§ 35-4-117. County Pest Inspectors – Weed and Rodent Control
Subject to the direction of the board of county commissioners, a county pest inspector may exercise the powers and duties granted to, and perform the duties of, a county in accordance with articles 5.5 and 7 of this title. Source: L. 2013: Entire section added, (HB 13-1250), ch. 240, p. 1167, § 3, effective August […]
§ 35-4-118. Voluntary Agreements to Provide Pest Services
The commissioner may enter into an agreement with any person to or local government to provide pest control services, including eradication or treatment, authorized by this article 4. The department may provide pest control services directly or through a local government and may require remuneration for providing pest control services. The commissioner shall transfer any […]
§ 35-4-119. Joint Phytosanitary Program
The commissioner may work cooperatively with the United States secretary of agriculture, or the secretary’s designee, to implement a joint phytosanitary program if the program would economically or environmentally assist with mitigating or eradicating the spread of a regulated nonquarantine pest. Source: L. 2021: Entire section added, (HB 21-1045), ch. 160, p. 913, § 5, […]
§ 35-4-120. Quarantine of Nonregulated Pests
The commissioner may quarantine a regulated article if the regulated article may harbor a regulated pest that has an economically unacceptable impact, as determined by the commissioner, and if the measures to control the pest may achieve an acceptable level of official control. Source: L. 2021: Entire section added, (HB 21-1045), ch. 160, p. 913, […]
§ 35-4-121. Emergency Control and Eradication of Invasive Pests
If the commissioner determines that a public nuisance creates an unacceptable risk of spreading a pest, the commissioner may coordinate with industry to, support local governments to, and make grants to take emergency action to quarantine, control, or eradicate an invasive pest. A board of county commissioners may declare a pest to be a public […]
§ 35-4-114.5. Civil Penalties
Any person who violates any provision of this article or any rule or quarantine declared pursuant to this article is subject to a civil penalty, as determined by the commissioner. The maximum penalty shall not exceed one thousand dollars per violation. No civil penalty may be imposed unless the person charged is given notice and […]
§ 35-4-116. Rules and Regulations
The commissioner may promulgate such rules and regulations as he deems necessary for the administration and enforcement of this article. Such rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with article 4 of title 24, C.R.S. Source: L. 85: Entire section added, p. 1135, § 14, effective May 16.
§ 35-4-103. Administration
The commissioner shall administer this article. A board of county commissioners shall concurrently administer this article and shall have full authority for the proper enforcement thereof by county pest inspectors employed by said board of county commissioners. Whenever the commissioner has reasonable cause to believe a violation of any provision of this article or any […]
§ 35-4-104. County Pest Inspectors
The persons who may be employed under this article, aside from employees of the department of agriculture, shall be county pest inspectors and their deputies, who shall be appointed by the board of county commissioners of the county where they are to serve and receive their pay. The board of county commissioners of any county […]
§ 35-4-105. Compensation
A county pest inspector shall receive such compensation as may be fixed by the board of county commissioners hiring such county pest inspector. The board of county commissioners shall provide for reimbursement of the county pest inspector for actual expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of this article. Source: L. 37: p. 644, § […]