HOUSE
                       3rd Reading Unamended
       January 29, 2008        HOUSE
       2nd Reading Unamended
                     January 28, 2008Second Regular Session
              Sixty-sixth General Assembly
                    STATE OF COLORADO
                                                REENGROSSED
                       This Version Includes All Amendments
                       Adopted in the House of Introduction
 LLS NO. 08-0775.01 Kate Meyer           HOUSE BILL 08-1129
                    HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
 McKinley, 
 
                   SENATE SPONSORSHIP
 Brophy, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 House Committees
 Senate Committees
 
 
 Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                         A BILL FOR AN ACT
       Concerning a prohibition on any requirement for
            participation in an animal identification system when
            exhibiting an animal at the Colorado state fair and
            industrial exposition.
       
       
                           Bill Summary
       
            (Note:  This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
       not necessarily reflect any amendments that may be subsequently
       adopted.)
       
            Prohibits the board of commissioners and the manager of the
       Colorado state fair authority from promulgating a rule or enforcing a
       policy or practice that requires an exhibitor showing an animal at the
       Colorado state fair and industrial exposition to participate in the national
       animal identification system, or its successor system.
       
       
       
       Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
            SECTION 1.  35-65-401 (9) (j), Colorado Revised Statutes, is
       amended to read:
            35-65-401.  Colorado state fair authority - creation - board -
       powers and duties.  (9)  The board shall:
            (j)  Adopt rules in accordance with the provisions of article 4 of
       title 24, C.R.S.; except that the board shall not adopt a rule, nor
       enforce any policy or practice of its own or of the manager of
       the state fair authority, that requires an exhibitor showing an
       animal at the Colorado state fair and industrial exposition to
       participate in the national animal identification system
       administered by the United States department of agriculture,
       or its successor system;
            SECTION 2.  Effective date - applicability.  (1)  This act shall
       take effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the
       ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly that is
       allowed for submitting a referendum petition pursuant to article V,
       section 1 (3) of the state constitution, (August 6, 2008, if adjournment
       sine die is on May 7, 2008); except that, if a referendum petition is filed
       against this act or an item, section, or part of this act within such period,
       then the act, item, section, or part, if approved by the people, shall take
       effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by
       proclamation of the governor.
            (2)  The provisions of this act shall apply to exhibitors showing
       animals at the Colorado state fair and industrial exposition on or after the
       applicable effective date of this act.