C.R.S. Section 25-5.5-103
Powers and duties

(1)

The department shall cause to be enforced the provisions of this part 1 and all other state laws and regulations regarding the production, manufacture, and sale of dairy products. The department shall inspect or cause to be inspected any milk, butter, or cheese or any other dairy product which it suspects or has reason to believe is unsanitary, adulterated, or counterfeit and shall inspect or cause to be inspected any cow, building, dairy farm, dairy plant, vehicle, or premises used for the production, manufacture, sale, or transportation of any dairy product when it suspects or has reason to believe that such product is unsanitary, adulterated, or counterfeit. Unsanitary or adulterated dairy products shall be subject to condemnation by the department and, when condemned, must be so treated that it cannot be manufactured or renovated for human food.

(2)

For the purpose of enforcing this part 1, the department shall have free access to any barn or stable where any cow is kept or milked or to any factory, building, dairy farm, dairy plant, premises, or place in which it has reason to believe that any dairy product or counterfeit dairy product is manufactured, handled, prepared, sold, or offered for sale and may enforce such measures as may be necessary to secure perfect cleanliness in and around the same, and of any utensil used therein, and to prevent the sale of any unsanitary, adulterated, or counterfeit dairy product.

(3)

For the purpose of enforcing this part 1, the department may open any package or receptacle of any kind which contains, or which is supposed to contain, any dairy product or counterfeit dairy product and examine or analyze the contents thereof. Any such article or sample thereof may be seized or taken for the purpose of having it analyzed; but, if the person from whom it is taken so requests at the time of taking, the officer shall then, and in the presence of that person, securely seal two samples of such article, one of which shall be for analysis under the direction of the department and the other for delivery to the person from whom the sample or article was obtained.

Source: Section 25-5.5-103 — Powers and duties, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-25.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

25‑5.5‑101
Definitions 25‑5.5‑102
Butter defined - standards 25‑5.5‑103
Powers and duties 25‑5.5‑104
Unsanitary dairy products 25‑5.5‑105
Unsanitary utensils, equipment, and premises - prohibited 25‑5.5‑106
Containers of dairy products - prompt delivery - removal of products 25‑5.5‑107
Testing and sampling of dairy products - unlawful acts - licensing - dairy protection cash fund - created 25‑5.5‑108
Condensed milk and cream 25‑5.5‑109
Brands and marks - defacement 25‑5.5‑110
Milk, cream, and cheese - standards 25‑5.5‑111
Treated milk to be labeled 25‑5.5‑112
Weight ticket to be furnished 25‑5.5‑113
Sample taken upon arrival 25‑5.5‑114
Interference with officer - penalty 25‑5.5‑115
Analyses prima facie evidence 25‑5.5‑116
Penalty 25‑5.5‑117
Raw milk 25‑5.5‑201
Short title 25‑5.5‑202
Purpose 25‑5.5‑203
Definitions 25‑5.5‑204
Imitation dairy products - labeling 25‑5.5‑205
Enforcement and power - rules 25‑5.5‑206
Enforcement by injunction 25‑5.5‑207
Subpoena of defendant 25‑5.5‑208
Seizure of products 25‑5.5‑209
Penalty 25‑5.5‑301
Short title 25‑5.5‑302
Definitions 25‑5.5‑303
Ice cream - standards 25‑5.5‑304
French ice cream and custards - standards 25‑5.5‑305
Ice milk - standards 25‑5.5‑305.5
Low-fat frozen dairy dessert - standards 25‑5.5‑306
Sherbet - standards 25‑5.5‑307
Water ice - standards 25‑5.5‑308
Adulterated and misbranded - when 25‑5.5‑309
Administration and enforcement 25‑5.5‑310
Regulations 25‑5.5‑311
Products detained or embargoed - when 25‑5.5‑312
Violations - penalty
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§ 25-5.5-103’s source at colorado​.gov