8 CCR 1202-15 Part 15 - Veterinary Care and Disease Control

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.

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8 CCR 1202-15 Part 15

39 CR 13, July 10, 2016, effective 7/30/2016 40 CR 09, May 10, 2017, effective 5/30/2017 42 CR 18, September 25, 2019, effective 10/30/2019 43 CR 22, November 25, 2020, effective 12/15/2020 44 CR 19, October 10, 2021, effective 10/30/2021 45 CR 10, May 25, 2022, effective 6/15/2022 46 CR 08, April 25, 2023, effective 5/15/2023