The Egg Program licenses Egg Dealers annually. Dealers are inspected for compliance with state food safety regulations and educated in the proper care and handling of eggs.

Laurel Hamling & Scott Ziehr

Program Regulatory Specialists

Changes to the Colorado Egg Law

The Colorado Egg Law underwent a sunset review by the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) in 2008.  DORA's review of the Egg Program resulted in a report to the legislature which contained recommendations for statute changes. The recommended statute changes were passed into Law during the 2009 Legislative Session, and will become effective on July 1, 2009.

The changes include replacing wholesale and retail licenses with a single "egg dealer" license, requiring the Commissioner to establish egg dealer license classes by rule, eliminating delivery truck licenses, and authorizing a penalty for late license renewal applications.

The law change requires the dealer license classes to be based on the average number of eggs sold per week, as counted in 30-dozen cases. In the past, retail license classes were based on gross sales of everything in the store and wholesale license classes were based on the number of  cases of egg sold per week.

Egg inspection information
Information for Colorado egg retailers and wholesalers on the necessary documentation needed for an egg inspection and what to expect.

Click on the Forms & Downloads page to apply for the new Egg Dealer License.