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Firearms
Rangers shall meet firearms requirements related to dispatching wildlife, ammunition use and
storage, and will immediately notify police dispatch after discharging a firearm (See Chapter 5:
Law Enforcement, Part III: Firearms, for more information). An incident report is required when
rangers use firearms to dispatch injured or diseased wildlife or for adverse conditioning, and rangers
shall notify dispatch of their actions (See Chapter 14: Reports Notification for more information).

Rangers will only discharge their firearms when they have an appropriate backstop and it is safe to
do so; lethal shot placements will most often target either an animal’s head or the heart/lung area.
Lead, a metal with no known biologically beneficial role, is a major toxin that causes the death of
many scavenging wildlife species (including raptors); therefore, rangers will make every effort to
not use lead ammunition when dispatching wildlife. If lead ammunition is used, rangers will attempt
to dispose of carcasses where they are inaccessible to scavengers.

Conductive Electric Weapons (CEW)—“Tasers”
CEWs are designed to override the body’s motor nerve system, thereby, causing skeletal muscle
contractions and disabling an animal’s ability to move or stand while simultaneously affecting the
animal’s sensory nerve system, which causes short-term discomfort. CEW use is not intended to
replace current or established capture and/or restraint techniques or other adverse conditioning
methods. CEWs are considered an alternative and discretionary method to be used for short-term
wildlife incapacitation and adverse conditioning for employee, public, and wildlife safety. Rangers
do not carry Tasers; therefore, they should request a City of Boulder Animal Control officer
response if needed.

Wildlife Donation, Disposition, and Sale
Rangers will provide the public information about how to contact CPW to obtain the appropriate
permit(s) to possess wildlife parts; they may allow members of the public to receive wildlife parts
(road kill or dispatched) as long as they meet CPW’s rules and regulations. Rangers will confirm
with CPW about any needed permits and other requirements using the following guidelines:

Article X: #016—Procedures For Donation Of Edible Portions of Wildlife by the
Division
(C). Any person desiring to possess edible portions of road-killed wildlife from any
road in the state of Colorado is permitted to do so, provided that he/she possesses one
of the following: A prior letter of authorization from the Division. Letters of
authorization shall be available by the Director to any person or entity which commits
to putting such wildlife to a beneficial use (e.g., providing for its consumption by
humans or captive animals), or A valid scientific collecting permit for the specific
species, or A donation certificate or tag issued by the Division or any entity
authorized by the Division. A person must notify the Division or other authorized
agency within 48 hours of taking possession of the animal to obtain a donation
certificate. The person requesting the certificate may have to present the animal for
inspection, to verify its possession meets the criteria of this regulation.35 D. None of

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