(1) Any person who desires to operate a custom processing facility shall first obtain a license from the department. A separate license shall be required for each custom processing facility. The application shall be in writing on forms supplied by the department, shall set forth such information as may be required by the department, and shall be accompanied by any required fees.
(1.5) Any person who desires to slaughter and process more than one thousand, but fewer than twenty thousand, poultry shall first obtain a license from the department. A separate license is required for each poultry processing facility. The application must be in writing on forms supplied by the department, setting forth any information required by the department, and must be accompanied by all required fees.
Upon the applicant's submission of an application for a license and payment of therequired fees, the department shall inspect facilities and premises at the location to be licensed and, if it finds that the equipment, facilities, surrounding premises, and operation of such establishment comply with this article and the rules established pursuant thereto, the department shall issue a license to operate unless the department finds that there are grounds for denial or refusal to renew a license pursuant to section 35-33-208.
The license shall be valid for the period from the date of issuance until the expirationdate established by the commissioner by rule and, except for good cause shown, shall be renewed annually thereafter.
A license shall not be transferable to a new owner or location.
Any person who operates a custom processing facility without a valid license therefor commits a class 2 misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3501, C.R.S.
Source: L. 2009: Entire section added, (SB 09-117), ch. 123, p. 516, § 14, effective April 16. L. 2016: (1.5) added, (SB 16-058), ch. 158, p. 501, § 8, effective May 4.