8 Colo. Code Regs. § 1202-17, pt. 1

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 1, January 10, 2025

Part 1 - DEFINITIONS

1.1 "Act" means the Produce Safety Act, Title 35, Article 77, C.R.S.

1.2 "Commissioner" means the Colorado Commissioner of Agriculture or any employee designated by the Commissioner.

1.3 "Covered Activity" has the same meaning as set forth in 21 CFR 112.3.

1.4 "Covered Farm" has the same meaning as set forth in 21 CFR 112.4

1.5 "Covered Produce" has the same meaning as set forth in 21 CFR 112.3.

1.6 "Department" means the Colorado Department of Agriculture.

1.7 "Farm" has the same meaning as set forth in 21 CFR 112.3 and includes all buildings or areas where covered activity occurs or covered produce is grown, stored, handled or kept. It includes farms incorporated into other businesses.

1.8 "Farm Records" means any record that identifies a farm's ownership, or contains trade secrets, privileged information, or confidential commercial, financial, geological, or geophysical data. Such records can be in written, printed, photographic, electronic or digital format and can include, but are not required to include: crop information, financial information, purchase and sale information, operational protocols, or account numbers or unique identifiers issued by government or private entities.

1.9 "FDA" means the United States Food and Drug Administration.

1.10 "Mixed-Type Facility" has the same meaning as set forth in 21 CFR 112.3.

1.11 "Produce" has the same meaning as set forth in 21 CFR 112.3.

1.12 "Produce Safety Act" means the Colorado Produce Safety Act, Title 35, Article 77, C.R.S.

1.13 "Program" means the Produce Safety Program within the Colorado Department of Agriculture.

1.14 "Registrant" means a covered farm that is required to register pursuant to the Act.

1.15 "Registration" means the annual submission of a registration form to the Commissioner identifying a covered farm and complying with the requirements of Title 35, Article 77, C.R.S.

1.16 "Registration Period" means the time when submission of required information to the Program occurs.

1.17 "Routine Regulatory Inspection" means an inspection of a Registrant's farm to monitor for compliance with these Produce Safety Rules.

8 CCR 1202-17, pt. 1

43 CR 19, October 10, 2020, effective 10/30/2020

44 CR 19, October 10, 2021, effective 10/30/2021

45 CR 22, November 25, 2022, effective 12/15/2022