§ 35-57.5-102 — Legislative declaration

Colorado § 35-57.5-102

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 35: Agriculture
• Art.: Colorado Sheep and Wool Authority

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(1) It is hereby declared to be in the
interest of the public welfare that owners of sheep be authorized and encouraged
to act jointly and in cooperation in promoting and stimulating, by research,
education, advertising, and other methods, the increased and efficient production,
distribution, use, and sale of sheep and sheep products. It is the intent and purpose
of this article to authorize and provide a method and procedure for effectively
correlating and encouraging the advancement of the sheep industry and the
financing thereof pursuant to the powers of the general assembly as authorized by
law. It is further declared that the sheep industry of this state is affected with a
public interest in that the stabilization, maintenance, and expansion of the sheep
industry of Colorado and of the state, nationwide, and foreign markets for its
products are necessary to assure the consuming public an adequate supply of
foods which are indispensable in a proper human diet and an adequate supply of
animal fiber; to protect, for the state and its political subdivisions, a necessary
source of tax revenue; to provide and maintain an adequate standard of living for a
great segment of the population of this state; to maintain proper wage scales for
those engaged in the sheep industry; and to maintain existing employment.

(2) The purpose of this article is to enable the sheep industry to effectively
correlate and encourage the advancement and improvement of its commodities.

Legislative History

Source: L. 93: Entire article amended with relocations, p. 1838, � 1, effective July 1.