DENVER — A bill that would have required Colorado residents to pay an annual pet registration fee or face stiff penalties for not paying the pet registration fee has died, according to its sponsor.
Under the law, registering all pets, including fish, would cost residents $8.50 per pet per year.
House Bill 1163 would have required the Department of Agriculture to develop, implement, and maintain an online pet registration system. More than 60% of households in Colorado have pets, and many have multiple animals, so costs can add up quickly.
The bill was introduced by state Rep. Regina English, D-Colorado Springs. English did not answer questions about why she proposed her bill, but she acknowledged that she intends to postpone it indefinitely. That likely means the House Agriculture, Water and Natural Resources Committee will kill the bill 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 some of us want to pay between $8.50 and $25 every year to register our pets,” she said. said. “I'm not making this up.”
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