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SB 21-079 CO
Became Law

Deregulate Meat Sales Direct To Consumers

CO · session 2021A · Senate · bill

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Introduced Feb 16, 2021

Latest action (Apr 29, 2021) Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services

Summary

The act allows a person to sell, without licensure, regulation, or inspection by a public health agency, rabbit meat if the animal was raised and processed by the seller and to sell shares in the meat of an animal, which includes cattle, calves, elk, sheep, hogs, bison, goats, and rabbits, but not fish, for future delivery if:The person displays at the point of sale a disclaimer or gives the purchaser a document with a disclaimer that: The seller is not licensed and the animals or meat are not subject to state regulation or inspection by a public health agency; and The animals or meat are not intended for resale; and The animals or meat are delivered directly from the seller to an informed end consumer and are sold only in Colorado. The purchaser is prohibited from reselling the animal, animal share, or meat. A seller is not liable in a civil action for damages caused by inadequately cooking or improperly preparing the animal or meat for consumption.The act also limits the number of brand inspections for an animal share sale to a single inspection before slaughter. The state board of stock inspection commissioners will promulgate rules establishing procedures for a single inspection.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Sponsors (3)

  • Jerry Sonnenberg · primary
  • Rod Pelton Republican · primary
  • Donald Valdez · primary

Action history (19)

  1. Apr 29, 2021 Governor Signed · executive
  2. Apr 22, 2021 Sent to the Governor · executive
  3. Apr 21, 2021 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
  4. Apr 21, 2021 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
  5. Apr 19, 2021 Senate Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass · upper
  6. Apr 16, 2021 House Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass · lower
  7. Apr 12, 2021 First Conference Committee Result was to Adopt Rerevised w/ Amendments · legislature
  8. Mar 26, 2021 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Not Concur - Request Conference Committee · upper
  9. Mar 25, 2021 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily · upper
  10. Mar 24, 2021 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
  11. Mar 23, 2021 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
  12. Mar 22, 2021 House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee · lower
  13. Mar 17, 2021 House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Water Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
  14. Mar 3, 2021 Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Livestock, & Water · lower
  15. Mar 1, 2021 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
  16. Feb 26, 2021 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · upper
  17. Feb 25, 2021 Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · upper
  18. Feb 22, 2021 Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
  19. Feb 16, 2021 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services · upper

Text versions (10)

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

  • Signed Act (04/29/2021) · PDF
  • Final Act (04/21/2021) · PDF
  • Rerevised (03/24/2021) · PDF
  • Revised (03/22/2021) · PDF
  • Reengrossed (03/01/2021) · PDF
  • Engrossed (02/26/2021) · PDF
  • Introduced (02/16/2021) · PDF
  • PA2 (03/18/2021) · PDF
  • PA1 (02/23/2021) · PDF
  • Committee Amendment · PDF

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