Colorado Code § 25-13-105

Unlawful acts
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(1) Except as otherwise provided in this article, it is
unlawful for any person:
(a) Within the recreation areas of the state to discharge untreated sewage upon the
surface of the ground or in any waters of the state;
(b) To deposit or bury refuse on the public lands or waters within this state, except
within areas or receptacles designated by the operator for this purpose;
(c) To deposit refuse on private or public land in such a way that said refuse may be
blown, carried, or otherwise transported from its point of deposit;
(d) To willfully mar, mutilate, deface, disfigure, or injure beyond normal use any rocks,
trees, shrubbery, wild flowers, or other features of the natural environment in recreation areas of
the state;
(e) To willfully cut down, uproot, break, or otherwise destroy any living trees,
shrubbery, wild flowers, or natural flora in recreation areas of the state;
(f) To build fires unless in compliance with rules and regulations of the board, to
abandon or to leave fires unattended, or to store flammable liquids in a container which is not of
a type approved by the department in an organized campground or other recreation area subject
to this article;
(g) In organized campgrounds or recreation areas to use any cleansing agents, whether
organic or inorganic in nature, in waters of the state for any purpose, including but not limited to
bathing, clothes washing, and similar activities, or to dispose of any water containing such
agents on the surface of the ground within fifty feet of any waters of the state. Such water shall
be disposed of in facilities provided by the operator or in the manner specified by the operator.

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