Colorado (Denver) tarantula legality

[revswim]

I'm moving from Florida to Denver and I'm not quite clear about what the laws are there regarding Ts. Am I allowed to own them? Are people allowed to sell them?

 

[gizmosdeath]

I live in Greeley, 45 minutes north, and I don't know of any laws prohibiting them. There are also lots of people selling them from there so you should be good.

 

[Julia]

Hi! Check out this thread that we just had a couple days ago.

http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?261323-List-of-legal-illegal-Ts-in-states

 

[Ashton]

As far as I know, all T's are legal here.

 

[Jones0911]

I'm moving from Florida to Denver and I'm not quite clear about what the laws are there regarding Ts. Am I allowed to own them? Are people allowed to sell them?

It should be fine because its not a life threatening animal like a cotton mouth snake or coral

 

[freedumbdclxvi]

When in doubt, contact the state fish and wildlife department. That's the best way to be sure.

 

[Lrntolive]

The state's wildlife laws make no mention of T's. You can find those regulations here: wildlife.state.co.us

Just look for the regulations link. It is kind of buried. Your biggest problem is that localities can make their own restrictions. I live in Northglenn, about 15 minutes north of Denver, and I don't have any restrictions.

Denver is a little more anal.

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[cgrinter]

Colorado state law does not regard terrestrial invertebrates as animals and are not addressed in the wildlife laws, so pet inverts are legal.

But, according to the Code of Ordinances of Denver it is illegal to keep spiders as pets. Here is the exact wording below. The law uses the word "poisonous snakes/spiders". Obviously this is scientifically inaccurate but the spirit of the law would be interpreted as venomous animals. This means all spiders are not legal in Denver and hence why no pet stores sell them here (you have to drive to a neighboring county).

SO if you kept your spiders and your landlord called the cops on you technically you could be fined and animal control could confiscate your "dangerous wildlife". But chances of this actually happening are awfully low, mostly this is to enforce against storefronts and people who have problems.

I am not a lawyer and this is not legal advice.



Sec. 8-2. Keeping wild or dangerous animals prohibited.permanent link to this piece of content

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person to own, possess, keep, maintain, harbor, transport or sell within the city any living wild or dangerous animal; provided, however, that the following organizations or entities shall be exempt from this section:

(1)

The Denver Zoological Gardens;

(2)

Any circus, rodeo or livestock show licensed by the city;

(3)

Any research institute approved by the manager of environmental health to harbor, maintain or keep wild or dangerous animals; and

(4)

Any wildlife rehabilitator licensed by the Colorado Division of Wildlife who temporarily keeps raptors or wild animals within the city, when the purpose is to return the birds or animals to the wild.

(b)

The term wild or dangerous animal, for the purposes of this section, shall mean and include any and all species of the following:

(1)

Poisonous reptiles;

(2)

Monitor lizards and teglis;

(3)

Nonpoisonous snakes with a length greater than six (6) feet;

(4)

Crocodilians;

(5)

Poisonous spiders;

(6)

Scorpions;

http://library.municode.com/index.aspx?clientId=10257&stateId=6&stateName=Colorado