This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Colorado Feed Law”. Source: L. 99: Entire article R&RE, p. 565, § 1, effective January 1, 2000. L. 2007: Entire section amended, p. 991, § 1, effective May 22. Editor’s note: This section is similar to former § 35-60-101 as it existed prior to […]
As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: “Brand name” means any word, name, symbol, device, or any combination thereof that identifies the commercial feed of a distributor or labeler and distinguishes it from that of other distributors or labelers. “Commercial feed” means all materials or combination of materials that are distributed or […]
No person shall manufacture commercial feed within the state, or allow his or her name to appear on the label of a commercial feed as guarantor, without first registering with the department. Such registration shall expire on the date specified by the commissioner by rule and may be renewed annually. Nothing in this article shall […]
A person registering with the department pursuant to section 35-60-103 (1) shall submit a form provided by the department that includes the following information: The name and business address of the registrant; The address of each business location in this state where the registrant engages in activities for which registration is required under section 35-60-103; […]
Except as provided in subsection (5) of this section, the person whose name appears on the label as the manufacturer, guarantor, or distributor shall pay distribution fees, in an amount established by the state agricultural commission, subject to the following conditions: No fee shall be paid on commercial feed if the payment has already been […]
Commercial feed label contents. Except as otherwise specified in rule by the commissioner, a commercial feed must be labeled with the information required in this subsection (1). The information must appear on the label in the following order: The product name of the commercial feed and its brand name, if any; If the commercial feed […]
No person may manufacture or distribute in this state any feed that is adulterated or misbranded. No person may use any feed that is adulterated for any cattle, sheep, goats, swine, poultry, or any other animals if such animals are raised to produce human food. A feed is adulterated if any of the following apply: […]
The following acts and the causing thereof are prohibited: The manufacture or distribution of any feed that is adulterated or misbranded; 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; The adulteration or misbranding of any feed; […]
The commissioner is authorized to promulgate, amend, and repeal, in accordance with the “State Administrative Procedure Act”, article 4 of title 24, C.R.S., such rules as are specifically required by this article and such other reasonable rules, including any record-keeping requirements and operating requirements, as may be necessary for the efficient enforcement of this article. […]
For the purpose of enforcing this article and the rules promulgated pursuant thereto, including the determination of whether or not an operation may be subject to this article, the commissioner, upon presenting appropriate credentials to the owner, operator, or agent in charge, is authorized to: Enter, during normal business hours, any building, structure, land, vehicle, […]
Stop distribution, manufacture, or use as feed. When the commissioner has reasonable cause to believe any feed is in violation of this article or any rules promulgated pursuant to this article, the commissioner may issue and enforce a written or printed “stop distribution, manufacture, or use as feed” order, warning any distributor, manufacturer, or feeder […]
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article or who impedes, hinders, or otherwise prevents, or attempts to prevent, the commissioner or duly authorized agent in the performance of his or her duty in connection with this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than […]
Any person who violates any provision of this article or any rule promulgated pursuant thereto may be subject to a civil penalty as determined by the commissioner. Such civil penalty is in addition to and not a substitution for other penalties or remedies set forth in this article. Before imposing any civil penalty, the commissioner […]
The commissioner may cooperate and enter into agreements with governmental agencies of this state, other states, agencies of the federal government, and private associations in order to carry out the purpose and provisions of this article. Source: L. 99: Entire article R&RE, p. 579, § 1, effective January 1, 2000. Editor’s note: This section is […]
The commissioner shall publish at least annually, in such form as he or she may deem proper and in accordance with the provisions of section 24-1-136, C.R.S., information concerning the sales of commercial feeds, together with such data on their production and use as the commissioner may consider advisable, and a report of the results […]
