Colorado § 35-31-201 - Protection of agricultural products - damages - definitions.

§ 35-31-201. Protection of agricultural products - damages - definitions.

(1) (a) Any person who, without the consent of the owner of an agricultural product, exercises control over the agricultural product with the intent to deprive such owner of the agricultural product or who maliciously damages or destroys the agricultural product, or who encourages or conspires with another to do so, shall be liable for damages as described in subsection (2) of this section.

(b) For purposes of this section:

(I) "Agricultural product" means any product of agriculture as defined in section 35-1-102 (1).

(II) "Experimental agricultural product" means any product of agriculture, as defined in section 35-1-102 (1) that is the subject of testing or a product development program being conducted by a private entity, a federal, state, or local government agency, or an educational institution, or that has been developed through such a program.

(2) For a violation of subsection (1) of this section, a court shall award:

(a) The market value of the experimental agricultural product itself and costs directly related to research, testing, production, replacement, and development of the experimental agricultural product. The court may award treble damages.

(b) The market value of the agricultural product itself and costs directly related to production and replacement. The court may award treble damages.

(c) Reasonable attorney fees; and

(d) Litigation costs.

(3) The rights and remedies available under this section are in addition to any other rights or remedies otherwise available.

Source: L. 2002: Entire part added, p. 236, § 1, effective April 12.

ARTICLE 32

Farmers' Chemist for Sugar Factories

35-32-101 to 35-32-107. (Repealed)

Source: L. 2006: Entire article repealed, p. 146, § 26, effective August 7.

Editor's note: This article was numbered as article 11 of chapter 7, C.R.S. 1963, and was not amended prior to its repeal in 2006. For the text of this article prior to 2006, consult the 2005 Colorado Revised Statutes.

ARTICLE 33

Custom Processing of Meat Animals

PART 1

GENERAL PROVISIONS

35-33-101. Short title.

35-33-102. Legislative declaration.

35-33-103. Definitions.

35-33-104. Commissioner of agriculture - powers and duties.

35-33-105. Injunctive relief.

35-33-106. Delegation of duties - cooperative agreements.

35-33-107. Exemptions.

35-33-108. Operators not warehousemen. (Repealed)

PART 2

CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, AND LICENSING OF PROCESSING FACILITIES

35-33-201. Processing facilities - operation - rules.

35-33-202. Record-keeping requirements.

35-33-203. Slaughter methods.

35-33-203.5. Freezing prior to delivery.

35-33-204. Sale of adulterated or diseased meat. (Repealed)

35-33-205. Repeal of part. (Repealed)

35-33-206. License required - application - inspection - issuance.

35-33-207. License fees.

35-33-208. Disciplinary actions - grounds.

PART 3

ADVERTISING AND SALE

35-33-301. Sale of poultry - labeling - rules.

PART 4

PENALTIES

35-33-401. License required - application. (Repealed)

35-33-402. Inspection - issuance of license. (Repealed)

35-33-403. License fees - evidence of financial responsibility. (Repealed)

35-33-404. License - denial - suspension - revocation. (Repealed)

35-33-405. Violations - civil penalties - disposition.

35-33-406. Violations - criminal penalty.

35-33-407. Repeal of article - review of functions.

PART 1

GENERAL PROVISIONS