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CO Code § 35-14-117 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 35 - Agriculture|Article 14 - Measurement Standards|§ 35-14-117. Unit Pricing - Application - Inch Pound or Metric

  Except for random-weight packages unit priced in accordance with rules promulgated pursuant to this article, any retail establishment providing unit price information in addition to the total price for any commodity shall also provide the unit price information for all such commodities as required by rules promulgated pursuant to this article.    Either metric or inch pound unit prices may be used for commodities marked in either system; except that, when unit price is changed to metric for any given type of commodity, unit pricing for all sources or suppliers of that commodity should change to metric.     History. Source: L. 83: Entire article R&RE, p. 1347, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2009: (1) amended, (SB 09-113), ch. 88, p. 330, § 15, effective April 2.
CO Code § 35-14-118 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 35 - Agriculture|Article 14 - Measurement Standards|§ 35-14-118. Declarations on Packages

  Except as otherwise provided in this article, any commodity in package form shall bear on the outside of the package a definite, plain, and conspicuous declaration of:   The net quantity of the contents in terms of weight, measure, or count; and    In the case of any package not sold on the premises where packed, the name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor;    The identity of the commodity in the manner specified by rule promulgated pursuant to this article.       Under paragraph   of subsection (1) of this section, the commissioner, by regulation, shall establish reasonable variations or tolerances to be allowed and also exemptions as to small packages.        History. Source: L. 83: Entire article R&RE, p. 1347, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2009: (1)(c) added,(SB 09-113), ch. 88, p. 330, § 16, effective April 2.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 35-14-119 as it existed prior to 1983.
CO Code § 35-14-119 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 35 - Agriculture|Article 14 - Measurement Standards|§ 35-14-119. Misleading Packages - Allowances

 No commodity in package form shall be so wrapped, nor shall it be in a container so made, formed, or filled as to mislead the purchaser as to the quantity of the contents of the package, and the contents of a container shall not fall below such reasonable standard of fill as may have been prescribed for the commodity in question by the commissioner.   History. Source: L. 83: Entire article R&RE, p. 1348, § 1, effective July 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 35-14-119 as it existed prior to 1983.
CO Code § 35-14-120 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 35 - Agriculture|Article 14 - Measurement Standards|§ 35-14-120. Declaration of Unit Price on Random-Weight Packages

 In addition to the declarations required by section 35-14-118 , any package being one of a lot containing random weights of the same commodity and bearing the total selling price of the package shall bear on the outside of the package a plain and conspicuous declaration of the price per single unit of weight.   History. Source: L. 83: Entire article R&RE, p. 1348, § 1, effective July 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former §§ 35-14-119 and 35-14-120 as they existed prior to 1983.
CO Code § 35-14-124 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 35 - Agriculture|Article 14 - Measurement Standards|§ 35-14-124. Inaccurate Devices - Stickers - Tags - Wire Seals - Rules

  A blue tag indicating “Work Order” shall be placed on any commercial weighing or measuring device that in the judgment of the commissioner is out of tolerance or in need of minor repairs. Repairs shall be made within thirty days, and, if not so made, the device shall be removed from commercial use. If the repairs cannot be completed or the device cannot be placed into service due to delay in obtaining parts or other justified circumstances, the commissioner may extend the time limit for repair or placing in service for a reasonable time.    A red tag indicating “CONDEMNED” shall be placed on any commercial weighing or measuring device that is to be removed from use. A wire seal may be so placed as to make the device unusable in any form. A device that has been condemned pursuant to this subsection (2) shall not be used for any commercial purpose.      A tag indicating “no license fee paid” shall be placed on any commercial weighing or measuring device that the owner is not licensed to operate. A wire seal may be so placed as to make the device unusable in any form. A device on which a “no license fee paid” tag has been placed shall not be used for any commercial purpose. A “no license fee paid” tag need not be placed on devices that are being held for resale and are not being used.    When a weighing or measuring device is found in a commercial establishment, it shall be prima facie evidence that said device is being used or employed. If the owner of any such device does not have a license for its use, the device shall have a “no license fee paid” or “not approved for commercial use” tag attached.       (Deleted by amendment, L. 2009, (SB 09-113), ch. 88, p. 333, § 19, effective April 2, 2009.)    The commissioner shall promulgate rules to clarify the circumstances under which a blue or red tag should be issued.      History. Source: L. 83: Entire article R&RE, p. 1352, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2009: Entire section amended and (5) added,(SB 09-113), ch. 88, pp. 333, 323, §§ 19, 5, effective April 2.    Editor's note:    Amendments to this section by sections 5 and 19 of Senate Bill 09-113 were harmonized.    This section is repealed, effective September 1, 2028, pursuant to § 35-14-134.
CO Code § 35-14-124.5 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 35 - Agriculture|Article 14 - Measurement Standards|§ 35-14-124.5. Disciplinary Powers

  The commissioner may deny an application for, refuse to renew, revoke, or suspend a license or certificate or place a licensee or certificate holder on probation, if such person has:   Violated any provision of this article or of any rule adopted by the commissioner under this article;    Been convicted of a felony under any state or federal law; except that, in considering a conviction of a felony, the commissioner shall be governed by section 24-5-101, C.R.S.;    Committed fraud or deception in the procurement or attempted procurement of a license or certificate;    Failed to comply with a lawful order of the commissioner concerning the administration of this article;    Been convicted of deceptive trade practices under any state or federal law;    Used a commercial weighing or measuring device or moisture-testing device in deceptive trade practices in violation of any state or federal law.       All proceedings concerning the denial, refusal to renew, revocation, or suspension of a license or certificate or the placing of a licensee or certificate holder on probation shall be conducted pursuant to article 4 of title 24, C.R.S.    Any previous violation of this article by an applicant or associate of the applicant shall be sufficient grounds for denial of a license. For purposes of this subsection (3), “associate” means:   A person associated with the applicant in the business for which such applicant seeks to be licensed or certified;    A partner, officer, director, or stockholder of more than thirty percent of the outstanding shares of a partnership or corporation, when such partnership or corporation is the applicant.        History. Source: L. 95: Entire section added, p. 899, § 9, effective July 1. L. 2009: (1)(f) amended,(SB 09-113), ch. 88, p. 334, § 20, effective April 2.    Editor's note:   This section is repealed, effective September 1, 2028, pursuant to § 35-14-134 .
CO Code § 35-14-126 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 35 - Agriculture|Article 14 - Measurement Standards|§ 35-14-126. Commercial Weighing Device Exemption - Licensing - Testing

  No license shall be required for the use of the following commercial weighing or measuring devices and such devices shall be exempt from testing:   Person weighers also referred to as pennyweight scales;    Any scale used as an in-plant scale to determine ingredients or other such services where the end product or service is determined by some means other than the in-plant scale;    Those scales operated by the United States postal service;    Postal scales used exclusively for determining postage fees and where final determination of weight is made by the United States postal service;    A pharmacist's prescription scale having less than a four-ounce capacity;    Any other device exempted by the commissioner by rule.        History. Source: L. 83: Entire article R&RE, p. 1353, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2009: IP(1) amended and (1)(f) added, (SB 09-113), ch. 88, p. 334, § 22, effective April 2.
CO Code § 35-14-128 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 35 - Agriculture|Article 14 - Measurement Standards|§ 35-14-128. Laboratory Approval - Service - Condemnation

  The commissioner may inspect and test any weights, measures, or standards submitted to the metrology laboratory. Weights, measures, and standards may not be approved by the department's laboratory unless the design and construction of the unit complies with the design and construction requirements prescribed by the national institute of standards and technology or other entity approved by the commissioner. The commissioner may establish approval periods, conditions, and limitations by rule.      The laboratory may require that specified weights, measures, or standards submitted for calibration be cleaned or sanded, scraped, and painted before submission. The fee for any metrology service shall be established by the commission. For each fiscal year, commencing on July 1, seventy-five percent of the direct and indirect costs associated with metrology laboratory services, including the regulation of weighing and measuring device sales, installation, and service persons, shall be funded from the general fund. The commission shall establish a fee schedule to cover any direct and indirect costs not funded from the general fund.    Repealed.       The laboratory may seize any weight, measure, or standard that it deems not to be susceptible of repair. Within twenty-four hours after such seizure, the laboratory shall cause notice of such seizure to be served personally or by first-class mail upon the owner of such weight, measure, or standard, advising such owner of the seizure and of the laboratory's intention to destroy such weights, measures, or standards, pursuant to section 35-14-107 (1)(k). Such notice shall also state that the owner of such weights, measures, or standards may, within twenty days after the date of personal service or mailing, request in writing that the commissioner conduct a hearing to determine whether such weights, measures, or standards are not susceptible of repair. If a hearing is requested, it shall be conducted promptly, and the commissioner or the commissioner's designated agent shall preside over such hearing, and the laboratory shall take no further action pending such hearing. If a hearing is not requested, the seized weights, measures, or standards may be destroyed after the expiration of the twenty-day period.      History. Source: L. 83: Entire article R&RE, p. 1354, § 1, effective July 1. L. 95: (1) amended, p. 899, § 10, effective July 1. L. 2003: (2) amended, p. 1731, § 12, effective May 14. L. 2005: (2) amended, p. 1271, § 11, effective July 1. L. 2007: (2) amended, p. 1907, § 9, effective July 1. L. 2009: Entire section amended,(SB 09-113), ch. 88, p. 336, § 25, effective April 2. L. 2010: (2) amended,(HB 10-1377), ch. 212, p. 922, § 4, effective May 6. L. 2013: (2)(a) amended,(HB 13-1300), ch. 316, p. 1698, § 109, effective August 7.    Editor's note:   Subsection (2)(b)(II) provided for the repeal of subsection (2)(b), effective July 1, 2012. (See L. 2010, p. 280 .)
CO Code § 35-14-129 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 35 - Agriculture|Article 14 - Measurement Standards|§ 35-14-129. Moisture-Testing Devices and Grain Protein Analyzers - Specifications

  Before operating any moisture-testing device or grain protein analyzer for commercial use, the owner of the device or analyzer shall first procure a license for operation of the device or analyzer from the commissioner. An application for the license must be made upon a form furnished by the commissioner. A moisture-testing device or a grain protein analyzer is considered in commercial use if the results of the device or analyzer are a factor in determining:   The price of the commodity tested; or    For a moisture-testing device, the drying or other processing charge based upon moisture content of the commodity.       to (6) Repealed.     History. Source: L. 83: Entire article R&RE, p. 1355, § 1, effective July 1. L. 95: (2) to (6) repealed, p. 899, § 11, effective July 1. L. 2009: IP(1) amended,(SB 09-113), ch. 88, p. 337, § 26, effective April 2. L. 2011: (1) amended,(HB 11-1159), ch. 95, p. 280, § 4, effective August 10.    Editor's note:   This section is repealed, effective September 1, 2028, pursuant to § 35-14-134 .
CO Code § 35-14-130 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 35 - Agriculture|Article 14 - Measurement Standards|§ 35-14-130. Stop Sale Order

  The commissioner may issue warning notices to anyone who has not complied with this article and may establish a time period to correct any minor violation.    The commissioner may issue a stop sale order directing that any products not meeting the requirements of this article or the rules promulgated by the commissioner be taken off sale.     History. Source: L. 83: Entire article R&RE, p. 1356, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2009: Entire section amended, (SB 09-113), ch. 88, p. 337, § 27, effective April 2.
CO Code § 35-14-132 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 35 - Agriculture|Article 14 - Measurement Standards|§ 35-14-132. Criminal Penalties

  [ ] Any person who willfully makes, installs, sells or offers to sell, or uses or allows to be used on his or her weights or measures any counterfeit seal, or seal of the commissioner without proper authority, commits a class 2 misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-501, C.R.S.    The commissioner shall inform the district attorney of the proper district of any criminal violation of this article. It is the duty of each district attorney to whom the commissioner presents satisfactory evidence of any violation of this article to cause appropriate proceedings to be commenced and prosecuted in a court of competent jurisdiction. If the district attorney fails to so act within a reasonable time, the commissioner may notify and be represented by the attorney general.    All criminal fines imposed and collected for violations of the provisions of this article shall be paid into the county treasury for the use of the people of the county in which the offense was committed.    Editor's note: This version of subsection (1) is effective until March 1, 2022.  (1) [ ] Any person who willfully makes, installs, sells or offers to sell, or uses or allows to be used on his or her weights or measures any counterfeit seal, or seal of the commissioner without proper authority, commits a civil infraction and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-503 .  Editor's note: This version of subsection (1) is effective March 1, 2022.  History. Source: L. 83: Entire article R&RE, p. 1357, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2002: (1) amended, p. 1548, § 308, effective October 1. L. 2021: (1) amended,(SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3277, § 620, effective March 1, 2022.    Editor's note:    This section is similar to former § 35-14-132 as it existed prior to 1983.    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 this section, see section 1 of chapter 318, Session Laws of Colorado 2002.
CO Code § 35-14-133 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 35 - Agriculture|Article 14 - Measurement Standards|§ 35-14-133. Enforcement

  The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall enforce this article.    Whenever the commissioner has reasonable cause to believe a violation of any provision of this article or any rule promulgated pursuant to this article has occurred and immediate enforcement is deemed necessary, the commissioner may issue a cease-and-desist order, which may require any person to cease violating any provision of this article or any rule promulgated pursuant to this article. Such cease-and-desist order shall set forth the provisions alleged to have been violated, the facts alleged to have constituted the violation, and the requirement that all actions cease forthwith. At any time after service of the order to cease and desist, the person may request, at the person's discretion, a hearing to be held within a reasonable period of time to determine whether such violation has occurred. Such hearing shall be conducted pursuant to article 4 of title 24, C.R.S., and shall be determined promptly.    Whenever the commissioner possesses sufficient evidence satisfactory to him or her indicating that a person has engaged in or is about to engage in an act or practice constituting a violation of this article or any rule or order adopted pursuant to this article, the commissioner may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction to temporarily or permanently restrain or enjoin the act or practice in question and to enforce compliance with this article or any rule or order adopted pursuant to this article. In any such action, the commissioner shall not be required to plead or prove irreparable injury or the inadequacy of the remedy at law. Under no circumstances shall the court require the commissioner to post a bond.     History. Source: L. 83: Entire article R&RE, p. 1358, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2009: Entire section amended,(SB 09-113), ch. 88, p. 340, § 29, effective April 2.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 35-14-134 as it existed prior to 1983.
CO Code § 35-14-134 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 35 - Agriculture|Article 14 - Measurement Standards|§ 35-14-134. Repeal of Sections - Review of Functions

 Sections 35-14-102 (3) , 35-14-121 to 35-14-124.5 , 35-14-127 , 35-14-129 , and 35-14-131 (5)(d) , (5)(j), and (5)(m) are repealed, effective September 1, 2028. Before the repeal, the licensing and certification functions of the department are scheduled for review in accordance with section 24-34-104 .   History. Source: L. 88: Entire section added, p. 932, § 24, effective April 28. L. 90: Entire section amended, p. 333, § 19, effective April 3. L. 91: Entire section amended, p. 689, § 64, effective April 20. L. 95: Entire section amended, p. 901, § 13, effective July 1. L. 99: Entire section amended, p. 628, § 35, effective August 4. L. 2004: Entire section amended, p. 349, § 17, effective July 1. L. 2009: Entire section amended, (SB 09-113), ch. 88, p. 322, § 1, effective April 2. L. 2018: Entire section amended, (HB 18-1146), ch. 377, p. 2282, § 2, effective June 6.
CO Code § 35-23-101 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 35 - Agriculture|Article 23 - Fruits, Vegetables, and Other Agricultural Products|§ 35-23-101. Legislative Declaration

 The purpose of this article is to provide the means whereby producers, shippers, carriers, buyers, and sellers of fruits, vegetables, and such other agricultural products as may be mutually agreed upon, on application, may secure prompt and efficient inspection and classification of such products. The standardization of the produce industry by means of the proper classification and grading of fruits, vegetables, and other agricultural products is recognized to be beneficial to the producer, carrier, shipper, buyer, seller, and consumer. Prompt and efficient inspection, under competent authority, furnishes the producer and the shipper prima facie evidence of quality and condition of products; it guarantees the carrier and the receiver as to the quality and condition of products carried and received by them; and it assures the ultimate consumer of the quality and condition of products purchased.   History. Source: L. 31: P. 368, § 1. CSA: C. 69, § 60. CRS 53: § 7-6-1 . C.R.S. 1963: § 7-5-1 . L. 71: P. 155, § 1.    ANNOTATION   Object and purpose of this article is to prevent the shipment of the fruits and vegetables herein specified unless the same are in a wholesome and fit condition for human consumption, and also to protect, by inspection, the shipper of fruits and vegetables while the same are in transit. Cole v. Lindsey, 120 Colo. 501 , 211 P.2d 544 (1949).
CO Code § 35-23-102 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 35 - Agriculture|Article 23 - Fruits, Vegetables, and Other Agricultural Products|§ 35-23-102. Responsible Officer

 The inspection in this state of fruits, vegetables, and other agricultural products, and the classification of grades thereof, shall be under the direction and control of the commissioner of agriculture.   History. Source: L. 31: P. 369, § 2. CSA: C. 69, § 61. CRS 53: § 7-6-2 . C.R.S. 1963: § 7-5-2 . L. 71: P. 155, § 2.
CO Code § 35-23-103 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 35 - Agriculture|Article 23 - Fruits, Vegetables, and Other Agricultural Products|§ 35-23-103. Federal Cooperation

 The commissioner is empowered to enter into such agreements with the United States department of agriculture as he may determine to be necessary or advisable for the establishment of a joint state and federal inspection service in Colorado for fruits, vegetables, and other agricultural products.   History. Source: L. 31: P. 369, § 3. CSA: C. 69, § 62. CRS 53: § 7-6-3 . C.R.S. 1963: § 7-5-3 .
CO Code § 35-23-104 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 35 - Agriculture|Article 23 - Fruits, Vegetables, and Other Agricultural Products|§ 35-23-104. Employees of Inspection Service

 Pursuant to section 13 of article XII of the state constitution, the commissioner shall employ and discharge such supervisors, deputies, inspectors, and employees as the needs of the inspection service require. Inspectors shall be experienced in the inspection of fruits, vegetables, and other agricultural products, and in commercial packing practices, and shall hold, at the time of appointment, a federal inspector's license.   History. Source: L. 31: P. 369, § 4. CSA: C. 69, § 63. L. 45: P. 342, § 1. CRS 53: § 7-6-4 . C.R.S. 1963: § 7-5-4 . L. 71: P. 155, § 3.
CO Code § 35-23-105 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 35 - Agriculture|Article 23 - Fruits, Vegetables, and Other Agricultural Products|§ 35-23-105. Authority to Enter Business Places

 In carrying out the provisions of this article, the commissioner and his deputies, inspectors, and employees are authorized to enter on any business day, during the usual hours of business, any storehouse, warehouse, cold storage plant, packing house, or other building or place where fruits, vegetables, or other agricultural products are kept or stored by any person engaged in the shipping of fruits, vegetables, or other agricultural products, or to stop or inspect at any time any automobile, truck, trailer, or other vehicle transporting or containing any such fruits, vegetables, or other agricultural products.   History. Source: L. 31: P. 370, § 5. CSA: C. 69, § 64. CRS 53: § 7-6-5 . C.R.S. 1963: § 7-5-5 . L. 71: P. 156, § 4.