Code of Colorado Regulations
1200 - Department of Agriculture
1207 - Agriculture Commissioner's Office
8 CCR 1207-1 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF SECTION 35-45-109, C.R.S
Part 2 - Petition process for establishing a board of district advisers
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 17, September 10, 2024
2.1. Upon submission to the commissioner of a petition signed by a simple majority of the livestock lessees and permittees within the jurisdiction of a grazing district, the commissioner shall establish a board of district advisers for that grazing district.
2.2. The petition shall be in writing and shall be substantially similar to the following:
Do not sign this petition unless you are an eligible permitted or lessee. To be an eligible permittee or lessee, you must have a grazing permit or lease in the _______________________ grazing district. A "permittee" is a person or group of persons who hold a lease(s) or permit(s) to grare livestock upon public lands under the jurisdiction of a Bureau of Land Management District Office.
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PETITION FOR THE CREATION OF A BOARD OF DISTRICT ADVISERS
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Pursuant to § 35-45-109, C.R.S. (1993 Supp.), the following permittees or lessees petition the Colorado Commissioner of Agriculture for the creation of a board of district advisers for the _______________________ grazing district.
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SIGNATURE |
PRINTED NAME |
NAME (COMPANY OR INDIVIDUAL) |
ADDRESS |
RESOURCE AREA |
DATE |
2.3. Along with a petition, those permittees desiring to establish a board of district advisers shall submit to the commissioner a list of all persons and authorized agents, if any, who hold a lease or permit to graze livestock upon public lands under the jurisdiction of a Bureau of Land Management District Office.
2.4. When a majority of permittees petition the commissioner to create a board, the commissioner shall appoint an interim board pursuant to Part 3 of this rule, to conduct necessary affairs for a period not to exceed 120 days.
2.5. Within 30 days after the commissioner establishes an interim board, nominations for election to a board shall be submitted to the commissioner from persons who hold a lease or permit to graze livestock upon public lands under the jurisdiction of a Bureau of Land Management District Office.
2.6. Within 60 days after the close of nominations, the livestock lessees and permittees shall elect individuals to the board.
