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Legislation, Laws, Regulations and Rule Hearings

Rulemaking Hearings 

No rulemaking hearings are scheduled at this time. 

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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

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
  • Pet Animal Care and Facilities Act (PACFA)

To provide input on these reviews, please visit COPRRR's website.

The review process involves soliciting and receiving input from interested parties and stakeholders.

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.

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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

Colorado Revised Statutes

Colorado Revised Statutes 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.)

What does C.R.S. stand for?

C.R.S. is the Colorado Revised Statute which is categorized by the C.R.S. reference format. The Lexis Nexis web site is the only official source of the Colorado Revised Statutes.

What is a C.R.S. Reference Format?

A C.R.S. reference contains three numbers which identify the title, article, and section. For example, 35-53-105 refers to Title 35, Article 53, and Section 105. This is needed to obtain the exact portion of the law you want to find. You will find this specific number on program web pages or in the section above.

Once I have the C.R.S. number, how do I search for it on LexisNexis?

Go to the Lexis Nexis site, where you will see a left pane and a right pane. This site is set up hierarchical. You will first find the title, then the article, then the section.

  1. Finding the Title
    • In the left pane, click on the “Colorado Statutes” link. This will display all Colorado State Law.
    • Scroll down to the appropriate Title and click on the link. (Most are in “Title 35 Agriculture” )
    • The right pane will display all articles for the title.
  2. Finding the Article
    • On the right pane, click on the matching article number link.
    • The right pane will display the corresponding sections for that article.
    • The left pane will display the articles for the title.
  3. Finding the Section
    • On the right pane, click on the matching section number.
    • The right pane will display the text for the section.
    • The left pane will display the sections for the article.
  4. Navigating
    • To go to another section, click on the section in the left pane
    • To go to another article, click on the Title underneath the Colorado Statutes folder in the upper left pane 
  5. Once I find what I’m looking for, how do I print it?
    • Click on Print link located in the upper right area of the right pane
    • Select the Print documents selected in the table of contents option
    • In the left pane, check the titles, articles, and/or sections that you want printed (limit of 50 items)
    • Click the Print button