S.B. 05-24 State agricultural commission - livestock health act. Recodifies the statutes addressing the duties of the state veterinarian. Makes changes to clarify, harmonize, modernize, or substantively amend the law, specifically:
● Relocates provisions dealing with sheep inspection districts and the inspection fee associated with such inspections.
● Clarifies the role of the state veterinarian, commissioned state veterinarians, and other authorized persons.
● Establishes powers and duties of the commissioner of agriculture (commissioner).
● Clarifies the commissioner's authority to promulgate rules to establish a fund consisting of the proceeds from the sale of supplies and services.
● Clarifies the commissioner's duty to conduct surveillance.
● Mandates reporting by any person who knows or has reason to know that any livestock has a reportable disease.
● Clarifies the commissioner's power to inspect and test livestock for reportable diseases.
● Clarifies the commissioner's authority to quarantine livestock.
● Allows the commissioner, upon approval of the governor, to issue an order of condemnation.
● Defines unlawful acts, sets forth enforcement provisions, and establishes civil and criminal penalties.
● Deletes obsolete provisions.
APPROVED by Governor
May 4, 2005
EFFECTIVE
December 1, 2005
S.B. 05-176 Department of agriculture - authority to set fees and penalties - appropriation. Extends until July 1, 2007, the department of agriculture's authority to set certain fees and penalties to administer and enforce certain agricultural standards, including standards regarding:
● Commercial fertilizers and soil conditioners;
● Anhydrous ammonia;
● Measurements;
● Eggs;
● Slaughter, processing, and sale of animals; and
● Commercial feeding.
Extends until July 1, 2007, the inspection and consumer services cash fund. Deposits fines for violating the "Colorado Commercial Feed Law" in the inspection and consumer services cash fund instead of the general fund.
Decreases the general fund appropriation to the commissioner's office and administrative services by $697,220. Increases the cash funds appropriation to the commissioner's office and administrative services by $416,945 and specifies that said sum shall be from the inspection and consumer services cash fund. Increases the cash fund exempt appropriation to the commissioner's office and administrative services by $280,275 and specifies that said sum shall be from the appropriation made to the agricultural services division. Decreases the general fund appropriation to the agricultural services division by $2,878,071 and 43.0 FTE. Increases the cash funds appropriation to the agricultural services division by $3,158,346 and 43.0 FTE and specifies that said sum shall be from the inspection and consumer services cash fund.
APPROVED by Governor
June 3, 2005
EFFECTIVE
July 1, 2005
S.B. 05-247 Department of agriculture - state weed coordinator. Specifies that the commissioner of agriculture shall designate the state weed coordinator in the department of agriculture.
APPROVED by Governor
June 1, 2005
EFFECTIVE
June 1, 2005
H.B. 05-1180 Horticultural and floricultural production operations. Makes the following changes to treat horticultural and floricultural production operations the same as agricultural operations:
● Establishes maximum pay periods for certain employees engaged in floricultural pursuits.
● Adds tanks used for horticultural or floricultural operations to the exception to the definition of "aboveground storage tank".
● For purposes of administering areas of state interest, includes horticulture and floriculture as open space activities encouraged in floodplains.
● Excludes emissions from horticultural or floricultural production from the regulation of the air quality control commission (commission).
● Excludes sources involved in horticultural or floricultural production from having certain construction permits reopened.
● Except as may be required by federal law or regulations, prohibits the commission and the division of administration of the department of public health and environment from requiring a permit for animal or agricultural waste on horticultural and floricultural operations.
● Excludes horticultural and floricultural operations from the definition of an "industrial zone" for purposes of noise abatement.
● Excludes horticultural or floricultural waste from the definition of "hazardous waste" for statutes that relate to the same.
● Adds floricultural products to the definition of "agricultural products" as used in the "Organic Certification Act".
● Adds floricultural products to the definition of "agricultural commodity" as used in the "Colorado Agricultural Marketing Act of 1939".
● Adds machines designed for or adapted and used for horticulture and floriculture to the definition of "equipment" as used in the "Colorado Farm Equipment Fair Dealership Act".
APPROVED by Governor
April 22, 2005
EFFECTIVE
August 8, 2005
NOTE: This
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