{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-25-4-1615","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 25-4-1615","heading":"Pet dogs in retail food establishments - prohibited - exceptions.","body":"(1) Except as specified in subsection (3) of this section, a person may have a pet dog in an outdoor dining area of a retail food establishment if:\n\n(a) The retail food establishment elects to allow pet dogs in its outdoor dining area;\n\n(b) A separate entrance is present through which the pet dog enters and exits the outdoor dining area without passing through the retail food establishment;\n\n(c) The person does not allow the pet dog on chairs, benches, seats, or other furniture or fixtures;\n\n(d) The outdoor dining area is not used for food or drink preparation; except that an employee of the retail food establishment may refill a beverage glass in the outdoor dining area from a pitcher or other container;\n\n(e) The pet dog is on a leash or confined in a pet carrier and is under the control of a person;\n\n(f) The licensee of the retail food establishment ensures compliance with local ordinances related to sidewalks, public nuisances, and sanitation; and\n\n(g) The retail food establishment is in compliance with any other control measures approved by the county or district public health agency.\n\n(2) A person who brings a pet dog in an outdoor dining area in accordance with this section is responsible for the behavior of that pet dog.\n\n(3) (a) The governing body of a city, county, or city and county may prohibit the presence of pet dogs in outdoor dining areas of retail food establishments located within the governing body's jurisdiction.\n\n(b) A retail food establishment may elect not to allow pet dogs in its outdoor dining area.\n\n(4) Nothing in this section is intended to restrict the presence of a service animal, as defined in section 24-34-301.","path":["Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT","Article 4 - Disease Control","Part 16 - FOOD PROTECTION ACT"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-25.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"13afd53294c4bff270da7aa6263d9c416d231fbb4b7984b1562f4ba61494d9a5","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-25-4-1614.5","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-25-4-1616"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}