NOTICE OF PUBLIC RULEMAKING HEARING

FOR AMENDMENTS TO

Rules “Concerning the Prevention of Disease in Alternative Livestock” 

8 CCR 1201-17

Notice is hereby given pursuant to § 24-4-103 C.R.S. that the Department of Agriculture will hold a public rulemaking hearing:

DATE:		March 21, 2017
TIME:		 9:00 a.m. 
LOCATION:	Colorado Department of Agriculture
		San Juan Conference Room
		305 Interlocken Parkway
Broomfield, Colorado 80021
The purpose of this rulemaking is to add “Retropharyngeal lymph nodes” to the parts of the animal that must be submitted for testing of CWD and create a waiver process for alternative livestock producers for the requirement to send specimens from every elk or fallow deer that dies on-premises to CSU for testing if there has not been any indication of CWD within the immediate past 60 months. The producer will also be permitted to store their collected samples on-site, rather than ship the samples and pay for immediate testing.

The statutory authority for these rules is §§ 35-50-105 (3) (h) and (p) C.R.S.  

Any interested party may file written comment with the Commissioner’s office prior to the hearing, or present at the aforementioned hearing written data, views or arguments.  A copy of the proposed rule is available on the Department of Agriculture’s website at www.colorado.gov/ag or may be obtained by calling 303-869-9004.  The proposed rule shall be available for public inspection at the Colorado Department of Agriculture at 305 Interlocken Parkway, Broomfield, Colorado during regular business hours.