Colorado § 35-4-110.5 - Declaration of quarantine emergency.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 35-4-110.5 — Declaration of quarantine emergency., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 35-4-110.5. Declaration of quarantine emergency.
(1) The commissioner shall notify the governor of the necessity for declaring a quarantine emergency if all of the following conditions are met:
(a) The commissioner has declared a quarantine pursuant to section 35-4-110 (1) or (2) or both.
(b) The commissioner has determined that the pest which is the subject of the quarantine is being or may be spread.
(c) The commissioner has determined that the pest poses a serious threat of economic harm to any segment of the agricultural or horticultural industry of this state.
(2) Upon being so notified by the commissioner, the governor may declare a state of quarantine emergency to be in effect. Such state of emergency shall be in effect for no more than one hundred eighty days and may be renewed for successive periods of no more than one hundred eighty days upon certification by the commissioner to the governor that the threat from the pest continues to exist and continues to justify the emergency enforcement measures.
(3) When the governor declares a quarantine emergency, the governor is authorized to accept assistance, services, facilities, and grants tendered by federal and local governmental units or other persons.
(4) (Deleted by amendment, L. 96, p. 321, § 4, effective April 16, 1996.)
Source: L. 85: Entire section added, p. 1134, § 8, effective May 16. L. 96: (2), (3), and (4) amended, p. 321, § 4, effective April 16.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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