Colorado Department of Agriculture – Division of Plant Industry General Contacts

 

For all contacts our Physical and Mailing address is;

 

Colorado Department of Agriculture

Division of Plant Industry

Attn: THE SECTION AND/OR PERSON YOU WISH TO CONTACT

700 Kipling Street, Suite 4000

Lakewood, CO 80215-8000

 

Our General Phone number is;   (303) 239-4140

Our General Fax number is;        (303) 239-4177

Our General Contact Person is; Barbara Rosenbach, (303) 239-4139,

Email: barbara.rosenbach@ag.state.co.us

 

Apiary

Jerry Cochran - Apiary Coordinator 

Tel:       (303) 239-4153

Contact person for the following;           Entomology    

 

Rose Viray - Administrative Assistant

Tel:       (303) 239-4143

Email: rosario.viray@ag.state.co.us

 


Chemigation

Terry Gander - Program Assistant 

Tel:       (303) 239-4149

Email: terry.gander@ag.state.co.us

Contact person for the following;                       Chemigation Inspection & Permits

 

 

Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey (CAPS)

John Kaltenbach - State Survey Coordinator 

Tel:       (303) 239-4131

Email: CAPS.Program@ag.state.co.us

 

 

Nursery

Jerry Cochran - Nursery Coordinator 

Tel:       (303) 239-4153  

Contact person for the following;                       Importing Plant Commodities,

Interstate Transport of House Plants    

 

Brian Allen - Administrative Assistant

Tel:       303) 239-4154

Email: brian.allen@ag.state.co.us

Contact Person for the following;           Application & Permit to Move Live Plant Pests & Noxious Weeds

            Importing Plant Commodities

Inspection for Insect Infestation, Inspection for Plant Diseases

            Interstate Transport of House Plants

Nursery Inspections (Dealers/Nurseries/Greenhouses/Sod & Turf Producers) 

Nursery Registrations (Collectors of trees from public & private land for resale/Dealers/Nurseries/Landscape Contractors/Sod & Turf Producers)

 

 

Organic Certification

Barbara Rosenbach - Program Assistant 

Tel:       (303) 239-4139

Email: Barbara.rosenbach@ag.state.co.us

Contact person for the following;                       Organic Inspection & Certification  

 

 

Pesticides – Pesticide Applicator

Laura Pottorff - Pesticide Applicator Coordinator 

Tel:       (303) 239-4178

Email: laura.pottorff@ag.state.co.us

Contact person for the following;                       Continuing Education Credit Workshops

                                                            Continuing Education Credits Required for License Renewal

                                                            Commercial Pesticide Applicator Workshops

                                                            Worker Protection Standards

                                                            Questions on the Pesticide Applicator Act requirements

 

Steve Blunt - Enforcement Specialist

Tel:       (303) 239-4141

Fax:      (303) 239-4195              

Contact person for the following;                       Complaints of Pesticide Misapplications

 

Cheryl Shoup - Administrative Assistant (Business License/Pesticide Sensitive)

Tel:       (303) 239-4146

Fax:      (303) 239-4195

Email: cheryl.shoup@ag.state.co.us

Contact person for the following;                       Business Applicator Licenses

                                                            Registration of Limited Commercial Pesticide Applicators

                                                            Pesticide Sensitive Registry Information

 

Mary Jo Dennis - Administrative Assistant (Personal License/Applicator Testing)

Tel:       (303) 239-4148

Fax:      (303) 239-4195

Email: maryjo.dennis@ag.state.co.us

Contact person for the following;                       Certified Operator Licenses & Exams

                                                            Licensing & Examiniation Guide

                                                            Qualified Supervisor Licenses & Exams

 

Carol Barton - Administrative Assistant (Private Pesticide Applicator Licensing)

Tel:       (303) 239-4186

Fax:      (303) 239-4165

Email: carol.barton@ag.state.co.us

 

 

Pesticides – Pesticide Registration & Restricted Use Dealer Licensing

Laura Quakenbush - Pesticide Registration Coordinator  

Tel:       (303) 239-4147              

Contact person for the following;                       Fraudulent Telephone Pesticide Sales

                                                            Questions concerning Pesticide Labels

 

Barbara Bliss - Administrative Assistant

Tel:       (303) 239-4181

Email: barbara.bliss@ag.state.co.us

Contact person for the following;                       Pesticide Product Registration

                                                            Inspections of RUP Dealers & Pesticide Products

                                                            Licensing of RUP Dealers

 

Irene VanCleave - Administrative Assistant

Tel:       (303) 239-4144                                      

Email: irene.vancleave@ag.state.co.us

Contact person for the following;                       Pesticide Product Registration

                                                            Questions concerning Section 18 Emergency Exemption

                       

 

Phytosanitary Certification

Brian Allen - Administrative Assistant 

Tel:       (303) 239-4154              

Email: brian.allen@ag.state.co.us

Contact person for the following;                       Phytosanitary Export Certificates (Plant Commodities/Seed/Produce)

                                                            Plant Quarantines 

 

 

Seed

Rose Viray - Administrative Assistant 

Tel:       (303) 239-4143              

Email: rosario.viray@ag.state.co.us

Contact person for the following;                       Questions & Concerns regarding accuracy of Seed labels

                                                            Seed Inspection & Registration

 

 

Weed Free Forage

Terry Gander - Program Assistant 

Tel:       (303) 239-4149              

Email: terry.gander@ag.state.co.us

Contact person for the following;                       Weed Free Forage Program

                                                            Weed Free Forage Crop Directory (Listed by Producer & Town)

                                                            Weed Free Hay Certification