S.B. 07-206 Biological pest control cash fund - creation - appropriation. Establishes the biological pest control cash fund for the collection and disbursement of moneys by the department of agriculture in conducting its biological pest control program.
Appropriates $23,011 to the department of agriculture, agricultural services division, for the implementation of the act.
APPROVED by Governor May 17, 2007
EFFECTIVE May 17, 2007
S.B. 07-207 Colorado Feed Law - distribution fees - labeling - records - inspections. Requires the commissioner of agriculture (commissioner) to promulgate rules establishing the dates upon which registrations to manufacture feed expire. Changes the term "inspection fees" to "distribution fees".
Requires a statement identifying the manufacturer of feed to be placed on a label for feed. Requires the distributor, manufacturer, or feeder to maintain certain records.
Prohibits the use of feed that is adulterated for any cattle, sheep, goats, swine, poultry, or any other animals if such animals are raised to produce human food. Allows the commissioner to enter, during normal business hours, any building, structure, land, vehicle, or other premises or property on which feeds are distributed, transported, stored, disposed of, or used as feed for cattle, sheep, goats, swine, poultry, or any other animals if such animals are raised to produce human food.
APPROVED by Governor May 22, 2007
EFFECTIVE May 22, 2007
S.B. 07-244 Agriculture value-added development fund program - award criteria. Allows the Colorado agricultural value-added development board (board) to make value-added grants, loans and loan guarantees, and equity investments to any person as well as for research purposes. Eliminates the minimum amount to be invested in an agricultural project and the requirement that at least 50% of the funds be from private individuals or entities who reside in Colorado for more than half the year or are domiciled in Colorado. Allows the board to establish additional criteria in determining whether to award an agricultural value-added grant, loan, loan guarantee, or tax credit.
APPROVED by Governor May 17, 2007
EFFECTIVE May 17, 2007
H.B. 07-1198 Inspection and consumer services cash fund - licensing and testing services - fees. Authorizes the commissioner of agriculture or the agricultural commission to adjust 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;
● Commercial feeding; and
● Farm products and commodity warehouses.
Eliminates the scheduled repeal of the inspection and consumer services cash fund. Establishes that a certain percentage of funding for licensing and testing services may come from the general fund, while the remainder will come from fees and penalties deposited in the inspection and consumer cash fund.
Adjusts appropriations made in the annual long appropriations bill.
APPROVED by Governor June 1, 2007
EFFECTIVE July 1, 2007
H.B. 07-1306 Pest control act - compact. Allows the commissioner of agriculture (commissioner) to issue and enforce a hold order to isolate plant material, restricting its movement, and specifying appropriate sanitary measures pending completion of testing for pests or disease.
Allows the commissioner to conduct inspections and issue phytosanitary and export certificates on plants for shipment to other states or foreign countries. Allows the commissioner to enter into compliance agreements with producers and distributors of nursery stock, agricultural crops, and other plant materials for the purpose of issuing export certificates.
Adopts the pest control compact.
APPROVED by Governor May 17, 2007
EFFECTIVE July 1, 2007
H.B. 07-1307 Colorado Seed Act - germination test - arbitration. Adds definitions of "hard seeds" and "dormant seeds". Corrects the name of the national seed storage laboratory to reflect its new name, the USDA-ARS national center for genetic resources preservation.
Allows a germination test for certain grass species, identified by rule by the commissioner of agriculture (commissioner), to be accepted for 16 months rather than the current 13 months. Allows tetrazolium testing for specific species defined by rule by the commissioner.
Requires the commissioner to appoint a new arbitration council (council), consisting of 3 members, for each case. Requires the commissioner to serve as staff to the council and to keep records of all deliberations. Requires the commissioner, rather than the seed buyer, to serve a copy of a complaint on the seed seller. Requires the commissioner, rather than the council, to investigate the allegations in a complaint and allows the commissioner to hire experts.
APPROVED by Governor April 26, 2007
EFFECTIVE April 26, 2007
H.B. 07-1308 Board of stock inspection commissioners - assessment - late fee. Allows the state board of stock inspection commissioners (board) to charge a late fee, in an amount determined by the board by rule, if the assessment on a brand recorded by the board is submitted late.
APPROVED by Governor April 26, 2007
EFFECTIVE April 26, 2007
H.B. 07-1333 Conservation districts - tax-exempt status. Confirms that conservation districts are political subdivisions of the state and that property, both real and personal, of conservation districts is exempt from taxation under the state constitution.
APPROVED by Governor May 14, 2007
EFFECTIVE May 14, 2007
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