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CO Code § 35-21-105 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 35 - Agriculture|Article 21 - Eggs|Part 1 - Egg-Laying Hens|§ 35-21-105. Exemption - Rules

     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 eggs per month is exempt from this part 1; except that such a producer may apply for a dealer's license and, if in compliance with this part 1, be issued a dealer's license.    The commissioner may promulgate rules exempting small producers of other eggs or dealers of other eggs from any provision of this part 1 and setting the conditions for the exemption; except that such a producer may apply for a dealer's license and, if in compliance with this part 1, be issued a dealer's license.       A person transporting eggs for sale at a farmers' market or similar venue under subsection (1) of this section shall:   Comply with the transport requirements of section 35-21-103 (3) and any rules, including rules requiring refrigeration, promulgated under this part 1 regarding the safe transport and washing of eggs; and    Affix to the egg package a label containing the address at which the eggs originated and the date on which the eggs were packaged. Any eggs not treated for salmonella must also include the following statement on the package: “Safe Handling Instructions: To prevent illness from bacteria, keep eggs refrigerated, cook eggs until yolks are firm, and cook any foods containing eggs thoroughly. These eggs do not come from a government-approved source.”        History. Source: L. 65: R&RE, p. 220, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 7-9-5 . L. 2009: Entire section amended,(SB 09-127), ch. 63, p. 224, § 6, effective July 1. L. 2012: Entire section amended,(SB 12-048), ch. 16, p. 44, § 7, effective March 15. L. 2013: (2)(b) amended,(HB 13-1158), ch. 100, p. 319, § 4, effective April 4. L. 2020: (1) amended,(HB 20-1211), ch. 159, p. 712, § 5, effective June 29; (1) and (2)(a) amended,(HB 20-1343), ch. 217, p. 1077, § 5, effective September 14. L. 2021: (1)(b) amended,(SB 21-266), ch. 423, p. 2805, § 32, effective July 2.    Editor's note:   Subsection (1) was amended in HB 20-1211. Those amendments were harmonized in part with and superseded in part by the amendment of subsection (1) in HB 20-1343.   Cross references:   For the legislative declaration in the 2012 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 16, Session Laws of Colorado 2012.
CO Code § 35-21-106 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 35 - Agriculture|Article 21 - Eggs|Part 1 - Egg-Laying Hens|§ 35-21-106. Rules - Commissioner to Enforce - Procedure

  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 accordance with article 4 of title 24.      The commissioner is responsible for enforcing this article. The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall have access during regular business hours to business premises, facilities, vehicles, and records pertinent to activities regulated under this article.    If the commissioner determines that this article 21 or the rules promulgated for the enforcement of this article 21 are being violated, the commissioner may cause “stop sale notices” to be placed on all poultry eggs or other eggs being sold or offered for sale in violation of this article 21 or the rules. A person shall not sell or otherwise dispose of poultry eggs or other eggs upon which a “stop sale notice” has been issued until the “stop sale notice” has been canceled by the commissioner or a duly authorized agent.         If an authorized person from the department requests to inspect poultry eggs or other eggs, it is unlawful for a person to refuse to submit for inspection the following or to refuse to stop a vehicle transporting the following:   Poultry eggs;    Other eggs;    Poultry egg products; or    Other egg products.       Any authorized agent of the department may, while enforcing this article 21, seize and hold as evidence any carton or container of poultry eggs or other eggs received, packed, stored, delivered for shipment, loaded, or in transit in violation of this article 21.        History. Source: L. 65: R&RE, p. 220, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 7-9-6 . L. 95: (1) and (2) amended, p. 703, § 18, effective May 23. L. 2009: (1) and (2)(a) amended,(SB 09-127), ch. 63, p. 226, §§ 14, 15, effective July 1. L. 2020: (1), (2)(b), and (3) amended,(HB 20-1211), ch. 159, p. 713, § 6, effective June 29; (1) amended,(HB 20-1343), ch. 217, p. 1077, § 6, effective September 14.    Editor's note:   Subsection (1) was amended in HB 20-1211. Those amendments were harmonized in part with and superseded in part by the amendment of subsection (1) in HB 20-1343.   Cross references:   For rule-making procedures, see article 4 of title 24.
CO Code § 35-21-107 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 35 - Agriculture|Article 21 - Eggs|Part 1 - Egg-Laying Hens|§ 35-21-107. Penalty

  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 proceedings as may be necessary with the cooperation of the commissioner. Upon conviction in any court of competent jurisdiction, any person in violation of this part 1 shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars. Each calendar day on which such a violation occurs shall constitute a separate violation. Fines and penalties imposed under this part 1 shall be collected and remitted as provided by law.    After proper hearing as provided in article 4 of title 24, the commissioner may deny an application for licensure, place a licensee on probation, or restrict, suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew the license of a person who violates this part 1 or any rule adopted under this part 1. The restriction, revocation, or suspension of or refusal to renew a license may be in addition to, or in lieu of, any penalties or fines imposed in subsection (1) of this section.     History. Source: L. 65: R&RE, p. 220, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 7-9-7 . L. 73: P. 217, § 5. L. 95: (2) amended, p. 704, § 19, effective May 23. L. 2020: Entire section amended,(HB 20-1343), ch. 217, p. 1077, § 7, effective September 14.    Editor's note:   Subsection (2) is repealed, effective September 1, 2031, pursuant to § 35-21-108 .
CO Code § 35-21-107.5 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 35 - Agriculture|Article 21 - Eggs|Part 1 - Egg-Laying Hens|§ 35-21-107.5. Civil Penalties

     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.    Before imposing a civil penalty, the commissioner may consider the effect of such penalty on the ability of the violator to stay in business.         The commissioner shall not impose a civil penalty unless the person charged is given notice and an opportunity for a hearing pursuant to article 4 of title 24, C.R.S.    Upon a finding that the commissioner did not have probable cause to impose a civil penalty, the person charged may recover from the department such person's costs and attorney fees.       If the commissioner is unable to collect a civil penalty or if any person fails to pay all or any portion of a civil penalty imposed pursuant to this section, the commissioner may recover the amount of the penalty, plus costs and attorney fees, by action in a court of competent jurisdiction.    The commissioner shall transmit civil penalties collected under this section to the state treasurer, who shall credit the money to the general fund.      History. Source: L. 95: Entire section added, p. 704, § 20, effective May 23. L. 2003: (4) amended, p. 1733, § 15, effective May 14. L. 2005: (4) amended, p. 1274, § 14, effective July 1. L. 2007: (4) amended, p. 1909, § 12, effective July 1. L. 2020: (4) amended, (HB 20-1211), ch. 159, p. 713, § 7, effective June 29; (1)(a) amended, (HB 20-1343), ch. 217, p. 1078, § 8, effective September 14.
CO Code § 35-21-108 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 35 - Agriculture|Article 21 - Eggs|Part 1 - Egg-Laying Hens|§ 35-21-108. Repeal of Sections - Review of Functions

 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 .   History. Source: L. 88: Entire section added, p. 933, § 26, effective April 28. L. 90: Entire section amended, p. 333, § 20, effective April 3. L. 91: Entire section amended, p. 690, § 65, effective April 20. L. 95: Entire section amended, p. 704, § 21, effective May 23. L. 2004: Entire section amended, p. 349, § 18, effective July 1. L. 2009: Entire section amended, (SB 09-127), ch. 63, p. 223, § 3, effective July 1. L. 2020: Entire section amended, (HB 20-1211), ch. 159, p. 711, § 2, effective June 29.
CO Code § 35-21-201 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 35 - Agriculture|Article 21 - Eggs|Part 2 - Confinement of Egg-Laying Hens|§ 35-21-201. Legislative Declaration

 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 will further these goals.   History. Source: L. 2020: Entire part added, (HB 20-1343), ch. 217, p. 1071, § 1, effective September 14.
CO Code § 35-21-203 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 35 - Agriculture|Article 21 - Eggs|Part 2 - Confinement of Egg-Laying Hens|§ 35-21-203. Enclosure Requirements - Repeal

      On and after January 1, 2023, a farm owner or operator shall not knowingly confine an egg-laying hen in an enclosure with less than one square foot of usable floor space per egg-laying hen. (a) (I)On and after January 1, 2023, a farm owner or operator shall not knowingly confine an egg-laying hen in an enclosure with less than one square foot of usable floor space per egg-laying hen.    This subsection (1)(a) is repealed, effective January 1, 2025.       On and after January 1, 2025, a farm owner or operator shall not knowingly confine an egg-laying hen in an enclosure:   That is not a cage-free housing system; or    That has less than:   One square foot of usable floor space per egg-laying hen in a cage-free housing system that provides egg-laying hens with unfettered access to vertical space, such as a multi-tiered aviary or a partially slatted system; or    One and one-half square feet of usable floor space per egg-laying hen in a cage-free housing system that does not provide egg-laying hens with unfettered access to vertical space, such as a single-level all-litter floor system.               A business owner or operator shall not knowingly sell or transport for sale in the state a shell egg or egg product that the business owner or operator knows or should know was produced by an egg-laying hen that was confined in a manner that conflicts with the standards required in subsection (1) of this section.      This subsection (2) takes effect January 1, 2023. (b) (I) This subsection (2) takes effect January 1, 2023.    This subsection (2)(b) is repealed, effective January 1, 2025.          For the purposes of this part 2, a sale is deemed to occur at the location where the buyer takes physical possession of the item.     History. Source: L. 2020: Entire part added, (HB 20-1343), ch. 217, p. 1073, § 1, effective September 14.
CO Code § 35-21-204 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 35 - Agriculture|Article 21 - Eggs|Part 2 - Confinement of Egg-Laying Hens|§ 35-21-204. Exceptions

  Section 35-21-203 (1) does not apply during:   Medical research;    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 12;    Transportation;    A state or county fair exhibition, a 4-H program, and similar exhibitions;    Slaughter, if done in accordance with an applicable law; or    Temporary periods for animal husbandry purposes for no more than six hours in any twenty-four-hour period and no more than twenty-four hours total in any thirty-day period.       This part 2 does not apply to:   The production in the state, sale in the state, or transport for sale in the state of shell eggs by a farm owner or operator with annual shell egg production from three thousand or fewer egg-laying hens if all shell eggs sold in the state or transported for sale in the state by the farm owner or operator are derived from three thousand or fewer egg-laying hens; or    The sale of or transport for sale of shell eggs in the state by a business owner or operator at one or more business locations in the state if all of the following conditions are met:   Each business location owned by or operated by the business owner or operator sells fewer than twenty-five cases of thirty dozen shell eggs per week;    All business locations owned by or operated by the business owner or operator collectively sell fewer than one hundred cases of thirty dozen shell eggs per week; and    The business owner or operator is not a farm owner or operator.           History. Source: L. 2020: Entire part added, (HB 20-1343), ch. 217, p. 1074, § 1, effective September 14.
CO Code § 35-21-205 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 35 - Agriculture|Article 21 - Eggs|Part 2 - Confinement of Egg-Laying Hens|§ 35-21-205. Defense

 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 the standards in section 35-21-203 (1) .   History. Source: L. 2020: Entire part added, (HB 20-1343), ch. 217, p. 1075, § 1, effective September 14.
CO Code § 35-21-206 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 35 - Agriculture|Article 21 - Eggs|Part 2 - Confinement of Egg-Laying Hens|§ 35-21-206. Penalty

  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.    If the commissioner is unable to collect a civil penalty or if a farm owner or operator or business owner or operator fails to pay any portion of a civil penalty imposed under this section, the commissioner may recover the amount of the penalty, plus costs and attorney fees, by an action in a court.    The commissioner shall not impose a civil penalty unless the person charged is given notice and opportunity for a hearing in accordance with article 4 of title 24.     History. Source: L. 2020: Entire part added, (HB 20-1343), ch. 217, p. 1075, § 1, effective September 14.
CO Code § 35-21-207 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 35 - Agriculture|Article 21 - Eggs|Part 2 - Confinement of Egg-Laying Hens|§ 35-21-207. Enforcement - Rules

  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 regulated in this part 2.    The commissioner shall promulgate rules governing the enforcement of this part 2, including rules governing the inspection of farms, shell eggs, and egg products, to ensure shell eggs and egg products sold in Colorado are produced in compliance with this part 2.    The commissioner may use a government or private inspection or process verification provider to ensure compliance with this part 2. To rely on a government or private inspection or process verification provider, the commissioner must approve the specific inspection or process verification provider as competent to ensure compliance with this part 2 during both production and handling of shell eggs and egg products.     History. Source: L. 2020: Entire part added, (HB 20-1343), ch. 217, p. 1075, § 1, effective September 14.
CO Code § 35-21-208 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 35 - Agriculture|Article 21 - Eggs|Part 2 - Confinement of Egg-Laying Hens|§ 35-21-208. Certification - Repeal

     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:   A farm owner or operator must obtain a certificate that the shell eggs or egg products are produced in compliance with this part 2 from the commissioner;    A business owner or operator must obtain a copy of the certificate issued under subsection (1)(a)(I) of this section from a farm owner or operator that the shell eggs or egg products comply with this part 2. The business owner or operator shall retain the copy and provide the copy to the commissioner upon request.       The commissioner shall certify shell eggs and egg products as compliant with this part 2 if:   The enclosures for the egg-laying hens are inspected in accordance with the rules promulgated under section 35-21-207 (2); or    The commissioner determines the shell eggs and egg products are accompanied with documentation proving the enclosures for the egg-laying hens have undergone government or private inspection and process verification services described in section 35-21-207 (3).          The certification issued under this section expires at the end of the calendar year.      This section applies to the sale of, an offer to sell, or the transportation of shell eggs and egg products for sale within the state occurring on or after January 1, 2023.    This subsection (3) is repealed, effective January 1, 2025.         History. Source: L. 2020: Entire part added, (HB 20-1343), ch. 217, p. 1076, § 1, effective September 14.
CO Code § 35-21-209 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 35 - Agriculture|Article 21 - Eggs|Part 2 - Confinement of Egg-Laying Hens|§ 35-21-209. Effects on Other Animal Welfare Laws

 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 stringent than this part 2.   History. Source: L. 2020: Entire part added, (HB 20-1343), ch. 217, p. 1076, § 1, effective September 14.
CO Code § 35-31-101 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 35 - Agriculture|Article 31 - Destruction of Food Products|Part 1 - Public Enforcement|§ 35-31-101. Destruction of Food Prohibited

 It is unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation or any servant, agent, employee, or officer thereof to destroy or cause to be destroyed, or to permit to decay or to become unfit for use or consumption, or to take, send, or cause to be transported out of this state so to be destroyed or permitted to decay, or knowingly to make any materially false statement, for the purpose of maintaining prices or establishing higher prices for the same, or for the purpose of limiting or diminishing the quantity thereof available for market, or for the purpose of procuring, or aiding in procuring, or establishing, or maintaining a monopoly in such articles or products, or for the purpose of in any manner restraining trade, any fruits, vegetables, grain, meats, or other articles or products ordinarily grown, raised, produced, or used in any manner or to any extent as food for human beings or for domestic animals.   History. Source: L. 17: Ex. Sess., p. 39, § 1. C.L. § 3692. CSA: C. 69, § 41. CRS 53: § 7-2-1 . C.R.S. 1963: § 7-2-1 . L. 94: Entire section amended, p. 965, § 1, effective July 1.
CO Code § 35-31-102 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 35 - Agriculture|Article 31 - Destruction of Food Products|Part 1 - Public Enforcement|§ 35-31-102. Applicable to Unmatured Foods

 This part 1 shall apply to the destruction of unripe or unmatured food products or articles as well as to the destruction of the same when matured or ready for marketing.   History. Source: L. 17: Ex. Sess., p. 39, § 2. C.L. § 3693. CSA: C. 69, § 42. CRS 53: § 7-2-2 . C.R.S. 1963: § 7-2-2 . L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 237, § 2, effective April 12.
CO Code § 35-31-103 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 35 - Agriculture|Article 31 - Destruction of Food Products|Part 1 - Public Enforcement|§ 35-31-103. Evidence

 Evidence of the voluntary destruction or of the destruction, if unexplained, of any of the food products or articles mentioned in section 35-31-101 , or of the voluntary and willful permitting of the same to decay, or of the taking, sending, or causing of the same to be transported out of this state to be destroyed or permitted to decay shall be prima facie proof of the violation of this part 1.   History. Source: L. 17: Ex. Sess., p. 40, § 3. C.L. § 3694. CSA: C. 69, § 43. CRS 53: § 7-2-3 . C.R.S. 1963: § 7-2-3 . L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 237, § 3, effective April 12.
CO Code § 35-31-104 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 35 - Agriculture|Article 31 - Destruction of Food Products|Part 1 - Public Enforcement|§ 35-31-104. Penalty

  [ ] Any person, whether acting individually or otherwise, in such person's own behalf, or as the agent, employee, servant, director, or officer of any other person, partnership, firm, association, or corporation, or any corporation who violates any of the provisions of this part 1 is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than thirty days nor more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.    As a condition of any sentence imposed pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, the court shall order in addition to any other penalty that any person convicted of a violation of this part 1 shall make restitution to any victim of such a violation. The amount and any conditions of such a restitution order shall be determined in the same manner as a restitution order imposed pursuant to the provisions of section 18-1.3-205, C.R.S.    Editor's note: This version of subsection (1) is effective until March 1, 2022.  (1) [ ] Any person, whether acting individually or otherwise, in such person's own behalf, or as the agent, employee, servant, director, or officer of any other person, partnership, firm, association, or corporation, or any corporation who violates any of the provisions of this part 1 commits a petty offense.  Editor's note: This version of subsection (1) is effective March 1, 2022.  History. Source: L. 17: Ex. Sess., p. 40, § 4. C.L. § 3695. CSA: C. 69, § 44. CRS 53: § 7-2-4 . C.R.S. 1963: § 7-2-4 . L. 94: Entire section amended, p. 965, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 237, § 4, effective April 12; (2) amended, p. 1548, § 313, effective October 1. L. 2021: (1) amended,(SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3279, § 629, effective March 1, 2022.    Editor's note:    Amendments to subsection (2) by House Bill 02-1046 and Senate Bill 02-069 were harmonized.    Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.     Cross references:   For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending subsection (2), see section 1 of chapter 318, Session Laws of Colorado 2002.