Colorado § 35-11-106 - Issuance of chemigation permit - fees.

§ 35-11-106. Issuance of chemigation permit - fees.

(1) On and after January 1, 1990, any person who intends to utilize chemigation shall, before commencing, file with the department an application for a chemigation permit for each irrigation system utilizing chemigation. Such application shall be on forms provided by the department.

(2) An applicant for a chemigation permit shall, on the application, certify that the irrigation system for which the applicant is seeking a permit includes properly installed and functioning equipment in compliance with section 35-11-107. Upon receipt of a permit, the permit holder shall attach, in a prominent place, the permit to the irrigation system for which the permit was issued.

(3) The fee for a chemigation permit and the annual renewal fee shall be established by the commissioner through rules. Such fees shall reflect all direct and indirect costs of the department for the administration of this article. The inspection fee shall be established by rule of the commissioner and shall reflect all direct and indirect costs for the inspection. A chemigation permit shall expire on March 31 of the year subsequent to the date the chemigation permit was issued. The reinstatement fee for an expired chemigation permit shall be double the amount of the fee for a chemigation permit. The reinstatement fee shall not be assessed to any person who filed an affidavit in lieu of a permit for the year prior to the year such person seeks a permit. A chemigation permit shall not be assignable. The amount of indirect costs assessed under this subsection (3) shall:

(a) Repealed.

(b) Effective July 1, 2006, be based on the number of FTE in the program expressed as a percentage of the total FTE in the department. In no case shall the indirect costs assessment exceed this percentage.

(4) In the event that a ground water management district contracts with the department for the enforcement of the provisions of this article pursuant to the provisions of section 35-11-113, the amount of the fee and annual renewal fee, for persons utilizing chemigation within such district, shall be in an amount established by the commissioner. There shall be no state inspection fee for inspections made within such district.

Source: L. 87: Entire article RC&RE, p. 1280, § 1, effective July 1. L. 88: (3) amended and (4) added, p. 1220, § 3, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 158, § 1, effective February 25. L. 2003: (3) amended, p. 390, § 2, effective March 5. L. 2025: (2) amended, (HB 25-1084), ch. 24, p. 107, § 53, effective August 6.

Editor's note: Subsection (3)(a)(II) provided for the repeal of subsection (3)(a), effective July 1, 2006. (See L. 2003, p. 390.)