State Bills Potential Impact on Ag
Thursday Mar 4th, 2021
The state legislature is considering several bills this session that have the potential to impact agriculture producers and workers.
Greenberg: There were a couple of bills introduced around deregulating meat sales. Minor adjustments but it’s getting at making it more accessible for producers to sell directly to consumers on the beef side. So those bills have condensed into one after being introduced in committee.”
Colorado Commissioner of Agriculture Kate Greenberg speaking about Senate Bill 79, sponsored by Senator Jerry Sonnenberg and Representative Rod Pelton. SB79 would allow producers to sell directly to consumers shares beef, sheep, poultry, hogs, rabbits, and fish, for future delivery. It would limit the number of inspections required before slaughter.