It is the duty of a board of county commissioners to examine all applicants for the positions of county pest inspectors, and, if an applicant is found competent and fully qualified to perform the duties of the office, the board shall issue a license as county pest inspector. A person shall not act as county pest inspector without a license. The license is valid for three years.
Source: L. 37: p. 645, § 8. CSA: C. 80, § 50. CRS 53: § 6-10-6. C.R.S. 1963: § 6-10-6. L. 78: Entire section amended, p. 456, § 4, effective April 27. L. 85: Entire section amended, p. 1131, § 3, effective May 16. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (HB 13-1250), ch. 240, p. 1166, § 1, effective August 7.
ANNOTATION
Court may not substitute its judgment for that of department concerning the qualifications of county pest inspectors, nor interfere with its discretion in determining the qualifications of an appointee to such position. Gillette v. People ex rel. Rice, 86 Colo. 185, 279 P. 40 (1929).
But mandamus will lie to compel issuance of license arbitrarily withheld. If an appointee is, in the opinion of the department, competent and qualified to perform the duties of the office, and a license is arbitrarily withheld, mandamus will lie to compel its issuance. Gillette v. People ex rel. Rice, 86 Colo. 185, 279 P. 40 (1929).