Powers and duties of department - rules

(1) The department is hereby authorized to enforce this part 18 and to adopt and enforce reasonable rules and standards to implement this part 18. Such rules and standards shall be consistent with, and no more stringent than, standards adopted pursuant to the national shellfish sanitation program and may include, but shall not be limited to: (a) Rules governing applications for initial certification and for annual renewal of certifications; (b) Requirements for comprehensive on-site inspections of the premises and facilities of applicants for certification; (c) Standards concerning the form and manner of submission of records required for certification and record keeping pursuant to this part 18; (d) Establishment of fees required for certification and renewal of certification; and (e) Grounds for denial, suspension, or revocation of a certificate. (2) This part 18 shall be administered by the department; except that county, district, and municipal public health agencies may be authorized by the department to assist it in performing its powers and duties pursuant to this part 18. (3) The department is authorized to conduct hearings in accordance with article 4 of title 24, C.R.S., and to use administrative law judges to conduct such hearings when the use of administrative law judges would result in a net saving of costs to the department. (4) The department is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with and to accept grants from any agency or political subdivision of this state or any other state, or with any agency of the United States government, subject to limitations set forth elsewhere in law and the state constitution, to carry out the provisions of this part 18. (5) (a) When the department determines that a dealer's activity constitutes a major public health threat, the department shall: (I) Suspend or withdraw certification; and (II) Immediately notify the FDA and the authorities in known states that receive the dealer's shellfish. (b) The department shall prohibit any dealer whose certification has been suspended or withdrawn from shipping in interstate or intrastate commerce. (c) When the department recertifies any dealer, the department shall notify the FDA and the authorities in known states that receive the shellfish.