Prohibiting Pet Animal Sales in Public Spaces

Removed the word 'barter' from the list of prohibited pet animal transfer methods in public spaces.

Modified the prohibited transfer language to specify that the pet animal must be physically located in a public space at the time of transfer.

Added a new exemption allowing pet animal transfers involving hunting dogs that are bred or trained for lawful hunting activities.

The document was converted from a final act format (with signatures and approval blocks) to a preamended format showing the bill as introduced, including committee amendment notes and bill summary information.

Updated bill header to include a note about signature status and legislative status verification

Corrected signature lines for House and Senate officers with proper names and titles

Updated Governor's signature line to show Jared S. Polis's name instead of placeholder text

Adjusted formatting of bill title and sponsor information to match standard legislative document structure

Formatting changes including removal of committee listings, bill summary, and page headers/footers that were present in the reengrossed version but not in the final signed act

Signature block was added with Governor Jared Polis's signature and date, converting the bill from draft to official law

Minor text cleanup including removal of explanatory notes about capital letters and dashes used in markup, and correction of some spacing and capitalization inconsistencies

Added five new co-sponsors to the House sponsorship list: Bacon, Bird, Boesenecker, Brown, and Zokaie.

Updated the bill summary header from 'ENGROSSED' to 'REENGROSSED' to indicate all amendments have been incorporated.

Added a date stamp (March 11, 2025) and page number (3rd Reading Unamended) to the legislative summary section.

Added exemption for pet animal facilities licensed under the Pet Animal Care and Facilities Act from the prohibition on transferring animals in public spaces.

Added exemption for the sale of livestock from the prohibition on transferring animals in public spaces.

Added exemption for pet animal owners, breeders, handlers, or trainers while transporting animals to or from licensed events or exhibiting/competing at such events.

Added exemption for hunting dogs bred or trained for lawful hunting from the prohibition on transferring animals in public spaces.

Added provision allowing local governments to enact laws regulating conduct described in the section, clarifying that state law does not preempt local regulation.