Title 25, Public Health and Environment

(1) There is hereby created within the department the perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances grant program. (2) Grant recipients may use the money received through the grant program for the following purposes: (a) Sampling, assessment, and investigation of perfluoroalkyl a…

(1) There is hereby created in the department the perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances take-back program to create an incentive for the proper disposal of materials containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances by allowing the department to purchase and proper…

(1) Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the department shall annually report by February 1, 2021, and February 1 of each year until February 1, 2036, to the general assembly's committees of reference with jurisdiction over public health regarding: (a) Any amounts credite…

The short title of this part 14 is the "Clean Lighting Act". Source: L. 2023: Entire part added, (HB 23-1161), ch. 285, p. 1707, § 8, effective August 7.

(1) The general assembly finds and determines that: (a) Mercury is a potent and persistent neurotoxin that causes harm to human nervous systems, immune systems, and organ function and impairs fetal and child development; (b) Accelerating the phase-out of general-purpose fluoresce…

As used in this part 14, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "CIECAM02-UCS" means a color appearance model designed by the International Commission on Illumination to accurately model human color perception that uses uniform color space. (2) (a) "Compact fluorescent lamp" …

(1) Except as described in subsection (2) of this section, this part 14 applies to compact fluorescent lamps and linear fluorescent lamps sold as new in Colorado. (2) This part 14 does not apply to: (a) A lamp that is designed and marketed exclusively for image capture and projec…

(1) On and after January 1, 2025, a person shall not manufacture, distribute, sell, or offer for sale in Colorado any: (a) Linear fluorescent lamp; or (b) Compact fluorescent lamp. Source: L. 2023: Entire part added, (HB 23-1161), ch. 285, p. 1710, § 8, effective August 7.

(1) The executive director shall: (a) Verify major retailers' and distributors' compliance with the provisions of this part 14 through online spot-checks, coordination with other states that have similar standards, or both; (b) Conduct such verifications at least once before Janu…

As used in this part 15, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Commercial business" means a business or institution, including a research institution, requiring the use of products with sodium nitrite in a concentration greater than ten percent of the mass or volume of the …

(1) A covered entity shall not: (a) Sell or transfer a covered product, except to a commercial business in accordance with section 25-5-1503; or (b) Sell or offer to sell, directly or indirectly, a covered product without a label notice that meets the requirements of section 25-5…

(1) A covered entity may sell or transfer a covered product to a verified commercial business pursuant to this subsection (1). A commercial business is verified if, prior to the sale or transfer of the covered product: (a) The commercial business affirms that the business require…

(1) (a) A covered entity shall label each covered product with the phrase "Warning danger: Deadly if ingested. In event of ingestion, immediately seek emergency medical attention for intravenous administration of methylene blue. Ingestion of sodium nitrite, even in small quantiti…

A covered entity shall retain sale and transfer records and documentation for each purchase or transfer of a covered product for three years after the date of sale or transfer. Source: L. 2024: Entire part added, (HB 24-1081), ch. 72, p. 239, § 2, effective July 1.

(1) A covered entity that violates this part 15 is subject to a civil penalty of ten thousand dollars for the first violation and a civil penalty of no more than one million dollars for a second or subsequent violation. (2) (a) The attorney general or any aggrieved individual may…

As used in this part 16, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Department" means the department of public health and environment created in section 25-1-102. (2) "Gas-fueled stove" means a household stove, range, or cooktop that directly combusts a gaseous or liquid fuel, i…

(1) (a) A retailer shall not sell, attempt to sell, or offer to sell, in a store, a new gas-fueled stove to a potential consumer in the state unless a yellow adhesive label on the display model for the gas-fueled stove bears the following statement in bold-faced, black type that …

A retailer that, in the course of the retailer's business, violates section 25-5-1602 commits a deceptive trade practice under the "Colorado Consumer Protection Act", article 1 of title 6. Source: L. 2025: Entire part added, (HB 25-1161), ch. 438, p. 2525, § 1, effective August 6…

The purpose of this part 2 is to protect so far as may be possible the health and well-being of the people of this state by providing for the enrichment of certain kinds of flour and bread in order to increase their content of certain essential vitamins and minerals. There will c…

As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Department" means the department of public health and environment of the state of Colorado. (2) "Flour" includes and is limited to the foods commonly known in the milling and baking industries as: (a) White flour…

(1) It is unlawful for any person to manufacture, mix, compound, sell, or offer for sale flour for human consumption in this state unless the following vitamins and minerals are contained in each pound of such flour: Not less than two milligrams and not more than two and five-ten…

It is unlawful for any person to manufacture, bake, sell, or offer for sale any white bread or rolls for human consumption in this state unless the following vitamins and minerals are contained in each pound of such bread or rolls: Not less than one and one-tenth milligrams and n…

(1) The department is charged with the duty of enforcing the provisions of this part 2, and it is authorized to make, amend, or rescind rules, regulations, and orders for the efficient enforcement of this part 2. (2) Whenever the vitamin and mineral requirements set forth in sect…

Any person who violates any of the provisions of this part 2 or the orders or rules promulgated by the department under authority thereof commits a petty offense. Source: L. 49: p. 432, § 6. CSA: C. 69, § 130. CRS 53: § 66-15-6. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-15-6. L. 2021: Entire section ame…

This part 3 shall be known and may be cited as the "Bedding Act". Source: L. 41: p. 718, § 18. CSA: C. 78, § 206. CRS 53: § 66-17-17. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-17-17.

As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Bedding" means any quilted pad, packing pad, mattress pad, hammock pad, mattress, comforter, bunk quilt, sleeping bag, box spring, studio couch, pillow, or cushion, any bag or container made of leather, cloth, or…

No person shall sell or distribute any bedding or bedding materials which are not clean or which may be deemed injurious to the public's health. Source: L. 41: p. 714, § 2. CSA: C. 78, § 191. CRS 53: § 66-17-2. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-17-2. L. 90: Entire section R&RE, p. 1315, § 2, eff…

(1) No person engaged in manufacturing, remaking, or renovating bedding for sale or distribution shall use any previously used material which since last used has not been disinfected by a method approved by the department of public health and environment. (2) No person shall know…

(1) No person shall sell bedding or materials therefor to which is not securely sewn by at least one edge a cloth or clothbacked tag at least two inches by three inches in size. (2) Upon said tag shall be legibly stamped or printed in English in letters at least one-eighth of an …

(1) The department of public health and environment is charged with the administration and enforcement of this part 3. (2) Repealed. Source: L. 41: p. 716, § 8. CSA: C. 78, § 197. CRS 53: § 66-17-8. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-17-8. L. 75: Entire section amended, p. 877, § 1, effective Jul…

The department of public health and environment shall enforce this part 3 upon complaint or upon request by a consumer. The department of public health and environment, as often as necessary, may inspect any place where bedding is made, remade, renovated, or sold or where materia…

Any person who violates any provision of this part 3 shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars. Such penalty shall be determined and collected by the district court for the judicial district in which such violation occurs upon an action instituted …

The department of public health and environment shall have the right to promulgate rules and regulations deemed necessary for the proper enforcement of this part 3 and not inconsistent therewith. Source: L. 41: p. 718, § 16. CSA: C. 78, § 205. CRS 53: § 66-17-16. C.R.S. 1963: § 6…

This part 4 shall be known and may be cited as the "Colorado Food and Drug Act". Source: L. 57: p. 424, § 1. CRS 53: § 66-22-1. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-20-1. ANNOTATION Public policy declared. This part 4 and article 60 of title 35 declare the public policy of Colorado with respect to …

As used in this part 4, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Advertisement" means all representations disseminated in any manner or by any means, other than by labeling, for the purpose of inducing, or which are likely to induce, directly or indirectly, the purchase of foo…

(1) The following acts and the causing thereof within this state are prohibited: (a) The manufacture, sale, or delivery or the holding or offering for sale of any food, drug, device, or cosmetic that is adulterated or misbranded; (b) The adulteration or misbranding of any food, d…

In addition to the remedies provided in this part 4, the department is authorized to apply to the district court of the district wherein the defendant resides or has his place of business for, and such court shall have jurisdiction upon hearing and for cause shown to grant, a tem…

(1) Any person who violates any of the provisions of section 25-5-403 (1) commits a class 2 misdemeanor. Each violation shall be considered a separate offense. (2) No person shall be subject to the penalties of subsection (1) of this section for having violated section 25-5-403 (…

(1) Whenever a duly authorized agent of the department finds or has probable cause to believe that any food, drug, device, or cosmetic is adulterated or misbranded within the meaning of this part 4, he shall affix to such article a tag or other appropriate marking giving notice t…

It is the duty of each district attorney to whom the department reports any violation of this part 4 to cause appropriate proceedings to be instituted in the proper courts without delay and to be prosecuted in the manner required by law. Source: L. 57: p. 429, § 7. CRS 53: § 66-2…

Nothing in this part 4 shall be construed as requiring the department to report, for the institution of proceedings under this part 4, minor violations of this part 4 whenever the department believes that the public interest will be adequately served in the circumstances by a sui…

(1) Definitions and standards of identity, quality, and fill of container for any food adopted under authority of the federal act are the definitions and standards of identity, quality, and fill of container in this state. However, when, in its judgment, such action will promote …

(1) A food is deemed to be adulterated: (a) If it bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render it injurious to health; but, in case the substance is not an added substance, such food shall not be considered adulterated under this paragraph (a) if the …

(1) A food is deemed to be misbranded: (a) If its labeling is false or misleading in any particular; (b) If its labeling or packaging fails to conform to the requirements of section 25-5-419; (c) If it is offered for sale under the name of another food; (d) If it is an imitation …

(1) Whenever the department finds after investigation that the distribution in this state of any class of food may, by reason of contamination with microorganisms during manufacture, processing, or packing thereof in any locality, be injurious to health and that such injurious na…

(1) Any added poisonous or deleterious substance, food additive, pesticide chemical in or on a raw agricultural commodity, or color additive, with respect to any particular use or intended use, shall be deemed unsafe for the purpose of application of section 25-5-410 (1)(b) with …