Farmer v. Colorado Parks & Wildlife Commission

Opinion by

JUDGE HARRIS

¶ 1 Bobby R. Farmer appeals from the decision of the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission (Commission) to suspend his wildlife license privileges for twenty years. Farmer contends that the Commission’s decision was arbitrary and capricious because it was not based on any standards designed to constrain the hearing officer’s unfettered discretion as to the duration of the suspension. We agree and therefore vacate Farmer’s suspension.

I. Background

¶ 2 Farmer is a big game hunter ánd guide. In 2006, after working as a registered outfitter for more than fifteen years,…