Legal Opinion
Rocky Mountain Animal Defense v. Colorado Division of Wildlife
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided March 25, 2004No. 02CA0503PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge WEBB.
This action seeks a declaratory judgment, an injunction, and mandamus relief concerning article XVIII, § 12b (Amendment 14) of the Colorado Constitution, which prohibits trapping and poisoning of wildlife subject to limited exceptions.
Plaintiff, Rocky Mountain Animal Defense, appeals the judgment entered after a bench trial refusing injunctive or mandamus relief and declaring that the amendment does not prohibit poisoning of nontargeted wildlife incidental to prairie dog poisoning, which is lawful under an exception in the amendment that allows poisoning of rodents.…
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