8 Colo. Code Regs. § 1202-19, pt. 2

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

Part 2 - ENCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS

2.1. On and after January 1, 2023, a farm owner or operator shall not knowingly confine an egg-laying hen in an enclosure with less than one square foot of usable floor space per egg-laying hen. This part is repealed, effective January 1, 2025.

2.2. On and after January 1, 2025, a farm owner or operator shall not knowingly confine an egg-laying hen in an enclosure:

2.2.1. That is not a cage-free housing system; or

2.2.2. That has less than:

2.2.2.1. One square foot of usable floor space per egg-laying hen in a cage-free housing system that provides egg-laying hens with unfettered access to vertical space, such as a multi-tiered aviary or a partially slatted system; or

2.2.2.2. One and one-half square feet of usable floor space per egg-laying hen in a cage-free housing system that does not provide egg-laying hens with unfettered access to vertical space, such as a single-level all-litter floor system.

8 CCR 1202-19, pt. 2

45 CR 17, September 10, 2022, effective 9/30/2022