Interim Committee Letter 2015-3. The purpose of the committee was to examine vocational rehabilitation services for the blind, the use of available funding, and program performance in order to determine the most effective structure and delivery model for vocational rehabilitation...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/18/2015

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

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Final/Annual Reports

2015 Profiling-Initiated Contacts by Law Enforcement Interim Committee Final Report

Pursuant to Interim Committee Letter 2015-5, submitted as required by Section 2-3-303.3, Colorado Revised Statutes. The purpose of this committee is to study data collection and evaluation methods related to contacts made by law enforcement officers to determine whether profiling is occurring in...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/18/2015

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

General Assembly

Other

Department of Natural Resources Performance Plan for Fiscal Year 2016

Colorado Department of Agriculture Performance Plan for FY16

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

07/01/2015

Subjects:

Agriculture

Natural Resources & Environment

Issue Briefs

Colorado Gun Laws (2014)

Gun control is a much studied and debated topic. Proponents of gun control argue that the availability of firearms is directly linked to gun deaths and injury, especially in situations of domestic violence. Opponents counter that crime victims who defend themselves with guns are less likely to...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

09/17/2014

Subject:

Courts & Judicial

Issue Briefs

The Sale and Use of Fireworks in Colorado (2014)

This issue brief examines Colorado's fireworks law, including the ability of cities and counties to regulate fireworks.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

09/16/2014

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Local Government

State Government

Staff Publications

Business Personal Property Tax

This memorandum provides background information on the structure of the business personal property tax and the estimated fiscal impact of eliminating the tax. The first section of the memorandum describes the business personal property tax base, authorized exemptions, filing procedures, and the...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

09/10/2014

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

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