The purpose of this article is to provide the means whereby producers, shippers, carriers, buyers, and sellers of fruits, vegetables, and such other agricultural products as may be mutually agreed upon, on application, may secure prompt and efficient inspection and classification of such products. The standardization of the produce industry by means of the proper classification and grading of fruits, vegetables, and other agricultural products is recognized to be beneficial to the producer, carrier, shipper, buyer, seller, and consumer. Prompt and efficient inspection, under competent authority, furnishes the producer and the shipper prima facie evidence of quality and condition of products; it guarantees the carrier and the receiver as to the quality and condition of products carried and received by them; and it assures the ultimate consumer of the quality and condition of products purchased.
Source: L. 31: p. 368, § 1. CSA: C. 69, § 60. CRS 53: § 7-6-1. C.R.S. 1963: § 7-5-1. L. 71: p. 155, § 1.
ANNOTATION
Object and purpose of this article is to prevent the shipment of the fruits and vegetables herein specified unless the same are in a wholesome and fit condition for human consumption, and also to protect, by inspection, the shipper of fruits and vegetables while the same are in transit. Cole v. Lindsey, 120 Colo. 501, 211 P.2d 544 (1949).