8 Colo. Code Regs. § 1201-19, pt. 4

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 22, November 25, 2024

Part 4 - Standards for Colorado Approved Feedlots

4.1. Approved Feedlot Purpose and Facility Requirements

4.1.1. Colorado Approved Feedlots may import cattle from states or areas within a state that have increased disease risk as determined by the State Veterinarian without required import tests or vaccinations.

4.1.2. Movements into a Colorado Approved feedlot shall obtain a CVI and other necessary import requirements.

4.1.3. Colorado Approved Feedlot Facility Requirements:

4.1.3.1. The entire Colorado Approved Feedlot shall prevent pasturing or grazing of any livestock. The Approved Feedlot shall be dry-lot feeding only.

4.1.3.2. The Colorado Approved Feedlot shall have no perimeter fence line contact with livestock outside the feedlot.

4.1.3.3. The entire feedlot shall be a Colorado Approved Feedlot except when the State Veterinarian approves portions therein that are segregated and have separate provisions for loading, unloading, processing, feeding, watering, and treatment of livestock therein.

4.1.3.4. The end disposition of all livestock within Colorado Approved Feedlots shall be euthanasia or slaughter only. Upon approval of the State Veterinarian a Colorado Approved Feedlot may move livestock to another Colorado Approved Feedlot. All livestock exiting an Approved Feedlot may not be moved without a current Brand Inspection certificate, when and where required, and shall only be moved to a USDA Food Safety Inspection Service or other slaughter plant approved by the State Veterinarian or to another Colorado Approved Feedlot.

4.2. Livestock Facility and Individual Animal Identification Requirements

4.2.1. All Colorado Approved Feedlots shall have a USDA Premises Identification Number.

4.2.2. All cattle contained within Colorado Approved Feedlots shall be identified with an official identification device.

4.3. Approved Feedlot Registration

4.3.1. A feedlot may apply to the State Veterinarian to be registered as a Colorado Approved Feedlot. The application shall be on a form designated by the State Veterinarian.

4.3.2. The Colorado Approved Feedlot may not become registered until the Colorado Department of Agriculture has received and approved the feedlot's application and until a representative of the State Veterinarian has performed an on-site inspection of the applicant's facility. Such on-site inspection shall ensure that the feedlot meets the facility requirements and demonstrates the ability to comply with the individual animal identification requirements and approved feedlot facility record-keeping requirements as set forth herein.

4.3.3. The registration of an approved feedlot shall remain active from the date of issuance unless:

4.3.3.1. The feedlot fails to meet the minimum facility, animal identification, record-keeping or other requirements in which case the State Veterinarian may rescind the Colorado Approved Feedlot registration; or

4.3.3.2. The approved feedlot voluntarily relinquishes its Colorado Approved Feedlot registration. In the event the Approved Feedlot voluntarily relinquishes its registration, the Approved Feedlot shall be required to meet all minimum requirements of this rule until all livestock at the Approved Feedlot at the time of relinquishment have exited the facility to approved slaughter facilities or to other Colorado Approved Feedlots.

4.3.4. Colorado Approved Feedlots shall be inspected for appropriate record keeping and other compliance annually or as deemed necessary by the State Veterinarian.

4.4. Colorado Approved Feedlot Record-Keeping Requirements

4.4.1. Colorado Approved Feedlots shall keep an inventory of all livestock confined on the registered facility.

4.4.1.1. Records of premises and state of origin must be kept for all livestock confined on the registered facility.

4.4.1.2. All records must be kept for a minimum of 5 years.

4.4.2. Colorado Approved feedlots shall keep records through brand inspection of all livestock exiting the facility to approved slaughter facilities.

4.4.3. Colorado Approved Feedlots shall reconcile inventories of livestock to include livestock that enter the feedlot, mortalities, realizer livestock, and livestock that exit the facility to approved slaughter facilities or to other Colorado Approved Feedlots.

4.4.4. Records shall be made available to a representative of the State Veterinarian annually or as requested by the State Veterinarian.

8 CCR 1201-19, pt. 4

37 CR 23, December 10, 2014, effective 12/30/2014

39 CR 13, July 10, 2016, effective 7/30/2016

40 CR 23, December 10, 2017, effective 12/30/2017

44 CR 10, May 25, 2021, effective 6/15/2021

46 CR 15, August 10, 2023, effective 9/15/2023