[Editor's note: This section is effective January 1, 2026.] As used in this article 11.6, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. (1) Denver retail food license means the business license granted by the city and county of Denver that authorizes a mobile food establishment to operate within the city and county of Denver and indicates that the mobile food establishment is in compliance with applicable food safety standards.
2. (2) Department means the department of public health and environment created in section 25-1-102.
3. (3) Fire safety permit means a permit or document issued by a local government that certifies that a mobile food establishment meets the local government's fire safety standards and authorizes an individual to operate the mobile food establishment.
4. (4) International fire code means the international fire code published by the International Code Council, or a successor organization.
5. (5) Local government means an authority, a county, a municipality, a city and county, a district, or another political subdivision of the state or any department, agency, institution, or authority of a county, a municipality, a city and county, a district, or another political subdivision of the state.

6. (6) Mobile food establishment means a retail food establishment that:

   1. (a) Is operated from a movable, motor-driven, or propelled vehicle, portable structure, or watercraft;
   2. (b) Can change location; and
   3. (c) Is intended to physically report to and operate from a commissary for servicing, restocking, and maintenance.
7. (7) Retail food establishment has the meaning set forth in section 25-4-1602 (14).
8. (8) State health department license means the license granted by the department pursuant to section 25-4-1606.

Source: L. 2025: Entire article RC&RE, (HB 25-1295), ch. 214, p. 968, § 1, effective January 1, 2026.