Important Documents & Links
The Colorado Department of Agriculture is active in the legislative process in order to protect the agricultural industry, consumers and the environment.
Video/Audio Broadcasts of Current Proceedings
Official Publication of the State Administrative Rules (24-4-103(11) C.R.S.)
Rulemaking Hearings | Audiencias públicas del proceso normativo para la adopción de nuevas reglas
For Rules Pertaining to the Small Food Business Recovery & Resiliency Tax Credit
DATE: December 15, 2023
TIME: 10:00 a.m.
LOCATION: This hearing will be held via Zoom
CALL INFORMATION: 1-719-359-4580
Meeting ID: 816 2223 2925
Passcode: 215233
In order to maintain a proper hearing record you are encouraged to pre-register by completing this Google form. If you do not have access to Google you may send your name and telephone number to Hollis.Glenn@state.co.us. Pre-registration is not required to participate in the hearing.
FECHA: 15 de Diciembre de 2023
HORA: 10:00 a.m.
LUGAR: La audiencia se lleva a cabo de Zoom
Para poder mantener un registro adecuado de la audiencia se le recomienda realizar el pre-registro con la siguiente forma de Google. Si no cuenta con acceso a Google puede enviar su nombre y número de teléfono a Hollis.Glenn@state.co.us. El pre-registro no es requisito para participar en la audiencia.
Past Rulemaking Hearings
DATE: October 18, 2023
TIME: 9:00 a.m.
LOCATION: This hearing was held via Zoom
CALL INFORMATION: 1-719-359-4580
Meeting ID: 863 4968 6909
Passcode: 556768
In order to maintain a proper hearing record you are encouraged to pre-register by completing this Google form. If you do not have access to Google you may send your name and telephone number to Hollis.Glenn@state.co.us. Pre-registration is not required to participate in the hearing.
FECHA: 18 de Octubre de 2023
HORA: 9:00 a.m.
LUGAR: La audiencia se llevo a cabo vía Zoom
Para poder mantener un registro adecuado de la audiencia se le recomienda realizar el pre-registro llenando la siguiente forma de Google. Si no cuenta con acceso a Google puede enviar su nombre y número de teléfono a Hollis.Glenn@state.co.us. El pre-registro no es un requerimiento para participar en la audiencia.
For Amendments to Rules And Regulations Pertaining To The Administration And Enforcement Of The Pesticide Act (8 CCR 1203-1, Parts 1.2, 13.4, 13.5, and 13.6)
DATE: October 18, 2023
TIME: 9:30 a.m.
LOCATION: This hearing was held via Zoom
CALL INFORMATION: 1-719-359-4580
Meeting ID: 876 1509 7006
Passcode: 085802
In order to maintain a proper hearing record you are encouraged to pre-register by completing this Google form. If you do not have access to Google you may send your name and telephone number to Hollis.Glenn@state.co.us. Pre-registration is not required to participate in the hearing.
For Amendments to Rules And Regulations Pertaining To The Administration And Enforcement Of The Pesticide Applicator's Act (8 CCR 1203-2, Parts 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 12, and 15)
DATE: October 18, 2023
TIME: 10:30 a.m.
LOCATION: This hearing was held via Zoom
CALL INFORMATION: 1-719-359-4580
Meeting ID: 876 4469 3347
Passcode: 597153
In order to maintain a proper hearing record you are encouraged to pre-register by completing this Google form. If you do not have access to Google you may send your name and telephone number to Hollis.Glenn@state.co.us. Pre-registration is not required to participate in the hearing.
For amendments to Rules Pertaining to the Administration and Enforcement of the Produce Safety Act
DATE: June 22, 2023
TIME: 1:00 p.m.
LOCATION: This hearing was held via Zoom
CALL INFORMATION: 1-719-359-4580
MEETING ID: 845 8964 1367
PASSCODE: 557685
In order to maintain a proper hearing record you are encouraged to pre-register by completing this Google form. If you do not have access to Google you may send your name and telephone number to Jenifer.Gurr@state.co.us. Pre-registration is not required to participate in the hearing.
For amendments to “Livestock Disease Control” Rules
DATE: June 22, 2023
TIME: 2:00 p.m.
LOCATION: This hearing was held via Zoom
CALL INFORMATION: 1-719-359-4580
MEETING ID: 891 7086 3079
PASSCODE: 129471
In order to maintain a proper hearing record you are encouraged to pre-register by completing this Google form. If you do not have access to Google you may send your name and telephone number to Jenifer.Gurr@state.co.us. Pre-registration is not required to participate in the hearing.
The official version of these rules is published by the Office of the Secretary of State in the Colorado Code of Regulations and may be obtained from the Colorado Secretary of State's website.
Division of Animal Industry
- 8 CCR 1201-12 Rules Pertaining to the Control of Depredating Animals
- 8 CCR 1201-13 Public Livestock Markets Veterinary Inspection
- 8 CCR 1201-16 Control and Eradication of Scrapie in Sheep and Goats
- 8 CCR 1201-17 Concerning the Prevention of Disease in Alternative Livestock
- 8 CCR 1201-18 Bureau of Animal Protection Rules
- 8 CCR 1201-19 Livestock Disease Control
- 8 CCR 1201-20 Live Bird Market Rule
- 8 CCR 1201-21 Rules Pertaining to the Administration and Enforcement of the Colorado Aquaculture Act
Brand Inspection Division
- 8 CCR 1205-1 Public Livestock Markets
- 8 CCR 1205-2 Administration and Enforcement of the Alternative Livestock Act, §§ 35-41.5-101 - 117, C.R.S.
- 8 CCR 1205-3 Rules Pertaining to the Annual Transportation Permit for Cattle or Alternative Livestock
- 8 CCR 1205-4 Rules Pertaining to the Feedlot Certification Act
- 8 CCR 1205-5 Rules Pertaining to the Publication and Sale of abandoned Brands
- 8 CCR 1205-6 State Board of Stock Inspection Fees
- 8 CCR 1205-7 Rules Pertaining to Livestock Sold as Animal Shares
Conservation Services Division
- 8 CCR 1206-1 Water Quality Control Concerning Agricultural Chemicals and Ground Water
- 8 CCR 1206-2 Rules Pertaining to the Administration and Enforcement of the Colorado Noxious Weed Act
- 8 CCR 1206-3 Administration and Enforcement of the Weed Free Forage Crop Certification Act
- 8 CCR 1206-4 Administration and Enforcement of the Colorado Chemigation Act
Commissioner's Office
- 8 CCR 1207-1 Rules and Regulations Pertaining to the Administration and Enforcement of § 35-49-109, C.R.S.
- 8 CCR 1207-2 Rules Pertaining to Administrative Hearings Conducted Within the Colorado Department of Agriculture and to Petitions for Declaratory Orders
- 8 CCR 1207-3 Rules Pertaining to the Agricultural Workforce Development Program
- 8 CCR 1207-4 Rules Pertaining to Farm-to-Market Infrastructure Grants
- 8 CCR 1207-5 Rules Pertaining to the Colorado Agricultural Future Loan Program
Inspection & Consumer Services Division
- 8 CCR 1202-1 Packaging and Labeling
- 8 CCR 1202-2 Measurement Standards
- 8 CCR 1202-4 Fertilizers and Soil Conditioners
- 8 CCR 1202-5 Storage and Handling of Anhydrous Ammonia
- 8 CCR 1202-6 Rules for Commercial Feed Under the Colorado Feed Law, Sections 35-60-101 through 115, C.R.S.
- 8 CCR 1202-7 Rules for Pet Food Under the Colorado Feed Law, Sections 35-60-101 through 115, C.R.S.
- 8 CCR 1202-10 Rules Pertaining to the Administration and Enforcement of the Colorado Egg Law
- 8 CCR 1202-11Administration and Enforcement of the Commodity Handler and Farm Products Act, Sections 35-36-101 through 314, C.R.S.
- 8 CCR 1202-13 Rules Pertaining to the Administration and Enforcement of the Custom Processing of Meat Animals Act
- 8 CCR 1202-14 Method of Sale of Retail Commodities
- 8 CCR 1202-15 Rules and Regulations Pertaining to the Administration and Enforcement of the Pet Animal Care and Facilities Act
- 8 CCR 1202-16 Rules Pertaining to Poultry Processing
- 8 CCR 1202-17 Rules Pertaining to the Administration and Enforcement of the Produce Safety Act
- 8 CCR 1202-18 Rules Pertaining to Hand Weeding and Hand Thinning by Agricultural Workers
- 8 CCR 1202-19 Rules Pertaining to the Confinement of Egg Laying Hens
Markets Division
- 8 CCR 1204-8 Rules and Regulations Pertaining to the Administration and Enforcement of the Colorado Agricultural Marketing Act of 1939
Division of Plant Industry
- 8 CCR 1203-1 Administration and Enforcement of the Pesticide Act
- 8 CCR 1203-2 Rules and Regulations Pertaining to the Administration and Enforcement of the Pesticide Applicators’ Act
- 8 CCR 1203-5 Rules Pertaining to the Administration and Enforcement of the Colorado Nursery Act
- 8 CCR 1203-6 Administration and Enforcement of the Colorado Seed Act
- 8 CCR 1203-9 Administration and Enforcement of the Organic Certification Act
- 8 CCR 1203-13 Quarantine for Late Blight
- 8 CCR 1203-14 Rules Pertaining to the Pest Control Act Inspections and Federal Agreements
- 8 CCR 1203-18 Quarantine and Rules Against the Importation of Prunus Species Into the San Luis Valley
- 8 CCR 1203-21 Qurantine Imposed Against All Life Stages of the Japanese Beetle (Popillia Japonica) and Hosts or Possible Carriers of Japanese Beetle Pursuant to the Colorado Pest Control Act
- 8 CCR 1203-22 Rules and Regulations Pertaining to the Colorado Seed Potato Act
- 8 CCR 1203-23 Rules Pertaining to the Administration and Enforcement of the Industrial Hemp Regulatory Program Act
- 8 CCR 1203-26 The Use of Pesticides in the Cultivation of Retail Marijuana
Colorado State Fair
- 8 CCR 1208-1 Colorado State Fair Authority Rules
Regulatory Agenda
- 2021 Regulatory Agenda
- 2020 Regulatory Report
- 2019 Regulatory Report
- 2018 Regulatory Report
- 2017 Regulatory Report
Rule-Review Schedule
Process For Stakeholder Involvement In The Rulemaking Process
The Colorado Department of Agriculture's protocol for stakeholder rule-making engagement is here.
Rules Imposing Local Government Mandates
On January 11, 2011, Governor Hickenlooper signed Executive Order D 2011-005, “Establishing a Policy to Enhance the Relationship between State and Local Government".
The Executive Order’s goal is to enhance the partnership between state and local government by requiring that state rulemaking agencies consult with and engage local governments prior to the promulgation of any rules containing mandates and to prevent excessive or unnecessary regulation of local government through increased intergovernmental communication. This executive order was codified in section 24-4-103(2.7) of the Administrative Procedure Act by the passage of Senate Bill 2012-026.
Local governments will continue to be contacted to solicit their input in the development of proposed rules with state mandates through the process established by the Office of State Planning and Budgeting and the Department of Local Affairs in 2012.
The Colorado General Assembly sets specific dates that a particular agency, board, or function of government will terminate unless the legislature passes new legislation to continue. An analysis is performed to determine if the program is necessary and should be continued, modified, or cease operations. The final results can be found at the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agency website.
The Colorado Office of Policy, Research, and Regulatory Reform is currently conducting a sunset review of the:
- Custom Meat Processors
- Pesticide Applicator's Act
- Noxious Weed Advisory Committee
To provide input on these reviews, please visit COPRRR's website.
The review process involves soliciting and receiving input from interested parties and stakeholders.
- Anyone can contact COPRRR to provide input on a review.
- There is no need to wait to be contacted.
- Provide input on any of the programs under sunset review here.
The Colorado Revised Statutes (the laws of the state of Colorado) are made available for public use by the Committee on Legal Services of the Colorado General Assembly through a contractual arrangement with the LexisNexis Group. Any person wishing to reprint and distribute all or a substantial part of the statutes in either printed or electronic format must obtain prior permission of the Committee on Legal Services; permission is not required to reprint fewer than 200 sections of C.R.S. (please see §2-5-118, C.R.S.).
The Lexis Nexis website is the only official source of the Colorado Revised Statutes.
Animal Industry Laws
- Title 18, Article 9, Part 2:Cruelty To Animals, Sections 18-9-201 to 18-9-209
- Title 35, Article 24.5:Aquaculture, Sections 35-24.5-101 to 35-24.5-111
- Title 35, Article 40, Part 1:Predatory Animals - Control, Sections 35-40-100.2 to 35-40-115
- Title 35, Article 40, Part 2:Predatory Animals - Control, Sections 35-40-201 to 35-40-207
- Title 35, Article 42:Animal Protection, Sections 35-42-101 to 35-42-115
- Title 35, Article 42.5:Animal Shelters And Pounds, Section 35-42.5-101
- Title 35, Article 48:Bulls, Rams and Boars, Sections 35-48-101 to 35-48-104
- Title 35, Article 50:Livestock Health Act, Sections 35-50-101 to 35-50-122
- Title 35, Article 51:Animal Biological Product, Sections 35-51-101 to 35-51-104
- Title 35, Article 52:Hogs, Sections 35-52-101 to 35-52-118
- Title 35, Article 80:Pet Animal Care And Facilities Act, Sections 35-80-101 to 35-80-117
Brand Inspection Laws
- Title 35, Article 41:State Board of Stock Inspection Commissioners, Sections 35-41-100.3 to 35-41-104
- Title 35, Article 41.5:Alternative Livestock Act, Sections 35-41.5-101 to 35-41.5-117
- Title 35, Article 43:Branding and Herding, Sections 35-43-101 to 35-43-130
- Title 35, Article 44:Estrays, Sections 35-44-101 to 35-44-114
- Title 35, Article 46:Fence Law,Sections 35-46-101 to 35-46-115
- Title 35, Article 47:Livestock - Running at Large, Sections 35-47-101 to 35-47-103
- Title 35, Article 53:Transportation of Livestock, Sections 35-53-101 to 35-53-133
- Title 35, Article 53.5:Feedlot Certification, Sections 35-53.5-101 to 35-53.5-115
- Title 35, Article 54:Sale of Stock, Sections 35-54-101 to 35-54-106
- Title 35, Article 55:Public Livestock Markets, Sections 35-55-101 to 35-55-119
Conservation Services Laws
- Title 25, Article 8,Water Quality Control, Sections 103, 25-8-205 to 25-8-205.5
- Title 35, Article 5.5,Colorado Noxious Weed Act, Sections 35-5.5-104.5 to 35-5.5-118
- Title 35, Article 11:Colorado Chemigation Act, Sections 35-11-101 to 35-11-117
- Title 35, Article 27.5:Colorado Weed Free Forage Crop Certification Act, Sections 35-27.5-101 to 35-27.5-108
- Title 35, Article 70:Colorado Soil Conservation Act, Sections 35-70-1 to 35-70-122
Markets
- Title 35, Article 23:Fruit & Vegetable Act, Sections 35-23-101 to 35-23-116
- Title 35, Article 23:Controlled Atmosphere Storage of Apples, Sections 35-23.5-101 to 35-23.5-108
- Title 35 Article 28:Marketing Act of 1939, Sections 35-28-101 through 35-28-124
Inspection & Consumer Services Laws
- Title 12, Article 16:Farm Products and Farm Commodity Warehouses Law, Sections 12-16-101 to 12-16-223
- Title 35, Article 12:Commercial Fertilizers and Soil Conditioners Law, Sections 35-12-101 to 35-12-120
- Title 35, Article 13:Anhydrous Ammonia Law, Sections 35-13-101 to 35-13-109
- Title 35, Article 14:Measurement Standards Law, Sections 35-14-101 to 35-14-134
- Title 35, Article 21:Eggs Law, Sections 35-21-101 to 35-21-108
- Title 35, Article 33:Custom Processing of Meat Animals Act, Sections 35-33-101 to 35-33-407 CRS
- Title 35, Article 60:Commercial Feeding Stuffs Law, Sections 35-60-101 to 35-60-115
Plant Industry Laws
- Title 35, Article 4:Pest Control Act, Sections 35-4-101 to 35-4-116
- Title 35, Article 4.5:Pest Control Compact, Sections 35-4.5-101 to 35-4.5-102
- Title 35, Article 5:Pest Control Districts, Sections 35-5-101 to 35-5-125
- Title 35, Article 9:Colorado Pesticide Act, Sections 35-9-101 to 35-9-128
- Title 35, Article 10:Colorado Pesticide Applicator Act, Sections 35-10-101 to 35-10-128
- Title 35, Article 11.5:Organic Certification Act, Sections 35-11.5-101 to 35-11.5-117
- Title 35 Article 25:Colorado Bee Act, Sections 35-25-101 to 35-25-117
- Title 35, Article 26:Colorado Nursery Act, Sections 35-26-101 to 35-26-115
- Title 35, Article 27:Colorado Seed Act, Sections 35-27-101 to 35-27-125
- Title 35 Article 27.3:Colorado Seed Potato Act, Sections 35-27.3-101 to 35-27.3-112