Title 35, Agriculture
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 35-21-101 Definitions
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As used in this part 1, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Candling means examining the interior of an egg by use of transmitted light sufficient to view the interior of the egg. (2) Commission means the state agricultural commission. (3) Commissioner means the commission…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 35-21-102 Importation, classification, and grades
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(1) All shell eggs shall be edible eggs, and shall be candled and graded into Colorado consumer grades. (2) The consumer grades and weight classes for shell eggs, and standards for quality of individual shell eggs, shall be based on the United States department of agriculture gra…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 35-21-103 Refrigeration - transportation
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(1) Repealed. (2) All eggs shall be kept under adequate refrigeration. The refrigeration shall be such that the temperature of the eggs does not exceed the temperature established in rules adopted by the commissioner pursuant to section 35-21-106 (1). (3) Every vehicle used to tr…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 35-21-104 Licenses - application - fees - rules
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(1) Every person selling poultry eggs or other eggs within this state shall obtain from the department a dealer's license for each place where the business is conducted. A license is not transferable. The license expires and may be renewed in accordance with rules promulgated by …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 35-21-105 Exemption - rules
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(1) (a) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a person who produces and sells only on the premises at which the poultry eggs were produced, at a farmers' market, or through a community-supported agricultural organization, less than two hundred fifty dozen poultry …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 35-21-106 Rules - commissioner to enforce - procedure
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(1) The commissioner may formulate rules concerning licensing, transporting, processing, labeling, sale, storage, inspection, and record keeping for the furtherance and enforcement of this part 1 for both poultry eggs and other eggs. The commissioner shall promulgate the rules in…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 35-21-107 Penalty
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(1) Any person who violates any of the provisions of this part 1 is guilty of a misdemeanor. It is the duty of the commissioner to notify the district attorney of the judicial district in which a violation occurs, and the district attorney of said district shall conduct such proc…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 35-21-107.5 Civil penalties
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(1) (a) The commissioner may impose a civil penalty on any person who violates this part 1 or any rule adopted under this part 1. The penalty must not exceed seven hundred fifty dollars per day per violation. (b) Before imposing a civil penalty, the commissioner may consider the …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 35-21-108 Repeal of sections - review of functions
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Sections 35-21-104 and 35-21-107 (2) and this section are repealed, effective September 1, 2031. Before the repeal, the licensing functions of the department are scheduled for review in accordance with section 24-34-104. Source: L. 88: Entire section added, p. 933, � 26, effectiv…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 35-21-201 Legislative declaration
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In accordance with the general assembly's authority to protect the health and welfare of consumers, promote food safety, and advance animal welfare, the general assembly finds and declares that the regulation of egg production on farms and of the sale of eggs and egg products wil…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 35-21-202 Definitions
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As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Business owner or operator means any person who owns or controls the operations of a business. (2) (a) Cage-free housing system means an indoor or outdoor controlled environment for egg-laying hens to which all of…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 35-21-203 Enclosure requirements
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(1) (a) Repealed. (b) On and after January 1, 2025, a farm owner or operator shall not knowingly confine an egg-laying hen in an enclosure: (I) That is not a cage-free housing system; or (II) That has less than: (A) One square foot of usable floor space per egg-laying hen in a ca…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 35-21-204 Exceptions
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(1) Section 35-21-203 (1) does not apply during: (a) Medical research; (b) Examination, testing, individual treatment, or operation for veterinary purposes, but only if performed by or under the direct supervision of a veterinarian licensed in accordance with article 315 of title…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 35-21-205 Defense
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It is a defense in a proceeding to enforce this part 2 that a business owner or operator relied in good faith upon a written certification by the supplier that the shell egg or egg product was not derived from an egg-laying hen that was confined in a manner that conflicts with th…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 35-21-206 Penalty
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(1) If a farm owner or operator or business owner or operator violates this part 2, the commissioner may impose a civil penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars per violation. (2) If the commissioner is unable to collect a civil penalty or if a farm owner or operator or busines…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 35-21-207 Enforcement - rules
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(1) The commissioner shall enforce this part 2. A farm owner or operator or a business owner or operator shall allow the commissioner or the commissioner's designee access during regular business hours to the farm or business, vehicles, and records pertinent to activities regulat…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 35-21-208 Certification
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(1) (a) To sell shell eggs and egg products, to offer to sell shell eggs or egg products, or to transport shell eggs or egg products for sale within the state: (I) A farm owner or operator must obtain a certificate that the shell eggs or egg products are produced in compliance wi…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 35-21-209 Effects on other animal welfare laws
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This part 2 does not limit or replace any other state statute or rule that protects the welfare of animals. This part 2 does not preempt a local governing body from adopting and enforcing its own animal welfare ordinance, rule, resolution, or charter provision that is more string…