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House Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources

Monday, January 26, 2026·1h 12m·▶ Watch / Listen

The House Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources Committee took up the DORA sunset review of the Pet Animal Care and Facilities Act, advancing a draft continuation bill nine to four after emotional testimony about a Delta breeder case and sharp disputes over a proposal to lengthen shelter hold times.

Key Actions

·PACFA Sunset ReviewPassed

Notable Quotes

Without pacfa, animal welfare would principally fall to the jurisdiction of local law enforcement and animal cruelty laws, which is a far different and significantly lower level of protection.

Vivian Belmont (DORA policy analyst) · witnessThe core case for continuing PACFA — that scrapping it would drop Colorado to a much lower baseline of animal protection.

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TranscriptPreview
Natural Resources Committee will come to order. Mr. Becker, please call the roll. Representatives Garcia. Sander. Goldstein. Here. Johnson. Excused. Lindsey. Here. Lukens. Excused. Here. Oops. Here. Sorry, I'm not even looking. Martinez. Excused. Smith. Here. Stuart K. Here. Story. Here. Sukhla. Here. Winter. Here. Morrow. Here. Madam Chair. Here. All right. Thanks for joining us today. Today we have another sunset review we will be hearing from about the Pet Animal Care and Facilities act, otherwise known as pacfa. And this sunset hearing concerning continuation of PACFA is held in accordance with Colorado Revised Statute section 24 to 34, 104, subsection 6. The purpose of this hearing is to determine whether there is a public need for the continued existence of PACFA and if its regulation is the least restrictive regulation consistent with the public interest. This determination is based on the factors specified in section 2434, 104, subsection 6B, Colorado Revised Statute. And with that, I'll move on to introduce our Dora analyst. We have an analyst from the Department of Regulatory Agencies here today to walk us through this sunset report, and I believe it is Vivian Belmont. Welcome. When you get settled and ready and get
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