AS APPROVED - 11/19/2015
FINAL REGULATIONS - CHAPTER W-2 - BIG GAME
ARTICLE I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
#201 - LICENSE FEES
A. Big Game License Fees
1. Nonresident Big Game Licenses
I In accordance with the provisions of §33-4-102, C.R.S., nonresident big game fees for
the year 2016 shall be as follows:
Nonresident License Type
2016
2015
2016
Statutory
License
License
Maximum
Fee
Fee**
License Fee*
Pronghorn
$370
$375.05
$375
$370
$375.05
$375
$615
$625.08
$625
$615
$625.08
$625
$615
$625.08
$625
$2,060
$2,083.60
$2,080
$2,060
$2,083.60
$2,080
$2,060
$2,083.60
$2,080
Deer
Elk
Bear
Mountain lion
Moose
Mountain goat
Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep
Desert bighorn sheep
$1,375
$1,389.07
$1,385
*Based on cumulative Consumer Price Index increase since 2000.
**Adjusted after application of Consumer Price Index by rounding down to the
nearest $5.00 increment, in whole numbers.
a. All licenses sold through March 2016 shall be sold at 2015 license fees.
2. Nonresident License Fee Reduction:
In accordance with the provisions of §33-4-102, C.R.S., the following nonresident big
game license fees shall be reduced to the fee specified herein, from the level set forth in
§33-4-102, C.R.S.:
Nonresident License Type
2015
License Fee
2016
License Fee
Nonresident Bear
$350.00
$350.00
Nonresident Mountain Lion
$350.00
$350.00
Nonresident Antlerless Elk
$460.00*
$465.00*
Nonresident Antlerless Elk license fee is set at 75% of Elk
Nonresident License Fee rounded down to the nearest $5.00
increment, in whole numbers.
B. Combination Big Game/Annual Fishing Licenses for Nonresidents
1.
Big game licenses issued to non-residents shall be issued as combination Big
Game/Annual Fishing licenses, and for each such combination license purchased each
year by a nonresident $10 of the above license fee shall be allocated to the fishing
portion of such combination license.
AS APPROVED - 11/19/2015
Basis and Purpose
Chapter W-2 - Big Game
Basis and Purpose:
H.B. 00-1448, which was passed into law in May 2000, provided for the annual adjustment of nonresident
big game license fees based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI): "The nonresident big game fees
described in subsection(1.4) of this section shall annually be adjusted in accordance with changes in the
United States Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index for the Denver-Boulder-Greeley
consolidated metropolitan statistical area for all urban consumers, all goods, or its successor index." §334-102 (1.6)(b) C.R.S. Consumer Price Indices for the Denver-Boulder-Greeley metropolitan statistical
area are compiled by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. Three figures are reported each year the average CPI for the first half of the calendar year, the average CPI for the second half of the calendar
year, and the average CPI for the entire calendar year. The chart below shows the average CPI for the
first half of each year.
Consumer Price Index - All Urban Consumers
Denver-Boulder-Greeley Metropolitan Area
First Half, 2000
171.40
First Half, 2001
180.70
Annual Percentage Change
5.4%
First Half 2002
184.60
Annual Percentage Change
2.2%
First Half 2003
187.80
Annual Percentage Change
1.7%
First Half 2004
186.50
Annual Percentage Change
-0.7%
First Half 2005
189.20
Annual Percentage Change
1.4%
First Half 2006
196.30
Annual Percentage Change
3.8%
First Half 2007
201.25
Annual Percentage Change
2.5%
First Half 2008
208.74
Annual Percentage Change
3.7%
First Half 2009
207.44
Annual Percentage Change
-0.6%
First Half 2010
210.97
Annual Percentage Change
1.7%
First Half 2011
219.05
Annual Percentage Change
3.8%
First Half 2012
222.96
Annual Percentage Change
1.8%
First Half 2013
229.14
Annual Percentage Change
2.8%
First Half 2014
235.73
Annual Percentage Change
2.9%
First Half 2015
238.08
Annual Percentage Change
1.0%
Cumulative Percentage Change (Rounded)
38.9%
Source: U.S. Dept of Labor/Bureau of Labor Statistics
A price reduction has been applied to non-resident antlerless elk, bear, and mountain lion licenses under
statutory authority granted in 33-4-102 (1.6) C.R.S. These licenses have historically been reduced to
encourage non-resident participation in hunting of these species in order to help meet population
objectives. The discount incentive for antlerless elk has been effective and many elk herds across the
state are at or near population objectives. Consequently, additional statewide harvest of antlerless elk at
that same level is no longer desired nor warranted. These regulations recommend a lesser reduced price
for non-resident antlerless elk, with a price of $465. The $465 price represents a 25% discount from the
non-resident antlered elk license, rounded down to the nearest $5.00 increment, in whole numbers.
The primary statutory authority for these regulations can be found in § 24-4-103, C.R.S., and the
state Wildlife Act, §§ 33-1-101 to 33-6-209, C.R.S., specifically including, but not limited to: §§ 33-1106, C.R.S.
EFFECTIVE DATE - THESE REGULATIONS SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2016 AND
SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT UNTIL REPEALED, AMENDED OR SUPERSEDED.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE PARKS AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO THIS 19TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2015.
APPROVED:
Robert W. Bray
Chairman
ATTEST:
Jeanne Horne
Secretary