Title 25, Public Health and Environment
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-5-1311 Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances take-back program
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-5-1312 Reporting requirement
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-5-1401 Short title
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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.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-5-1402 Legislative declaration
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-5-1403 Definitions
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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 mean…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-5-1404 Scope and applicability
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-5-1405 Prohibited lamps
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(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. 25-5-1…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-5-1406 Enforcement - verifications of compliance - civil action by attorney general - penalties
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-5-1501 Definitions
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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 pr…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-5-1502 Sodium nitrite - restriction of sale - label requirements
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-5-1503 Sale or transfer of covered products to commercial businesses
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-5-1504 Label requirements
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(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 quantitie…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-5-1505 Records
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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.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-5-1506 Violations - penalties
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-5-1601 Definitions
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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, is us…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-5-1602 Labeling requirements - public information on the department’s website
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(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 …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-5-1603 Enforcement - deceptive trade practice
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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.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-5-201 Legislative declaration
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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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-5-202 Definitions
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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, al…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-5-203 Content of flour
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-5-204 Content of white bread or rolls
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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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-5-205 Enforcement of part 2
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-5-206 Penalty
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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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-5-301 Short title
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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.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-5-302 Definitions
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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 a…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-5-303 Restrictions
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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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-5-304 Sale of bedding exposed to contagion. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 41: p. 714, � 3. CSA: C. 78, � 192. CRS 53: � 66-17-3. C.R.S. 1963: � 66-17-3. L. 90: Entire section repealed, p. 1317, � 8, effective July 1.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-5-305 Disinfection
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-5-306 Receiving bedding to be remade. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 41: p. 715, � 5. CSA: C. 78, � 194. CRS 53: � 66-17-5. C.R.S. 1963: � 66-17-5. L. 90: Entire section repealed, p. 1317, � 8, effective July 1.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-5-307 Tagging
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(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 …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-5-308 Removing or defacing tag or stamp. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 41: p. 716, � 7. CSA: C. 78, � 196. CRS 53: � 66-17-7. C.R.S. 1963: � 66-17-7. L. 90: Entire section repealed, p. 1317, � 8, effective July 1.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-5-309 Administered by department
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-5-310 License. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 41: p. 716, � 9. CSA: C. 78, � 198. CRS 53: � 66-17-9. C.R.S. 1963: � 66-17-9. L. 90: Entire section repealed, p. 1317, � 8, effective July 1.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-5-311 Disposition of moneys. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 41: p. 716, � 10. CSA: C. 78, � 199. CRS 53: � 66-17-10. C.R.S. 1963: � 66-17-10. L. 90: Entire section repealed, p. 1317, � 8, effective July 1.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-5-312 Appropriation. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 41: p. 716, � 11. CSA: C. 78, � 200. CRS 53: � 66-17-11. C.R.S. 1963: � 66-17-11. L. 90: Entire section repealed, p. 1317, � 8, effective July 1.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-5-313 Posting of license. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 41: p. 717, � 12. CSA: C. 78, � 201. CRS 53: � 66-17-12. C.R.S. 1963: � 66-17-12. L. 90: Entire section repealed, p. 1317, � 8, effective July 1.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-5-314 Enforcement
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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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-5-315 Violation - what constitutes. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 41: p. 717, � 14. CSA: C. 78, � 203. CRS 53: � 66-17-14. C.R.S. 1963: � 66-17-14. L. 90: Entire section repealed, p. 1317, � 8, effective July 1.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-5-316 Penalty for violation
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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 …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-5-317 Rules and regulations
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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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-5-401 Short title
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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.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-5-402 Definitions
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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 food,…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-5-403 Offenses
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-5-404 Injunction
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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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-5-405 Penalties
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(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 (…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-5-406 Tagging articles misbranded or adulterated
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-5-407 Duties of district attorney
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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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-5-408 Discretion as to warning
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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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-5-409 Regulations
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(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 …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-5-410 Definitions of adulterated
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(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 …