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§ 36-20-126. Penalties

Any person responsible for conducting a weather modification operation without first having procured the required permit and any person who contracts with or pays another person known to be without a permit to conduct a weather modification operation commits a class 6 felony and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-401, C.R.S. Any person […]

§ 36-20-107. Duties of the Director – Rules

The director shall promulgate rules, in accordance with article 4 of title 24, C.R.S., necessary to effectuate the purposes of this article. and (3) Repealed. Source: L. 72: R&RE, p. 635, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 151-1-7. L. 73: p. 1535, § 2. L. 92: (1) and (2)(a) amended, p. 957, § 10, effective March […]

§ 36-20-127. Repeal of Article

This article 20 is repealed, effective September 1, 2033. Before its repeal, this article 20 is scheduled for review in accordance with section 24-34-104. Source: L. 91: Entire section added, p. 690, § 70, effective April 20. L. 94: Entire section amended, p. 1457, § 10, effective May 25. L. 96: Entire section amended, p. […]

§ 36-20-108. Powers of the Director

The director may issue permits applicable to specific weather modification operations. For each operation, said permit shall describe the specific geographic area authorized to be affected and shall provide a specific time period during which the operation may continue, which period may be discontinuous but for operations other than ground-based winter cloud seeding may not […]

§ 36-20-109. Permit Required – Exemptions

No person may engage in activities for weather modification and control without a weather modification permit issued by the director; nor may any person engage in any activities in violation of any term or condition of the permit. The director, to the extent he considers exemptions practical, may provide by regulation for exempting the following […]

§ 36-20-112. Permit Required – When Issued

The director, in accordance with regulations, shall issue a weather modification permit to each applicant who: (Deleted by amendment, L. 96, p. 969 , § 8, effective July 1, 1996.) Pays the permit fee, if applicable; Furnishes proof of financial responsibility adequate to meet obligations reasonably likely to be attached to or result from the […]

§ 36-20-113. Permit Fee

The fee for each permit or the renewal thereof under section 36-20-114 shall be at least one hundred dollars. If the operation is a commercial project, the director shall set a fee that is sufficient to pay the direct costs of review of the permit application, public hearings regarding the application, and monitoring of permit […]

§ 36-20-114. Limits of Permit

Except for ground-based winter cloud seeding, a separate permit is required annually for each operation. If an operation is to be conducted under contract, a permit is required for each separate contract. Subject to the provisions of subsection (2) of this section, a permit may be granted for more than one year’s duration. A permit […]

§ 36-7-105. Protection From Fire

The board shall endeavor by every means at its disposal to protect the state’s timber lands from fire menace and destructive timber fires. It shall cooperate with the United States forest service and otherwise for such protection when timber fires occur and hire all necessary help, laborers, or firefighters for the extinguishing of such fires. […]

§ 36-7-106. Bond of Person Cutting Trees

The state board of land commissioners shall require of all persons cutting trees upon state lands a bond in a sufficient amount, with good and approved security, for the carrying out in good faith of the provisions of part 2 of this article. Source: L. 01: p. 188, § 8. R.S. 08: § 2633. C.L. […]