No specific Colorado law prohibits bear wrestling statewide; that statute exists in Missouri as a class A misdemeanor under 578.176, covering acts like wrestling, promoting, or training bears for it. Colorado bans animal fighting broadly as a class 5 felony, including any species, but focuses on protections like illegal wildlife sales involving bears rather than wrestling matches. Bear-related rules emphasize conflict management, such as landowners killing depredating bears with reporting requirements.
Odd Animal Laws
Riding a horse while intoxicated violates CRS § 42-4-805(4). Dyeing pets is banned in Sterling.
Unusual Property Rules
Pueblo prohibits dandelions over 10 inches tall on property. Boulder’s ordinance bans rolling or throwing boulders on public land. Mutilating rocks in state parks is unlawful.
Other Quirks
Car dealers cannot show vehicles on Sundays. Vail bans skiing while intoxicated, and Logan County outlaws kissing sleeping women. Weather modification requires a permit for ski resort cloud seeding.
SOURCES
[1](https://www.foxweather.com/earth-space/bear-sighting-missouri-laws-prohibit-wrestling)
[2](https://content.leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/16ag_bear_report-12-30-15-r2_1.pdf)
[3](https://news.yahoo.com/please-not-wrestle-bear-missouri-165106087.html)
[4](https://www.animallaw.info/statutes/us/colorado)
[5](https://stevenlouth.com/stupid-laws-in-colorado/)
