COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal Industry Division
Rules and Regulations Pertaining to the Administration and Enforcement of the Pet Animal Care and Facilities Act
8 CCR 1201-11
10.00	INSPECTIONS
A.	All facilities licensed under PACFA may be inspected upon application, routinely thereafter, and upon a complaint to the Commissioner or the Department about a particular facility. The validity of the complaint will be determined by the Commissioner.
B.	All licensees or applicants for licensure or license renewal must make their respective facilities, animals, and records available for inspection during business hours or at other times mutually agreeable, in writing, to the Commissioner. The licensee or applicant shall also provide the inspector with sufficient space to examine records and write the inspector's report. If the licensee's or applicant's facilities, animals, procedures, or records do not meet the requirements of PACFA or these rules and regulations, the licensee or applicant will be advised in writing of existing deficiencies and the corrective measure that must be completed in a timely manner to be in compliance with PACFA and these rules and regulations. The licensee or applicant shall submit a written plan to complete the required corrective measures. Failure on three (3) reinspections for an original violation within a single license year shall constitute an additional ground for discipline, as defined in Section 9.00 immediately above.
C.	Should the licensee require the inspector to wear special clothing, or to perform special sanitization measures beyond those specified in the rules and regulations that follow, the licensee shall provide all such special clothing or special sanitization measures at the licensee's own expense.
D.	Each licensee shall keep and maintain records in the form and manner designated by the Commissioner. Such records shall be retained for a period of two years and shall be kept at the address specified in the license application.
E.	An applicant for a license or a licensee shall not interfere with, threaten, abuse (including verbal abuse), or harass any inspector, or state or federal official while such inspectors or officials are carrying out their duties.
F.	Refusal to allow reasonable access for routine inspection or complaint investigation may result in a failed inspection and the use of an administrative search warrant.
25.00	STATEMENTS OF BASIS, SPECIFIC STATUTORY AUTHORITY AND PURPOSE
J.	May 13, 2008 – Effective June 30, 2008
STATEMENT OF BASIS AND PURPOSE
The statutory basis for the amendment to the Pet Animal Care and Facilities Act Rules and Regulations is §35-80-109(2), C.R.S. as amended.
The purpose of these rules is to effectuate the legislative directive to promulgate necessary and appropriate rules for the administration and enforcement of the Pet Animal Care and Facilities Act (PACFA).
Notice has been given to local government agencies and organizations that may be affected by this rulemaking.
SPECIFIC PURPOSE OF THIS RULEMAKING
The purpose of this rule change is to encourage licensees to work with PACFA inspectors to resolve complaints in a timely basis and to expedite a fair and accurate system for routine inspections. PACFA personnel desire to resolve all complaints as quickly and efficiently as possible. Further, they desire to conduct all routine inspections with fairness. To accomplish this, the inspectors need to be allowed to perform their duties upon arrival without having to re-schedule those visits (absent extenuating circumstances). This rule provides incentive to a licensee to allow an inspector to complete his or her duties upon arrival rather than upon scheduling of a return visit.