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2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-41-100.3 — 35-57.9-104) › Article 57.9 - CONFIDENTIALITY OF LIVESTOCK INFORMATION (§§ 35-57.9-101 — 35-57.9-104) › Section 35-57.9-103 - Authority of commissioner to deny access to information - redaction - exceptions

(1)
The commissioner may deny access to personal information about persons involved with the livestock industry if the commissioner reasonably believes dissemination of such information will cause harm to such persons.
(2)
On the grounds that disclosure would be contrary to the public interest, the commissioner may deny access to the following:
(a)
Specific operational details of livestock operations that constitute confidential commercial data pursuant to section
24-72-204
, C.R.S. Such operational details include ownership, numbers, locations, and movements of livestock; financial information; the purchase and sale of livestock; account numbers or unique identifiers issued by government or private entities; operational protocols; and participation in an all-hazards security system.
(b)
Information related to livestock disease or injury:
(I)
That would identify a person or location; or
(II)
That contains confidential data pursuant to the veterinary-patient-client privilege described in section
24-72-204(3)(a)(XIV)
, C.R.S.;
(c)
Records of ongoing investigations that pertain to livestock; however, such records shall not be withheld if the investigation has concluded and the person being investigated is found by the commissioner to have violated any provision of this title that pertains to livestock.
(3)
If the commissioner denies access to information pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (2) of this section, the commissioner shall redact the confidential information and make the remaining portions of such record available for disclosure. If the commissioner is unable to redact the record within the time limits established in section
24-72-203(3)
, C.R.S., such time limits shall be waived and the commissioner shall redact the information and provide the redacted record as soon as is practicable.
(4)
Nothing in this article shall be construed to authorize the commissioner to obtain information not otherwise permitted by law.
(5)
Nothing in this article shall:
(a)
Preclude a person in interest from accessing his or her own information;
(b)
Prevent the commissioner from releasing biological livestock samples to authorized external entities for scientific testing, so long as the testing entity agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the information it receives;
(c)
Prevent the commissioner from disclosing information that is otherwise permitted or required to be disclosed; or
(d)
Apply when the commissioner determines that disclosure of livestock information is necessary to prevent or address an immediate threat to the health and safety of a person or animal.
(6)
When disclosing information pursuant to subsection (5) of this section, the commissioner shall release only as much information as is necessary to address the situation.
L. 2008: Entire article added, p. 678, § 2, effective August 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › LIVESTOCK (§§ 35-41-100.3 — 35-57.9-104) › Article 57.9 - CONFIDENTIALITY OF LIVESTOCK INFORMATION (§§ 35-57.9-101 — 35-57.9-104) › Section 35-57.9-104 - Restrictions on information in databases

Any database created by the department that contains specific operational details that constitute confidential commercial data pursuant to section
24-72-204
, C.R.S., shall not be merged or shared with any state, federal, or foreign government, industry partner, or other database that would modify the provisions with respect to how specific operational details that constitute confidential commercial data may be disseminated pursuant to section
35-57.9-103
. Such data includes ownership, numbers, locations, and movements of livestock; financial information; the purchase and sale of livestock; account numbers or unique identifiers issued by government or private entities; operational protocols; and participation in an all-hazards security system; except that data within any all-hazards security system may be shared for response to or participation in any all-hazards event limited to the scope of each individual all-hazards event and to the scope of only those agencies directly involved in the all-hazards event. As used in this section, "all-hazards event" means the occurrence of any catastrophic event or incident that is either natural, such as a blizzard, fire, flood, tornado, earthquake, or disease outbreak, or man-made and that could be of biological, chemical, radiological, nuclear, or explosive origin.
L. 2011: Entire section added, (HB 11-1111), ch. 88, p. 252, §1, effective August 10.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › MEAT PROCESSING (§§ 35-58-101 — 35-59-101) › Article 58 - [Repealed] (§ 35-58-101) › Section 35-58-101 - to 35-58-110 - [Repealed]

L. 89: Entire article repealed, p. 1395, § 5, effective April 12.
This article was numbered as article 16 of chapter 8, C.R.S. 1963.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › MEAT PROCESSING (§§ 35-58-101 — 35-59-101) › Article 59 - [Repealed] (§ 35-59-101) › Section 35-59-101 - to 35-59-113 - [Repealed]

L. 2012: Entire article repealed, (HB 12-1158), ch. 13, p. 33, § 1, effective July 1.
This article was numbered as article 21 of chapter 8, C.R.S. 1963.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS - STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS - CONTINUED (§§ 35-60-101 — 35-61-114) › Article 60 - COMMERCIAL FEEDING STUFFS (§§ 35-60-101 — 35-60-116) › Section 35-60-101 - Short title

This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Colorado Feed Law".
L. 99: Entire article R&RE, p. 565, § 1, effective 1/1/2000. L. 2007: Entire section amended, p. 991, § 1, effective May 22.
This section is similar to former § 35-60-101 as it existed prior to 1999.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS - STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS - CONTINUED (§§ 35-60-101 — 35-61-114) › Article 60 - COMMERCIAL FEEDING STUFFS (§§ 35-60-101 — 35-60-116) › Section 35-60-103 - Commercial feed registration - rules

(1)
No person shall manufacture commercial feed within the state, or allow his or her name to appear on the label of a commercial feed as guarantor, without first registering with the department. Such registration shall expire on the date specified by the commissioner by rule and may be renewed annually.
(2)
Nothing in this article shall require a person to register with the department to do the following:
(a)
Distribute packaged commercial feed in its original package if that feed was packaged and labeled by a registered manufacturer or distributor whose name and address appears on the package label;
(b)
Distribute bulk commercial feed that is:
(I)
Distributed in the same form, but not necessarily the same quantities, in which it was received from a registered manufacturer or distributor; and
(II)
Labeled with the information, except the quantity statement, that was provided by the registered manufacturer or distributor from whom the bulk commercial feed was received;
(c)
Manufacture or distribute a customer-formula feed; except that the manufacturer of such customer-formula feed shall:
(I)
Distribute such customer-formula feed only to the final purchaser for whom the feed was formulated;
(II)
Obtain all commercial feeds used as ingredients in such customer-formula feed from registered manufacturers or distributors; and
(d)
Manufacture or distribute commercial feed as an employee of a person registered pursuant to subsection (1) of this section.
L. 99: Entire article R&RE, p. 567, § 1, effective 1/1/2000. L. 2007: (1) and (2)(c)(I) amended, p. 992, § 3, effective May 22.
This section is similar to former § 35-60-103 as it existed prior to 1999.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS - STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS - CONTINUED (§§ 35-60-101 — 35-61-114) › Article 60 - COMMERCIAL FEEDING STUFFS (§§ 35-60-101 — 35-60-116) › Section 35-60-108 - Prohibited acts

(1)
The following acts and the causing thereof are prohibited:
(a)
The manufacture or distribution of any feed that is adulterated or misbranded;
(a.5)
The use of feed that is adulterated for any cattle, sheep, goats, swine, poultry, or any other animals if such animals are raised to produce human food;
(b)
The adulteration or misbranding of any feed;
(c)
The distribution of agricultural commodities such as whole seed, hay, straw, stover, silage, cobs, husks, and hulls, that are adulterated;
(d)
The removal or disposal of a feed in violation of section
35-60-111
;
(e)
The failure or refusal to register in accordance with section
35-60-104
;
(f)
The violation of section
35-60-112 (6)
;
(g)
The failure or refusal to pay distribution fees and file reports in accordance with section
35-60-105
;
(h)
The sale of customer-formula feed to any person other than the person who provided the manufacturing instructions;
(i)
The failure to maintain any records required by this article or any rule promulgated pursuant to this article;
(j)
The failure to comply with any other provision of this article or the rules promulgated pursuant to this article not otherwise specified in this section; and
(k)
The falsification of any information given to the commissioner.
L. 99: Entire article R&RE, p. 574, § 1, effective 1/1/2000. L. 2007: (1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(d), and (1)(g) amended and (1)(a.5), (1)(h), (1)(i), (1)(j), and (1)(k) added, p. 996, § 9, effective May 22.
This section is similar to former § 35-60-107 as it existed prior to 1999.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS - STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS - CONTINUED (§§ 35-60-101 — 35-61-114) › Article 60 - COMMERCIAL FEEDING STUFFS (§§ 35-60-101 — 35-60-116) › Section 35-60-109 - Authority of the commissioner - rules

(1)
The commissioner is authorized to promulgate, amend, and repeal, in accordance with the "State Administrative Procedure Act", article
4
of title
24
, C.R.S., such rules as are specifically required by this article and such other reasonable rules, including any record-keeping requirements and operating requirements, as may be necessary for the efficient enforcement of this article.
(2)
In the interest of uniformity, the commissioner shall by rule adopt, unless the commissioner determines that they are inconsistent with this article or are not appropriate to conditions that exist in this state, the following:
(a)
The official definitions of feed ingredients and official feed terms adopted by the association of American feed control officials as published in the official publication of such association; and
(b)
The regulations promulgated pursuant to the "Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act"; except that, if the commissioner determines that any of such definitions, terms, and regulations are inconsistent with this article or are not appropriate to conditions in this state, the commissioner shall not adopt them.
(3)
Before the commissioner issues, amends, or repeals any rule authorized by this article, the commissioner shall provide notice as required by section
24-4-103
, C.R.S.
L. 99: Entire article R&RE, p. 575, § 1, effective 1/1/2000. L. 2007: IP(1) amended, p. 997, § 10, effective May 22. L. 2012: Entire section amended, (HB 12-1158), ch. 13, p. 33, § 3, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 35-60-109 as it existed prior to 1999.
For the "Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act", see Pub.L. 75-717, codified at 21 U.S.C. §301 et seq.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS - STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS - CONTINUED (§§ 35-60-101 — 35-61-114) › Article 60 - COMMERCIAL FEEDING STUFFS (§§ 35-60-101 — 35-60-116) › Section 35-60-111 - Detained feeds

(1)
Stop distribution, manufacture, or use as feed.
When the commissioner has reasonable cause to believe any feed is in violation of this article or any rules promulgated pursuant to this article, the commissioner may issue and enforce a written or printed "stop distribution, manufacture, or use as feed" order, warning any distributor, manufacturer, or feeder of the feed not to distribute, use as feed, or dispose of such feed in any manner until written permission is given by the commissioner or the court. The commissioner shall release the feed subject to the order when the applicable provisions and rules have been complied with. If the distributor does not come into compliance within thirty days, the commissioner may begin, or upon request of the distributor, manufacturer, or feeder shall begin, proceedings for condemnation.
(2)
Condemnation and confiscation.
Any feed not in compliance with this article or rules promulgated pursuant to this article are subject to seizure on complaint of the commissioner to a court of competent jurisdiction in the district or county where the feed is located. If the court finds the feed to be in noncompliance with this article or rules promulgated pursuant to this article and orders the condemnation of such feed, it must be disposed of in a manner consistent with the quality of the feed and the laws of this state; except that the court shall not order the disposal of the feed without first giving the distributor or other claimant an opportunity to apply to the court for release of the feed or for permission to process or relabel the feed to bring it into compliance with this article or rules promulgated pursuant to this article.
L. 99: Entire article R&RE, p. 576, § 1, effective 1/1/2000. L. 2007: Entire section amended, p. 998, § 12, effective May 22. L. 2012: Entire section amended, (HB 12-1158), ch. 13, p. 34, § 4, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 35-60-111 as it existed prior to 1999.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS - STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS - CONTINUED (§§ 35-60-101 — 35-61-114) › Article 60 - COMMERCIAL FEEDING STUFFS (§§ 35-60-101 — 35-60-116) › Section 35-60-113 - Civil penalties

(1)
(a)
Any person who violates any provision of this article or any rule promulgated pursuant thereto may be subject to a civil penalty as determined by the commissioner. Such civil penalty is in addition to and not a substitution for other penalties or remedies set forth in this article.
(b)
Before imposing any civil penalty, the commissioner shall consider the severity of the violation, the amount of harm caused by such violation, and the presence or absence of a pattern of similar violations by the distributor.
(c)
The maximum civil penalty imposed by the commissioner shall not exceed seven hundred fifty dollars per day per violation.
(2)
Before the commissioner imposes any civil penalty, the person charged shall be provided with a notice of the violation and an opportunity for a hearing in accordance with article
4
of title
24
, C.R.S.
(3)
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, the commissioner may recover the amount of the penalty, plus costs and attorney fees, by action in a court of competent jurisdiction.
(4)
All moneys collected pursuant to this section shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the inspection and consumer services cash fund created in section
35-1-106.5
.
L. 99: Entire article R&RE, p. 578, § 1, effective 1/1/2000. L. 2005: (4) amended, p. 1276, § 19, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 35-60-112 as it existed prior to 1999.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS - STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS - CONTINUED (§§ 35-60-101 — 35-61-114) › Article 60 - COMMERCIAL FEEDING STUFFS (§§ 35-60-101 — 35-60-116) › Section 35-60-114 - Cooperation with other entities

The commissioner may cooperate and enter into agreements with governmental agencies of this state, other states, agencies of the federal government, and private associations in order to carry out the purpose and provisions of this article.
L. 99: Entire article R&RE, p. 579, § 1, effective 1/1/2000.
This section is similar to former § 35-60-113 as it existed prior to 1999.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS - STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS - CONTINUED (§§ 35-60-101 — 35-61-114) › Article 60 - COMMERCIAL FEEDING STUFFS (§§ 35-60-101 — 35-60-116) › Section 35-60-115 - Publications

The commissioner shall publish at least annually, in such form as he or she may deem proper and in accordance with the provisions of section
24-1-136
, C.R.S., information concerning the sales of commercial feeds, together with such data on their production and use as the commissioner may consider advisable, and a report of the results of the analyses of official samples of commercial feeds sold within the state as compared with the analyses on the label, but the information concerning production and use of commercial feeds shall not disclose the operations of any person.
L. 99: Entire article R&RE, p. 579, § 1, effective 1/1/2000.
This section is similar to former § 35-60-114 as it existed prior to 1999.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS - STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS - CONTINUED (§§ 35-60-101 — 35-61-114) › Article 60 - COMMERCIAL FEEDING STUFFS (§§ 35-60-101 — 35-60-116) › Section 35-60-116 - [Repealed]

Added by 2017 Ch. 60,§1, eff. 8/9/2017.
L. 2017: Entire section added, (SB 17-109), ch. 60, p. 191, § 1, effective August 9.
Subsection (3) provided for the repeal of this section, effective July 1, 2018. (See L. 2017, p. 191.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS - STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS - CONTINUED (§§ 35-60-101 — 35-61-114) › Article 61 - INDUSTRIAL HEMP REGULATORY PROGRAM (§§ 35-61-101 — 35-61-114) › Section 35-61-102 - Industrial hemp - permitted growth by registered persons

(1)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a person who holds a registration issued pursuant to section
35-61-104
may engage in industrial hemp cultivation for commercial purposes.
(2)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person registered pursuant to section
35-61-104
is not subject to any civil or criminal actions for engaging in the activities described in subsection (1) of this section if the person is acting in compliance with this article.
Amended by 2020 Ch. 194,§ 2, eff. 9/1/2020.
L. 2013: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 13-241), ch. 1993, p. 1993, § 1, effective May 28. L. 2014: (1) amended, (SB 14-184), ch. 1367, p. 1367, § 2, effective May 31. L. 2020: (1) amended, (SB 20-197), ch. 900, p. 900, § 2, effective September 14.
This section is similar to former § 25-18.7-102 as it existed prior to 2013.
2020 Ch. 194, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS - STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS - CONTINUED (§§ 35-60-101 — 35-61-114) › Article 61 - INDUSTRIAL HEMP REGULATORY PROGRAM (§§ 35-61-101 — 35-61-114) › Section 35-61-104.5 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2020 Ch. 194,§5, eff. 9/1/2020.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 350,§4, eff. 5/29/2019.
Amended by 2015 Ch. 280,§3, eff. 8/5/2015.
Amended by 2015 Ch. 259,§86, eff. 8/5/2015.
L. 2014: Entire section added, (SB 14-184), ch. 1368, p. 1368, § 5, effective May 31. L. 2015: (1.5) added, (SB 15-196), ch. 1148, p. 1148, § 3, effective August 5; (2) amended, (SB 15-264), ch. 966, p. 966, § 86, effective August 5. L. 2019: (1)(a) and (2) amended and (1)(b) repealed, (SB 19-220), ch. 3241, p. 3241, § 4, effective May 29. L. 2020: Entire section repealed, (SB 20-197), ch. 902, p. 902, § 5, effective September 14.
2020 Ch. 194, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
For the legislative declaration in SB 19-220, see section 1 of chapter 350, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS - STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS - CONTINUED (§§ 35-60-101 — 35-61-114) › Article 61 - INDUSTRIAL HEMP REGULATORY PROGRAM (§§ 35-61-101 — 35-61-114) › Section 35-61-105 - Report - verification of crop content - testing - waiver of concentration limits - rules

(1)
At least annually and more often as required by the commissioner, a person who obtains a registration under this article 61 to engage in industrial hemp cultivation shall file with the department a report that includes the following information:
(a)
Prior to planting, a verification that the crop the registrant will plant is of a type and variety of hemp that will produce a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of no more than three-tenths of one percent on a dry-weight basis; and
(b)
Repealed.
(c)
Any other information required by the commissioner by rule.
(2)
The commissioner, in consultation with the committee, shall adopt rules to establish an inspection program to determine THC concentration. The rules must also establish a process by which a registrant may apply to the commissioner for a waiver from the THC concentration limits above the acceptable hemp THC limit.
Amended by 2020 Ch. 194,§ 6, eff. 9/1/2020.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 350,§ 5, eff. 5/29/2019.
Amended by 2017 Ch. 37,§ 1, eff. 8/9/2017.
L. 2013: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 13-241), ch. 1995, p. 1995, § 1, effective May 28. L. 2017: (2) amended, (SB 17-090), ch. 111, p. 111, § 1, effective August 9. L. 2019: IP(1) and (1)(a) amended and (1)(b) repealed, (SB 19-220), ch. 350, p. 3241, § 5, effective May 29. L. 2020: IP(1) and (2) amended, (SB 20-197), ch. 903, p. 903, § 6, effective September 14.
2020 Ch. 194, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
For the legislative declaration in SB 19-220, see section 1 of chapter 350, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS - STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS - CONTINUED (§§ 35-60-101 — 35-61-114) › Article 61 - INDUSTRIAL HEMP REGULATORY PROGRAM (§§ 35-61-101 — 35-61-114) › Section 35-61-105.5 - Authorized samplers - lot sampling - testing laboratories

(1)
The commissioner shall establish a registration and certification program for authorized samplers.
(2)
(a)
The commissioner shall develop hemp sampling and testing procedures to sample and test one hundred percent of the hemp lots planted each year. Each registered land area, including each lot within a registered land area, must be inspected and sampled to ensure compliance with all requirements of this article 61 and to determine the total THC content.
(b)
An authorized sampler, or employee of the department, shall collect samples of flower material from all lots grown on the registered land area.
(c)
A registrant shall not harvest the hemp crop prior to samples being collected.
(d)
An authorized sampler shall submit collected samples to a state certified industrial hemp testing laboratory.
Amended by 2020 Ch. 194, § 7, eff. 9/1/2020.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 315, § 30, eff. 1/1/2020.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 55, § 22, eff. 10/1/2018.
Added by 2015 Ch. 280, § 4, eff. 8/5/2015.
L. 2015: Entire section added, (SB 15-196), ch. 1148, p. 1148, § 4, effective August 5. L. 2018: Entire section amended, (HB 18-1023), ch. 590, p. 590, § 22, effective October 1. L. 2019: Entire section amended, (SB 19-224), ch. 2942, p. 2942, § 30, effective 1/1/2020. L. 2020: Entire section amended, (SB 20-197), ch. 903, p. 903, § 7, effective September 14.
2020 Ch. 194, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS - STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS - CONTINUED (§§ 35-60-101 — 35-61-114) › Article 61 - INDUSTRIAL HEMP REGULATORY PROGRAM (§§ 35-61-101 — 35-61-114) › Section 35-61-108 - Exportation of industrial hemp - processing, sale, manufacturing, and distribution - rules

(1)
Nothing in this article 61 limits or precludes the exportation of industrial hemp in accordance with the federal "Controlled Substances Act", as amended,
21 U.S.C. sec. 801
et seq., federal regulations adopted under the act, and case law interpreting the act.
(2)
The conduct authorized under this section is intended to be consistent with federal law.
(3)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person engaged in processing, manufacturing, selling, transporting, possessing, or otherwise distributing industrial hemp cultivated by a person registered under this article 61, or selling industrial hemp products produced from it, is not subject to any civil or criminal actions under Colorado law for engaging in such activities. The department may promulgate rules to require approved shipping documentation for the transportation of hemp.
(4)
(a)
Because the unprocessed seeds of industrial hemp are included in the definition of "commodity" pursuant to section
35-36-102(7)
of the "Commodity Handler and Farm Products Act", article
36
of this title 35, a person acting as a commodity handler, as that term is defined in section
35-36-102(8)
, with respect to the unprocessed seeds of industrial hemp, shall comply with the licensing requirements set forth in part 2 of article
36
of this title 35 and any rules promulgated pursuant to article
36
of this title 35.
(b)
Because industrial hemp is included in the definition of "farm products" pursuant to section
35-36-102(14)
of the "Commodity Handler and Farm Products Act", article
36
of this title 35, a person acting as a dealer, small-volume dealer, or agent, as those terms are defined in section
35-36-102
, with respect to industrial hemp, shall comply with the licensing requirements set forth in part 3 of article
36
of this title 35 and any rules promulgated pursuant to article
36
of this title 35.
Amended by 2020 Ch. 160,§ 11, eff. 6/29/2020.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 263,§ 3, eff. 8/8/2018.
Amended by 2015 Ch. 280,§ 6, eff. 8/5/2015.
L. 2013: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 13-241), ch. 1997, p. 1997, § 1, effective May 28. L. 2014: Entire section amended, (SB 14-184), ch. 1369, p. 1369, § 8, effective May 31. L. 2015: (2) amended, (SB 15-196), ch. 1148, p. 1148, § 6, effective August 5. L. 2018: Entire section amended, (SB 18-205), ch. 1620, p. 1620, § 3, effective August 8. L. 2020: (4) amended, (HB 20-1213), ch. 755, p. 755, § 11, effective June 29.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS - STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS - CONTINUED (§§ 35-60-101 — 35-61-114) › Article 61 - INDUSTRIAL HEMP REGULATORY PROGRAM (§§ 35-61-101 — 35-61-114) › Section 35-61-108.5 - [Repealed]

Added by 2018 Ch. 302,§1, eff. 8/8/2018.
L. 2018: Entire section added, (SB 18-235), ch. 302, p. 1829, § 1, effective August 8.
Subsection (6) provided for the repeal of this section, effective July 1, 2019. (See L. 2018, p. 1829.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS - STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS - CONTINUED (§§ 35-60-101 — 35-61-114) › Article 61 - INDUSTRIAL HEMP REGULATORY PROGRAM (§§ 35-61-101 — 35-61-114) › Section 35-61-109 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2019 Ch. 350,§6, eff. 5/29/2019.
L. 2013: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 13-241), ch. 1997, p. 1997, § 1, effective May 28. L. 2019: Entire section repealed, (SB 19-220), ch. 3242, p. 3242, § 6, effective May 29.
Prior to its repeal, this section was similar to former § 25-18.7-105 as it existed prior to 2013.
For the legislative declaration in SB 19-220, see section 1 of chapter 350, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS - STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS - CONTINUED (§§ 35-60-101 — 35-61-114) › Article 61 - INDUSTRIAL HEMP REGULATORY PROGRAM (§§ 35-61-101 — 35-61-114) › Section 35-61-110.3 - [Repealed]

Added by 2021 Ch. 304, § 2, eff. 9/7/2021.
L. 2021: Entire section added, (HB 21-1301), ch. 1823, p. 1823, § 2, effective September 7.
2021 Ch. 304, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS - STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS - CONTINUED (§§ 35-60-101 — 35-61-114) › Article 61 - INDUSTRIAL HEMP REGULATORY PROGRAM (§§ 35-61-101 — 35-61-114) › Section 35-61-111 - Unlawful acts

(1)
Unless otherwise authorized by law, it is unlawful and a violation of this article 61 for any person to:
(a)
Cultivate hemp without having a valid registration from the department;
(b)
Harvest the industrial hemp crop in excess of the time allowed by the commissioner after sampling by an authorized sampler;
(c)
Refuse to comply with a cease-and-desist order issued pursuant to section
35-61-107
;
(d)
Refuse or fail to comply with the provisions of this article 61;
(e)
Make false, misleading, deceptive, or fraudulent representations;
(f)
Impersonate any state, county, city and county, or municipal official or inspector; or
(g)
Refuse or fail to comply with any rules adopted by the commissioner pursuant to this article 61 or to any lawful order issued by the commissioner.
(2)
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no person is subject to criminal prosecution for:
(a)
Failure to provide a legal description of the land on which the producer produces hemp;
(b)
Failure to obtain a registration pursuant to this article 61 for the production of industrial hemp; or
(c)
Producing cannabis with a THC level above three-tenths of one percent but below one percent as determined by the commissioner through rule.
Added by 2020 Ch. 194,§ 10, eff. 9/1/2020.
L. 2020: Entire section added, (SB 20-197), ch. 906, p. 906, § 10, effective September 14.
2020 Ch. 194, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS - STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS - CONTINUED (§§ 35-60-101 — 35-61-114) › Article 61 - INDUSTRIAL HEMP REGULATORY PROGRAM (§§ 35-61-101 — 35-61-114) › Section 35-61-112 - Civil penalties

(1)
(a)
Any person who violates any provision of this article 61 or any rule adopted pursuant to this article 61 is subject to a civil penalty, as determined by the commissioner.
(b)
Before imposing any civil penalty, the commissioner shall consider the severity of the violation, the amount of harm caused by such a violation, the presence or absence of a pattern of similar violations by the registrant, the effect of the proposed penalty on the ability of the registrant to continue to conduct business, and any other factors deemed to be relevant.
(c)
The maximum penalty imposed by the commissioner must not exceed two thousand dollars per violation per day.
(2)
The commissioner shall not impose any penalty unless the person charged is given notice and an opportunity for a hearing pursuant to article
4
of title
24
.
(3)
The department shall transmit any civil penalties or fines collected pursuant to this article 61 to the state treasurer, who shall credit them to the industrial hemp registration program cash fund created pursuant to section
35-61-106
.
Added by 2020 Ch. 194,§ 10, eff. 9/1/2020.
L. 2020: Entire section added, (SB 20-197), ch. 907, p. 907, § 10, effective September 14.
2020 Ch. 194, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS - STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS - CONTINUED (§§ 35-60-101 — 35-61-114) › Article 61 - INDUSTRIAL HEMP REGULATORY PROGRAM (§§ 35-61-101 — 35-61-114) › Section 35-61-113 - Powers and duties of commissioner - rules

(1)
The commissioner may administer and enforce the provisions of this article 61 and any rules adopted pursuant thereto.
(2)
The commissioner may adopt all reasonable rules for the administration and enforcement of this article 61, including but not limited to:
(a)
Minimum standards of the acceptable hemp THC level;
(b)
Maintenance of records concerning all hemp plant lots acquired, produced, handled, or disposed of; and
(c)
Establishment of qualifications for authorized samplers.
(3)
The commissioner may establish the annual date or dates on which registrations issued pursuant to this article 61 expire.
(4)
The commissioner may enter into cooperative agreements with any agency or political subdivision of this state or with any agency of the United States government for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this article 61, receiving grants-in-aid, and securing uniformity of rules.
(5)
The powers and duties vested in the commissioner by this article 61 may be delegated to qualified employees of the department.
Added by 2020 Ch. 194,§ 10, eff. 9/1/2020.
L. 2020: Entire section added, (SB 20-197), ch. 907, p. 907, § 10, effective September 14.
2020 Ch. 194, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS - STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS - CONTINUED (§§ 35-60-101 — 35-61-114) › Article 61 - INDUSTRIAL HEMP REGULATORY PROGRAM (§§ 35-61-101 — 35-61-114) › Section 35-61-114 - Inspections - investigations - access - subpoenas

(1)
The commissioner, upon his or her own motion or upon the complaint of any person, may make any investigations necessary to ensure compliance with this article 61.
(2)
Complaints of record and the results of the investigations may, in the discretion of the commissioner, be closed to public inspection, except to the person in interest, as defined in section
24-72-202(4)
.
(3)
At any reasonable time during regular business hours, the commissioner must be provided free and unimpeded access upon consent or upon obtaining an administrative search warrant to:
(a)
Those portions of all buildings, fields, and other areas in which any industrial hemp lots are handled for the purpose of carrying out any provision of this article 61 or any rule promulgated pursuant to this article 61; and
(b)
All records required to be kept, and the commissioner may make copies of such records for the purpose of carrying out any provision of this article 61 or any rule promulgated pursuant to this article 61.
(4)
(a)
Whenever the commissioner has reasonable cause to believe a violation of any provision of this article 61 or any rule made pursuant to this article 61 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 61 or any rule made pursuant to this article 61. The cease-and-desist order must set forth the provision alleged to have been violated, the facts alleged to have constituted the violation, and the requirement that the actions be ceased forthwith.
(b)
If any person fails to comply with a cease-and-desist order within twenty-four hours after receipt of the order, the commissioner may bring a suit for a temporary restraining order or injunctive relief to prevent any further or continued violation of such order.
(5)
The commissioner has full authority to administer oaths and take statements; to issue administrative subpoenas requiring the attendance of witnesses before the commissioner and for the production of all books, memoranda, papers and other documents, articles, or instruments; and to compel the disclosure by such witnesses of all facts known to them relative to the matters under investigation. Upon the failure or refusal of any witness to obey an administrative subpoena, the commissioner may petition the district court, and, upon a proper showing, the court may enter an order compelling the witness to appear and testify or produce documentary evidence. Failure to obey such an order of the court is punishable as contempt of court.
Added by 2020 Ch. 194,§ 10, eff. 9/1/2020.
L. 2020: Entire section added, (SB 20-197), ch. 908, p. 908, § 10, effective September 14.
2020 Ch. 194, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Article 65 - FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Part 1 - STATE, COUNTY, AND DISTRICT FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-65-116) › Section 35-65-100.3 - Definitions

As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Authority" means the Colorado state fair authority created by part 4 of this article.
(2)
"Board" means the board of commissioners of the authority.
L. 83: Entire section added, p. 1368, § 1, effective June 2.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Article 65 - FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Part 1 - STATE, COUNTY, AND DISTRICT FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-65-116) › Section 35-65-101 - Exhibits by counties - agent

For the purpose of promoting and encouraging the organization of agricultural and mechanical fair associations in the state of Colorado, the board of county commissioners of any county in this state, for the purpose of aiding its county in making a display of the agricultural, mineral, and livestock growth and products of its county at the Colorado state fair and industrial exposition held at Pueblo or at any district fair held in any district in this state, may appropriate a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars out of the county treasury for the purpose of having its county suitably represented and may appoint a suitable person as agent to take charge of the county exhibit and represent said county at the Colorado state fair and industrial exposition.
L. 1891: p. 17, § 1. R.S. 08: § 2507. C.L. § 467. CSA: C. 65, § 1. CRS 53: § 54-1-1. C.R.S. 1963: § 54-1-1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Article 65 - FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Part 1 - STATE, COUNTY, AND DISTRICT FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-65-116) › Section 35-65-102 - Premiums - commissioners may remit taxes

The boards of county commissioners in this state, for the purpose of encouraging their respective counties in making a suitable display at any fair held in their counties, may offer special premiums for the best display of the products of the soil, the different grades of thoroughbred stock, fruits of all kinds, dairy products, or whatever else is calculated to encourage and promote agricultural pursuits. The boards of county commissioners are authorized to remit the taxes for state and county purposes and the municipal authorities of any city or town to remit the municipal taxes on the property, real and personal, of any agricultural and mechanical fair associations duly organized under the laws of the state of Colorado when said property is actually and exclusively employed for the use and purposes of said fair associations within their respective counties, cities, or towns.
L. 1891: p. 17, § 3. R.S. 08: § 2508. C.L. § 468. CSA: C. 65, § 2. CRS 53: § 54-1-2. C.R.S. 1963: § 54-1-2.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Article 65 - FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Part 1 - STATE, COUNTY, AND DISTRICT FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-65-116) › Section 35-65-103 - Displays

All universities, colleges, local district colleges, and stations established for experimental purposes may aid and encourage in every way possible complete displays of their respective departments at the annual exhibition of the Colorado state fair and industrial exposition.
L. 1891: p. 18, § 4. R.S. 08: § 2509. C.L. § 469. CSA: C. 65, § 3. CRS 53: § 54-1-3. C.R.S. 1963: § 54-1-3. L. 65: p. 619, § 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Article 65 - FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Part 1 - STATE, COUNTY, AND DISTRICT FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-65-116) › Section 35-65-104 - [Repealed]

L. 1891: p. 18, § 5. R.S. 08: § 2510. C.L. § 470. CSA: C. 65, § 4. CRS 53: § 54-1-4. C.R.S. 1963: § 54-1-4 L. 64: p. 136, § 59. L. 83: Entire section repealed, p. 1374, § 19, effective June 2.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Article 65 - FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Part 1 - STATE, COUNTY, AND DISTRICT FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-65-116) › Section 35-65-105 - State fair and industrial exposition

(1)
(a)
There is hereby established the Colorado state fair and industrial exposition, which shall be held annually at Pueblo, Colorado, for the display of livestock and agricultural, horticultural, industrial, mining, water conservation, tourist industry, recreational, educational, and scientific facilities, processes, and products of the state of Colorado. A display described in this subsection (1)(a) is referred to in this subsection (1) as an "industry display".
(b)
To the extent necessary, the authority may collaborate with a state agency or an affiliate or employee of a state agency on developing an industry display or to obtain industry information and technical assistance for the industry display. State agencies are encouraged to collaborate with the authority in the development of industry displays for industries in which they have expertise.
(c)
The authority may receive information from a representative of an industry described in subsection (1)(a) of this section for the purpose of developing an industry display.
(d)
The board shall establish a process for approving the industry displays to ensure that the Colorado state fair and industrial exposition displays information that conforms with subsection (1)(a) of this section and is appropriate for patrons of all ages.
(2)
The Colorado state fair shall be designated as the "Colorado state fair and industrial exposition"; except that the legal effect of any statute designating such fair as the Colorado state fair and all rights acquired and obligations incurred prior to April 15, 1965, under such name shall not be impaired by such change of name. The revisor of statutes is hereby directed to make such change in name as specified in this section.
(3)
The Colorado state fair and industrial exposition shall be under the direction and supervision of the authority.
(4) to (6)
Repealed.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 91,§1, eff. 8/10/2022.
L. 17: p. 481, § 1. C.L. § 477. CSA: C. 65, § 11. L. 53: p. 287, § 1. CRS 53: § 54-1-5. L. 57: p. 368, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 54-1-5. L. 65: p. 619, § 2. L. 67: p. 718, § 1. L. 72: p. 547, § 8. L. 82: (2) amended, p. 359, § 21, effective April 30. L. 83: (2) and (3) R&RE and (4), (5), and (6) repealed, pp. 1370, 1374, §§ 3, 19, effective June 2. L. 97: (3) amended, p. 816, § 4, effective June 30.
2022 Ch. 91, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
For enforcement of laws by the Colorado state patrol during or in connection with the state fair and industrial exposition, see §24-33.5-224.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Article 65 - FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Part 1 - STATE, COUNTY, AND DISTRICT FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-65-116) › Section 35-65-106 - [Repealed]

L. 25: pp. 193, 194, §§ 1-4. CSA: C. 65, § 13. L. 53: p.288, § 2. CRS 53: § 54-1-7. C.R.S. 1963: § 54-1-6. L. 83: Entire section repealed, p. 1374, § 19, effective June 2.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Article 65 - FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Part 1 - STATE, COUNTY, AND DISTRICT FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-65-116) › Section 35-65-107.5 - [Repealed]

L. 92: Entire section added, p. 156, § 1, effective June 3. L. 97: Entire section repealed, p. 817, § 6, effective June 30.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Article 65 - FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Part 1 - STATE, COUNTY, AND DISTRICT FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-65-116) › Section 35-65-108 - [Repealed]

L. 17: p. 482, § 3. C.L.: § 479. CSA: C. 65, § 14. CRS 53: § 54-1-9. C.R.S. 1963: § 54-1-8. L. 83: Entire section repealed, p. 1374, § 19, effective June 2.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Article 65 - FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Part 1 - STATE, COUNTY, AND DISTRICT FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-65-116) › Section 35-65-109 - Authorization of peace officers to preserve order and protect exhibits

The board of directors or executive committee of any agricultural, horticultural, or stock society of this state is authorized to contract with a city, town, county, or city and county in whose jurisdiction the grounds of said society are located to provide peace officers, as provided in section
16-2.5-101
, whose duty it is to preserve order within and around the grounds of said society, to protect the property within said grounds, and to eject all persons who are improperly within the grounds of said society who are guilty of disorderly conduct or who neglect or refuse to pay the fee or observe the rules prescribed by the society. Said peace officers have the same power, during the time said exhibition continues, that a sheriff has by law to keep the peace.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 666, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 1887: p. 23, § 1. R.S. 08: § 2517. C.L. § 480. CSA: C. 65, § 15. CRS 53: § 54-1-10. C.R.S. 1963: § 54-1-9. L. 64: p. 267, § 160. L. 94: Entire section amended, p. 947, § 1, effective April 28. L. 2003: Entire section amended, p. 1621, § 33, effective August 6. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3288, p. 3288, § 666, effective 3/1/2022.
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.
2021 Ch. 462, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
For management and control of the state fair and industrial exposition, see § 35-65-105 ; for enforcement of laws by the Colorado state patrol during or in connection with the state fair and industrial exposition, see § 24-33.5-224 .
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Article 65 - FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Part 1 - STATE, COUNTY, AND DISTRICT FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-65-116) › Section 35-65-110 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2021 Ch. 462, § 667, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 1887: p. 24, § 2. R.S. 08: § 2518. C.L. § 481. CSA: C. 65, § 16. CRS 53: § 54-1-11. C.R.S. 1963: § 54-1-10. L. 69: p. 367, § 1. L. 2021: (2) added by revision, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, pp. 3289, 3331, §§ 667, 803.
Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act repealing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
2021 Ch. 462, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 35 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 35-1-101 — 35-81-102) › FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Article 65 - FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-66-107) › Part 1 - STATE, COUNTY, AND DISTRICT FAIRS (§§ 35-65-100.3 — 35-65-116) › Section 35-65-111 - County fairgrounds

The board of county commissioners of any county in this state is authorized to lease or purchase a tract of land suitable for county fair purposes, which shall be used for that purpose, in order to encourage and promote agricultural, mechanical, industrial, and livestock industries in this state.
L. 15: p. 232, § 1. C.L. § 482. CSA: C. 65, § 17. L. 49: p. 400, § 1. L. 53: p. 285, § 1. CRS 53: § 54-1-12. C.R.S. 1963: § 54-1-11. L. 81: Entire section amended, p. 1729, § 2, effective July 1.