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CO Code § 25-4-1606 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 25 - Public Health and Environment|Article 4 - Disease Control|Part 16 - Food Protection Act|§ 25-4-1606. Licensure - Exception

  An application for a license or a certificate of license shall be filed with the department or a county or district board of health before any person may operate a retail food establishment in this state. The application shall be on a form supplied by the department and shall include such information as the department may require.    Before granting any license or certificate of license, the department or a county or district board of health may conduct an inspection of the retail food establishment to determine compliance with the rules promulgated by the department. If the applicant appears to be in compliance with the rules and with the applicable provisions of this part 16, the department or a county or district board of health shall approve the application for a license or certificate of license. (2.5) If the applicant is found to be in violation of section 25-4-1610 (1)(c) during a preoperational inspection, and the applicant is unable to correct the violation while the inspector is on site, a reinspection shall be conducted for the purpose of granting a license or certificate of license.    Every license and certificate of license granted pursuant to this section shall specify the date granted, the period of coverage, the name of the licensee, and the name and address of the licensed establishment. All licenses shall be conspicuously displayed at all times in the licensed establishment.    Licenses and certificates of license shall be valid for one calendar year or such portion thereof as remains after the granting of a license or certificate. When a license or certificate is valid for only a portion of a calendar year, there shall be no reduction of the fees required by section 25-4-1607. All licenses and certificates of license shall expire December 31 of the year in which they were granted and renewal applications shall be filed with the department during December of each year. Once a license or certificate of license has been granted, the department or a county or district board of health shall not refuse to renew such license or certificate unless the licensee has engaged in an unlawful act set forth in section 25-4-1610 or is in violation of any rules promulgated pursuant to this part 16.    Subsections (1) and (2) of this section shall not apply in the city and county of Denver, which, by ordinance, may provide for the licensure of retail food establishments.     History. Source: L. 98: Entire part R&RE, p. 1249, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2009: (1), (2), and (4) amended and (2.5) added, (SB 09-223), ch. 255, p. 1154, § 6, effective May 15. L. 2016: (2) and (2.5) amended, (HB 16-1401), ch. 367, p. 1542, § 1, effective August 10. L. 2019: (2.5) amended, (HB 19-1014), ch. 11, p. 43, § 3, effective January 1, 2020.
CO Code § 25-4-1607.5 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 25 - Public Health and Environment|Article 4 - Disease Control|Part 16 - Food Protection Act|§ 25-4-1607.5. Retail Food Establishment Regulation - Fees - Investigations - Stakeholder Process

  The executive director of the department or his or her designee shall convene a stakeholder group, including representatives from Colorado associations representing county or district public health agencies, county commissioners, retail food establishments, and any other party that represents a retail food establishment and expresses interest in participating.    The department shall keep and maintain a list of stakeholders.    The department shall convene the first meeting with the stakeholders no later than June 15, 2015, and as needed thereafter. After submission of the report described in subsection (5) of this section, the department shall meet with the stakeholders at least once every three years.    The department shall meet with the stakeholders to study retail food establishments, retail food establishment license fees, and retail food inspection programs, including:   Incidents of, and trends in, food-borne illnesses, including the correlation to inspections;    Uniform statewide administration, implementation, interpretation, and enforcement of the inspection program to include, at a minimum:   Training;    Application;    Communication to the public;    Guidance documents; and    Inspection frequency, including compliance strategies;       Potential regulatory changes;    Collaboration with the industry;    A requested annual license fee adjustment with appropriate documentation, including costs of providing an inspection;    An annual license fee charged for parochial, public, or private schools; charitable organizations and benevolent, nonprofit retail food establishments that assist elderly, incapacitated, or disadvantaged persons; and nonprofit or charitable organizations that donate, prepare, sell, or serve food in conjunction with an event or celebration;    Alternative administrative actions;    The current annual license fee structure and license categories;    The review of risk-based inspection schedules; and    The actual cost of inspections.       On or before December 1, 2015, and every three years thereafter, the executive director of the department or his or her designee shall prepare a report of the findings and conclusions of the study and shall present the report to all stakeholders and others upon request.     History. Source: L. 2015: Entire section added,(HB 15-1226), ch. 238, p. 881, § 2, effective August 5.    Cross references:   For the legislative declaration in HB 15-1226, see section 1 of chapter 238, Session Laws of Colorado 2015.
CO Code § 25-4-1607.7 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 25 - Public Health and Environment|Article 4 - Disease Control|Part 16 - Food Protection Act|§ 25-4-1607.7. Health Inspection Results - Development of a Uniform System - Communication to the Public

  On or before January 1, 2017, the department shall solicit input from retail food establishments, contracted local public health agencies, county commissioners, and others with a vested interest in the retail food inspection program to establish a uniform system to communicate health inspection results to the public. The uniform system established pursuant to this section must provide meaningful and reasonably detailed information to the public and must not summarize the results of the inspection with a letter, number, or symbol grading system, or a similar, oversimplified method of quantifying results.    After July 1, 2017, the department or a local public health agency contracted by the department to perform inspections and enforce regulations regarding retail food establishments shall only utilize the system developed and approved by the department to communicate inspection results.    After January 1, 2020, the system developed and approved by the department to communicate inspection results may only be revised through the triennial stakeholder process required by section 25-4-1607.5.     History. Source: L. 2016: Entire section added, (HB 16-1401), ch. 367, p. 1548, § 3, effective August 10. L. 2019: (3) added, (HB 19-1014), ch. 11, p. 43, § 4, effective January 1, 2020.
CO Code § 25-4-1607.9 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 25 - Public Health and Environment|Article 4 - Disease Control|Part 16 - Food Protection Act|§ 25-4-1607.9. Department Targets - Audits - Reporting

  On or before April 1, 2017, the department shall respond to all plans and specifications and HACCP plan reviews within fourteen working days after receipt, as required by section 25-4-1605 (4).    On or before December 31, 2019, the department shall ensure significant statewide compliance with the federal food and drug administration's voluntary national retail food regulatory program standards by verifying that:   At least seventy percent of Colorado's retail food program staff meet the national criteria for appropriate training and education to adequately perform required inspections; and    At least seventy percent of Colorado's retail food program staff meet the national criteria regarding the focus of inspections on critical item risk factors, the correction of documented deficiencies, and the focus of inspections on the highest-risk establishments.       To verify compliance with this section:   The department shall audit any local public health agency that conducts inspections within its jurisdiction; and    Local public health agencies shall audit the department regarding the jurisdictions where the department conducts inspections.       The results of the audits conducted pursuant to subsection (3) of this section must be documented and reported during each stakeholder process held pursuant to section 25-4-1607.5.     History. Source: L. 2016: Entire section added, (HB 16-1401), ch. 367, p. 1548, § 4, effective August 10; entire section amended, (SB 16-189), ch. 210, p. 799, § 126, effective August 10.
CO Code § 25-4-1608 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 25 - Public Health and Environment|Article 4 - Disease Control|Part 16 - Food Protection Act|§ 25-4-1608. Food Protection Cash Fund - Creation

  Fees collected by the department pursuant to section 25-4-1607 and penalties collected pursuant to section 25-4-1611.5 shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit them to the food protection cash fund, which fund is hereby created in the state treasury. The general assembly shall appropriate the moneys in the fund to the department for the payment of salaries and expenses necessary for the administration of this part 16.    Forty-three dollars of each fee collected by the department and a county or district board of health pursuant to section 25-4-1607 (1)(a), (1)(a.5), (1)(b), (1)(c), (1)(c.5), (1)(e)(I)(B), (1.5)(a)(I), (1.5)(a)(II), (1.5)(a)(III), (1.5)(a)(IV), (1.5)(a)(V), (1.5)(b)(I), (1.5)(b)(II), (1.5)(b)(III), (1.5)(b)(IV), (1.5)(b)(V), and (1.5)(d)(II) shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the fee to the food protection cash fund created in subsection (1) of this section. This portion of the fee shall be used by the department to conduct the duties and responsibilities set forth in section 25-4-1604 (1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(c), (1)(f), (1)(g), and (1)(i). The remainder of the fee shall be retained by the county or district board of health for deposit in the appropriate county or district public health agency fund in accordance with section 25-1-511 or, if the fee is collected by the department, it shall be deposited pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, and used to pay a portion of the cost of conducting a retail food establishment protection program.    Any interest derived from the deposit and investment of moneys in the food protection cash fund shall be credited to such fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered moneys remaining in such fund at the end of a fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not revert or be transferred to the general fund or any other fund of the state.     History. Source: L. 98: Entire part R&RE, p. 1244, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2003: (2) amended, p. 2051, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2008: (2) amended, p. 2053, § 8, effective July 1. L. 2009: (2) amended,(SB 09-223), ch. 255, p. 1157, § 8, effective May 15. L. 2017: (2) amended,(SB 17-244), ch. 344, p. 1816, § 2, effective August 9. L. 2019: (1) amended,(HB 19-1014), ch. 11, p. 43, § 5, effective January 1, 2020.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 25-4-1605 as it existed prior to 1998.
CO Code § 25-4-1609.5 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 25 - Public Health and Environment|Article 4 - Disease Control|Part 16 - Food Protection Act|§ 25-4-1609.5. Grievance Process

  If a licensee believes that a county or district public health agency is taking regulatory action outside the scope of its authority, the licensee may file a written complaint with the department within thirty days after the licensee's knowledge of the regulatory action.    Within forty-five days after receipt of a written complaint pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, the department shall convene a dispute resolution panel that consists of one person from the department, one person from the retail food industry, and one person from a county or district public health agency who is not within the jurisdiction of the licensee requesting resolution. The dispute resolution panel shall allow the licensee and the county or district public health agency to provide information related to the grievance. The dispute resolution panel shall make findings concerning the grievance and shall recommend to the county or district public health agency a resolution to the dispute. The county or district public health agency shall implement the recommendations within thirty days after receipt of the findings and recommendations from the dispute resolution panel. If the parties to the grievance resolve the complaint prior to review by the dispute resolution panel, the parties shall notify the department in writing and the grievance shall be dismissed.    If the county or district public health agency fails to implement the recommendations of the dispute resolution panel within thirty days after receipt of the recommendations, the county or district public health agency shall provide the licensee with the opportunity to request an administrative hearing in accordance with section 24-4-105, C.R.S.     History. Source: L. 2009: Entire section added, (SB 09-223), ch. 255, p. 1157, § 10, effective May 15.
CO Code § 25-4-1610 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 25 - Public Health and Environment|Article 4 - Disease Control|Part 16 - Food Protection Act|§ 25-4-1610. Unlawful Acts

  It is unlawful for:   Any person to begin the construction or extensive remodeling of a retail food establishment unless such person has received department or county or district board of health approval of plans and specifications for such construction or remodeling pursuant to section 25-4-1605;    Any person to operate a retail food establishment without a valid license or certificate of license from the department or a county or district public health agency having jurisdiction over such establishment, including continuing to operate a retail food establishment that has had its license or certificate of license suspended in accordance with section 25-4-1611.5;    Any person to violate this part 16 and any rules promulgated pursuant to this part 16;    Any person or retail food establishment to refuse to permit entry to such establishment in accordance with sections 25-4-1604 (1)(e) and 25-4-1606 (2);    Any retail food establishment to sell or serve food prepared in a private home to any person;    Any person to fail to pay a civil penalty assessed by the department or a county or district board of health.        History. Source: L. 98: Entire part R&RE, p. 1254, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2009: (1)(a), (1)(b), and (1)(f) amended, (SB 09-223), ch. 255, p. 1158, § 11, effective May 15. L. 2019: (1)(b) amended, (HB 19-1014), ch. 11, p. 44, § 7, effective January 1, 2020.
CO Code § 25-4-1612 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 25 - Public Health and Environment|Article 4 - Disease Control|Part 16 - Food Protection Act|§ 25-4-1612. Judicial Review

 Any person adversely affected or aggrieved by a department decision to refuse to grant a license or certificate of license may seek judicial review in the district court having jurisdiction over the retail food establishment for which the application for license or certificate of license was made. Any other final order or determination by the department or a county or district board of health pursuant to this part 16 shall be subject to judicial review in accordance with article 4 of title 24, C.R.S.   History. Source: L. 98: Entire part R&RE, p. 1256, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2009: Entire section amended,(SB 09-223), ch. 255, p. 1160, § 13, effective May 15.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 25-4-1609 as it existed prior to 1998.
CO Code § 25-4-1615 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 25 - Public Health and Environment|Article 4 - Disease Control|Part 16 - Food Protection Act|§ 25-4-1615. Pet Dogs in Retail Food Establishments - Prohibited - Exceptions

  Except as specified in subsection (3) of this section, a person may have a pet dog in an outdoor dining area of a retail food establishment if:   The retail food establishment elects to allow pet dogs in its outdoor dining area;    A separate entrance is present through which the pet dog enters and exits the outdoor dining area without passing through the retail food establishment;    The person does not allow the pet dog on chairs, benches, seats, or other furniture or fixtures;    The outdoor dining area is not used for food or drink preparation; except that an employee of the retail food establishment may refill a beverage glass in the outdoor dining area from a pitcher or other container;    The pet dog is on a leash or confined in a pet carrier and is under the control of a person;    The licensee of the retail food establishment ensures compliance with local ordinances related to sidewalks, public nuisances, and sanitation; and    The retail food establishment is in compliance with any other control measures approved by the county or district public health agency.       A person who brings a pet dog in an outdoor dining area in accordance with this section is responsible for the behavior of that pet dog.      The governing body of a city, county, or city and county may prohibit the presence of pet dogs in outdoor dining areas of retail food establishments located within the governing body's jurisdiction.    A retail food establishment may elect not to allow pet dogs in its outdoor dining area.       Nothing in this section is intended to restrict the presence of a service animal, as defined in section 24-34-301 (6.5).      History. Source: L. 2020: Entire section added, (SB 20-078) ch. 66, p. 267, § 1, effective September 14.
CO Code § 25-4-1616 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 25 - Public Health and Environment|Article 4 - Disease Control|Part 16 - Food Protection Act|§ 25-4-1616. Food Donations to Nonprofit Organizations Encouraged

 Each retail food establishment is encouraged to donate apparently wholesome food to one or more local nonprofit organizations for distribution to needy or poor individuals.   History. Source: L. 2020: Entire section added, (SB 20-090), ch. 127, p. 549, § 1, effective September 14.
CO Code § 25-4-1617 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 25 - Public Health and Environment|Article 4 - Disease Control|Part 16 - Food Protection Act|§ 25-4-1617. Animal Shares and Meat Sales by Farmers and Ranchers - Short Title - Definitions

  Short title. The short title of this section is the “Ranch to Plate Act”.    Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:     “Animal” includes cattle, calves, sheep, elk, bison, goats, hogs, and rabbits. (a) (I) “Animal” includes cattle, calves, sheep, elk, bison, goats, hogs, and rabbits.    “Animal” does not include fish.       “Animal share” means an ownership interest of at least one percent in the meat of a live animal.    “Informed end consumer” means a person that is the last person to purchase a product, that does not resell the product, and that has been informed by the seller in compliance with subsection (3)(a) of this section that the product is not regulated or inspected by the department or a county or district public health agency.       Sale exempt from licensure or inspection. Sections 25-4-1604 to 25-4-1613 do not apply to a sale of animals, animal shares, or meat under this section if:   The person making the sale either gives the purchaser a document at, or conspicuously displays a placard, sign, or card at, the point of sale with the following disclaimer: “The seller of this meat is not subject to licensure, and the sale of animals or meat from this seller is not subject to state regulation or inspection by a public health agency. Animals or meat purchased from this seller are not intended for resale.”; and    The animal, animal shares, and meat being sold:   Are delivered directly from the seller to an informed end consumer; and    Are sold only in Colorado.          Authorization to sell certain types of meat and animal shares.   A person that satisfies the requirements of subsection (3) of this section may sell:   Rabbit meat to an informed end consumer if the meat is derived from an animal raised by the person and the animal is slaughtered and butchered by the person; or    Animal shares of at least one percent of a live animal to an informed end consumer for future delivery as agreed to between the person and the informed end consumer.       The owner of an animal, an animal share, or meat may have the animal, animal share, or meat commercially slaughtered, butchered, or processed. Processing may include making value-added meat products, such as sausage or jerky.       Resale prohibited. A person that purchases, under this section, animals, animal shares, or meat shall not resell the animals, animal shares, or meat.    Liability. A person that sells, under this section, animals, animal shares, or meat is not liable in a civil action for any damages caused by inadequately cooking or improperly preparing for consumption animals, animal shares, or meat.      History. Source: L. 2021: Entire section added, (SB 21-079), ch. 74, p. 295, § 1, effective April 29.
CO Code § 25-4-1701 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 25 - Public Health and Environment|Article 4 - Disease Control|Part 17 - Infant Immunization Act|§ 25-4-1701. Short Title

 This part 17 shall be known and may be cited as the “Infant Immunization Act”.   History. Source: L. 92: Entire part added, p. 1307, § 1, effective July 1.
CO Code § 25-4-1702 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 25 - Public Health and Environment|Article 4 - Disease Control|Part 17 - Infant Immunization Act|§ 25-4-1702. Legislative Declaration

  The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that vaccine preventable diseases represent a serious public health threat to the people of this state. It has been well documented that vaccines are an effective way to save lives and prevent debilitating disease. Vaccines are among the most cost-effective components of preventive medical care because for every dollar spent on immunization, ten dollars are saved in later medical expenses.    The general assembly further finds, determines, and declares that the rate of routine immunization among preschool children appears to be falling steadily. Therefore, it is the purpose of this part 17 to fully immunize all infants, subject to available appropriations, at a level that is age-appropriate as determined by the board of health.    The general assembly further finds, determines, and declares that the inability of some parents to personally take their children to health-care professionals for the purpose of immunization contributes to the significant number of children who have not been immunized on a timely basis in accordance with this part 17. Therefore, it is the further purpose of this part 17 to provide an alternative method by which such children may be immunized without circumventing parental authority and control.     History. Source: L. 92: Entire part added, p. 1307, § 1, effective July 1. L. 96: (3) added, p. 583, § 1, effective July 1.