§ 35-27.5-102 — Definitions

Colorado § 35-27.5-102

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 35: Agriculture
• Art.: Forage Crop Certification

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As used in this article, unless the context
otherwise requires:

(1) Authorized inspector means a person qualified to identify noxious
weeds according to standards adopted by the commissioner pursuant to section
35-27.5-103.

(2) Repealed.

(3) Commissioner means the commissioner of agriculture.

(4) Crop means any agricultural forage crop product whether cultivated or
not cultivated, irrigated or nonirrigated, planted or naturally occurring.

(5) Department means the department of agriculture.

(6) Noxious weeds means those weeds, including any weed seed or
propagative plant parts, designated by the commissioner as noxious and which are
prohibited pursuant to section 35-27.5-103.

(7) Person means any association, corporation, firm, individual or
combination of individuals, partnership, or society.

(8) Qualified employee means an employee of the department designated
as qualified who is trained to identify noxious weeds in accordance with standards
adopted by the commissioner pursuant to section 35-27.5-103.

(9) Weed free means any crop certified as free of noxious weeds by the
commissioner pursuant to this article.

(10) Weed free certification means crops inspected and certified as free of
noxious weeds by the commissioner pursuant to this article.

Legislative History

Source: L. 93: Entire article added, p. 2035, � 1, effective June 9. L. 94: (2) repealed, p. 1645, � 76, effective May 31.