There is created in the department of agriculture the state bureau of animal protection, referred to in this article 42 as the "bureau". The bureau is a type 2 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105.
C.R.S. § 35-42-105
This section is similar to former § 35-42-101 as it existed prior to 1990.
For creation of the department of agriculture and transfer of the state bureau of animal protection to the department under the "Administrative Organization Act of 1968", see §24-1-123.