Colorado Revised Statutes Title 35. Agriculture § 35-57.9-103. Authority of commissioner to deny access to information--redaction--exceptions

(a) Specific operational details of livestock operations that constitute confidential commercial data pursuant to section 24-72-204, C.R.S. Such operational details include ownership, numbers, locations, and movements of livestock; financial information; the purchase and sale of livestock; account numbers or unique identifiers issued by government or private entities; operational protocols; and participation in an all-hazards security system.

(b) Information related to livestock disease or injury:

(c) Records of ongoing investigations that pertain to livestock; however, such records shall not be withheld if the investigation has concluded and the person being investigated is found by the commissioner to have violated any provision of this title that pertains to livestock.

(a) Preclude a person in interest from accessing his or her own information;

(b) Prevent the commissioner from releasing biological livestock samples to authorized external entities for scientific testing, so long as the testing entity agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the information it receives;

(c) Prevent the commissioner from disclosing information that is otherwise permitted or required to be disclosed; or

(d) Apply when the commissioner determines that disclosure of livestock information is necessary to prevent or address an immediate threat to the health and safety of a person or animal.