2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › ADMINISTRATION (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-19.9-103) › Article 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION ACT OF 1968 (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-1-138) › Section 24-1-123 - [Effective 8/7/2024] Department of agriculture - creation

(1)
There is hereby created a department of agriculture, the head of which shall be the commissioner of agriculture.
(2)
The state agricultural commission, created in article
1
of title
35
, is a
type 1
entity, as defined in section
24-1-105
, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the department of agriculture.
(3)
The state department of agriculture and the office of commissioner of agriculture, created in article
1
of title
35
, are
type 2
entities, as defined in section
24-1-105
.
(4)
The department of agriculture consists of the following divisions:
(a)
The division of markets, the head of which is the director of the division of markets. The division of markets and the office of the director thereof, created in article
1
of title
35
, are
type 2
entities, as defined in section
24-1-105
, and exercise their powers and perform their duties and functions under the department of agriculture.
(b)
The division of plant industry, the head of which is the director of the division of plant industry. The division of plant industry and the office of the director thereof, created in article
1
of title
35
, are
type 2
entities, as defined in section
24-1-105
, and exercise their powers and perform their duties and functions under the department of agriculture.
(c)
(I)
The division of animal health, the head of which is the director of the division of animal health. The division of animal health and the office of the director thereof, created in article
1
of title
35
, are
type 2
entities, as defined in section
24-1-105
, and exercise their powers and perform their duties and functions under the department of agriculture.
(II)
The state bureau of animal protection, created in article
42
of title
35
. The state bureau of animal protection is a
type 2
entity, as defined in section
24-1-105
. The state bureau of animal protection exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the department of agriculture and is allocated to the division of animal welfare as a section of the department.
(d)
The administrative services division, the head of which is the director of the administrative services division. The division of administrative services and the office of the director thereof, created in article
1
of title
35
, are
type 2
entities, as defined in section
24-1-105
, and exercise their powers and perform their duties and functions under the department of agriculture.
(e)
The division of inspection and consumer services, the head of which is the director of the division of inspection and consumer services. The division of inspection and consumer services and the office of the director thereof, created in article
1
of title
35
, are
type 2
entities, as defined in section
24-1-105
, and exercise their powers and perform their duties and functions under the department of agriculture.
(f)
Repealed.
(g)
(I)
The division of brand inspection, the head of which is the brand commissioner. The state board of stock inspection commissioners and the office of brand commissioner, created in article
41
of title
35
, are
type 1
entities, as defined in section
24-1-105
, and exercise their powers and perform their duties and functions under the department of agriculture as a part of the division of brand inspection.
(II) and (III)
Repealed.
(g.5)
The division of animal welfare, the head of which is the director of the division of animal welfare. The division of animal welfare and the office of the director of the division of animal welfare, created in article 1 of title 35, are type 2 entities, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercise their powers and perform their duties and functions under the department of agriculture.
(h)
(I)
The Colorado state fair authority, the head of which is the manager of the Colorado state fair and industrial exposition. The Colorado state fair authority and the office of the manager of the Colorado state fair and industrial exposition, created in part 4 of article
65
of title
35
, are
type 1
entities, as defined in section
24-1-105
, and exercise their powers and perform their duties and functions as a division of the department of agriculture.
(II)
The Colorado state fair authority includes the board of commissioners of the Colorado state fair authority, created in part 4 of article
65
of title
35
. The board of commissioners of the Colorado state fair authority is a
type 1
entity, as defined in section
24-1-105
, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions as specified by law under the department of agriculture as a part of the Colorado state fair authority.
(i)
The state conservation board, created in article
70
of title
35
. The state conservation board is a
type 1
entity, as defined in section
24-1-105
, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the department of agriculture as a division thereof. The employees of the state conservation board appointed pursuant to section
35-70-103
are transferred to the department of agriculture.
(5)
The Colorado wine industry development board, created in article
29.5
of title
35
, is a
type 1
entity, as defined in section
24-1-105
, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the department of agriculture.
(6)
The aquaculture board, created in article
24.5
of title
35
, is a
type 2
entity, as defined in section
24-1-105
, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions as specified by law under the department of agriculture and the commissioner thereof.
(7)
The Colorado agricultural value-added development board, created in section
35-75-203
, is a
type 1
entity, as defined in section
24-1-105
, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions as specified by law under the department.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 288,§ 1, eff. 8/7/2024.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 469, § 144, eff. 8/10/2022.
L. 68: p. 87, § 23. L. 69: pp. 121, 122, §§ 1, 5. C.R.S. 1963: § 3-28-23. L. 71: p. 162, § 7. L. 75: (4)(g)(III) amended, p. 1362, § 2, effective November 1. L. 83: (4)(f) repealed, p. 1374, § 19, effective June 2. L. 90: (5) added, p. 1604, § 6, effective July 1. L. 91: (6) added, p. 200, § 6, effective June 7. L. 93: (4)(g)(II) and (4)(g)(III) repealed, pp. 1855, 1846, §§ 3, 2, effective July 1. L. 97: (4)(h) added, p. 819, § 14, effective June 30. L. 2000: (4)(i) added, p. 558, § 7, effective July 1. L. 2001: (7) added, p. 623, § 1, effective May 30. L. 2002: (4)(i) amended, p. 513, § 2, effective July 1.
2024 Ch. 288, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2022 Ch. 469, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.