The Colorado Department of Agriculture has hired acting Division Director for the Inspection and Consumer Services (ICS) Division Mark Gallegos as permanent Director of the Division. Gallegos was promoted internally and is replacing Hollis Glenn, who has moved into the role of the Deputy Commissioner of Operations for CDA.
Soon all eggs sold at Colorado grocery stores will be from cage-free hens. The Colorado general assembly passed HB20-1343 to advance animal welfare by requiring Colorado’s egg-laying hens to be housed in a cage free environment. Additionally, the act also prohibits business owners from selling or transporting for sale in Colorado egg products that are not from a cage-free farm.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 3, 2020
Contact: Mary Peck, 720-428-0441, mary.peck@state.co.us
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 21, 2020
Contact: Mary Peck, 720-428-0441, mary.peck@state.co.us
Broomfield, Colo. - The Pet Animal Care Facilities Act (PACFA), a program administered by the Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA), has passed a temporary emergency rule exemption in response to the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 2, 2020
Contact: Mary Peck, Department of Agriculture 303-869-9005, mary.peck@state.co.us
Contact: Cher Haavind, Department of Labor and Employment, 303-318-8003, cher.haavind@state.co.us