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CO Code § 35-73-104 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 35 - Agriculture|Article 73 - Voluntary Soil Health Program|§ 35-73-104. Program Development - Programs, Grants, Systems, and Inventories and Platforms

  In consultation with the advisory committee and in accordance with subsection (4) of this section, the department shall establish the following if financial resources are available:   A grant program for eligible entities to engage in soil health activities;    A system for monitoring the agricultural, environmental, or economic benefits of soil health practices as demonstrated by implementation experience, research projects, demonstration projects, or soil health activities;    A state soil health inventory and platform;    A soil health testing program; and    Other programs the department deems appropriate or necessary to promote soil health practices.         In establishing programs in accordance with subsection (1) of this section, the department may prioritize the establishment of programs based on its determination of agricultural producer need and support, the availability of money and staffing, emerging areas of scientific inquiry and research, the degree of environmental benefits, or other considerations deemed appropriate to promote soil health practices.    The department shall not make a grant unless the advisory committee approves the grant, including the amount, recipient, and purpose.       All programs established under subsection (1) of this section are voluntary and incentive based. The department shall not require:   Eligible entities to participate in the soil health program; or    Nonparticipating entities to implement soil health practices.       Before establishing a program, the department shall provide public notice on the agency's official website. The department shall give the public no less than forty-five days to submit written comments after the date of publication on its official website.      History. Source: L. 2021: Entire article added, (HB 21-1181), ch. 279, p. 1609, § 2, effective September 7.
CO Code § 35-73-105 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 35 - Agriculture|Article 73 - Voluntary Soil Health Program|§ 35-73-105. Powers and Duties of the Department

  In carrying out this article 73, the department may:   Seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations from private or public sources for the purposes of this article 73, but the department shall not pledge the faith or credit of the state of Colorado or any county or other political subdivision. In connection with the gifts, grants, or donations, the department may enter into an agreement or contract.    Administer and expend the following money to plan, develop, or implement programs authorized in section 35-73-104:   Appropriations made by the general assembly;    Money granted to or made available to the department by the United States government, an agency of the United States government, or a political subdivision of Colorado;    Gifts, grants, or donations received under subsection (1)(a) of this section; or    Money derived from any other source, subject to appropriation;       Provide grants, loans, and other resources to eligible entities to perform soil health activities;    Unless otherwise specified by the grantor or donor, use any money received from a political subdivision of Colorado, the United States government, or an agency of or corporation of the United States government to serve as a matching fund for soil health activities; or    Cooperate and collaborate, including entering into an agreement, to:   Advance the scientific understanding of soil health, soil health practices, environmental outcomes, or economic outcomes;    Increase monetary or nonmonetary resources to support scientific research; or    Apply for grants, including applying for grants jointly, and obtain resources to support the programs authorized in section 35-73-104.          In establishing a grant program, the department shall:   Make money available for demonstration projects, educational projects, implementation projects, or research projects grants to eligible entities;    Minimize the use of money by grant recipients for costs not directly related to grant outcomes, such as administrative expenses or other expenses related to overhead;    Establish a monitoring and oversight procedure to ensure that money is being spent as intended; and    Establish protocols that ensure the confidentiality, in accordance with section 35-73-107, of agricultural producer, landowner, land manager, and land information, including with respect to a state soil health inventory and platform and state soil health testing program.        History. Source: L. 2021: Entire article added, (HB 21-1181), ch. 279, p. 1609, § 2, effective September 7.
CO Code § 35-73-107 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 35 - Agriculture|Article 73 - Voluntary Soil Health Program|§ 35-73-107. Landowner, Land Manager, and Agricultural Producer Information - Confidentiality

 The department shall not disclose records, including analyses and maps, compiled or maintained in accordance with this article 73 that are based on information related to private lands and identify or allow to be identified any specific Colorado landowners, land managers, agricultural producers, or parcels of land; except that the department may disclose summary or aggregated data that do not specifically identify individual landowners, land managers, agricultural producers, or parcels of land.   History. Source: L. 2021: Entire article added, (HB 21-1181), ch. 279, p. 1613, § 2, effective September 7.
CO Code § 35-73-108 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 35 - Agriculture|Article 73 - Voluntary Soil Health Program|§ 35-73-108. Reporting Requirement

  No later than January 31 of each year, the department shall prepare and make available to the public a report on its official website that must contain the following information for the previous year:   An accounting of all money received and spent for the soil health program;    A description of activities undertaken, including the number and type of grant-funded projects and the educational and stakeholder engagement activities; and    A summary of the activities and recommendations of the advisory committee.       Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), no later than January 31 of each year, the department shall submit the report prepared in accordance with subsection (1) of this section to the agriculture and natural resources committee of the senate and the agriculture, livestock, and water committee of the house of representatives, or any successor committees.    Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the department shall annually report each gift, grant, or donation, including the identity of the donor, in its budget request for the state fiscal year to the joint budget committee and at the hearing required by the “State Measurement for Accountable, Responsive, and Transparent (SMART) Government Act”, part 2 of article 7 of title 2.     History. Source: L. 2021: Entire article added, (HB 21-1181), ch. 279, p. 1613, § 2, effective September 7.
CO Code § 35-77-101 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 35 - Agriculture|Article 77 - Produce Safety|§ 35-77-101. Legislative Declaration

 This article 77 is adopted by the general assembly with the intention that the commissioner will implement and enforce 21 CFR 112, concerning produce safety, under a cooperative agreement with the FDA, and in lieu of federal enforcement by the FDA. The commissioner may seek to enter into a cooperative agreement with the FDA whereby the commissioner will assume enforcement authority and receive funding from the FDA. The first agreement should extend for five years. If the agreement is not renewed for a second or subsequent period, the commissioner will cease implementing and enforcing this article 77.   History. Source: L. 2019: Entire article added, (HB 19-1114), ch. 74, p. 270, § 2, effective August 2.
CO Code § 35-77-102 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 35 - Agriculture|Article 77 - Produce Safety|§ 35-77-102. Definitions

 As used in this article 77, unless the context otherwise requires:    “Commissioner” means the commissioner of agriculture.    “Covered activity” has the same meaning as set forth in 21 CFR 112.3.    “Department” means the department of agriculture.    “Farm” has the same meaning as set forth in 21 CFR 112.3.    “FDA” means the United States food and drug administration.    “Produce” has the same meaning as set forth in 21 CFR 112.3.     History. Source: L. 2019: Entire article added, (HB 19-1114), ch. 74, p. 271, § 2, effective August 2.
CO Code § 35-77-103 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 35 - Agriculture|Article 77 - Produce Safety|§ 35-77-103. Cooperative Agreement - Federal Funding - Applicability - Rules

  The commissioner may seek, accept, and expend federal money for the purposes of this article 77. The commissioner may enter into a cooperative agreement with the FDA to implement 21 CFR 112 under state law and to seek federal money.    If the commissioner does not receive adequate money under subsection (1) of this section to implement this article 77, the commissioner need not implement this article 77 or may cease implementing this article 77. If the commissioner does not implement this article 77 or ceases implementing this article 77, the commissioner shall promulgate a rule providing public notice that this article 77 is not being implemented and that a farm need not register under this article 77.     History. Source: L. 2019: Entire article added, (HB 19-1114), ch. 74, p. 271, § 2, effective August 2.
CO Code § 35-77-104 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 35 - Agriculture|Article 77 - Produce Safety|§ 35-77-104. Registration Required - Rules

  Except as provided in section 35-77-103, a farm, including a farm that is incorporated into another business, shall register with the commissioner if the farm conducts covered activity and the produce sold during the previous three years by the farm has an average annual monetary value of more than twenty-five thousand dollars, as adjusted for inflation by the FDA under 21 CFR 112, using 2011 as the baseline year for calculating the adjustment. The amount that triggers registration is calculated on a rolling basis.    Each time the FDA changes the amount of sales that triggers registration, the commissioner shall promulgate a rule setting forth the new amount of sales that triggers registration.     History. Source: L. 2019: Entire article added, (HB 19-1114), ch. 74, p. 271, § 2, effective August 2.
CO Code § 35-77-105 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 35 - Agriculture|Article 77 - Produce Safety|§ 35-77-105. Produce Safety - Rules

 The commissioner shall promulgate rules adopting 21 CFR 112 for produce safety standards for farms.   History. Source: L. 2019: Entire article added, (HB 19-1114), ch. 74, p. 271, § 2, effective August 2.
CO Code § 35-77-106 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 35 - Agriculture|Article 77 - Produce Safety|§ 35-77-106. Commissioner Duties and Authority - Rules

  The commissioner may:   Adopt any rule reasonably necessary to implement this article 77; and    Administer and enforce this article 77 and any rules adopted under this article 77.       In accordance with article 4 of title 24, the commissioner shall conduct hearings required by this article 77 and, at the commissioner's discretion, use administrative law judges to conduct the hearings.     History. Source: L. 2019: Entire article added, (HB 19-1114), ch. 74, p. 272, § 2, effective August 2.
CO Code § 35-77-107 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 35 - Agriculture|Article 77 - Produce Safety|§ 35-77-107. Investigation - Access to Records and Facilities

  The commissioner may close to public inspection investigations, complaints of record, and farm records; except that:   The person in interest, as defined in section 24-72-202, may access these records; or    The records may be accessed in accordance with a court order.         During regular business hours, a farm shall give the commissioner access, upon the commissioner giving the farm written notice and obtaining consent or an administrative search warrant, to real property used for, any building used for, or any facility used for activities regulated under this article 77 if the access is for the purpose of implementing or enforcing this article 77 or any rule adopted under this article 77.    During regular business hours, a farm shall give the commissioner, upon the commissioner giving the farm written notice, access to all records required to be kept by rule of the commissioner and shall allow the commissioner to make copies of the records if the access or copying is for the purpose of implementing or enforcing this article 77 or any rule adopted under this article 77.       The commissioner may make any investigation necessary to ensure compliance with this article 77.      The commissioner may:   Administer oaths and take statements;    Issue subpoenas requiring the attendance of witnesses before the commissioner and compel the witnesses to disclose all known facts concerning the matter under investigation; and    Require the production of books, documents, items, or instruments.       Upon the failure or refusal of a witness to obey a subpoena compelling the witness to appear and testify or to produce documentary evidence, the commissioner may petition the district court to compel the witness to obey the subpoena. Upon a proper showing, the court may enter an order requiring compliance with the subpoena. Failure to obey the court's order is punishable as a contempt of court.        History. Source: L. 2019: Entire article added, (HB 19-1114), ch. 74, p. 272, § 2, effective August 2.
CO Code § 35-77-108 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 35 - Agriculture|Article 77 - Produce Safety|§ 35-77-108. Cease-and-Desist Orders

     The commissioner may issue an order to cease and desist from violating this article 77 if the commissioner determines, based upon credible evidence, that:   A person is violating this article 77 or a rule adopted under this article 77; or    A person is violating section 35-77-104.       To issue a cease-and-desist order, the commissioner must set forth in the order the statutes or rules alleged to have been violated, the facts alleged to constitute the violation, and a requirement that the alleged violations cease and desist.    To protest a cease-and-desist order, a person must request within thirty days after the date of the order a hearing on the question of whether the person has violated this article 77 or a rule adopted under this article 77. If so requested, the commissioner shall hold a hearing.       A person aggrieved by a cease-and-desist order that has become final may seek judicial review of the order.      If a person fails to comply with a cease-and-desist order within twenty-four hours after being served with the order, the commissioner may bring a suit for a temporary restraining order and injunctive relief to prevent any further violation of this article 77 or a rule adopted under this article 77.    If the subject of a cease-and-desist order requests that the cease-and-desist order be stayed pending an approval of the order, a court shall not stay the cease-and-desist order until after a hearing has been held at which both parties have had an opportunity to appear.    A court shall give preference to matters brought before the court under this section over other matters on the calendar of the court.         History. Source: L. 2019: Entire article added, (HB 19-1114), ch. 74, p. 273, § 2, effective August 2.
CO Code § 35-77-109 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 35 - Agriculture|Article 77 - Produce Safety|§ 35-77-109. Unlawful Acts

  Unless authorized by law, it is unlawful for any person to:   Refuse to comply with a cease-and-desist order issued under section 35-77-108; or    Make a material misstatement in a registration or to the commissioner or the department during an official investigation.       It is unlawful for an employee, official of the department, or person designated by the commissioner to:   Use for private advantage any information derived from reports or records submitted to the department in accordance with this article 77;    Disclose any information derived from reports or records submitted to the department in accordance with this article 77; except that the information may be disclosed to:   A court of this or other states; or    People who are authorized to receive the information, reports, or records.           History. Source: L. 2019: Entire article added, (HB 19-1114), ch. 74, p. 273, § 2, effective August 2.
CO Code § 35-77-110 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 35 - Agriculture|Article 77 - Produce Safety|§ 35-77-110. Administrative Penalties

     A farm that violates this article 77 or a rule adopted under this article 77 is subject to an administrative penalty, as determined by the commissioner.    To impose an administrative penalty, the commissioner must consider the severity of the violation, the amount of harm caused by the violation, the presence or absence of a pattern of similar violations by the farm, and the effect of the proposed penalty on the ability of the farm to continue to conduct business.    The commissioner shall not impose an administrative penalty that exceeds two thousand five hundred dollars per violation.       To impose an administrative penalty, the commissioner must give the alleged violator notice and an opportunity for a hearing in accordance with article 4 of title 24.    If a farm fails to pay any portion of an administrative penalty imposed in accordance with this section, the commissioner may bring suit to recover the penalty. In any action brought under this section, the commissioner may, if successful, recover costs and reasonable attorney fees.     History. Source: L. 2019: Entire article added, (HB 19-1114), ch. 74, p. 274, § 2, effective August 2.
CO Code § 35-77-111 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 35 - Agriculture|Article 77 - Produce Safety|§ 35-77-111. Repeal of Article - Notice to Revisor of Statutes

  This article 77 is repealed, effective September 1, 2034. Before the repeal, this article 77 is scheduled for review in accordance with section 24-34-104.    This article 77 will be repealed if the commissioner promulgates a rule providing public notice that this article 77 is not being implemented. The commissioner shall notify the revisor of statutes in writing of the date when the condition specified in this subsection (2) has occurred by e-mailing the notice to revisorofstatutes.ga@state.co.us. This article 77 is repealed effective upon the date identified in the notice or, if the notice does not specify that date, upon the date of the notice to the revisor of statutes.     History. Source: L. 2019: Entire article added,(HB 19-1114), ch. 74, p. 274, § 2, effective August 2.    Editor's note:   As of publication date, the revisor of statutes has not received the notice referred to in subsection (2).
CO Code § 35-80-101 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 35 - Agriculture|Article 80 - Pet Animal Care and Facilities Act|§ 35-80-101. Short Title

 This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Pet Animal Care and Facilities Act”.   History. Source: L. 94: Entire article added, p. 1299, § 8, effective July 1.
CO Code § 35-80-103 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 35 - Agriculture|Article 80 - Pet Animal Care and Facilities Act|§ 35-80-103. Scope of Article

  Any person who operates a pet animal facility that is licensed as of December 31, 1993, by the United States department of agriculture shall not be subject to the routine inspection provisions of this article but shall be subject to all other provisions, including but not limited to those concerning licensure and investigation of reported violations.    The provisions of this article 80 do not apply to:   Any veterinary hospital which boards pet animals for the purpose of veterinary medical care only and does not actively solicit boarding business in any way;    Any research facility, circus, or publicly or privately owned zoological park or petting zoo licensed or registered under the provisions of the federal “Animal Welfare Act of 1970”, 7 U.S.C. sec. 2131 et seq., as amended;    Any bird hobby breeder facility, canine hobby breeder facility, feline hobby breeder facility, small animal hobby breeder facility, or any other hobby breeder facility as defined by the commissioner which is specific to other pet animal species;    Any pet animal training facility where the pet animal owner or such owner's designee, other than a training facility operator, is present during the duration of the animal's stay;    Any kennel operated for the breeding or sale or racing of racing greyhounds that are not intended to be companion pets;    Repealed.    Any wildlife regulated by the division of parks and wildlife or department of natural resources;    Livestock, as defined in section 35-80-102 (9);    Any owner, breeder, handler, or trainer while transporting a pet animal to or from or exhibiting or competing at any event licensed, regulated, or sanctioned by the American kennel club, united kennel club, or any other nationally recognized registering organization;    Any wildlife sanctuary;    The boarding of no more than three pet animals at one time;    A company that uses technology in its business model that is not a pet animal facility, as that term is defined in section 35-80-102 (11).         Any pet animal facility structure in existence and licensed by the department of health through 1991 that was in compliance with that department's regulations for such licenses shall be exempt from any conflicting requirements of this article or rules and regulations of the commissioner concerning physical premises.    Any laws or rules promulgated for pet animal facilities shall not require the construction of any new buildings or major reconstruction of the existing physical premises of facilities specified in paragraph (a) of this subsection (3).         History. Source: L. 94: Entire article added, p. 1301, § 8, effective July 1. L. 2000: (2)(i) added, p. 1398, § 5, effective May 30. L. 2001: (2)(i) amended, p. 1262, § 2, effective June 5. L. 2014: (2)(j) added, (HB 14-1270), ch. 365, p. 1745, § 4, effective July 1. L. 2017: IP(2) amended and (2)(k) and (2)(l) added, (HB 17-1228), ch. 342, p. 1812, § 1, effective June 5. L. 2018: (2)(f) repealed, (HB 18-1375), ch. 274, p. 1718, § 75, effective May 29.
CO Code § 35-80-104 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 35 - Agriculture|Article 80 - Pet Animal Care and Facilities Act|§ 35-80-104. Pet Animal Facility License Required

 Any person operating a pet animal facility shall possess a valid pet animal facility license issued by the commissioner in accordance with this article and any rules and regulations adopted by the commissioner in accordance with the provisions of this article.   History. Source: L. 94: Entire article added, p. 1302, § 8, effective July 1.