Colorado § 35-50-113 Condemnation of livestock

Colorado Statutes

§ 35-50-113 — Condemnation of livestock

Colorado § 35-50-113

Title 35Agriculture

Art.Livestock Health Act

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 35-50-113 (2026).

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(1)Whenever the state veterinarian reports to the commission that there exists an outbreak of contagious or infectious disease among livestock of this state of such a character as to endanger and imperil the livestock of the state, the commission, upon approval of the governor, may issue an order of condemnation to condemn and destroy any livestock so infected or any livestock that has been exposed to or is deemed by the commission capable of communicating such contagious or infectious disease to other livestock and to condemn and destroy any barns, sheds, corrals, pens, or other property that the commission may determine is necessary to be destroyed in order to prevent the spread of such contagion or infection. Such condemnation and destruction shall take place only when in the

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(1) Whenever the state veterinarian
reports to the commission that there exists an outbreak of contagious or infectious
disease among livestock of this state of such a character as to endanger and
imperil the livestock of the state, the commission, upon approval of the governor,
may issue an order of condemnation to condemn and destroy any livestock so
infected or any livestock that has been exposed to or is deemed by the commission
capable of communicating such contagious or infectious disease to other livestock
and to condemn and destroy any barns, sheds, corrals, pens, or other property that
the commission may determine is necessary to be destroyed in order to prevent the
spread of such contagion or infection. Such condemnation and destruction shall
take place only when in the opinion of the commission and the governor an
emergency exists and such action is justified and necessary for the safety and
protection of the livestock of this state.

(2) Whenever the commission finds it necessary to condemn and destroy any
animals or property within this state because of any contagious or infectious
disease, the animals or property shall not be destroyed until after a fair appraisal
has been made of the value of the animals or property by two appraisers, one to be
appointed by the commissioner and one by the owner of the property to be
destroyed. The appraisers shall each make a report to the commission under oath
as to their appraisals, and the commission shall forward such appraisals to the
governor with such recommendation as to the proportion of such appraisement to
be considered a just bill against the state of Colorado as the commission may think
right. Within ninety days after receiving the appraisals and recommendation, the
governor shall determine the appropriate appraisement. If the governor fails to
make a determination within ninety days after receiving the appraisals and
recommendation, the commission's recommended appraisal will become the
determined appraisal.

(3) Any dispute or protest regarding the appraisal shall not delay destruction
of the animals or property.