§ 35-50-103 — Definitions

Colorado § 35-50-103

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 35: Agriculture
• Art.: Livestock Health Act

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As used in this article 50, unless the context
otherwise requires:

(1) Accredited veterinarian means a veterinarian approved by the United
States department of agriculture in accordance with 9 CFR 161, as may be amended
from time to time.

(2) Commission means the state agricultural commission.

(3) Commissioner means the commissioner of agriculture.

(4) Department means the department of agriculture.

(5) Hold means a temporary order issued by the state veterinarian when an
infectious or contagious disease is suspected in livestock to isolate any specific
livestock, premises, county, district, or section of the state; restrict the movement
of livestock; and specify sanitary measures, pending completion of testing.

(6) Infectious or contagious disease means a reportable or emerging
disease of livestock that poses a significant risk to the livestock industry of the
state resulting from infectious agents, such as viruses, rickettsia, bacteria, fungi,
protozoa, internal or external parasites, or prions, or any reportable or emerging
communicable disease that is capable of being transmitted from one animal to
another animal or to a human, whether communicated directly or indirectly through
an intermediate plant or livestock host, a vector, or the environment.

(7) Livestock means cattle, sheep, goats, bison, swine, mules, poultry,
horses, alternative livestock as defined in section 35-41.5-102 (1), and all other
domesticated animals raised or kept for profit.

(8) New or emerging disease means an emerging livestock disease defined
as a newly identified pathogen or strain of pathogen, a known pathogen in a new
location, or a new presentation of a known pathogen.

(9) Owner means the person or entity owning the livestock or property and
the owner's officers, members, employees, agents, attorneys, and representatives.

(10) Quarantine means an order issued by the commissioner when testing
has confirmed the presence of an infectious or contagious disease in livestock,
which order isolates specific livestock, premises, counties, districts, or sections of
the state; restricts the movement of livestock; and specifies sanitary measures.

(11) Reportable disease means an infectious or contagious disease
specified by rule as reportable to the state veterinarian.

(12) State veterinarian means the state veterinarian of the Colorado
department of agriculture or the state veterinarian's authorized representative.

(13) Test or testing means or applies to the diagnostic test or any other
method approved by the state veterinarian for detecting infectious or contagious
diseases in livestock.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2005: Entire article R&RE, p. 447, � 1, effective December 1. L. 2025: IP and (12) amended, (HB 25-1084), ch. 24, p. 134, � 135, effective August 6.