Colorado § 35-36-301 - Legislative declaration.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 35-36-301 — Legislative declaration., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 35-36-301. Legislative declaration.
The general assembly hereby declares that farm products are commodities affected with a public interest and thus should be regulated for the protection of both the producer and the consumer.
Source: L. 2020: Entire article amended with relocations, (HB 20-1213), ch. 160, p. 741, § 2, effective June 29.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 35-37-102 as it existed prior to 2020.
ANNOTATION
Annotator's note. The case annotated below was decided under CSA, C. 15, § 12, the subject matter of which was similar to this article.
This article is a valid exercise of the police power and is constitutional. Zeigler v. People, 109 Colo. 252, 124 P.2d 593 (1942).
It does not violate the provision of the federal constitution guaranteeing equal protection of the laws to citizens of a state. Zeigler v. People, 109 Colo. 252, 124 P.2d 593 (1942).
It also does not violate due process of law in that it abridges the right of freedom to contract between parties in matters personal to themselves, and deprives them of power to fix mode by which compensation shall be ascertained. Zeigler v. People, 109 Colo. 252, 124 P.2d 593 (1942).
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Section 35-36-301 ("Legislative declaration.") is part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Colorado. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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