Colorado Department of Agriculture
Plant Industry Division
Administration and Enforcement of the Weed Free Forage Crop Certification Act
8 CCR 1203-10
STATEMENTS OF BASIS, SPECIFIC STATUTORY AUTHORITY & PURPOSE
Adopted June 11, 2013 – Effective July 30, 2013
Statutory Authority
These rules are being repealed by the Commissioner of Agriculture pursuant to his authority under the Colorado Weed Free Forage Crop Certification Act, § 35-27.5-103 C.R.S. 
Purpose
The purpose of this rulemaking is to: 
Repeal the existing Weed Free Forage Crop Certification Act rules currently codified at 8 CCR 1203-10.  The Rules will be re-enacted and amended at 8 CCR 1206-3.
Factual and policy basis
The factual and policy issues related to the repeal of these rules are as follows:
1.	Currently, the rules for Weed Free Forage Certification are codified at 8 CCR 1203-10 with the other rules promulgated under the statutory programs administered and enforced by the Plants Division of the Colorado Department of Agriculture. 
2.	The Weed Free Forage Certification program was moved from the Plants Division to the Conservation Division in 2012. 
3.	Along with this repeal of the existing rules, the Department is readopting the rules in a separate rulemaking proceeding, making some changes, and recodifying them at 8 CCR 1206-3 with the Conservation Division’s other rules. This will make it easier for the public to locate and access them on-line.