EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a) OR RULE 15d-14(a)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED

I, John B. Payne, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 (the “report”) of Zivo Bioscience, Inc.; and

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report.