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On July 17, 2026 the Parks and Wildlife Commission (Commission) voted to terminate its rulemaking to consider regulations prohibiting the commercial sale of furbearer fur.
In June 2025, the Center for Biological Diversity petitioned the Commission to amend Chapter W-0 regulations to prohibit the commercial sale, barter, or trade of furs from furbearer species in Colorado with limited exemptions.
In March 2026, the Division recommended the CBD petition be denied. The Commission did not follow the denial recommendation and instead voted 6-4 to initiate formal rulemaking on the citizen petition.Division staff drafted an issue paper, which articulates the regulatory issue and potential changes to current regulations. Potential changes to regulations were based in part on suggested regulatory amendments described in the petition. Other considerations that staff weighed when drafting the issue paper included public and stakeholder input, statutory provisions, enforceability of proposed regulations, and potential exemptions not included in the petition.
The issue paper was presented to the Commission for initial consideration at the July 16-17, 2026 meeting. On July 17, 2026 the Commission voted to terminate its rulemaking to consider regulations prohibiting the commercial sale of furbearer fur.
The Division engaged the public, stakeholders, and Tribal Nations as part of the rulemaking process. More information on the engagement process and feedback received is available in the Division's Commercial Fur Sales Public Engagement Memoto the Commission.
On July 17, 2026 the Parks and Wildlife Commission (Commission) voted to terminate its rulemaking to consider regulations prohibiting the commercial sale of furbearer fur.
In June 2025, the Center for Biological Diversity petitioned the Commission to amend Chapter W-0 regulations to prohibit the commercial sale, barter, or trade of furs from furbearer species in Colorado with limited exemptions.
In March 2026, the Division recommended the CBD petition be denied. The Commission did not follow the denial recommendation and instead voted 6-4 to initiate formal rulemaking on the citizen petition.Division staff drafted an issue paper, which articulates the regulatory issue and potential changes to current regulations. Potential changes to regulations were based in part on suggested regulatory amendments described in the petition. Other considerations that staff weighed when drafting the issue paper included public and stakeholder input, statutory provisions, enforceability of proposed regulations, and potential exemptions not included in the petition.
The issue paper was presented to the Commission for initial consideration at the July 16-17, 2026 meeting. On July 17, 2026 the Commission voted to terminate its rulemaking to consider regulations prohibiting the commercial sale of furbearer fur.
The Division engaged the public, stakeholders, and Tribal Nations as part of the rulemaking process. More information on the engagement process and feedback received is available in the Division's Commercial Fur Sales Public Engagement Memoto the Commission.
Please use this comment form to provide input to the Division of Parks and Wildlife on a potential commercial fur sale ban and possible exemptions. Public input will be accepted by the Division from April 7, 2026 through May 3, 2026.
*NOTE* In order to complete the form, you will need to first register for an Engage CPW account - you can register for an account here. Once you have created an account, you must then sign in to your account to complete the form.
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