§ 35-55-113 — Veterinary inspection - rules

Colorado § 35-55-113

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 35: Agriculture
• Art.: Public Livestock Markets

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(1) (a) An accredited and licensed
veterinarian shall inspect all livestock consigned and delivered on the premises of
any licensed public livestock market before the livestock are offered for sale. The
veterinarian shall inspect or test, as indicated or required, animals consigned to the
public livestock market for the purpose of determining their condition of health and
freedom from infectious or contagious animal diseases. If, in the opinion of the
inspecting veterinarian, the animals are free of clinical signs of infectious or
contagious diseases and have not, to the best of the veterinarian's knowledge, been
exposed to any infectious or contagious diseases, the veterinarian shall issue a
signed certificate of veterinary inspection to any purchaser who so requests. The
veterinarian shall deliver the certificate of veterinary inspection to the purchaser at
the time of rendering the account of sale or bill of sale.

(b) In addition to the requirements of this subsection (1) for all interstate
movements, livestock must meet federal interstate and state of destination
requirements. The veterinarian and the public livestock market shall immediately
isolate and hold all animals affected with any recognized infectious or contagious
diseases in conformity with the health requirements of Colorado law and the rules
of the department of agriculture. The operator of the public livestock market shall
pay all fees or taxes for veterinary services. The buyer or the person who intends to
ship through interstate commerce shall pay the expenses for inspections or tests
that are required by the United States department of agriculture and that can only
be made by an approved and licensed veterinarian.

(2) (a) Swine may be moved from a public livestock market if, upon
inspection, the swine are found free of clinical signs of contagious, infectious, or
communicable diseases and in a condition of health.

(b) Repealed.

(3) Feeding swine and breeding swine that are being moved from a market to
a farm must be identified by an approved ear tag, individual tattoo, or ear notch as
each is required by 9 CFR 71.19. Sows and boars that are being sent to slaughter
must be identified in accordance with the market swine identification program as
prescribed in the swine brucellosis control/eradication state-federal-industry
uniform methods and rules published by the U.S.D.A. animal plant health inspection
service agency (APHIS 91-55-042).

(4) No animal may be sold or offered for sale at a public livestock market if
the animal is injured, disabled, or diseased beyond recovery, or if such injury or
disease permanently renders the animal unfit for human consumption. This
subsection (4) includes, but is not limited to, any animal with severe neoplasia, any
animal that is unable to rise to its feet by itself, and any animal with obviously
fractured long bones.

(5) If, in the judgment of an accredited and licensed veterinarian, an animal
presented at a public livestock market is injured, disabled, or diseased beyond
recovery, the veterinarian shall humanely euthanize the animal or direct the
consignor to immediately remove the animal from the premises of the public
livestock market. The consignor is responsible for all expenses incurred for
euthanasia and disposal of an animal under this subsection (5). The consignee is not
responsible for collection of expenses.

(6) The commissioner of agriculture shall adopt reasonable rules for the
administration and enforcement of this section, including, but not limited to, rules
designating any disease as a disease that renders livestock permanently disabled
or the carcasses thereof permanently unfit for human consumption. The
commissioner shall promulgate all such rules in accordance with existing
antemortem inspection guidelines of the United States department of agriculture
food safety inspection service.

Legislative History

Source: L. 49: p. 701, � 13. CSA: C. 160, � 209(30). CRS 53: � 8-11-13. C.R.S. 1963: � 8-11-13. L. 65: pp. 238, 242, 243, �� 12, 1, 2. L. 81: (1) and (2)(a) amended, (2)(b) repealed, and (3) added, pp. 1725, 1726, �� 1, 2, effective June 18. L. 96: (4), (5), and (6) added, p. 1333, � 1, effective July 1. L. 2019: (1), (2)(a), (3), and (5) amended, (SB 19-150), ch. 241, p. 2371, � 7, effective May 20.