As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:
"Board of county commissioners" means the public officials duly elected to that public office or their designated agents.
"Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture or his designated agents.
"County pest inspector" means any qualified employee of a board of county commissioners employed under this article.
(3.5) "Department" means the department of agriculture.
"Insect pests" means any of the small invertebrate animals in the phylum arthropodawhich are injurious to plants and animals.
"Person" means any individual, partnership, association, corporation, or organizedgroup of persons, whether incorporated or not.
"Pests" means insect pests and animal pests, except rodents, jackrabbits, and predatory animals, and includes plant diseases and weeds. For purposes of section 35-4-107, the definition of pests shall not include weeds.
"Plant diseases" means the pathological condition in plants caused by fungi, bacteria,viruses, nematodes, mycoplasmas, or parasitic seed plants.
Repealed.
"Weeds" means any noxious, destructive, or troublesome plant when found to be ofsufficient economic importance to threaten the public welfare.
Source: L. 37: p. 643, § 1. CSA: C. 80, § 43. CRS 53: § 6-10-2. L. 56: p. 99, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 6-10-2. L. 78: Entire section amended, p. 455, § 1, effective April 27. L. 85: (3.5) and (9) added, (6) amended, and (8) repealed, pp. 1130, 1135, §§ 1, 15, effective May 16.
Cross references: For control of rodents, jackrabbits, and predatory animals, see article 7 of this title.