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2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › PRODUCTS CONTROL AND SAFETY (§§ 25-5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Article 5 - PRODUCTS CONTROL AND SAFETY (§§ 25-5-101 — 25-5-1506) › Part 15 - REGULATION OF SODIUM NITRITE (§§ 25-5-1501 — 25-5-1506) › Section 25-5-1503 - Sale or transfer of covered products to commercial businesses

(1)
A covered entity may sell or transfer a covered product to a verified commercial business pursuant to this subsection (1). A commercial business is verified if, prior to the sale or transfer of the covered product:
(a)
The commercial business affirms that the business requires covered products; and
(b)
The covered entity has a system that verifies that the commercial business requires a covered product.
(2)
The following systems, whether relied on solely or in combination, do not satisfy the verification obligation of the covered entity specified in subsection (1)(b) of this section:
(a)
A sale verification system relying on the purchaser or recipient simply providing a statement of commercial need and intended usage without additional verification;
(b)
A sale verification system relying on the purchaser or recipient using tick boxes to confirm that they are in a commercial business and require covered products; or
(c)
A sale verification system relying on the purchaser or recipient using an "accept" statement for the purchaser or recipient to confirm that the purchaser or recipient has read the terms and conditions.
Added by 2024 Ch. 72,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2024.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › PRODUCTS CONTROL AND SAFETY (§§ 25-5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Article 5 - PRODUCTS CONTROL AND SAFETY (§§ 25-5-101 — 25-5-1506) › Part 15 - REGULATION OF SODIUM NITRITE (§§ 25-5-1501 — 25-5-1506) › Section 25-5-1504 - Label requirements

(1)
(a)
A covered entity shall label each covered product with the phrase "Warning danger: Deadly if ingested. In event of ingestion, immediately seek emergency medical attention for intravenous administration of methylene blue. Ingestion of sodium nitrite, even in small quantities, causes severe methemoglobinemia, extreme pain, or imminent death. Keep out of reach of children."
(b)
The label required in subsection (1)(a) of this section must be in a size equal to at least two percent of the surface area of the principal display panel, accompanied by a skull and crossbones symbol.
(2)
Where the covered product is displayed in advertising or in electronic media, a label notice must accompany the display in no smaller a size than is equivalent to the primary description of the Covered product.
(3)
If a covered product is shipped or delivered in packaging that obscures or hides the principal display panel, or is sold in bulk or within the same packaging as another product, the packaging must include a skull and crossbones symbol in a location likely to be seen and read by an ordinary individual under customary conditions of transportation and delivery.
(4)
If a federal agency or state department does not approve a product label that otherwise complies with the labeling requirements of this section, the covered entity shall use a label that complies with as many of the requirements of this section as the relevant agency has approved.
Added by 2024 Ch. 72,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2024.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › PRODUCTS CONTROL AND SAFETY (§§ 25-5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Article 5 - PRODUCTS CONTROL AND SAFETY (§§ 25-5-101 — 25-5-1506) › Part 15 - REGULATION OF SODIUM NITRITE (§§ 25-5-1501 — 25-5-1506) › Section 25-5-1505 - Records

A covered entity shall retain sale and transfer records and documentation for each purchase or transfer of a covered product for three years after the date of sale or transfer.
Added by 2024 Ch. 72,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2024.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › PRODUCTS CONTROL AND SAFETY (§§ 25-5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Article 5 - PRODUCTS CONTROL AND SAFETY (§§ 25-5-101 — 25-5-1506) › Part 15 - REGULATION OF SODIUM NITRITE (§§ 25-5-1501 — 25-5-1506) › Section 25-5-1506 - Violations - penalties

(1)
A covered entity that violates this part 15 is subject to a civil penalty of ten thousand dollars for the first violation, and a civil penalty of no more than one million dollars for a second or subsequent violation.
(2)
(a)
The attorney general or any aggrieved individual may bring an action to impose a civil penalty for a violation of this part 15. A civil penalty imposed pursuant to this section does not exclude any other public or private cause of action.
(b)
Any aggrieved individual, other than the attorney general, who prevails in a civil action against a covered entity is entitled to reasonable attorney fees, costs, and the greater of actual economic damages or three thousand dollars.
Added by 2024 Ch. 72,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2024.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › PRODUCTS CONTROL AND SAFETY (§§ 25-5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Article 5.5 - DAIRY PRODUCTS, IMITATION DAIRY PRODUCTS, AND FROZEN DESSERTS (§§ 25-5.5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Part 1 - DAIRY PRODUCTS (§§ 25-5.5-101 — 25-5.5-117) › Section 25-5.5-102 - Butter defined - standards

(1)
(a)
Butter is a food product which is made exclusively from milk, from cream, or from both milk and cream, with or without common salt and with or without additional coloring matter, and which contains not less than eighty percent by weight of milk fat, with all tolerances having been allowed for.
(b)
Cream for butter-making shall be pasteurized at a temperature of not less than one hundred sixty-five degrees Fahrenheit and held continuously in a vat at such temperature for not less than thirty minutes or pasteurized by the HTST method at a minimum temperature of not less than one hundred eighty-five degrees Fahrenheit for not less than fifteen seconds or pasteurized by any other equivalent temperature and holding time which will assure adequate pasteurization.
(c)
Whipped butter is butter that has been stirred or whipped to incorporate air or inert gas until its volume has been increased up to a range of fifty percent to one hundred percent.
(2)
The standards for butter are as follows: The proteolytic count of not more than one hundred per gram, the yeast and mold count of not more than twenty per gram, and the coliform count of not more than ten per gram.
L. 85: Entire article added, p. 889, § 1, effective April 5. L. 2002: (1)(c) amended, p. 18, § 2, effective August 7.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › PRODUCTS CONTROL AND SAFETY (§§ 25-5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Article 5.5 - DAIRY PRODUCTS, IMITATION DAIRY PRODUCTS, AND FROZEN DESSERTS (§§ 25-5.5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Part 1 - DAIRY PRODUCTS (§§ 25-5.5-101 — 25-5.5-117) › Section 25-5.5-103 - Powers and duties

(1)
The department shall cause to be enforced the provisions of this part 1 and all other state laws and regulations regarding the production, manufacture, and sale of dairy products. The department shall inspect or cause to be inspected any milk, butter, or cheese or any other dairy product which it suspects or has reason to believe is unsanitary, adulterated, or counterfeit and shall inspect or cause to be inspected any cow, building, dairy farm, dairy plant, vehicle, or premises used for the production, manufacture, sale, or transportation of any dairy product when it suspects or has reason to believe that such product is unsanitary, adulterated, or counterfeit. Unsanitary or adulterated dairy products shall be subject to condemnation by the department and, when condemned, must be so treated that it cannot be manufactured or renovated for human food.
(2)
For the purpose of enforcing this part 1, the department shall have free access to any barn or stable where any cow is kept or milked or to any factory, building, dairy farm, dairy plant, premises, or place in which it has reason to believe that any dairy product or counterfeit dairy product is manufactured, handled, prepared, sold, or offered for sale and may enforce such measures as may be necessary to secure perfect cleanliness in and around the same, and of any utensil used therein, and to prevent the sale of any unsanitary, adulterated, or counterfeit dairy product.
(3)
For the purpose of enforcing this part 1, the department may open any package or receptacle of any kind which contains, or which is supposed to contain, any dairy product or counterfeit dairy product and examine or analyze the contents thereof. Any such article or sample thereof may be seized or taken for the purpose of having it analyzed; but, if the person from whom it is taken so requests at the time of taking, the officer shall then, and in the presence of that person, securely seal two samples of such article, one of which shall be for analysis under the direction of the department and the other for delivery to the person from whom the sample or article was obtained.
L. 85: Entire article added, p. 890, § 1, effective April 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › PRODUCTS CONTROL AND SAFETY (§§ 25-5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Article 5.5 - DAIRY PRODUCTS, IMITATION DAIRY PRODUCTS, AND FROZEN DESSERTS (§§ 25-5.5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Part 1 - DAIRY PRODUCTS (§§ 25-5.5-101 — 25-5.5-117) › Section 25-5.5-105 - Unsanitary utensils, equipment, and premises - prohibited

It is unlawful for any person using such premises, equipment, or utensils, or causing them to be used, to maintain them in an unsanitary condition.
L. 85: Entire article added, p. 891, § 1, effective April 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › PRODUCTS CONTROL AND SAFETY (§§ 25-5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Article 5.5 - DAIRY PRODUCTS, IMITATION DAIRY PRODUCTS, AND FROZEN DESSERTS (§§ 25-5.5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Part 1 - DAIRY PRODUCTS (§§ 25-5.5-101 — 25-5.5-117) › Section 25-5.5-106 - Containers of dairy products - prompt delivery - removal of products

Any person who receives in cans, tanks, or other containers any milk, cream, or other dairy products intended as food for man which has been transported by any private or common carrier, when such cans, tanks, or containers are to be returned, shall cause the said cans, tanks, or other containers to be thoroughly washed, cleansed, and sanitized before return shipment. It is unlawful for any common or private carrier to neglect or fail to remove or ship from any transportation facility, on the day of its arrival there for shipment, any milk, cream, or other dairy products left at such facility for transportation unless a refrigerated facility is provided for holding such products. It is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation using cans, tanks, or other containers in which milk or cream is shipped to allow the same to remain at a transportation facility longer than one day from the date of their arrival unless such product is maintained in a refrigerated facility at a temperature not exceeding forty-five degrees Fahrenheit.
L. 85: Entire article added, p. 891, § 1, effective April 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › PRODUCTS CONTROL AND SAFETY (§§ 25-5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Article 5.5 - DAIRY PRODUCTS, IMITATION DAIRY PRODUCTS, AND FROZEN DESSERTS (§§ 25-5.5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Part 1 - DAIRY PRODUCTS (§§ 25-5.5-101 — 25-5.5-117) › Section 25-5.5-108 - Condensed milk and cream

(1)
No person shall manufacture for sale within this state or offer or expose for sale or have in his possession with intent to sell or exchange any sweetened condensed milk, unless the same contains not less than twenty-eight percent by weight of milk solids and not less than seven and five-tenths percent butterfat, or any unsweetened condensed milk, unless the same contains not less than seven and five-tenths percent butterfat. Nothing in this part 1 shall be construed to prohibit the handling, manufacture, or sale of bulk condensed or evaporated skim milk when properly tagged and labeled in accordance with rulings of the department.
(2)
No person shall manufacture for sale within this state or offer or expose for sale, have in his possession with intent to sell, or sell or exchange for evaporated or condensed cream any substance except the product obtained by the evaporation of a portion of water from cream containing not less than eighteen percent by weight of butterfat. Nothing in this part 1 shall apply to goods manufactured within this state for sale and shipment outside of the state.
L. 85: Entire article added, p. 893, § 1, effective April 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › PRODUCTS CONTROL AND SAFETY (§§ 25-5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Article 5.5 - DAIRY PRODUCTS, IMITATION DAIRY PRODUCTS, AND FROZEN DESSERTS (§§ 25-5.5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Part 1 - DAIRY PRODUCTS (§§ 25-5.5-101 — 25-5.5-117) › Section 25-5.5-109 - Brands and marks - defacement

(1)
Any person engaged in the transportation or manufacture of any dairy product or ice cream or in bottling milk and cream for sale and use may adopt a brand or mark of ownership to be stamped or marked on any can, bottle, or other receptacle used in the handling and transportation of any of said products and may file in the office of the secretary of state a description of the brand or mark so used by them and the use to be made of any such can, bottle, or other receptacle. The brand or mark so selected and adopted may consist of a name, design, or mark or some particular color of paint or enamel used upon the can, bottle, or other receptacle or any part thereof.
(2)
It is unlawful for any person to adopt or use any brand or mark which has already been designed, appropriated, or obtained under the provisions of this section. It is unlawful for any person, other than the rightful owner thereof, to use any can, bottle, or other receptacle marked or branded for any purpose or for the transportation or handling of any other article or dairy product than the one designed or provided for by such brand or mark. It is unlawful for any person, other than the rightful owner thereof, to deface or remove any such brand or mark put upon any such can, bottle, or other receptacle.
(3)
To prevent the use of said cans, bottles, or other receptacles for any purpose other than those provided for in this part 1 and to insure the wholesomeness and high quality of the dairy products and the sanitary conditions of the receptacles in which the same are transported, it is the duty of the department to enforce the provisions of this section.
L. 85: Entire article added, p. 893, § 1, effective April 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › PRODUCTS CONTROL AND SAFETY (§§ 25-5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Article 5.5 - DAIRY PRODUCTS, IMITATION DAIRY PRODUCTS, AND FROZEN DESSERTS (§§ 25-5.5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Part 1 - DAIRY PRODUCTS (§§ 25-5.5-101 — 25-5.5-117) › Section 25-5.5-110 - Milk, cream, and cheese - standards

(1)
Whole milk sold or offered for retail sale shall contain not less than three and one-fourth percent butterfat. Cream for the same use shall contain not less than eighteen percent butterfat.
(2)
Full cream cheese shall contain not less than fifty percent butterfat in comparison with the total solids. Cheese containing less than the said amount of fat shall be branded "skim" cheese or "part skim" cheese, as the case may be.
L. 85: Entire article added, p. 893, § 1, effective April 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › PRODUCTS CONTROL AND SAFETY (§§ 25-5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Article 5.5 - DAIRY PRODUCTS, IMITATION DAIRY PRODUCTS, AND FROZEN DESSERTS (§§ 25-5.5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Part 1 - DAIRY PRODUCTS (§§ 25-5.5-101 — 25-5.5-117) › Section 25-5.5-111 - Treated milk to be labeled

It is unlawful for any milk or cream to be sold or offered for sale which has been homogenized, viscolized, emulsified, or treated in any manner which will give it the appearance of containing more butterfat than it actually contains, unless it is so labeled as such.
L. 85: Entire article added, p. 894, § 1, effective April 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › PRODUCTS CONTROL AND SAFETY (§§ 25-5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Article 5.5 - DAIRY PRODUCTS, IMITATION DAIRY PRODUCTS, AND FROZEN DESSERTS (§§ 25-5.5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Part 1 - DAIRY PRODUCTS (§§ 25-5.5-101 — 25-5.5-117) › Section 25-5.5-112 - Weight ticket to be furnished

An itemized daily weight ticket covering every shipment of milk or cream shall be furnished with each settlement to the producer or his agent.
L. 85: Entire article added, p. 894, § 1, effective April 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › PRODUCTS CONTROL AND SAFETY (§§ 25-5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Article 5.5 - DAIRY PRODUCTS, IMITATION DAIRY PRODUCTS, AND FROZEN DESSERTS (§§ 25-5.5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Part 1 - DAIRY PRODUCTS (§§ 25-5.5-101 — 25-5.5-117) › Section 25-5.5-113 - Sample taken upon arrival

At any plant where a bacterial test is used as a basis of price-fixing, the sample for such test shall be taken at the dairy farm or immediately upon arrival of the milk at the receiving plant.
L. 85: Entire article added, p. 894, § 1, effective April 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › PRODUCTS CONTROL AND SAFETY (§§ 25-5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Article 5.5 - DAIRY PRODUCTS, IMITATION DAIRY PRODUCTS, AND FROZEN DESSERTS (§§ 25-5.5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Part 1 - DAIRY PRODUCTS (§§ 25-5.5-101 — 25-5.5-117) › Section 25-5.5-114 - Interference with officer - penalty

Any person who refuses to allow the inspections provided for in this part 1 or in any way hinders or obstructs the proper officers from performing their duties under this part 1 commits a petty offense.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 461, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 85: Entire article added, p. 894, § 1, effective April 5. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3237, p. 3237, § 461, 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).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › PRODUCTS CONTROL AND SAFETY (§§ 25-5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Article 5.5 - DAIRY PRODUCTS, IMITATION DAIRY PRODUCTS, AND FROZEN DESSERTS (§§ 25-5.5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Part 1 - DAIRY PRODUCTS (§§ 25-5.5-101 — 25-5.5-117) › Section 25-5.5-115 - Analyses prima facie evidence

Reports of analyses and tests signed by the department shall be accepted in all courts and places as prima facie evidence of the properties, constituency, or condition of the article analyzed.
L. 85: Entire article added, p. 894, § 1, effective April 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › PRODUCTS CONTROL AND SAFETY (§§ 25-5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Article 5.5 - DAIRY PRODUCTS, IMITATION DAIRY PRODUCTS, AND FROZEN DESSERTS (§§ 25-5.5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Part 1 - DAIRY PRODUCTS (§§ 25-5.5-101 — 25-5.5-117) › Section 25-5.5-116 - Penalty

Any person or any agent or servant thereof who violates any of the provisions of this part 1, if the punishment for the violation is not elsewhere prescribed in this part 1, commits a petty offense.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 462, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 85: Entire article added, p. 894, § 1, effective April 5. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3237, p. 3237, § 462, 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).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › PRODUCTS CONTROL AND SAFETY (§§ 25-5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Article 5.5 - DAIRY PRODUCTS, IMITATION DAIRY PRODUCTS, AND FROZEN DESSERTS (§§ 25-5.5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Part 2 - IMITATION DAIRY PRODUCTS (§§ 25-5.5-201 — 25-5.5-209) › Section 25-5.5-201 - Short title

This part 2 shall be known and may be cited as the "Colorado Imitation Dairy Products Act".
L. 85: Entire article added, p. 894, § 1, effective April 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › PRODUCTS CONTROL AND SAFETY (§§ 25-5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Article 5.5 - DAIRY PRODUCTS, IMITATION DAIRY PRODUCTS, AND FROZEN DESSERTS (§§ 25-5.5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Part 2 - IMITATION DAIRY PRODUCTS (§§ 25-5.5-201 — 25-5.5-209) › Section 25-5.5-202 - Purpose

(1)
The purpose of this part 2 is to prevent fraud in sales and to protect the public health by informing the public of the ingredients making up imitation dairy products.
(2)
Even though imitation dairy products are manufactured and sold on the basis of reduced costs to the consumer and certain nutritional advantages of some or all of the ingredients, they should be sampled and inspected on the same basis as the product imitated for sanitary quality and composition.
L. 85: Entire article added, p. 894, § 1, effective April 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › PRODUCTS CONTROL AND SAFETY (§§ 25-5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Article 5.5 - DAIRY PRODUCTS, IMITATION DAIRY PRODUCTS, AND FROZEN DESSERTS (§§ 25-5.5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Part 2 - IMITATION DAIRY PRODUCTS (§§ 25-5.5-201 — 25-5.5-209) › Section 25-5.5-203 - Definitions

As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Department" means the department of public health and environment or its authorized representative.
(2)
(a)
"Imitation dairy product" means any milk, cream, skimmed milk, or any combination thereof, whether or not condensed, evaporated, concentrated, frozen, powdered, dried, or desiccated, or any food product made or manufactured therefrom to which is added, or which is blended or compounded with, any fat or oil other than milk fat so that the resulting product is in imitation or semblance of any dairy product, including but not limited to milk, cream, sour cream, butter cream, skimmed milk, ice cream, whipped or whipping cream, flavored milk or skim milk drink, dried or powdered milk, cheese, cream cheese, cottage cheese, creamed cottage cheese, ice-cream mix, sherbet or other frozen desserts, condensed milk, evaporated milk, or concentrated milk. "Imitation dairy product" also means any food product that does not contain milk or dairy products but which is made in imitation or semblance of any milk or dairy product defined in part 1 of this article and, on the basis of its appearance, flavor, and texture, closely resembles such product.
(b)
"Imitation dairy product" does not mean or include:
(I)
Any distinctive proprietary food compound not readily mistaken for a dairy product, if such product is customarily used on the order or prescription of a physician, is prepared or designed for medicinal or special dietary use, and is prominently so labeled;
(II)
Any dairy product which is flavored with chocolate or cocoa, or the vitamin content of which has been increased, or which is both so flavored and which contains such increased vitamin content, if the fats or oils other than milk fat contained in such product do not exceed the amount of cacao fat naturally present in the chocolate or cocoa used and the food oil, in no event in excess of one-hundredth of one percent of the weight of the finished product, is used as a carrier of such vitamins; or
(III)
Oleomargarine.
(3)
"Person" includes an individual, firm, partnership, association, trust, estate, and corporation, any other business unit, device, arrangement, or organization, and any officer, agent, servant, and employee thereof.
L. 85: Entire article added, p. 895, § 1, effective April 5. L. 94: (1) amended, p. 2780, § 491, effective July 1.
For the legislative declaration contained in the 1994 act amending subsection (1), see section 1 of chapter 345, Session Laws of Colorado 1994.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › PRODUCTS CONTROL AND SAFETY (§§ 25-5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Article 5.5 - DAIRY PRODUCTS, IMITATION DAIRY PRODUCTS, AND FROZEN DESSERTS (§§ 25-5.5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Part 2 - IMITATION DAIRY PRODUCTS (§§ 25-5.5-201 — 25-5.5-209) › Section 25-5.5-204 - Imitation dairy products - labeling

(1)
It is unlawful for a person to manufacture, sell, or exchange, to offer for sale or exchange, or to transport or possess any imitation dairy product unless the imitation dairy product is properly labeled, branded, or otherwise marked for identification. The department is authorized to evaluate and rule upon compliance with this requirement.
(2)
Ingredients shall be listed by the common or usual name in the order of descending predominance. The declaration shall be presented on any appropriate information panel in adequate type size without obscuring design or vignettes and without crowding. The entire ingredient statement shall appear on a single panel of the label.
L. 85: Entire article added, p. 895, § 1, effective April 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › PRODUCTS CONTROL AND SAFETY (§§ 25-5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Article 5.5 - DAIRY PRODUCTS, IMITATION DAIRY PRODUCTS, AND FROZEN DESSERTS (§§ 25-5.5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Part 2 - IMITATION DAIRY PRODUCTS (§§ 25-5.5-201 — 25-5.5-209) › Section 25-5.5-205 - Enforcement and power - rules

(1)
The department is authorized to administer and supervise the enforcement of this part 2. To this end, the department shall:
(a)
Provide for and have complete power to make such periodic inspections and investigations as may be deemed necessary to disclose violations of this part 2;
(b)
Receive and provide for the investigation of complaints of violations of this part 2;
(c)
To carry out the terms and provisions of this part 2, have the power to promulgate rules and regulations for the enforcement of this part 2, not inconsistent with or violative of the terms and provisions thereof, and to publish the same.
L. 85: Entire article added, p. 896, § 1, effective April 5.
For rule-making procedures, see article 4 of title 24.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › PRODUCTS CONTROL AND SAFETY (§§ 25-5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Article 5.5 - DAIRY PRODUCTS, IMITATION DAIRY PRODUCTS, AND FROZEN DESSERTS (§§ 25-5.5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Part 2 - IMITATION DAIRY PRODUCTS (§§ 25-5.5-201 — 25-5.5-209) › Section 25-5.5-206 - Enforcement by injunction

The provisions of this part 2 may be enforced by injunction in any court having jurisdiction to grant injunctive relief at the suit and upon the petition of the department or any other person, and it shall not be requisite in such action for an injunction that the plaintiff plead, prove, or show pecuniary loss, damage, or injury or personal damage or injury.
L. 85: Entire article added, p. 896, § 1, effective April 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › PRODUCTS CONTROL AND SAFETY (§§ 25-5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Article 5.5 - DAIRY PRODUCTS, IMITATION DAIRY PRODUCTS, AND FROZEN DESSERTS (§§ 25-5.5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Part 2 - IMITATION DAIRY PRODUCTS (§§ 25-5.5-201 — 25-5.5-209) › Section 25-5.5-207 - Subpoena of defendant

Any defendant, in an action brought under the provisions of section
25-5.5-205
, may be required to testify under a subpoena duly issued or in pursuance of the Colorado rules of civil procedure; and the books and records of any such defendant may be brought into court and introduced into evidence; but no information so obtained may be used against the defendant as the basis for a misdemeanor prosecution under the provisions of this part 2.
L. 85: Entire article added, p. 896, § 1, effective April 5.
For the procedure concerning subpoenas, see C.R.C.P. 45.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › PRODUCTS CONTROL AND SAFETY (§§ 25-5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Article 5.5 - DAIRY PRODUCTS, IMITATION DAIRY PRODUCTS, AND FROZEN DESSERTS (§§ 25-5.5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Part 2 - IMITATION DAIRY PRODUCTS (§§ 25-5.5-201 — 25-5.5-209) › Section 25-5.5-208 - Seizure of products

Imitation dairy products illegally held or otherwise involved in a violation of this part 2 shall be subject to seizure and disposition in accordance with an appropriate order of court.
L. 85: Entire article added, p. 896, § 1, effective April 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › PRODUCTS CONTROL AND SAFETY (§§ 25-5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Article 5.5 - DAIRY PRODUCTS, IMITATION DAIRY PRODUCTS, AND FROZEN DESSERTS (§§ 25-5.5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Part 2 - IMITATION DAIRY PRODUCTS (§§ 25-5.5-201 — 25-5.5-209) › Section 25-5.5-209 - Penalty

Any person who violates any of the provisions of this part 2 or who directs or knowingly permits such violation or aids or assists therein commits a petty offense.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 463, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 85: Entire article added, p. 896, § 1, effective April 5. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3237, p. 3237, § 463, 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).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › PRODUCTS CONTROL AND SAFETY (§§ 25-5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Article 5.5 - DAIRY PRODUCTS, IMITATION DAIRY PRODUCTS, AND FROZEN DESSERTS (§§ 25-5.5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Part 3 - FROZEN DESSERTS (§§ 25-5.5-301 — 25-5.5-312) › Section 25-5.5-301 - Short title

This part 3 shall be known and may be cited as the "Colorado Frozen Desserts Act".
L. 85: Entire article added, p. 896, § 1, effective April 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › PRODUCTS CONTROL AND SAFETY (§§ 25-5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Article 5.5 - DAIRY PRODUCTS, IMITATION DAIRY PRODUCTS, AND FROZEN DESSERTS (§§ 25-5.5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Part 3 - FROZEN DESSERTS (§§ 25-5.5-301 — 25-5.5-312) › Section 25-5.5-302 - Definitions

As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Confectionery" means candy, cakes, cookies, and glazed fruit.
(2)
"Department" means the department of public health and environment or its authorized representative.
(3)
"Mix" means the pasteurized unfrozen combination of all ingredients of a frozen dairy dessert with or without fruits, fruit juices, chocolate, cocoa, confectionery, nut meats, flavor, or harmless color.
L. 85: Entire article added, p. 896, § 1, effective April 5. L. 94: (2) amended, p. 2780, § 492, effective July 1.
For the legislative declaration contained in the 1994 act amending subsection (2), see section 1 of chapter 345, Session Laws of Colorado 1994.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › PRODUCTS CONTROL AND SAFETY (§§ 25-5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Article 5.5 - DAIRY PRODUCTS, IMITATION DAIRY PRODUCTS, AND FROZEN DESSERTS (§§ 25-5.5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Part 3 - FROZEN DESSERTS (§§ 25-5.5-301 — 25-5.5-312) › Section 25-5.5-304 - French ice cream and custards - standards

French ice cream, frozen custard, and French custard ice cream shall conform to the definition and standard of identity prescribed for ice cream by section
25-5.5-303
if one or more of the optional egg ingredients permitted by section
25-5.5-303
are used in such quantity that the total weight of egg yolk solids therein is not less than one and four-tenths percent of the weight of the finished French ice cream, except when any of the optional flavoring ingredients specified in section
25-5.5-303(4)(d) to (4)(k)
is used, in which case the weight of egg yolk solids shall not be less than one and twelve-hundredths percent of the weight of the finished French ice cream.
L. 85: Entire article added, p. 899, § 1, effective April 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › PRODUCTS CONTROL AND SAFETY (§§ 25-5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Article 5.5 - DAIRY PRODUCTS, IMITATION DAIRY PRODUCTS, AND FROZEN DESSERTS (§§ 25-5.5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Part 3 - FROZEN DESSERTS (§§ 25-5.5-301 — 25-5.5-312) › Section 25-5.5-305 - Ice milk - standards

Ice milk shall conform in all respects to the definition and standard of identity for ice cream prescribed in section
25-5.5-303
; except that it shall contain not less than two percent nor more than seven percent of milk fat, not less than eleven percent of total milk solids, and not less than one and three-tenths pounds of food solids per gallon. When ice milk is packaged in containers of greater than one-half gallon capacity, it shall not contain color or any of the optional flavoring ingredients specified in section
25-5.5-303(4)
.
L. 85: Entire article added, p. 899, § 1, effective April 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › PRODUCTS CONTROL AND SAFETY (§§ 25-5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Article 5.5 - DAIRY PRODUCTS, IMITATION DAIRY PRODUCTS, AND FROZEN DESSERTS (§§ 25-5.5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Part 3 - FROZEN DESSERTS (§§ 25-5.5-301 — 25-5.5-312) › Section 25-5.5-305.5 - Low-fat frozen dairy dessert - standards

Low-fat frozen dairy dessert shall conform in all respects to the definition and standard of identity for ice cream prescribed in section
25-5.5-303
; except that it shall contain not less than one and five-tenths percent nor more than one and nine-tenths percent of milk fat and not less than twelve percent total milk-solids-non-fat and except that it shall contain not less than one and three-tenths pounds of food solids per gallon.
L. 86: Entire section added, p. 979, § 1, effective April 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › PRODUCTS CONTROL AND SAFETY (§§ 25-5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Article 5.5 - DAIRY PRODUCTS, IMITATION DAIRY PRODUCTS, AND FROZEN DESSERTS (§§ 25-5.5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Part 3 - FROZEN DESSERTS (§§ 25-5.5-301 — 25-5.5-312) › Section 25-5.5-306 - Sherbet - standards

Sherbet is the food prepared by freezing or partially freezing, while stirring, a pasteurized mix composed of one or a combination of the optional dairy ingredients specified in section
25-5.5-303(2)
, one or more of the optional sweetening ingredients specified in section
25-5.5-303(3)
, fruit, fruit juice, or flavoring as provided in this section. It may contain one or more of the optional stabilizing ingredients specified in section
25-5.5-303(6)
or pectin if the weight of such stabilizer is not more than one-half of one percent of the weight of the finished sherbet. The kind and quantity of optional dairy ingredients used is such that the total milk solids content is not more than five percent by weight of the finished sherbet and the milk fat content is not more than two percent nor less than one percent by weight of the finished sherbet. It shall contain fruit or fruit juice, as described in section
25-5.5-303(4)(c) and (4)(f)
, and may contain natural food flavoring. It may contain citric, tartaric, malic, lactic, or ascorbic acid. The acidity of the finished sherbet shall be not less than thirty-five hundredths of one percent of acid as determined by titrating with standard alkali and expressed as lactic acid. It may contain the optional egg ingredients specified in section
25-5.5-303(5)
in amounts not to exceed one-half of one percent of the weight of the finished sherbet. Harmless coloring may be added. The mix may be seasoned with salt and may be homogenized. It shall weigh not less than six pounds per gallon.
L. 85: Entire article added, p. 899, § 1, effective April 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › PRODUCTS CONTROL AND SAFETY (§§ 25-5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Article 5.5 - DAIRY PRODUCTS, IMITATION DAIRY PRODUCTS, AND FROZEN DESSERTS (§§ 25-5.5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Part 3 - FROZEN DESSERTS (§§ 25-5.5-301 — 25-5.5-312) › Section 25-5.5-307 - Water ice - standards

Water ice conforms in all respects to the definition and standard of identity for sherbet prescribed in section
25-5.5-306
; except that the mix need not be pasteurized and, since it does not contain any of the optional dairy ingredients, it does not meet the provision respecting total milk solids and butterfat.
L. 85: Entire article added, p. 900, § 1, effective April 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › PRODUCTS CONTROL AND SAFETY (§§ 25-5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Article 5.5 - DAIRY PRODUCTS, IMITATION DAIRY PRODUCTS, AND FROZEN DESSERTS (§§ 25-5.5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Part 3 - FROZEN DESSERTS (§§ 25-5.5-301 — 25-5.5-312) › Section 25-5.5-308 - Adulterated and misbranded - when

Any food product which is made in semblance of or in imitation of any food for which a definition and standard of identity is established in sections
25-5.5-303
to
25-5.5-307
or any food which purports to be or is represented as a food for which a definition and standard of identity is established in said sections shall be deemed to be adulterated and misbranded if such food does not conform to such standard, notwithstanding the employment of any fanciful name or the use of the word "imitation" to designate the product.
L. 85: Entire article added, p. 900, § 1, effective April 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › PRODUCTS CONTROL AND SAFETY (§§ 25-5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Article 5.5 - DAIRY PRODUCTS, IMITATION DAIRY PRODUCTS, AND FROZEN DESSERTS (§§ 25-5.5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Part 3 - FROZEN DESSERTS (§§ 25-5.5-301 — 25-5.5-312) › Section 25-5.5-309 - Administration and enforcement

The department is authorized to administer and supervise the enforcement of this part 3; to provide for such periodic inspections and investigations as may be deemed necessary to disclose violations; to collect samples of optional ingredients, mixes, and finished products for analysis; to receive and provide for the investigation of complaints; and to provide for the institution and prosecution of civil actions. The provisions of this part 3 and the rules and regulations issued in connection therewith may be enforced by injunction in any court having jurisdiction to grant injunctive relief, and adulterated or misbranded articles illegally held or otherwise involved in a violation of this part 3 or of said rules and regulations shall be subject to seizure and disposition in accordance with an order of court.
L. 85: Entire article added, p. 900, § 1, effective April 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › PRODUCTS CONTROL AND SAFETY (§§ 25-5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Article 5.5 - DAIRY PRODUCTS, IMITATION DAIRY PRODUCTS, AND FROZEN DESSERTS (§§ 25-5.5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Part 3 - FROZEN DESSERTS (§§ 25-5.5-301 — 25-5.5-312) › Section 25-5.5-310 - Regulations

Whenever, in the judgment of the department, such action will promote honesty and fair dealing in the interest of consumers, the department shall promulgate regulations fixing and establishing, for any class of frozen desserts, a reasonable definition and standard of identity. The department may, for the purpose of promoting honesty and fair dealing in the interest of consumers, designate harmless optional ingredients which may be used in a mix as permitted by this part 3 but which may not have been specifically identified in this part 3 by any chemical or trade name.
L. 85: Entire article added, p. 900, § 1, effective April 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › PRODUCTS CONTROL AND SAFETY (§§ 25-5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Article 5.5 - DAIRY PRODUCTS, IMITATION DAIRY PRODUCTS, AND FROZEN DESSERTS (§§ 25-5.5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Part 3 - FROZEN DESSERTS (§§ 25-5.5-301 — 25-5.5-312) › Section 25-5.5-311 - Products detained or embargoed - when

Whenever any duly authorized agent of the department finds or has probable cause to believe that any frozen dessert specified in this part 3 is adulterated or misbranded within the meaning of this part 3, he shall affix to such product container a tag or other appropriate marking, giving notice that such frozen dessert is or is suspected of being adulterated or misbranded and that it is being detained or embargoed and warning all persons not to remove or dispose of such product by sale or otherwise until provision for removal or disposal is given by the department. No person shall remove or dispose of such embargoed product by sale or otherwise without permission of the department or its agent or, after summary proceedings have been instituted, without permission from the court having jurisdiction. If the embargo is removed by the department or by the court, neither the department nor the state shall be held liable for damages because of such embargo in the event that the court finds that there was probable cause for the embargo.
L. 85: Entire article added, p. 900, § 1, effective April 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › PRODUCTS CONTROL AND SAFETY (§§ 25-5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Article 5.5 - DAIRY PRODUCTS, IMITATION DAIRY PRODUCTS, AND FROZEN DESSERTS (§§ 25-5.5-101 — 25-5.5-312) › Part 3 - FROZEN DESSERTS (§§ 25-5.5-301 — 25-5.5-312) › Section 25-5.5-312 - Violations - penalty

Any person, firm, or corporation that willfully violates any of the provisions of this part 3 and any officer, agent, or employee thereof who directs or knowingly permits such violation or who aids or assists therein commits a petty offense.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462, § 464, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 85: Entire article added, p. 901, § 1, effective April 5. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 3237, p. 3237, § 464, 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).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › FAMILY PLANNING (§§ 25-6-101 — 25-6-407) › Article 6 - FAMILY PLANNING (§§ 25-6-101 — 25-6-407) › Part 1 - FAMILY PLANNING (§§ 25-6-101 — 25-6-104) › Section 25-6-101 - Legislative declaration

(1)
Every individual has a fundamental right to make decisions about the individual's reproductive health care, including the fundamental right to use or refuse contraception.
(2)
Contraceptive procedures, supplies, and information are not available as a practical matter to many persons in this state.
(3)
It is desirable that inhibitions and restrictions be eliminated so that all persons desiring contraceptive procedures, supplies, and information shall have ready and practicable access thereto.
(4)
Section
25-6-102
sets forth the policy and authority of this state, its political subdivisions, and all agencies and institutions thereof, including prohibitions against restrictions with respect to contraceptive procedures, supplies, and information.
Amended by 2023 Ch. 69,§ 10, eff. 4/14/2023.
L. 71: p. 638, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-32-1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › FAMILY PLANNING (§§ 25-6-101 — 25-6-407) › Article 6 - FAMILY PLANNING (§§ 25-6-101 — 25-6-407) › Part 1 - FAMILY PLANNING (§§ 25-6-101 — 25-6-104) › Section 25-6-103 - Department of public health and environment - powers and duties

The department of public health and environment is authorized to receive and disburse such funds as may become available to it for family planning programs to any organization, public or private, engaged in providing contraceptive procedures, supplies, and information. Any family planning program administered by the department of public health and environment shall be developed in consultation and coordination with other family planning agencies in this state, including but not limited to the department of human services.
L. 71: p. 639, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 66-32-3. L. 94: Entire section amended, p. 2780, § 493, effective July 1.
For the legislative declaration contained in the 1994 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 345, Session Laws of Colorado 1994.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 25 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (§§ 25-1-101 — 25-59-106) › FAMILY PLANNING (§§ 25-6-101 — 25-6-407) › Article 6 - FAMILY PLANNING (§§ 25-6-101 — 25-6-407) › Part 1 - FAMILY PLANNING (§§ 25-6-101 — 25-6-104) › Section 25-6-104 - Department of public health and environment - family planning access collaborative - legislative declaration - recommendations - funding - repeal

(1)
(a)
The general assembly finds and declares that, according to a 2019 report by the Colorado department of public health and environment, referred to in this section as the "department", in 2019, there were ninety-three thousand three hundred Coloradans without access to family planning services, including fifty-eight thousand Coloradans who were uninsured and thirty-five thousand three hundred who were insured but not using their family planning coverage primarily due to fear of breaches in confidentiality.
(b)
The general assembly further finds that there have since been important expansions in access, including a state plan amendment to expand income eligibility for services, the creation of coverage programs for undocumented individuals, expansions of commercial and medicaid insurance coverage, and increased family planning funding. However, persistent gaps in access remain.
(2)
The department shall convene a family planning access collaborative to coordinate with the department to advise the department in identifying access gaps that contribute to approximately ninety-three thousand Coloradans lacking family planning access, including, but not limited to:
(a)
Privacy and confidentiality concerns;
(b)
Gaps in existing family planning programs;
(c)
Geographic barriers and rural access;
(d)
Ability of adolescents to access care and services;
(e)
Funding for services; and
(f)
Identification of legislative, regulatory, and funding strategies to close access gaps identified by the collaborative.
(3)
The department shall invite representatives with relevant expertise in the provision of, funding of, and advocacy for family planning services to participate in the collaborative.
(4)
The department shall convene the family planning access collaborative on or before September 1, 2023.
(5)
On or before December 15, 2023, the collaborative shall publish recommendations informed by the gaps identified in subsection (2) of this section.
(6)
For the 2023-24 state fiscal year, the general assembly shall appropriate two hundred thousand dollars from the general fund to the department for the purposes of this section.
(7)
The department may seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations from private or public sources for the purposes of this section.
(8)
This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2024.
Added by 2023 Ch. 69,§ 11, eff. 4/14/2023.