Code of Colorado Regulations
1200 - Department of Agriculture
1202 - Inspection and Consumer Services Division
8 CCR 1202-15 - RULES PERTAINING TO THE ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE PET ANIMAL CARE AND FACILITIES ACT
Part 15 - Veterinary Care and Disease Control
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 17, September 10, 2024
15.1. Shelters, rescues, and retail/wholesale facilities that do not have a veterinarian on staff shall have a signed and dated written agreement with a licensed veterinarian for services and consultation regarding animal health needs. This agreement must be updated each licensing period. The name and phone number of the veterinarian must be included. Pet animal grooming, boarding/training and breeding facilities shall have a working relationship with a veterinarian to provide timely veterinary care. The name and phone number of the veterinarian must be available to the inspector upon request.
15.2. Pet animals must be observed daily for signs of injury or illness by the person in charge of the facility or by an employee working under his/her direct supervision.
15.3. Sick, diseased, or injured animals, except for fish and invertebrates, must be provided with timely veterinary care or euthanized in a humane manner under the direction of the facility's veterinarian. Euthanasia must be consistent with § 35-80-102(7), C.R.S.
15.4. Grooming facilities may not administer tranquilizers, sedatives, or any other pharmaceutical drug designed to calm an animal during the grooming process.
15.5. Boarding/training facilities acting as agents for the owner may administer medication to pet animals being boarded as directed by the owner's veterinarian. If the operators agree to administer prescription medications, the medications must be in the original container issued by veterinarian or pharmacy and administered according to label directions. The label must include: client name/pet name, dosage, drug name, veterinarian's name, and date issued. All supplements or non-prescription medications must be in their original containers.
15.6. Boarding/training facilities may not administer tranquilizers, sedatives, or any other pharmaceutical drug or non-pharmacuetical drug or supplement designed designed to calm an animal unless the drug or supplement is administered under the direction of the animal's veterinarian, with a written prescription from the animal's veterinarian, and with written permission from the animal's owner.
15.7. Prescription medication, including prescription bathing products, may only be administered to pet animals under the written direction of a licensed veterinarian.
15.8. Expired medication may not be administered to pet animals under any circumstance and must be discarded.
