HB 17-1079

House Bill 17-1079, which has been signed into law, updates fees for wholesale food manufacturers and storage facilities in Colorado. The bill sets a $100 annual application fee for all businesses but adds an extra registration fee based on their sales volume: $60 for those making less than $150,000 annually and $300 for those making $150,000 or more. It also increases the certificate of free sale fee from $128 to $150. The bill exempts certain types of facilities like breweries and wineries from additional fees beyond the $100 application fee. This means that these businesses will now have fixed annual costs for licensing, with some variations based on their size and type.

Official Summary

The bill amends provisions related to the continued collection of fees related to wholesale food manufacturing and storage. Specifically, the bill: Establishes an across-the-board annual application fee of $100; Specifies that a nonprofit facility, grain storage facility, brewery, brew pub, winery, or distiller of spirituous liquors is required to pay only the annual $100 application fee; Provides that wholesale food manufacturers or storage facilities with gross annual sales of less than $150,000 are required to pay the annual $100 application fee plus an additional registration fee of $60; Provides that wholesale food manufacturers or storage facilities with gross annual sales of $150,000 or more are required to pay the annual $100 application fee plus an additional registration fee of $300; and Increases the fee for a certificate of free sale from the existing $128 to $150. The bill also removes the repeal date from statute. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

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