Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-207a — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446d / Section 22a-207a
Sec. 22a-207a. Definitions applicable to sections 22a-208d and 22a-228(b). Definition applicable to chapter.
Status: in_force

(b) As used in this chapter, “end user” means any person who uses a material for such material's original use or any manufacturer who uses a material as feedstock to make a marketable product.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-209 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446d / Section 22a-209
Sec. 22a-209. (Formerly Sec. 19-524c). Regulations.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 22a-6z re regulations implementing Subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976.

Annotation to former section 19-524c:

Cited. 168 C. 278.

Annotations to present section:

Cited. 218 C. 580; Id., 821.

Cited. 17 CA 17; judgment reversed, see 212 C. 570.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-208z — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446d / Section 22a-208z
Sec. 22a-208z. Use of crushed recycled glass as cover material.
Status: in_force

(b) An owner or operator of a solid waste facility, as defined in section 22a-207 , may use crushed recycled glass as cover material, as defined in the regulations adopted pursuant to section 22a-209 .

(c) A person may use crushed recycled glass as fill material, including, but not limited to, aggregate for asphalt or concrete or any other subgrade construction application in which such glass would serve as a substitute for sand or stone aggregate, provided such glass would not constitute greater than ten per cent, by volume, of clean fill, as defined in the regulations adopted pursuant to section 22a-209 .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-219a — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446d / Section 22a-219a
Sec. 22a-219a. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) “Resources recovery facility” means a facility utilizing processes to reclaim energy from solid wastes;

(2) “Long-term” means the useful life of a resources recovery facility or the term of financing of such facility or any other period established by the commissioner by regulations adopted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54;

(3) “Date of commercial operation of a resources recovery facility” means the date such facility routinely and effectively accepts and processes an amount of solid waste that is seventy-five per cent of the design capacity of the facility.

Cited. 218 C. 821.

Cited. 17 CA 17; judgment reversed, see 212 C. 570.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-118l — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 428a / Section 22-118l
Sec. 22-118l. Registration of commercial feed manufacturers and sellers. Suspension, revocation, cancellation or refusal of registration. Fines. Appeals.
Status: in_force

(b) No person shall distribute in this state a commercial feed, except a customer-formula feed, which has not been registered pursuant to the provisions of this section. The application for registration shall be submitted in the manner prescribed by the commissioner. Upon approval by the commissioner the registration shall be issued to the applicant. All registrations shall expire on the thirty-first day of December of each year. A distributor shall not be required to register any commercial feed which is already registered under this chapter by another person.

(c) The commissioner may suspend, revoke, cancel or refuse the registration of any commercial feed or commercial feed manufacturing facility that is not in compliance with the provisions of this chapter provided no commercial feed registration shall be refused or canceled unless the registrant is given an opportunity to amend the commercial feed registration application in order to comply with the requirements of this chapter. Any applicant or registrant aggrieved by an order to suspend or revoke a commercial feed or commercial feed manufacturing facility registration or a refusal to register such a feed or facility or cancel the registration of such a feed or facility, and any person aggrieved by the imposition of an administrative fine issued pursuant to subdivision (3) of subsection (d) of this section may appeal to the commissioner, in writing, provided such appeal is received by the commissioner not later than ten days after the date of the order, refusal, notice of cancellation or notice of intent to issue an administrative fine. The appeal and hearing shall be held pursuant to chapter 54 and the administrative code of the department, not later than ninety days after the date of the appeal. Any such appeal shall be limited to consideration of whether the alleged violation or violations that resulted in the applicable order or notice existed. Any applicant or registrant aggrieved by a final decision of the commissioner or the hearing officer may appeal to the Superior Court in accordance with the provisions of section 4-183 . Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit the authority of the commissioner or the commissioner's designated agent to issue any order deemed necessary to protect the safety, health and welfare of humans or animals.

(d) (1) After notification of the requirement to register a commercial feed manufacturing facility, any person who fails to register a commercial feed manufacturing facility pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall, for a first violation, be deemed to have committed an infraction, and, for any subsequent offense, be fined five hundred dollars; (2) after notification of the requirement to register a commercial feed, any person who fails to register a commercial feed, as required pursuant to subsection (b) of this section shall be assessed an administrative fine of one hundred dollars. Each commercial feed found in violation shall be considered a separate offense; and (3) for all other violations for which a penalty has not been established, after notification of any violation of the provisions of this chapter or any regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter and an opportunity to correct the violation, any person who violates any provision of this chapter or any such regulation may be assessed an administrative fine of two hundred fifty dollars per violation for a first offense and five hundred dollars per violation for any subsequent offense that occurs within one year of the first offense.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-73 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 442 / Section 22a-73
Sec. 22a-73. Municipal noise regulation programs; ordinances subject to commissioner's approval.
Status: in_force

(b) Any municipality may adopt, amend and enforce a noise control ordinance which may include the following: (1) Noise levels which will not be exceeded in specified zones or other designated areas; (2) designation of a noise control officer and the designation of an existing board or commission, or the establishment of a new board or commission to direct such program; (3) implementation procedures of such program and the relation of such program to other plans within the jurisdiction of the municipality; (4) procedures for assuring compliance with state and federal noise regulations; (5) noise level restrictions applicable to construction activities, including limitation on on-site hours of operation.

(c) Any such municipal noise control ordinance shall be at least as stringent as any state noise control plan, including ambient noise standards, adopted pursuant to section 22a-69 or any standards or regulations adopted by the administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to the Noise Control Act of 1972 (P.L. 92-574) or any amendment thereto. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, any municipality may adopt more stringent noise standards than those adopted by the commissioner.

Town zoning regulation that differentiates between distinct land uses that produce different noise levels for purposes of determining whether a specific use is appropriate for a property does not, ipso facto, specify “noise levels which will not be exceeded in specified zones or other designated areas” under Subsec. (b)(1) and therefore does not constitute a municipal noise control ordinance for purposes of Noise Pollution Control Act. 335 C 606.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-241b — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446d / Section 22a-241b
Sec. 22a-241b. Regulations designating items required to be recycled. Separation of items designated for recycling. Prohibition on combining previously segregated designated recyclable items.
Status: in_force

(2) On or before October 1, 2011, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall amend the regulations adopted pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection to expand the list of designated recyclable items to add (A) containers of three gallons or less made of polyethylene terephthalate plastic and high-density polyethylene plastic, and (B) additional types of paper, including, but not limited to, boxboard, magazines, residential high-grade white paper and colored ledger.

(b) Any designated recyclable item shall be recycled by a municipality within six months of the availability of service to such municipality by a regional processing center or local processing system.

(c) Each person who generates solid waste from residential property shall, in accordance with subsection (f) of section 22a-220 , separate from other solid waste the items designated for recycling pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section.

(d) Every person who generates solid waste from a property other than a residential property shall, in accordance with subsection (f) of section 22a-220 , make provision for and cause the separation from other solid waste of the items designated for recycling pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section through the use of one or more collection containers for designated recyclable items that are separate from the collection containers for other solid waste. Collection containers that have been used for the collection of solid waste may be converted to containers for the collection of designated recyclable items by labeling or other means to identify that such container is dedicated to collecting designated recyclable items. On and after July 1, 2012, the provisions of this subsection shall also apply to items designated for recycling pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section.

(e) No person shall knowingly combine previously segregated designated recyclable items with other solid waste.

(f) For the purposes of this section, “boxboard” means a lightweight paperboard made from a variety of recovered fibers having sufficient folding properties and thickness to be used to manufacture folding or set-up boxes.

Cited. 224 C. 627.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-113n — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 444a / Section 22a-113n
Sec. 22a-113n. Content of plan.
Status: in_force

(b) The plan may recommend: (1) Boundaries for development areas to be approved and established by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection in accordance with the provisions of section 22a-360 ; (2) designations for channels and boat basins for approval and adoption by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection in accordance with the provisions of section 22a-340 ; (3) lines designating the limits of areas for the location of vessels with persons living aboard to be approved and adopted by the director of health in accordance with section 19a-227 ; (4) pump-out facilities, including the designation of no discharge zones in accordance with Section 312 of the federal Clean Water Act; and (5) regulations for the operation of vessels on the harbor pursuant to the provisions of section 15-136 . Upon adoption of the plan, any recommendation made pursuant to this section shall be binding on any official of the state, municipality or any other political subdivision when making regulatory decisions or undertaking or sponsoring development affecting the area within the commission's jurisdiction, unless such official shows cause why a different action should be taken.

When city has established a harbor management commission which has enacted a harbor management plan, the terms of that plan are binding on commissioner when he issues a permit to construct docks. 93 CA 314. Statute allows harbor management commissioner to make recommendations that are binding on the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection only when such recommendations arise from content already included within an approved harbor management plan. 215 CA 767.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-369 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446i / Section 22a-369
Sec. 22a-369. Application for permit. Information required.
Status: in_force

(1) The need for the diversion;

(2) The reasons for the diversion and the use of the diverted water;

(3) A description of the existing water system where the diversion is proposed;

(4) The locations of withdrawals and discharges of water the applicant proposes to divert;

(5) The quantity, frequency and rate of water the applicant proposes to divert;

(6) The length of time for which the diversion permit is sought;

(7) The effect of the proposed diversion on public water supplies, water quality, wastewater treatment needs, flood management, water-based recreation, wetland habitats, waste assimilation, agriculture, fish and wildlife and low flow requirements;

(8) The alternatives, if any, to the proposed diversion including a study of cost factors, feasibility and environmental effects of such alternatives;

(9) Conservation measures instituted by the applicant prior to the application and the applicant's long-range water conservation plan to be implemented or continued after the issuance of a permit pursuant to sections 22a-365 to 22a-378 , inclusive. The plan shall be prepared in accordance with the memorandum of understanding entered into pursuant to section 4-67e and shall provide for: (A) The identification of and cost effectiveness of distribution system rehabilitation to correct sources of lost water; (B) measures which encourage proper maintenance and water conservation; (C) a public information program to promote water conservation, including industrial and commercial recycling and reuse and (D) contingency measures for limiting water use during seasonal or drought shortages;

(10) In the case of a proposed interbasin transfer the commissioner may request the applicant to file an environmental impact report on the transfer which (A) considers the effect of the transfer on present and future water uses in the proposed donor basin; (B) includes a plan for meeting water supply needs and demands in the donor basin for a minimum of twenty-five years; and (C) analyzes the alternative solutions to the water supply or wastewater problem including comparative cost analysis of the proposed transfer relative to alternative measures. In making such request, the commissioner shall indicate which aspect of such report enumerated in subparagraphs (A), (B) and (C) of this subdivision requires the submission of the environmental impact report with the application.

The Connecticut Water Diversion Policy Act generally does not empower department to request information to determine the extent and environmental effects of diversions other than those for which a permit is sought; in the context of the permit review process for plaintiff's proposed withdrawals of water, department's attempt to regulate plaintiff's excavation activities either as an effect of the proposed diversion or as a diversion in and of itself, by requesting information about the effect of excavation activities on wetlands, exceeds the authority granted by the act and constitutes a regulatory end run around the requirement that department determine, in the first instance, that plaintiff's excavation activities constitute diversions. 317 C. 628.

Cited. 28 CA 674.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-27s — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 439 / Section 22a-27s
Sec. 22a-27s. Face of Connecticut Steering Committee: Membership, chairperson.
Status: in_force

(b) All initial appointments to the committee shall be made not later than September 1, 2008. The term of each appointed member of the steering committee shall be coterminous with the term of the appointing authority or until a successor is chosen, whichever is later. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall serve as the chairperson of the committee for the two years following the appointment of the committee, followed first by the Commissioner of Agriculture for two years and subsequently by the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development or said commissioner's designee for two years. Such rotation shall repeat every two years thereafter in the order specified in this subsection, except that if there is a vacancy in one of said positions, one of the other commissioners may serve as chairperson until the vacancy is filled.

(c) The committee shall meet quarterly.

See Sec. 4-38f for definition of “administrative purposes only”.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-449l — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446k / Section 22a-449l
Sec. 22a-449l. Remediation costs of removal or replacement of certain residential underground heating oil storage tank systems. Payment for services commenced prior to July 1, 2001. Procedures.
Status: in_force

(b) Prior to July 1, 2001, if, in the course of removing or replacing a residential underground heating oil storage tank system, a registered contractor finds that there has been a spill, as defined in section 22a-452c , attributable to such system and such contractor estimates that the remediation of such spill is likely to cost more than five thousand dollars, such contractor shall immediately notify the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection regarding such spill. If, after the contractor's initial estimate, the contractor subsequently determines that such cost will exceed five thousand dollars, the contractor shall upon that determination notify the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. The department may assess the spill and confirm that the remediation proposed by the contractor is appropriate and necessary, or may authorize an environmental professional licensed under section 22a-133v to assess the spill and make such confirmation. Any such remediation shall be subject to approval by the department, except that the department may authorize an environmental professional licensed under section 22a-133v to make a recommendation regarding such approval. If a registered contractor estimates that the remediation of such spill is likely to cost more than ten thousand dollars, the commissioner or any agent of the commissioner or an environmental professional licensed under said section 22a-133v contracted by the department shall inspect the site and confirm that such remediation is reasonable. The costs of such an inspection shall be eligible for payment within available resources.

(c) (1) In order to receive reimbursement of eligible costs for services commenced after July 1, 1999, and prior to July 1, 2001, a registered contractor shall on or before December 1, 2001, submit to the commissioner for a disbursement from available resources, all reasonable costs for work commenced prior to July 1, 2001, pursuant to a contract with the owner or the state for the remediation of a residential underground heating oil storage tank system for the purpose of providing payment for the costs of such remediation. An owner of a residential underground heating oil storage tank system shall not be responsible to the registered contractor or any subcontractor of the registered contractor for any costs that are eligible for payment from the residential underground heating oil storage tank system clean-up program over five hundred dollars. The registered contractor or any subcontractor shall not bill the owner for any costs eligible for payment from said program over five hundred dollars unless the contractor or subcontractor enters into a separate written contract with the owner, on a form prescribed by the commissioner, authorizing the contractor or subcontractor to bill the owner more than five hundred dollars and such separate contract gives the owner the right to cancel such contract up to three days after entering into it. Such owner shall provide to the commissioner a statement confirming the registered contractor has been engaged by such owner to remove or to replace such residential underground heating oil storage tank system and perform the remediation and shall execute an instrument which provides for payment to the program of any amounts realized by the owner, after any costs of litigation or attorney's fees have been paid, from a judgment or settlement regarding any claim for the costs of such remediation made against an insurance policy or any party. In any service contract entered into between a registered contractor and an owner for the remediation of a residential underground heating oil storage tank system, the registered contractor shall clearly identify all costs, including markup costs, that are not or may not be eligible for payment under said program.

(2) The registered contractor shall submit documentation, satisfactory to the commissioner, of any costs associated with such remediation. The commissioner may deny remediation costs of the registered contractor that the commissioner determines are unreasonable based on the guidelines established pursuant to subsection (b) of section 22a-449d on and after the date the commissioner establishes such guidelines, and may deny remediation costs (A) in excess of five thousand dollars if the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection was not notified in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, and (B) in excess of ten thousand dollars if the site was not inspected in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this section. The commissioner shall deny any such costs in excess of fifty thousand dollars unless the commissioner determines such additional costs are warranted to protect public health and the environment. If a registered contractor fails to submit to the commissioner documentation of costs associated with such remediation that may be eligible for payment from the residential underground heating oil storage tank system clean-up program or if the registered contractor submits documentation of such costs but the commissioner denies payment of such costs, the registered contractor shall be liable for such costs and shall have no cause of action against the owner of the underground petroleum storage tank.

(3) A copy of the commissioner's decision shall be sent to the registered contractor by certified mail, return receipt requested. Any contractor aggrieved by a decision of the commissioner may, not more than twenty days after the date the decision was issued, request a hearing before the commissioner in accordance with chapter 54. After such hearing, the commissioner shall consider the information submitted and affirm or modify the decision on the reimbursement. A copy of the affirmed or modified decision shall be sent to any contractor by certified mail, return receipt requested.

(d) The commissioner shall not accept applications pursuant to this section on or after December 1, 2001, for the reimbursement of eligible costs for services completed prior to July 1, 2001, except that, notwithstanding subsection (c) of this section, prior to July 1, 2004, the commissioner may accept applications for reimbursement from and make payments to any owner who demonstrates that the owner paid for eligible costs for services provided to the owner prior to July 1, 2001, and either (1) the registered contractor filed an application for reimbursement between December 1, 2001, and January 1, 2003, or (2) the owner, prior to May 1, 2003, filed a complaint with the commissioner regarding the failure of the registered contractor to file a timely application.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-208b — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446d / Section 22a-208b
Sec. 22a-208b. Zoning approval of disposal areas. Municipal authority re land usage for solid waste facilities. Limitations.
Status: in_force

(b) Nothing in this chapter or chapter 446e shall be construed to limit the right of a municipality to regulate, through zoning, land usage for an existing or new solid waste facility. No municipal regulation adopted pursuant to section 8-2 shall have the effect of prohibiting the construction, alteration or operation of solid waste facilities within the limits of a municipality.

Cited. 215 C. 82; 225 C. 731.

Cited. 17 CA 17; judgment reversed, see 212 C. 570; 21 CA 85.

Subsec. (b):

Municipal regulations that do not permit the construction or operation of a new transfer station or other type of solid waste facility in the municipality do not conform to the strictures of Subsec. 202 CA 707.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-160 — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 430 / Section 22-160
Sec. 22-160. Milk powder, evaporated milk or cream. Foreign milk powder.
Status: in_force

(b) No person shall sell or exchange, or offer for sale or exchange, or have in his possession with intent to sell or exchange, any milk powder in this state originating from any country or area outside the United States unless such country or area is certified to be free from rinderpest, African swine fever and foot and mouth disease by the United States Department of Agriculture and the Commissioner of Agriculture.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-354h — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446i / Section 22a-354h
Sec. 22a-354h. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) “Regulated activity” means any action, process or condition which the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection determines, by regulations adopted in accordance with section 22a-354i , to involve the production, handling, use, storage or disposal of material that may pose a threat to groundwater in an aquifer protection area, including structures and appurtenances utilized in conjunction with the regulated activity;

(2) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection;

(3) “Well field” means the immediate area surrounding a public drinking water supply well or group of wells;

(4) “Area of contribution” means the area where the water table or other potentiometric surface is lowered due to the pumping of a well and groundwater flows directly to the well;

(5) “Recharge area” means the area from which groundwater flows directly to the area of contribution;

(6) “Aquifer” means a geologic formation, group of formations or part of a formation that contains sufficient saturated, permeable materials to yield significant quantities of water to wells and springs;

(7) “Affected water company” means any public or private water company owning or operating a public water supply well within an aquifer protection area;

(8) “Stratified drift” means a predominantly sorted sediment laid down by or in meltwater from glaciers and includes sand, gravel, silt and clay arranged in layers;

(9) “Municipality” means any town, consolidated town and city, consolidated town and borough, city or borough;

(10) “Aquifer protection area” means any area consisting of well fields, areas of contribution and recharge areas, identified on maps approved by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection pursuant to sections 22a-354b to 22a-354d , inclusive, within which land uses or activities shall be required to comply with regulations adopted pursuant to section 22a-354o by the municipality where the aquifer protection area is located; and

(11) “Best management practice” means a practice, procedure or facility designed to prevent, minimize or control spills, leaks or other releases that pose a threat to groundwater.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-7p — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 422 / Section 22-7p
Sec. 22-7p. Bonds.
Status: in_force

(b) (1) Whenever the commissioner finds as the result of an investigation that the person, firm or corporation posting the bond or other security continues to violate the terms or conditions of the permit or order, the commissioner may send a notice to such person, firm or corporation by certified mail, return receipt requested. Any such notice shall include: (A) A reference to the title, chapter or section of the general statutes, or to the regulation, rule or order alleged to have been violated; (B) a short and plain statement of the matter asserted or charged; (C) the amount of the bond or other security that may be forfeited for such violation; and (D) the time and place for the hearing. Such hearing shall be fixed for a date not earlier than fourteen days after the notice is mailed.

(2) The commissioner shall hold a hearing upon the charges made unless such person, firm or corporation fails to appear at the hearing. Such hearing shall be held in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54. After the hearing if the commissioner finds the person, firm or corporation has continued to violate the terms or conditions of the permit or order after posting a bond or other security pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, he shall order that such bond or other security be forfeited. If such person, firm or corporation fails to appear at the hearing, the commissioner shall order that such bond or other security be forfeited. The commissioner shall send a copy of any order issued pursuant to this subsection by certified mail, return receipt requested to any person, firm or corporation named in such order.

(3) Any person, firm or corporation aggrieved by an order of the commissioner issued pursuant to this subsection may appeal therefrom in accordance with the provisions of section 4-183 .

(c) The commissioner shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to carry out the provisions of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-380g — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 436a / Section 22-380g
Sec. 22-380g. Animal population control account. Distribution of forms. Programs for vaccination and sterilization of cats and dogs. Funds. Suspension of programs.
Status: in_force

(b) Not more than twenty per cent of the funds deposited in the animal population control account in accordance with subsection (f) of section 14-21h , subsection (a) of section 22-338 , section 22-380f and section 22-380 l shall be used for the sterilization and vaccination of feral cats program in accordance with subdivision (4) of subsection (a) of this section.

(c) Not more than twenty per cent of the funds deposited in the animal population control account in accordance with subsection (f) of section 14-21h , subsection (a) of section 22-338 , section 22-380f and section 22-380 l shall be used for the sterilization and vaccination of dogs and cats owned by a low-income person pursuant to the program established under subdivision (5) of subsection (a) of this section.

(d) The commissioner may solicit and accept funds from any public or private source of help to carry out the goals of the programs established under subsection (a) of this section, including, but not limited to, the sterilization of feral cats as provided in section 22-339d . A donor may earmark funds for any or all of such programs.

(e) Any revenue collected pursuant to the provisions of sections 22-380f and 22-380 l shall be deposited in the animal population control account. All money in the account shall be used by the commissioner exclusively for (1) the implementation and promotion of the animal population control program, (2) the costs associated with the administration of such program, provided not more than two hundred twenty-five thousand dollars may be expended for administrative costs per year, and (3) reimbursement of persons completing a training program pursuant to subsections (c) and (d) of section 22-328 , for the costs of such program, provided moneys in the account may also be used to provide reimbursement to any municipality for the costs of providing temporary care to any animal pursuant to section 22-329a if such temporary care exceeded thirty days in duration and such costs exceeded the amount of any surety bond or cash bond posted pursuant to subsection (f) of section 22-329a , provided the total annual reimbursement to municipalities from said account for such purpose shall not exceed fifty thousand dollars.

(f) The commissioner may suspend any or all of the programs at any time that the amount of money available in the account is less than three hundred thousand dollars. The commissioner may reinstate any of the suspended programs when such amount exceeds three hundred thousand dollars.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-127 — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 430 / Section 22-127
Sec. 22-127. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) “Adulterated” means any milk, milk product, retail raw milk or cheese: (A) Which bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render it injurious to health, provided if the substance is not an added substance, such milk, milk product, retail raw milk or cheese shall not be considered adulterated if the quantity of such substance in such milk, milk product, retail raw milk or cheese would not ordinarily render it injurious to health, (B) which bears or contains any added poisonous or added deleterious substance which is unsafe, (C) which consists in whole or in part of any diseased, contaminated, filthy, putrid or decomposed substance or is otherwise unfit for food, (D) which has been produced, prepared, packed or held under insanitary conditions whereby it may have become contaminated with filth or may have been rendered diseased, unwholesome or injurious to health, or (E) whose packaging or container is composed in whole or in part of any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render the contents injurious to health.

(2) “Bulk tank unit” means a dairy farm or group of dairy farms from which raw milk is collected for pasteurization for which a single entity sanitation compliance rating is issued.

(3) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Agriculture.

(4) “Cheese manufacturer” means any person, firm, corporation or cooperative association engaged in the production, receiving or handling of milk or milk products, which milk products, in whole or in part, are intended to be manufactured into cheese for distribution or sale in or outside this state.

(5) “Dealer” means any person, firm, corporation or cooperative association engaged in the receiving, handling, purchasing, distribution or sale of fluid milk or milk products, which fluid milk or milk products, in whole or in part, are intended for bottling, manufacturing, processing, distribution or sale in this state.

(6) “Filled milk” means any combination of nonmilk fat or oil and milk, whether or not it is fresh, cultured, reconstituted or modified by the addition of nonfat milk solids, with or without milkfat, so that the product, including stabilizers, emulsifiers or flavoring, resembles milk or any other fluid milk product, and contains less than six per cent nonmilk fat or oil.

(7) “Handler” means any person, firm, corporation or cooperative association engaged in the receiving, handling, distribution or sale of fluid milk or milk products, which fluid milk or milk products, in whole or in part, are intended for bottling, manufacturing, processing, distribution or sale in this state.

(8) “Misbranded” means the use of any label, written or printed advertising or graphic upon or accompanying a product or container of milk, milk products or cheese, including, but not limited to, signs, electronic displays, electronic communication, placards or other means of communication intended to provide information to consumers, which is false or misleading or which violates any applicable municipal, state or federal labeling requirement.

(9) “Nonstandardized milk products” means milk-based products modified so they do not meet the definition of optional ingredients established in 21 CFR 131.110, contain milk and milk products, are intended to replace or be a substitute for standardized fluid milk products. Nonstandardized milk products may contain safe and suitable ingredients not present in standardized milk products.

(10) “Pasteurization” or “pasteurized” has the same meaning, as defined in section 1 of the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance as promulgated by the United States Food and Drug Administration.

(11) “Producer” means any person, firm or corporation that operates a dairy farm that provides, sells or offers milk to any dealer, person, handler, company or cooperative for sale.

(12) “Public eating places” means places where meals are served to the general public, including, but not limited to, public or private schools and colleges, hotels, restaurants, clubs, lunchrooms, bars, fountains or any place of public entertainment.

(13) “Raw milk” or “milk for pasteurization” means normal lacteal secretion that is practically free of colostrum and that is obtained by the complete milking of one or more healthy hooved mammals.

(14) “Raw milk cheese” means aged hard cheese that meets the sanitary provisions of this chapter and that is produced from retail raw milk.

(15) “Retail raw milk” means normal lacteal secretion that is practically free of colostrum, that is obtained by the complete milking of one or more healthy goats, sheep or cows, that is intended for human consumption in the unpasteurized state and that meets the sanitary standards of this chapter.

(16) “Retail raw milk producer” means any person, firm, corporation or cooperative association engaged in the production, handling, distribution or sale of retail raw milk.

(17) “Retail raw milk cheese manufacturer” means any person, firm, corporation or cooperative association engaged in the production, handling, distribution or sale of cheese manufactured from retail raw milk.

(18) “Safe and suitable ingredients” are food ingredients generally recognized as safe, as referenced in 21 CFR 184 and 21 CFR 186.

(19) “Standardized milk and milk products” or “milk or milk products” means products for which a standard of identity has been established pursuant to 21 CFR 131.110.

See Secs. 22-152 and 22-153 re milk standards.

See Sec. 22-194 for definition of “pasteurization”.

Section deals with definitions only and its terms are not regulatory or prohibitory. 148 C. 341.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-332a — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 435 / Section 22-332a
Sec. 22-332a. Use of dogs for medical research restricted.
Status: in_force

(b) No animal control officer or municipal animal control officer shall sell, give or transfer any unclaimed, impounded dog to any animal dealer, whether or not such dealer is licensed by the United States Department of Agriculture.

Cited. 218 C. 757.

Cited. 21 CA 629.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-21j — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 439 / Section 22a-21j
Sec. 22a-21j. School bus emissions reduction program.
Status: in_force

(1) Within available appropriations, make grants with funds from the school bus emissions reduction account, established pursuant to section 22a-21k , to municipalities and local and regional school boards to reimburse them for the cost of retrofitting full-sized school buses that are projected to be in service on or after September 1, 2010. For such grants the commissioner may use applicable existing contracts or provide a supplemental bid process;

(2) Develop an outreach plan and materials for educating and notifying municipalities, local and regional boards of education and bus companies about the requirements of section 14-164o ; and

(3) Assist municipalities and local and regional boards of education and bus companies to retrofit their full-sized school buses. Such assistance shall include, but not be limited to, guidance in choosing whether to retrofit buses with either a level 1 device, level 2 device or level 3 device.

(b) To receive a reimbursement pursuant to this section, a municipality or local or regional board of education shall submit a form prescribed by the commissioner to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, which shall contain: (1) The school bus model and year, engine model and year, vehicle identification number and date of installation for each eligible retrofitted bus, (2) for an eligible bus retrofitted with a level 3 device, a certification that the bus will operate in the state for not less than three years after the date of installation of the emission control device, and (3) a receipt for the purchase of the emission control devices and their installation.

See Secs. 14-164n, 14-164o re emissions control devices in school buses.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-14 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 439 / Section 22a-14
Sec. 22a-14. Short title: Environmental Protection Act of 1971.
Status: in_force

Cited. 170 C. 47; 175 C. 483; 184 C. 51; 192 C. 591; 204 C. 38; Id., 212; 212 C. 710; Id., 727; 215 C. 474; 218 C. 580; 220 C. 54; 222 C. 98; 226 C. 205; Id., 579; 234 C. 488; 237 C. 135; 239 C. 786. Plaintiff, a limited liability company formed, among other reasons, “to preserve, conserve, maintain and protect the continuity, historic importance, environment and legal status” of the Fort Trumbull, New London area, had statutory standing to bring an action against defendants. 282 C. 791.

Cited. 30 CA 204; 41 CA 89; Id., 120.

Cited. 35 CS 145.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-450 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446k / Section 22a-450
Sec. 22a-450. (Formerly Sec. 25-54dd). Report of discharge, spill, loss, seepage or filtration. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) On and after the effective date of the regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, the report described in subsection (a) of this section shall be required whenever the discharge, spillage, uncontrolled loss, seepage or filtration of oil or petroleum or chemical liquids or solid, liquid or gaseous products, or hazardous wastes occurring on or after such date exceeds the applicable threshold adopted by the commissioner pursuant to subsection (c) of this section. The reporting requirements set forth in subsection (a) of this section shall apply until the effective date of such regulations.

(c) The commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to define the threshold amounts for discharges, spillages, uncontrolled losses, seepages or filtrations that shall be reported to the commissioner pursuant to this section. Such regulations may include the specification of any facts, in addition to those specified in subsection (a) of this section, that shall be included in any report submitted under this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-52 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 441 / Section 22a-52
Sec. 22a-52. Cancellation of pesticide registration or change in classification; procedure. Use of chlordane restricted.
Status: in_force

(b) If at any time after the registration of a pesticide the registrant has additional factual information regarding unreasonable adverse effects on the environment of the pesticide, he shall submit such information to the commissioner.

(c) If it appears to the commissioner that a pesticide or its labeling or other material required to be submitted does not comply with the provisions of this part or, when used in accordance with widespread and commonly recognized practice, usually causes unreasonable adverse effects on the environment, the commissioner may issue a notice of his intent either:

(1) To cancel its registration or to change its classification together with the reasons, including the factual basis, for his action, or

(2) To hold a hearing to determine whether or not its registration should be cancelled or its classification changed. Such notice shall be sent to the registrant and made public. The proposed action shall become final and effective at the end of thirty days from receipt by the registrant, or publication, of a notice whichever occurs later, unless within that time either the registrant makes the necessary corrections, if possible, or a request for a hearing is made by the registrant or a person adversely affected by the notice with the concurrence of the registrant. A decision pertaining to registration or classification issued after completion of such hearing shall be final.

(d) Final orders of the commissioner, pursuant to this section, shall be subject to judicial review under chapter 54.

(e) On and after July 1, 1981, the use of the pesticide chlordane for any purpose except the treatment of nursery stock or subsoil treatment or pretreatment of soil during construction for termites is prohibited.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-115 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 445 / Section 22a-115
Sec. 22a-115. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) “Hazardous waste” means any waste material which may pose a present or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly disposed of, treated, stored, transported, or otherwise managed, including (A) hazardous waste identified in accordance with Section 3001 of the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (42 USC 6901 et seq.), (B) hazardous waste identified by regulation by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, and (C) polychlorinated biphenyls in concentrations greater than fifty parts per million, but does not mean by-product material, source material or special nuclear material, as defined in section 22a-151 , or scrap tires;

(2) “Hazardous waste facility” means land and appurtenances thereon or structures used for the disposal, treatment, storage or recovery of hazardous waste;

(3) “Disposal” means the incineration, long-term storage or treatment of hazardous waste, or the discharge, deposit, injection, dumping or placing of hazardous waste into or on land or water so that such hazardous waste or any hazardous constituent of such hazardous waste enters the environment, is emitted into the air, or is discharged into any waters, including groundwaters;

(4) “Treatment” means a method, technique or process, including neutralization, designed to change the physical, chemical or biological character or composition of hazardous waste, in order to neutralize such waste or render such waste nonhazardous, safer for transport, amenable to recovery, amenable to storage or reduced in volume;

(5) “Short-term storage” means the holding of individual containers of hazardous waste in such a manner as not to constitute disposal of such hazardous waste;

(6) “Long-term storage” means the holding of more than fifty-five gallons or five hundred pounds, whichever amount is greater, of hazardous waste at one site for longer than one year;

(7) “Municipality” means a city, town or borough of the state;

(8) “Person” means any individual, corporation, nonstock corporation, limited liability company, joint venture, public benefit corporation, partnership, association, trust or estate, the state and its agencies and political subdivisions, the federal government and its agencies, and any other entity, public or private, however organized;

(9) “Modification” means (A) any change or alteration in the design, capacity, process or operation of an existing hazardous waste facility requiring a new permit from the commissioner pursuant to chapter 445, 446c, 446d or 446k, that the council deems significant or (B) any change or alteration in the approved design, capacity, process or operation of a hazardous waste facility constructed or operating pursuant to this chapter that the council deems significant. Such change or alteration may include but is not limited to a change or alteration in the volume or composition of hazardous waste disposed of at such facility. The routine maintenance, repair or replacement of the individual components at a hazardous waste facility that is necessary for normal operation or a change or alteration at a hazardous waste facility ordered by a state official in the exercise of his statutory authority shall not be deemed to be a modification;

(10) “Council” means the Connecticut Siting Council established under section 16-50j ;

(11) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection;

(12) “Closure period” means the first one hundred eighty days after the hazardous waste facility receives its final volume of hazardous waste or any other period fixed by the council according to this chapter and sections 16-50j and 16-50v ;

(13) “Postclosure period” means the first thirty years after the date of completing closure or any other period fixed by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection according to this chapter and sections 16-50j and 16-50v ;

(14) “Permanent council members” means the membership for proceedings under this chapter, consisting of the Commissioners of Public Health and Emergency Services and Public Protection or their designees, five members appointed by the Governor and one designee each of the speaker of the House and the president pro tempore of the Senate;

(15) “Development and management” means a plan required at the council's discretion, prepared by the applicant in conjunction with council staff, specifying how project construction will comply with siting orders issued by the council. It includes a statement of the management and administrative program for the operation of the proposed facility with the identity of the person to be responsible for operation, a resume of the person's qualifications and experience, and a statement of the number, duties, qualifications, and experience of all personnel to be involved in the processing, treatment, transfer, storage, recovery, or disposal of hazardous waste;

(16) “Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act” means the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (42 USC 6901 et seq.) and implementing regulations as amended from time to time;

(17) “Recovery” means a method, technique or process designed to produce materials or substances from hazardous waste for reuse, offering for sale, or sale;

(18) “Existing hazardous waste facility” means a hazardous waste facility in operation on or before June 1, 1983, or which had received all necessary state permits for hazardous waste disposal on or before July 1, 1981.

Cited. 207 C. 706; 215 C. 292; 239 C. 284.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-427 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446k / Section 22a-427
Sec. 22a-427. (Formerly Sec. 25-54f). Pollution or discharge of wastes prohibited.
Status: in_force

Annotations to former section 25-54f:

Cited. 170 C. 31.

Cited. 4 CA 621.

Annotations to present section:

Cited. 237 C. 135; 239 C. 786.

Cited. 20 CA 709; 21 CA 91; 41 CA 120.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-6e — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 422 / Section 22-6e
Sec. 22-6e. Use of vacant public land for gardening, agricultural purposes or agricultural restoration purposes.
Status: in_force

(b) Any permit issued pursuant to subsection (a) of this section may be terminated by the commissioner, without cause, upon written notice to the permittee.

(c) A sponsor who has a gardening permit may assess a fee to individual gardeners for the sole purpose of reimbursing such sponsor for costs incurred in land preparation.

(d) Any payments by the permit holder pursuant to an agreement for the use of state land for agricultural purposes shall be credited in equal shares to the General Fund account of the agency whose land is being used for such purposes and to the Department of Agriculture for the purpose of administering the program.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-113r — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 444a / Section 22a-113r
Sec. 22a-113r. Mooring or anchorage permit. Enforcement of ordinances implementing plan.
Status: in_force

See Secs. 15-1 and 15-7 re duties of harbor masters.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-241l — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446d / Section 22a-241l
Sec. 22a-241l. Solid waste contract requirement for provision re collection of designated recyclable items.
Status: in_force

(b) Each contract between a collector and a customer for the collection of solid waste shall make provision for the collection of designated recyclable items, either by providing for the collection of designated recyclable items by the same collector who is party to the solid waste contract or by including an identification by the customer of the collector with whom such contract exists. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to require a customer to contract exclusively with one collector for the collection of both designated recyclable items and other solid waste. Each collector shall provide each customer with clear written or pictorial instructions on how to separate designated recyclable items in accordance with the provisions of section 22a-241b .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-59 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 441 / Section 22a-59
Sec. 22a-59. Enforcement authority: Inspections, samples, warrants.
Status: in_force

(b) For purposes of enforcing the provisions of this part, subsection (a) of section 23-61a and sections 23-61b and 23-61f , and upon a showing to an officer or court of competent jurisdiction that there is reason to believe that the provisions of this chapter and said sections have been violated, officers or employees duly designated by the commissioner are empowered to obtain and to execute warrants authorizing: (1) Entry for the purpose of this section; (2) inspection and reproduction of all records showing the quantity, date of shipment, and the name of consignor and consignee of any pesticide or device found in the establishment which is adulterated, misbranded, not registered, in the case of a pesticide, or otherwise in violation of this part and said sections and in the event of the inability of any person to produce records containing such information, all other records and information relating to such delivery, movement, or holding of the pesticide or device; and (3) the seizure of any pesticide or device which is in violation of this part and said sections.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-104 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 444 / Section 22a-104
Sec. 22a-104. Implementation of municipal coastal program. Amendments.
Status: in_force

(b) Amendments to the municipal plan of conservation and development affecting the area within the coastal boundary or municipal coastal regulations shall be made in accordance with subsection (e) of this section and sections 22a-101 , 22a-102 and 22a-103 .

(c) When amendments are made to the municipal plan of conservation and development affecting the area within the coastal boundary, the municipality shall also make such amendments to the zoning regulations and other municipal coastal regulations listed in subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of section 22a-101 in accordance with applicable statutory requirements regarding amendment of such regulations and ordinances as are necessary to insure that such regulations conform to and effectuate the policies and land and water use strategies of the amended plans.

(d) When amendments are made to zoning regulations and other municipal coastal regulations listed in subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of section 22a-101 without prior amendments to corresponding provisions of municipal coastal plans, such regulations, as amended, shall conform to and effectuate the policies and land and water use strategies of the municipal coastal plans and the criteria listed in subsections (a) and (b) of section 22a-102 .

(e) Any proposed municipal plan of conservation and development or zoning regulations or changes thereto affecting the area within the coastal boundary, regardless of whether the municipality affected has adopted a municipal coastal program in accordance with sections 22a-101 , 22a-102 and 22a-103 , shall be consistent with the policies of section 22a-92 and the criteria of subsection (b) of said section 22a-102 . The commissioner shall be notified of any such proposed municipal plan of conservation and development or zoning regulations or changes thereto at least thirty-five days prior to the commencement of the hearing thereon. The commissioner may comment on and make recommendations on such proposals or changes. Such comment shall be read into the record of the public hearing and shall be considered by the appropriate board or commission before final action on the proposals or changes. Failure to comment by the commissioner shall not be construed to be approval or disapproval.

Subsec. (e):

Provision that commissioner may comment is directory and not mandatory; failure to read commissioner's entire letter into the record did not invalidate commission's action when salient portions were read into the record, a summary of other provisions was read in and copies of the entire letter were made available to the public. 58 CA 29.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-154 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446a / Section 22a-154
Sec. 22a-154. (Formerly Sec. 19-25e). Licensing of sources of ionizing radiation.
Status: in_force

(b) Said commissioner may exempt certain sources of ionizing radiation or kinds of uses or users from the licensing requirements set forth in this section when he makes a finding that the exemption of such sources of ionizing radiation or kinds of uses or users will not constitute a significant risk to the occupational and public health and safety.

(c) Until such time as regulations governing licensing are promulgated in pursuance of an agreement between the government of the United States and this state as authorized by section 22a-152 , registration shall be deemed to satisfy any licensing requirements arising under sections 22a-151 to 22a-158 , inclusive.

(d) Any person that has a license prior to the effective date of an agreement pursuant to section 22a-152 from the federal government or agreement state relating to by-product material, source material or special nuclear material and which license will be subject to the control of this state upon the effective date of such agreement, shall be considered to have a like license with this state until the expiration date specified in such license from the federal government or agreement state or until the end of the ninetieth day after such person receives notice from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection that such license will be deemed expired.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-54r — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 423 / Section 22-54r
Sec. 22-54r. Assessment. Civil penalty.
Status: in_force

(b) Each apple producer subject to the assessment shall submit a return to the commissioner either annually on the fifteenth day of each November or quarterly on the fifteenth day of each November, February, May and August. The amount due shall be based on the number of apples sold or removed from storage on or before the last day of the month preceding the month the assessment is due. If the apple producer elects to submit a return annually he shall calculate the amount due by considering seventy-five per cent of his total harvest to be first sale units. The commissioner may require a producer to submit additional documentation regarding the number of first sale units in order to ensure that the assessment is proper. Any apple producer who fails to pay the assessment required under this section may be assessed a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars for each day during which such nonpayment continues after receipt of an assessment under this subsection.

(c) Any revenues received during any marketing season and not expended may be paid by the commissioner at the end of the marketing season on a pro-rata basis to those apple producers who paid the assessment or may be carried over to the next marketing season as the commissioner deems necessary.

(d) Any broker, distributor or handler who, at the request of the producer, deducts the amount of the assessment due on the first sale units sold or transferred from storage, shall be liable for accounting and payment of such assessment.

(e) Any money collected by the commissioner pursuant to the provisions of this section shall not be deemed state funds and shall be deposited pursuant to section 4-33 , in a qualified public depository in Connecticut. Such funds shall be expended by the commissioner for expenses incurred in administering the budget recommended by the board.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-12 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 439 / Section 22a-12
Sec. 22a-12. Environmental quality report. Review of state agency construction plans. Exception.
Status: in_force

(b) The council shall have the authority to require submission by all state agencies, at all stages of development, of construction plans for review and comment by the council which shall include, but not be limited to, all plans of the Department of Transportation which anticipate the paving or building upon land not previously paved or built upon, and location or expansion of noise-producing facilities such as airports; and all plans of the Department of Administrative Services which anticipate the paving or building upon land not previously paved or built upon, the construction of structures occupying a substantially greater air space than predecessor structures in the same location, and the location or expansion of noise or pollution-producing facilities such as heating plants, but which shall not include the conversion by The University of Connecticut of a commercial or office structure to an educational structure; provided the function of the council with respect to such plans shall be advisory and consultative only.

Cited. 204 C. 38; Id., 212.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-111yy — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 427b / Section 22-111yy
Sec. 22-111yy. Application of fertilizers, soil amendments and compost containing phosphates. Regulations. Penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) “Established lawn” means any area of ground that is covered with any species of grass for two or more growing seasons and that is customarily kept mowed;

(2) “Golf course” means an area solely designated for the play or practice of the game of golf, including, but not limited to, surrounding grounds, trees and ornamental beds; and

(3) “Impervious surface” means any structure, surface or improvement that reduces or prevents absorption of stormwater into land, including, but not limited to, porous paving, paver blocks, gravel, crushed stone, decks, patios and elevated structures.

(b) Notwithstanding chapter 427a, no person shall apply fertilizer, as defined in section 22-111b , any soil amendment, as defined in section 22-111aa , or any compost that contains phosphate to an established lawn, except when: (1) A soil testing method approved by the Commissioner of Agriculture and performed within the previous two years indicates the soil is lacking in phosphorus and fertilizer, soil amendments or compost containing phosphate is needed for the growth of such lawn, or (2) such fertilizer, soil amendment or compost containing phosphate is used for establishing new grass or repairing such lawn with seed or sod.

(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to: (1) Property classified as agricultural land, as defined in section 22-26bb , or (2) a golf course.

(d) Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section, no person shall apply any fertilizer, as defined in section 22-111b , soil amendment, as defined in section 22-111aa , or compost that contains phosphate to any lawn during the period beginning December first and ending March fifteenth of the following year.

(e) Notwithstanding chapters 427a and 441 and subsections (b) and (d) of this section, no person shall apply any fertilizer, as defined in section 22-111b , soil amendment, as defined in section 22-111aa , or compost that contains phosphate to any portion of a lawn that is located twenty feet or less from any brook, stream, river, lake, pond, sound or any other body of water, except if such fertilizer, soil amendment or compost is applied with the use of a drop spreader, rotary spreader with a deflector or targeted spray liquid, such application may occur on any portion of lawn that is located not less than fifteen feet from any such brook, stream, river, lake, pond, sound or any other body of water.

(f) No person shall apply any fertilizer, as defined in section 22-111b , soil amendment, as defined in section 22-111aa , or compost that contains phosphate to any impervious surface.

(g) For use by the general public or posting and distribution at retail points of sale, the Commissioner of Agriculture may approve consumer information on use restrictions and best practices for fertilizer, soil amendments and compost that contain phosphate.

(h) The Commissioner of Agriculture may adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to implement the provisions of this section.

(i) Any person who violates subsection (b), (d), (e), (f) or (g) of this section shall be assessed a civil penalty by the Commissioner of Agriculture of five hundred dollars.

(j) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the use of any fertilizer, soil amendment or compost that contains 0.67 per cent or less phosphate.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-39d — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 423 / Section 22-39d
Sec. 22-39d. Record. Report. Mechanical breakdowns.
Status: in_force

(b) Each owner or operator shall submit to the department, within twenty days after the date of sealing, a report in writing for each room showing the room number, date of sealing and number of bushels contained therein.

(c) Any mechanical breakdown which changes the atmospheric conditions in the room shall be reported to the Commissioner of Agriculture immediately.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-619 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446m / Section 22a-619
Sec. 22a-619. Labeling requirements. Advisement re mercury. Exceptions. Alternatives. Lamps containing mercury.
Status: in_force

(b) Except as provided in subsection (g) of this section, if a mercury-added product is a component of another product, the product containing the component and the component shall both be labeled as provided in this section, provided such component may feasibly be removed from the product by the purchaser. The label on a product containing a mercury-added component that can be feasibly removed shall identify the component with sufficient detail so that the component may be readily located for removal.

(c) All labels contained on packaging shall be clearly visible prior to sale and all labels required on the product packaging or in the care and use manual shall be sufficient to inform the purchaser, using words or symbols, that mercury is present in the product and that the product should be properly disposed of or recycled in accordance with the hazardous waste provisions of this title.

(d) Labels affixed to the product shall be constructed of materials that are sufficiently durable to remain legible for the useful life of the product.

(e) On and after July 1, 2004, any person offering a mercury-added product for sale through a catalog, or distributing such product for promotional purposes shall clearly advise in writing the purchaser or recipient prior to the time of sale or distribution that the product contains mercury. On and after July 1, 2004, any person offering a mercury-added product for sale by telephone shall clearly advise the purchaser or recipient prior to the time of sale that the product contains mercury. Such requirements shall apply to such transactions in which the purchaser or recipient is unable to view the labels on the package or the product prior to purchase or receipt.

(f) The manufacturer of a product shall be responsible for product and package labels required under this section, unless the wholesaler or retailer agrees in writing to accept the responsibility of implementing an alternative to the labeling requirements of this section provided such alternative is approved under subsection (h) of this section.

(g) (1) Manufacturers shall meet all the requirements of this section for large appliances, including, but not limited to, washers, dryers, ovens, including microwave ovens, refrigerators, air conditioners, dehumidifiers or portable heaters sold in a store where such appliances are on display, except that no package labeling shall be required; (2) manufacturers shall meet all the requirements of this section for mercury fever thermometers, except that no product labeling shall be required; (3) in the case of vehicles, (A) manufacturers shall meet the product labeling requirements of this section for vehicles by placing a label on the doorpost of the vehicles that lists the mercury-added components that may be present in the vehicle, and (B) manufacturers shall not be required to label the mercury-added components of the vehicle; (4) manufacturers of products that contain a mercury-containing lamp used for backlighting that cannot feasibly be removed by the purchaser shall meet the product labeling requirements of this section by placing the label on the product or its care and use manual; (5) manufacturers shall meet all the requirements of this section for button cell batteries containing mercury, except that no labeling shall be required; (6) in the case of products that contain button cell batteries containing mercury as the only mercury components, manufacturers shall meet the packaging requirements of this section by including a label in the product instructions, if any, and on the packaging, and no further product labeling shall be required; (7) manufacturers of fluorescent lights and high-intensity discharge lamps shall meet the labeling requirements of this section by labeling the product packaging and placing the symbol “Hg” on each lamp; (8) manufacturers of medical equipment not intended for use by nonmedical personnel are exempt from this section; and (9) manufacturers shall meet this requirement for luminaires not sold through retail sales channels by providing information on their web sites and in catalogs.

(h) (1) A manufacturer may apply to the commissioner and the regional multistate clearinghouse described in section 22a-614 for an alternative to the requirements of subsections (a) to (g), inclusive, of this section if: (A) Compliance with the requirements is not feasible; (B) the proposed alternative would be at least as effective in providing presale notification of mercury content and in providing instructions on proper disposal; or (C) federal law preempts state authority over labeling.

(2) The commissioner may approve, deny, modify or condition a request for an alternative to the requirements of subsections (a) to (g), inclusive, of this section. An approval shall be for a period of no more than two years and may, upon continued eligibility under the criteria of this section and compliance with the conditions of its prior approval, be renewed. Requests for renewals shall be submitted ninety days before the expiration of the approval. Prior to approving an alternative, the commissioner shall consult with states, Canadian provinces and regional government organizations to insure that the commissioner's labeling requirements are consistent with those of other jurisdictions in the region. The commissioner may revoke an approval for cause.

(i) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, a person who sells mercury-added lamps to the owner or manager of any industrial, commercial or office building or to any person who replaces or removes from service outdoor lamps that contain mercury shall clearly inform the purchaser in writing on the invoice for the lamps or in a separate document that the lamps contain mercury, a hazardous substance that is regulated by federal and state law, and that they may not be placed in the solid waste destined for disposal. Retail establishments that incidentally sell mercury-added lamps to purchasers are exempt from the requirements of this subsection. A person who contracts with the owner or manager of an industrial, commercial or office building or with a person responsible for outdoor lighting to remove from service mercury-added lamps shall clearly inform in writing the person for whom the work is being done that the lamps being removed from service contain mercury and what the contractor's arrangements are for the management of the mercury in the removed lamps.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-423 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446k / Section 22a-423
Sec. 22a-423. (Formerly Sec. 25-54b). Definitions.
Status: in_force

Annotations to former section 25-54b:

Former statute cited. 148 C. 586. Cited. 170 C. 31.

Annotation to present section:

Cited. 226 C. 358.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-433 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446k / Section 22a-433
Sec. 22a-433. (Formerly Sec. 25-54l). Order to landowner.
Status: in_force

Cited. 226 C. 358; Id. 737.

Cited. 21 CA 91.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-230 — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 431 / Section 22-230
Sec. 22-230. License applications.
Status: in_force

(b) In order to be complete, each application shall be accompanied by the license fee provided for by sections 22-235a and 22-236 . An applicant who fails to apply for renewal of a license on or before July first of the second year following issuance of such license shall be assessed a late filing fee of fifty dollars and in the case of a store the late filing fee shall be fifteen dollars. Such late filing fee shall be in addition to any fees normally due for renewal of a license.

(c) The applicant shall state such information in regard to his business or proposed business as is required by the commissioner, upon such form as he prescribes. Such information may include: (1) The nature of the business to be conducted; (2) the full name and address of the person applying; if the applicant is a copartnership, the full name of each member shall be stated; if the applicant is an association or corporation, the names and addresses of all officers and directors shall be stated; (3) the location at which the business is to be conducted and the locations or areas in which such business is to be operated; (4) the financial condition of the applicant; (5) a showing that he has complied and will comply with this part and all orders, rulings, regulations or directions issued hereunder; (6) the quantities, sources and type of outlets of milk handled during the calendar year preceding the period for which the license is desired; (7) such other facts with respect to the applicant's business as may be required by the commissioner pursuant to this part. The commissioner shall grant or renew a license to an applicant qualifying under and complying with all provisions of this part and orders, rulings, regulations and directions issued under this section.

(d) Licenses shall not be transferable.

(e) The licensing period shall be from the first day of July through the thirtieth day of June of the second year following issuance of such license. The reporting period shall be the first day of April through the thirty-first day of March of the second year following issuance of such license. During the month of March, the commissioner shall send a notice to each milk dealer, subdealer, cheese manufacturer, dry milk manufacturer and yogurt manufacturer, regarding their license renewal date and licensing reporting requirements.

(f) The fees accompanying their application shall be returned to applicants who have been refused a license by the commissioner.

(g) License fees collected shall be credited to the General Fund.

(h) A milk dealer or a yogurt, dry milk and cheese manufacturer who fails to submit required information or fees no later than sixty days after the end of the licensing period shall be deemed to have surrendered its license and shall be notified by the commissioner via certified mail that its license is expired and deemed to have been surrendered. In the case of a store, such notification may be via first class mail. In the month of September, the commissioner shall furnish all licensed dealers, by electronic or other means deemed acceptable by the commissioner, a listing of all known milk dealers and stores that have failed to renew a license or whose license was revoked. The commissioner may update the listing from time to time.

(i) No license shall be issued to any person, firm or corporation who has surrendered its license or whose license was revoked, until the commissioner has received all past due license or late fees.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-503 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446k / Section 22a-503
Sec. 22a-503. Regional water pollution control authorities: Employees. Benefits.
Status: in_force

(b) An authority shall be a municipality for purposes of part II of chapter 113 and shall have all rights accorded to municipalities thereby and be subject to all provisions, requirements and limitations pertaining to municipalities contained therein. Without a referendum, an authority may accept said part II of chapter 113 by resolution adopted by its board of directors and such authority shall be deemed a participating municipality for purposes of said part II of chapter 113.

(c) Whenever an authority acquires the property and franchises of any public or private entity operating a wastewater system within its jurisdiction, all employees of such entity that such authority deems necessary for the operation of the authority may become employees of the authority and may be credited by the authority with all rights that have accrued as of the date of such acquisition with respect to seniority, sick leave, vacation, insurance and pensions benefits in accordance with the records, personnel policies or labor agreements of the acquired entity or entities and may accept all funding for such liability to the date of such credit.

(d) Such authority may assume and observe all accrued pension obligations of such acquired entity or entities and may accept all funding for such liability to the date of such assumption. Members and beneficiaries of any pension, retirement or other employee benefit system established by the acquired entity or entities may continue to have such rights, privileges, benefits, obligations and status with respect to such established systems as have accrued as of the date of such acquisition. The authority may enter into agreements with representatives of its employees relative to the inclusion of its employees in any applicable retirement plan or plans, and the authority may constitute a municipality eligible to participate in such retirement plans.

(e) The relations between an authority and its employees with respect to collective bargaining and the arbitration of labor disputes, if any, shall be governed by sections 7-467 to 7-477 , inclusive.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-6c — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 422 / Section 22-6c
Sec. 22-6c. Reimbursement or payments in advance of comprehensive farm nutrient management plan, farmland restoration and climate resiliency plan or farm resources management plan.
Status: in_force

(2) Within available appropriations, the Commissioner of Agriculture may pay, not more than fifty per cent of the cost, in advance, or reimburse, any farmer the cost to develop a farmland restoration and climate resiliency plan. Such plan may require agricultural restoration purposes and climate-smart agricultural and forestry practices, as such terms are defined in section 22-6d . The total state grant available to a farmer pursuant to this subdivision shall not be more than ninety per cent of such cost.

(b) Within available appropriations, the Commissioner of Agriculture may pay, not more than fifty per cent of the cost, in advance, or reimburse, any nonprofit organization, soil and water conservation district, The University of Connecticut Extension Services or any municipality the cost to: (1) Provide technical assistance, (2) distribute grant funding to producers, (3) coordinate training programs, (4) coordinate projects that pilot or demonstrate conservation practices, (5) create tools that help reduce barriers to accessing assistance for conservation practices on farms, (6) establish equipment-sharing programs, or (7) other activities that will increase the number of farmers who are implementing climate-smart agriculture and forestry practices. The total state grant available pursuant to this subsection shall not be more than ninety per cent of such cost.

(c) For purposes of this section, “farmer” includes, but is not limited to, any lessee or franchise holder of a state or town shellfish bed and “farmland restoration and climate resiliency plan” means a conservation plan of the United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service, a conservation plan of a soil and water conservation district established pursuant to section 22a-315 or a conservation plan approved by the Commissioner of Agriculture. “Farmland restoration and climate resiliency plan” includes agricultural restoration purposes, as defined in section 22-6d , and conservation and restoration plans for leased or franchised shellfish beds.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-634 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446n / Section 22a-634
Sec. 22a-634. List of compliant manufacturers. Consultation before sale. Exception.
Status: in_force

(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, a retailer may sell any CEDs ordered or in stock at the time of the initial posting of such list by the commissioner, regardless of whether the manufacturer of such CED is on such list, until six months after the initial posting or until June 1, 2010, whichever is earlier.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-355 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446i / Section 22a-355
Sec. 22a-355. (Formerly Sec. 25-5e). Land sales by water companies. Commissioner's duties.
Status: in_force

(b) Upon filing of a water supply plan pursuant to section 25-32d , said commissioner shall designate water utility lands which will contribute to recognized programs of the department and shall recommend their acquisition to the General Assembly. Said commissioner shall also recommend the acquisition of water company lands when such acquisition is less costly than the continued monitoring and enforcement of approved sales or changes in use of such lands.

(c) Water utility lands acquired by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection shall be subject to Department of Public Health review and such lands, as restricted by such review, shall be put into dedicated ownership and shall not be sold except by a special act of the General Assembly.

Cited. 215 C. 616.

Cited. 3 CA 53.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-279 — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 433 / Section 22-279
Sec. 22-279. Quarantine of animals. Regulations. Orders. Emergencies. Notice to common carriers. Assistants. Violations. Penalties.
Status: in_force

(b) (1) The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, and make orders concerning the importation, transportation, trailing, riding, driving, exhibiting, examining, testing, identification, quarantining or disposing of livestock to prevent the spread of contagious and infectious diseases among livestock and to protect the public from such diseases as may be transmissible to human beings, either directly or through the products of such animals. Such orders and regulations may provide for the conservation of livestock that is produced for use as food or clothing.

(2) The commissioner shall give notice of any such order to any person named therein by leaving a copy of such order with, or at the last-known place of abode of, such person, if a resident of the state. If such person is not a resident of the state, such notice shall be provided by leaving a copy of such order with, or at the last-known place of abode of, an agent of such person, or the person that has custody of the animals described in such order, if such person or agent is located in the state. If such agent or person that has custody of such animals is not located in the state, the commissioner shall cause a copy of such order to be sent by registered or certified mail to the last-known address of the person named in such order or, alternatively, by electronic notice if previously consented to by the person named in such order.

(3) The commissioner, in the instance of an emergency, as determined by the commissioner, may give notice of any order limiting or prohibiting the importation, transportation, trailing, riding, driving, exhibiting or disposing of livestock on any highway by publishing a copy of such order in a newspaper that is published or that has a substantial circulation in the town in which the highway affected by such order is located.

(4) The commissioner shall give notice of any such order or regulation to any common carrier named in such order or affected by such order or regulation by leaving a copy of such order or regulation: (A) With the president, secretary or treasurer of the company that acts as such common carrier, (B) any person or firm acting as a common carrier, (C) at the last-known residence of any such person or a member of such firm in charge of any office of such carrier, or (D) at the electronic mail address of the common carrier if previously consented to by the common carrier.

(5) The commissioner may employ assistants needed to enforce any such orders or regulations.

(6) Any person including, but not limited to, any officer or agent of any corporation, who violates the provisions of: (A) This section, or (B) any order or regulation authorized by this section, or who obstructs or attempts to obstruct the commissioner, or any assistant of the commissioner, while engaged in the discharge of any duty undertaken pursuant to this section may be fined not more than five hundred dollars, per day per animal, for each day during which such violation continues, up to a maximum fine of twenty-five thousand dollars.

Quarantine of farm held no legal justification for failure to carry out contract to supply milk. 92 C. 394.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-66n — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 441 / Section 22a-66n
Sec. 22a-66n. Residential automatic pesticide misting system. Prohibition. Regulations. Fine.
Status: in_force

(b) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement the provisions of subsection (a) of this section. Such regulations may include, but shall not be limited to, the establishment of a fine for the violation of subsection (a) of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-256b — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446d / Section 22a-256b
Sec. 22a-256b. Sale of nickel-cadmium batteries contained in consumer products. Exemption.
Status: in_force

(b) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may authorize the sale of a consumer product which does not comply with the provisions of subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section if such product was available for sale on or before October 1, 1990, and the commissioner determines that such product (1) cannot reasonably be redesigned and manufactured by July 1, 1993, or (2) the redesign of such product to comply with said subdivision would result in significant danger to public health and safety or substantial job losses in the state. Any authorization under subdivision (1) of this subsection shall be limited to two years and may not be renewed.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-521 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446k / Section 22a-521
Sec. 22a-521. Nitrogen reduction in state waters: Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) “Equivalency factor” means a ratio of the unit response of dissolved oxygen to nitrogen in Long Island Sound for each publicly-owned treatment works based on the geographic location of the specific publicly-owned treatment works' discharge point divided by the unit response of the geographic area with the highest impact;

(2) “Equivalent nitrogen credit” means a nitrogen credit multiplied by the equivalency factor;

(3) “Equivalent pounds” means the actual pounds of nitrogen discharged by a publicly-owned treatment works multiplied by the equivalency factor for that publicly-owned treatment works;

(4) “Individual waste load allocation” means that portion of the state-wide waste load allocation apportioned to an individual publicly-owned treatment works;

(5) “Nitrogen” means the total of ammonia nitrogen, organic nitrogen, nitrite nitrogen and nitrate nitrogen;

(6) “Nitrogen Credit Advisory Board” means the board appointed by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection pursuant to section 22a-523 ;

(7) “Nitrogen credit exchange program” means the program within the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection established pursuant to section 22a-524 ;

(8) “Nitrogen credit” means the difference between the annual total nitrogen load specified for a publicly-owned treatment works in the general permit for nitrogen discharges and the annual total nitrogen load discharged by that publicly-owned treatment works expressed as pounds of nitrogen per day;

(9) “Nonpoint source” means any source of nitrogen originating from other than a readily discernible end of pipe source;

(10) “Publicly-owned treatment works” means a system used for the collection, treatment or disposal of sewage from one or more parcels of land and that discharges to the waters of the state and is owned by a municipality or the state;

(11) “State-owned equivalent nitrogen credits” means the difference between the annual state-wide waste load allocation established in the total maximum daily load and the sum of the annual discharges for all publicly-owned treatment works;

(12) “State-wide waste load allocation” means the maximum allowable nitrogen load from publicly-owned treatment works into Long Island Sound that will meet water quality standards as specified in the total maximum daily load;

(13) “Total maximum daily load” means the total maximum daily load analysis to achieve water quality standards for dissolved oxygen in Long Island Sound, as established by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and as approved by the United States Environmental Protection Agency; and

(14) “Unit response” means the reaction of dissolved oxygen in Long Island Sound to a change in nitrogen loading of 1.0 pound.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-84 — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 426 / Section 22-84
Sec. 22-84. Plant pests. Authority of director. Enforcement. Violation. Firewood transport violations.
Status: in_force

(b) The director or a designee may, at any reasonable time, enter any public or private premises to enforce the provisions of this section. Any person aggrieved by any order of quarantine issued under the provisions of this section may appeal to the Superior Court, or to any judge thereof if said court is not in session, and said court or such judge may grant such relief or issue such order or judgment in the premises as to equity may appertain.

(c) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, any person interfering with the director or the director's designee in the performance of said director's duty under the provisions of this section or violating any quarantine or any regulation established under the provisions of this section shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars or more than two thousand five hundred dollars.

(d) Any person who transports firewood by any means in violation of subsection (a) of this section or any regulation adopted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be fined two hundred dollars if such firewood was intended for sale. Any person who transports firewood by any means in violation of subsection (a) of this section or any regulation adopted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall, for a first offense, receive a warning, provided such person discloses the point of origin for such firewood and, for any subsequent offense, be fined eighty-five dollars, if such firewood was intended for personal use.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-150a — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 430 / Section 22-150a
Sec. 22-150a. Certified milk laboratory. Milk screening laboratory. Component testing laboratory. Permits. Standards. Exceptions. Regulations. Permit suspension or revocation. Civil penalties.
Status: in_force

(b) No person, firm or corporation shall operate a certified milk laboratory, milk screening laboratory or component testing laboratory in the state of Connecticut without first obtaining a valid permit for such operation from the Commissioner of Agriculture. Permit application shall be made on forms provided by the commissioner and shall be renewed annually by the thirtieth day of June. Upon receipt of any such application or renewal application, the commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, shall make such inspections and investigations as the commissioner deems necessary and shall deny a permit when, in the commissioner's opinion, the operation of the laboratory would be detrimental to the public health. The commissioner shall establish a permit fee schedule pursuant to section 22-128a .

(c) Each registered certified milk laboratory, milk screening laboratory or component testing laboratory shall comply with the standards for milk laboratories set forth in the Grade-A Pasteurized Milk Ordinance Recommendations of the United States Public Health Service/Food and Drug Administration and shall be subject to periodic inspection by the commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, including inspection of all records necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.

(d) This section does not apply to any milk laboratory operated by a state agency or to retail raw milk producers or intrastate milk dealers.

(e) The Milk Regulation Board may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to carry out the provisions of this section.

(f) The commissioner may revoke or suspend a permit issued under this section or impose a civil penalty, in accordance with section 22-7 , for a violation of the provisions of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-381b — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446i / Section 22a-381b
Sec. 22a-381b. Listing of invasive and potentially invasive plants by council. Criteria for listing. Approval by majority of council's membership.
Status: in_force

(b) In publishing and updating the list of potentially invasive plants required under section 22a-381a , before including a plant on such list the Invasive Plants Council shall determine that a plant: (1) Possesses each of the characteristics set forth in subdivisions (1) to (5), inclusive, of subsection (a) of this section; and (2) possesses at least one of the characteristics set forth in subdivisions (6) to (9), inclusive, of subsection (a) of this section.

(c) Upon a finding that a plant meets the criteria for listing as an invasive plant under subsection (a) of this section, or as a potentially invasive plant under subsection (b) of this section, prior to listing such plant as invasive or potentially invasive, as applicable, the majority of the council's membership shall approve of such listing. On the request of two or more members of the council, the council shall hold a meeting, open to the public, not later than thirty days prior to the publication of the initial invasive plant list or the addition of any plant to the invasive plant list, as applicable.

(d) In listing a plant as invasive or potentially invasive, the council may make recommendations on how to discourage the sale and import of such plants in the state and identify alternative plants to the listed plant for growing purposes.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-28 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 440 / Section 22a-28
Sec. 22a-28. (Formerly Sec. 22-7h). Preservation of tidal wetlands. Declaration of policy.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 26-17a re acquisition and preservation of tidal wetlands.

Annotation to former section 22-7h:

Cited. 161 C. 24.

Annotations to present section:

Cited. 168 C. 349; 180 C. 521; 183 C. 532; 209 C. 544.

Cited. 32 CS 104; 43 CS 386.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-108 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 444 / Section 22a-108
Sec. 22a-108. Violations.
Status: in_force

Plain language of section provides that, after notifying the municipality, the department can act re an activity within the coastal boundary if the activity required lawful approval but has not been approved by the municipality; the legislature did not intend for the department to never have authority to act under section, despite the fact that a determination had been made that a violation of the act exists, if a municipality declined to bring an action to enforce a cease and desist order. 308 C. 359.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-6s — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 439 / Section 22a-6s
Sec. 22a-6s. Minor violations of environmental protection laws.
Status: in_force

(b) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may establish a program to expedite the enforcement process for minor violations. Pursuant to said program, the commissioner may issue a warning notice for any minor violation detected in the course of an inspection by said commissioner, or his designee, or in any review of documentation submitted by any person subject to regulation by said commissioner pursuant to said chapters. Such notice shall (1) describe the violation and specify the date such violation occurred, (2) specify alternatives the violator may consider to correct the violation, (3) provide a projected time frame for correcting the violation, and (4) advise the violator of its responsibilities under this section.

(c) Within thirty calendar days of receipt of the notice, such violator shall certify to the commissioner in writing that (1) the minor violation has been corrected, (2) measures to assure that such violation will not recur have been implemented to the extent action can not be taken to correct the specific violation identified in the notice, (3) action to correct the violation will be taken according to a specified schedule to the extent action has not been taken to correct the violation, or (4) no such violation occurred or that the notice is inaccurate.

(d) Within thirty calendar days of receipt of the certification required under subsection (c) of this section, the commissioner shall inform the violator in writing that (1) action reported taken or to be taken to correct the minor violation is satisfactory and the warning notice shall not be considered by the commissioner under section 22a-6m , (2) such action is not satisfactory and that further enforcement action may be taken, or (3) no minor violation occurred and the warning notice shall not be considered by the commissioner in any action taken pursuant to said section 22a-6m .

(e) The commissioner may take any enforcement action he deems necessary if such violator fails to take appropriate action pursuant to subsection (c) of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-517 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446k / Section 22a-517
Sec. 22a-517. Regional water pollution control authorities: Receipt of Clean Water Fund disbursements.
Status: in_force

(b) The initial project undertaken by a new authority shall receive (1) a grant of twenty-five per cent of the cost of the project, unless such project is a combined sewer project, in which case a new authority shall receive a grant of fifty-five per cent of the cost of the project. In either case such cost shall be the cost the United States Environmental Protection Agency uses in making grants pursuant to Part 35 of the federal Construction Grant Regulations Act and Titles II and VI of the federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended; and (2) a loan for the remainder of the costs of the project, not exceeding one hundred per cent of the eligible water quality project costs. All loans made in accordance with the provisions of this section shall bear an interest rate of two per cent per annum. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may allow any project fund obligation to be repaid by a borrowing authority prior to maturity without penalty.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-129a — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 430 / Section 22-129a
Sec. 22-129a. Seizure and embargo.
Status: in_force

(b) Whenever the commissioner finds or has probable cause to believe that any milk, milk product or cheese is adulterated, misbranded or deleterious to health, the commissioner or the commissioner's duly authorized agent may affix to such milk, milk product or cheese a tag or other appropriate marking, giving warning that such milk, milk product or cheese is or is suspected of being adulterated or misbranded. No person shall remove or dispose of such milk, milk product or cheese by sale or otherwise without the express permission of the commissioner or the commissioner's duly authorized agent. Not later than twenty-four hours after such tagging or marking, the commissioner or the commissioner's duly authorized agent shall notify the owner or custodian of such milk, milk product or cheese of the commissioner's or the commissioner's agent's findings, or of any violations or proposed disposition and of the right to a hearing. Any person aggrieved by an order of the commissioner may request a hearing before the commissioner not more than five days after the issuance of such order. The hearing shall be conducted not later than twenty days after the tagging or marking of any milk product or cheese and not later than ten days after the tagging or marking of any perishable fluid milk.

(c) Following such hearing the commissioner shall make a determination as to whether such milk, milk product or cheese complies with the provisions of this chapter, chapter 431 and any regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter or chapter 431 and is safe for use as a food. If the commissioner determines the milk, milk product or cheese is unsafe or unfit for use as food, the commissioner may order the owner or custodian to destroy or dispose of such milk, milk product or cheese. The commissioner or the commissioner's duly authorized agent shall supervise the destruction or other disposition of such milk, milk product or cheese. If the commissioner finds the milk, milk product or cheese is safe for use as food and is not detrimental to public health, or can be properly packaged, marked or otherwise brought into compliance with the provisions of this chapter, chapter 431, or any regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter or chapter 431, the commissioner may order such milk, milk product or cheese to be so packaged, marked or otherwise brought into compliance and may thereafter authorize the release of such milk, milk product or cheese. The owner or custodian of such milk, milk product or cheese shall pay the costs of storage, handling and other incidental expenses.

(d) A certificate of analysis from a laboratory of the Department of Public Health, the Agricultural Experiment Station, the United States Food and Drug Administration, the United States Department of Agriculture or The University of Connecticut Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory or other certified laboratory acceptable to the commissioner shall be considered prima facie evidence of the ingredients and constituents of a sample of milk, milk product or cheese.

(e) Any person aggrieved by the determination of the commissioner may appeal therefrom in accordance with the provisions of section 4-183 .

(f) The commissioner shall not be liable for any damages caused by the seizure, embargo, destruction, tagging or marking of any milk, milk products or cheese pursuant to this section unless a court finds there was no probable cause for such tagging or marking.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-349c — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446i / Section 22a-349c
Sec. 22a-349c. Quarries. Geological source report. Operations plan.
Status: in_force

(b) (1) Not later than January 1, 2022, the operator of any quarry established on or before July 1, 2021, that produces aggregate for use in concrete intended for use or sale shall prepare a geological source report and provide such report to the State Geologist and Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection. Such report shall be prepared in a form and manner prescribed by the commissioner, and shall include, but need not be limited to, (A) the mining, processing, storage and quality control methods utilized by such operator, (B) a description of the characteristics of the aggregate to be excavated at such quarry, which shall be prepared by a qualified geologist, (C) a description of the products to be produced by such quarry, (D) a copy of the results of an inspection of face material and geologic log analysis completed by a qualified geologist, and (E) petrographic analyses of representative core samples, completed by a qualified geologist, unless such quarry is active and has a satisfactory performance history as determined by the commissioner. Not later than January 1, 2026, and every four years thereafter, such operator shall update such report and provide such updated report to the State Geologist and commissioner.

(2) The operator of any quarry established after July 1, 2021, that intends to produce aggregate for use in concrete intended for use or sale shall prepare a geological source report, described in subdivision (1) of this subsection, and provide such report to the State Geologist and commissioner prior to offering such aggregate for use or sale. Such operator shall update such report every four years thereafter and provide such updated report to the State Geologist and commissioner.

(3) Not later than January 1, 2022, and annually thereafter, the operator of each quarry that produces aggregate for use in concrete intended for use or sale shall provide such quarry's operations plan to the State Geologist and commissioner.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-2d — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 439 / Section 22a-2d
Sec. 22a-2d. Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Jurisdiction. Goals. Public Utilities Regulatory Authority. Commissioner. Bureaus. Successor department.
Status: in_force

(b) The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection shall constitute a successor department to the Department of Environmental Protection and the Department of Public Utility Control in accordance with the provisions of sections 4-38d , 4-38e and 4-39 .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-208cc — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446d / Section 22a-208cc
Sec. 22a-208cc. Certain anaerobic digestion facilities operating without certain permits. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(1) “Farm-generated organic waste” means waste associated with animal feeding operations including, but not limited to, animal bedding, manure, urine, silage, leachate, wastewaters associated with egg or dairy production, animal feed waste and barnyard runoff; and

(2) “Animal feeding operation” means a lot or facility on a farm, other than an aquatic animal production facility, where animals have been, are currently, or will be stabled or confined and fed or maintained for a total of forty-five days or more in any twelve-month period and where crops, vegetation, forage growth or post-harvest residues are not sustained in the normal growing season over any portion of such lot or facility.

(b) An anaerobic digestion facility shall not be required to obtain a permit to construct and operate pursuant to section 22a-208a if such facility is collocated with an animal feeding operation conducted on land used for the purpose of farming, as defined in section 1-1 , and such animal feeding operation maintains a comprehensive nutrient management plan, as developed by the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture:

(1) The feed stock for such anaerobic digestion facility is at least fifty per cent by volume farm-generated organic waste from an animal feeding operation and not more than forty per cent by volume food scraps, food processing residuals and soiled or unrecyclable paper;

(2) The discharge of such anaerobic digestion facility that is not energy end products shall be beneficially used in accordance with the following: (A) The solid material end products are used for (i) animal bedding, (ii) soil or soil amendment, (iii) fertilizer, or (iv) other value-added products; and (B) the liquid material end products are used as fertilizer. Any land application in the state of any such discharge, including, but not limited to, phosphorus, shall be applied at an agronomic rate that is consistent with the nutrient management plan of the farm on which such anaerobic digestion facility is located; and

(3) Annually, on or before July thirty-first of each year, each animal feeding operation, that is collocated with an anaerobic digestion facility that is operating pursuant to this section without the permit that would otherwise be required pursuant to section 22a-208a , shall submit to the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in a form prescribed by the commissioner, the amount of farm-generated organic waste that is processed by such anaerobic digestion facility and shall indicate the amount of waste processed from such animal feeding operation and from other sources.

(c) The Commissioner of Agriculture may inspect anaerobic digestion facilities that are operating pursuant to this section without the permit that would otherwise be required pursuant to section 22a-208a to ensure that such anaerobic digestion facilities are in compliance with subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of this section. If, in the course of conducting such inspection, the commissioner finds that any such facilities are not in compliance with such subdivision, the commissioner shall report such findings to the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection.

(d) If the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection determines that (1) an anaerobic digestion facility that is operating pursuant to this section without the permit that would otherwise be required pursuant to section 22a-208a is not collocated with the operation of an animal feeding operation conducted on land used for the purpose of farming, or (2) such anaerobic digestion facility is not in compliance with the requirements of subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of this section, the operator of such anaerobic digestion facility shall apply for a permit from the commissioner pursuant to section 22a-208a not later than five days after receiving notice of the commissioner's determination pursuant to this subsection. Any such permit application submitted pursuant to this subsection shall be approved or denied by the commissioner not later than one hundred eighty days after receipt of such application. If such application for a permit pursuant to section 22a-208a is denied, such anaerobic digestion facility shall close not later than five days after receiving notice of such denial.

(e) The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to carry out the purposes of this section.

(f) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, any permit application submitted pursuant to section 22a-208a for such an anaerobic digestion facility that is not collocated with such an animal feeding operation but that is located on land used for the purpose of farming, as defined in section 1-1 , shall be preapproved or predenied by the commissioner not later than one hundred eighty days after receipt by the commissioner concerning all matters that are entirely within the discretion or determination of the commissioner.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-152 — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 430 / Section 22-152
Sec. 22-152. Standard quality of milk.
Status: in_force

Power of municipalities to enact ordinances not in conflict with section; such an ordinance upheld. 91 C. 69. Former statute cited. 103 C. 519; 111 C. 439. Cited. 148 C. 341.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-111 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 444 / Section 22a-111
Sec. 22a-111. Connecticut River Gateway Committee. Consistency.
Status: in_force

(b) On or after January 1, 1980, the commission shall make no revisions to such standards which are inconsistent with the goals and policies stated in subsections (a) and (b) of section 22a-92 .

(c) No provision of this chapter shall be deemed to derogate from the authority of the commission to approve or disapprove the adoption, amendment or repeal of local zoning, subdivision or planning regulations under subsection (b) of section 25-102g , provided any such approval or disapproval shall be consistent with the goals and policies stated in subsections (a) and (b) of section 22a-92 .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-1d — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 439 / Section 22a-1d
Sec. 22a-1d. Review of environmental impact evaluations. Notification to municipalities and agencies.
Status: in_force

(b) All comments received by the sponsoring agency and the sponsoring agency's responses to such comments shall be forwarded to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management.

(c) All comments and responses so forwarded to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall be available for public inspection.

Cited. 184 C. 51; 204 C. 38; Id., 212.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-428 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446k / Section 22a-428
Sec. 22a-428. (Formerly Sec. 25-54g). Orders to municipalities to abate pollution.
Status: in_force

Annotation to former section 25-54g:

Cited. 170 C. 31.

Annotations to present section:

Cited. 226 C. 358; 237 C. 135.

Cited. 21 CA 91.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-134pp — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 445b / Section 22a-134pp
Sec. 22a-134pp. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection;

(2) “Brownfields program” means the brownfields liability relief program established pursuant to section 32-764 , the abandoned brownfields program authorized by section 32-769 , the brownfield remediation and revitalization program authorized by section 32-769 , or the municipal brownfield liability relief program authorized by section 22a-133ii ;

(3) “Land and waters of the state” means all waters, as defined in section 22a-423 , and any land surface, including improved or unimproved surfaces, soils or subsurface strata;

(4) “Municipality” has the same meaning as provided in section 22a-423 ;

(5) “Person” means any individual, partnership, association, firm, limited liability company, corporation or other entity, the federal government, the state or any instrumentality or subdivision of the state, including any municipality, and any officer or governing or managing body of any partnership, association, firm or corporation or any member or manager of a limited liability company, provided (A) any such officer, body, member or manager is in a position of responsibility that allows the person to influence corporate policies or activities; (B) there is a nexus between the officer, body, member or manager's actions or inactions in such position and the violation of sections 22a-134qq to 22a-134ww , inclusive, such that such officer, body, member or manager influenced the corporate actions that constituted the violation; and (C) the actions or inactions of the officer, body, member or manager facilitated such violation;

(6) “Release” means any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping or disposing into or onto the land and waters of the state, not authorized under this title, of oil or petroleum or chemical liquids or solids, liquid or gaseous products or hazardous waste as defined in section 22a-448 . “Release” does not include automotive exhaust or the application of fertilizer or pesticides consistent with their labeling;

(7) “Remediation” means determining the nature and extent of a release, in accordance with prevailing standards and guidelines, and the containment, removal and mitigation of such release, and includes, but is not limited to, the reduction of pollution by monitored natural attenuation;

(8) “Report” means to notify the commissioner of a release in accordance with the provisions of sections 22a-134qq to 22a-134tt , inclusive, and in the manner specified by the commissioner; and

(9) “Verification” means the written opinion of a licensed environmental professional on a form prescribed by the commissioner that the remediation of a release satisfies the standards established in regulations adopted pursuant to section 22a-134tt .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-133u — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 445 / Section 22a-133u
Sec. 22a-133u. Uses of Special Contaminated Property Remediation and Insurance Fund. Repayment of funds. Liens. Criteria.
Status: in_force

(b) The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development may use any funds deposited into the Special Contaminated Property Remediation and Insurance Fund pursuant to section 3 of public act 96-250* for (1) loans to municipalities, individuals or firms for Phase II environmental site assessments, Phase III investigations of real property or for any costs of demolition, including related lead and asbestos removal or abatement costs or costs related to the remediation of environmental pollution, undertaken to prepare contaminated real property for development subsequent to any Phase III investigation, (2) expenses related to administration of this subsection provided such expenses may not exceed one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars per year, (3) funding the remedial action and redevelopment municipal grant program established pursuant to section 32-763 , and (4) funding the targeted brownfield development loan program developed pursuant to section 32-765 .

(c) Any person, firm, corporation or municipality which has received funds under subsection (b) of this section shall repay such funds to the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, according to a schedule and terms which said commissioner deems appropriate. The principal amount of the loan shall be due at a time deemed appropriate by the commissioner as follows: (1) Upon the sale of the property or lease of the property, in whole or in part, which is the subject of such evaluation or demolition; (2) upon the sale or release of a municipality's liens on such property; or (3) upon the approval by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection of a final remedial action report submitted in accordance with section 22a-133y . The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development may require repayment of the loan amortized over a period of no more than five years from the sale of the property, sale of the lien or approval by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection of the final remedial action report. No repayment shall be required, other than interest for the period that the loan is outstanding, if completion of remediation of environmental pollution at or on the property, or the sale or lease of such property, is economically infeasible due to the cost of such remediation. The commissioner may require partial repayment of the loan only if partial repayment is economically feasible. Any funds received by said commissioner as repayment under this subsection shall be deposited into the brownfield remediation and development account. The terms of any loan agreement entered into by said commissioner under said subsection may provide for the collection of interest on the loan which may vary according to whether the applicant is a municipality or a private entity and the duration of the repayment schedule for such loan provided the interest cost to the borrower provided for in such agreement shall not exceed the interest cost to the state on borrowings of like terms.

(d) The amount of any funds received under subsection (b) of this section by any entity other than a municipality shall be a lien against the real property for which the funds were disbursed. A lien pursuant to this section shall not be effective unless (1) a certificate of lien is filed in the land records of each town in which the real estate is located, describing the real estate, the amount of the lien, the name of the owner as grantor, and (2) the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development mails a copy of the certificate to such persons and to all other persons of record holding an interest in such real estate over which the commissioner's lien is entitled to priority. Any action for the foreclosure of such lien shall be brought by the Attorney General in the name of the state in the superior court for the judicial district in which the property subject to such lien is situated, or, if such property is located in two or more judicial districts, in the superior court for any one such judicial district, and the court may limit the time for redemption or order the sale of such property or make such other or further decree as it judges equitable.

(e) The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development shall establish criteria for (1) making disbursements under subsection (b) of this section which criteria shall include, but not be limited to, anticipated commercial value of the property, potential tax revenue to the relevant municipality, environmental or public health risk posed by the spill, potential community or economic development benefit to the relevant municipality, the status of any loans previously made under said subsection to the municipality and potential for restoration of an abandoned property, and (2) cancelling loans related to a property at which the borrower of the loan elects not to proceed with remediation. Such criteria shall further set forth the procedure for applying for a loan from the fund and the procedure to be used for evaluation of such an application. In approving any loan under said subsection to any person, firm or corporation, the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development may consider the loan applicant's credit history and economic solvency, any plan of such applicant for business development, municipal support for the proposed use of the property and any existing indebtedness of such applicant to any entity.

*Note: Section 3 of public act 96-250 is special in nature and therefore has not been codified but remains in full force and effect according to its terms.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-3 — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 422 / Section 22-3
Sec. 22-3. Duties of commissioner. Preservation of Connecticut agricultural lands. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(b) As used in this section “agricultural land” means any land in the state suitable with reference to soil types, existing and past use of such land for agricultural purposes and other relevant factors, for the cultivation of plants, for the production of human food and fiber or other useful and valuable plant products and for the production of animals, livestock and poultry useful to man and the environment and may include adjacent pastures, wooded land, natural drainage areas and other adjacent open areas; “development rights” means the rights of the fee simple owner of agricultural land to develop, construct on, sell, lease or otherwise improve such land for uses that result in rendering such land no longer agricultural land, but shall not be construed to include: (1) The rights of the fee owner of agricultural land to develop, construct on, sell, lease or otherwise improve the agricultural land to preserve, maintain, operate or continue such land as agricultural land, including but not limited to, construction thereon of residences for persons, farm buildings, roadside stands for retail sale of food products and ornamental plants, facilities for the storing of equipment and products or processing thereof or such other improvements thereon as may be directly or incidentally related to the agricultural operation or (2) the rights of the fee owner to provide for the extraction of minerals, gravel or like natural elements.

(c) The commissioner shall (1) obtain an inventory of all land in the state which, without substantial removal of structures on such land, meets the definition of agricultural land provided in subsection (b) of this section, (2) formulate criteria for the designation of lands for which development rights may, in the future, be acquired by the state, including consideration of cost of acquisition, and (3) assist any municipality, upon written request, in identifying those agricultural lands in such municipality deserving of preservation for agricultural purposes.

(d) The joint committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to agriculture shall review and evaluate at least quarterly the criteria and procedures regarding the inventory of agricultural land made in accordance with the provisions of this section. The commissioner shall report at least quarterly the findings made in accordance with the provisions of this section to said committee.

Cited. 212 C. 727.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-452e — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446k / Section 22a-452e
Sec. 22a-452e. Limitation on liability of innocent landowners.
Status: in_force

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section: (1) Any amount paid by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection pursuant to subsection (b) of section 22a-451 to contain, remove or mitigate the effects of the spill or discharge shall be a lien against the real estate, as provided by section 22a-452a , in an amount not to exceed the value of the land appraised as if it were uncontaminated; and (2) an innocent landowner who sells an interest in real estate that has been subjected to a spill or discharge shall be liable, to the extent of the net proceeds of such sale, for the costs of containing, removing or mitigating the effects of such spill or discharge. For the purposes of this subsection, “net proceeds” means proceeds received by the person after payment of the reasonable expenses of the sale.

(c) The liability of a person holding a security interest in real estate who acquires title to the real estate by virtue of a foreclosure or tender of a deed in lieu of foreclosure shall be limited as provided in section 22a-452b .

(d) This section shall apply to any spill or discharge which occurred before or after July 6, 1995, except that it shall not affect any enforcement or cost recovery action if such action has become final, and is no longer subject to appeal, prior to July 6, 1995.

Cited. 226 C. 737; 236 C. 722.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-250c — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446d / Section 22a-250c
Sec. 22a-250c. Collection of civil penalties by state or municipalities.
Status: in_force

(b) At least thirty days prior to a municipality bringing an action claiming a violation of section 22a-250 written notice shall be provided to the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection that the municipality intends to bring such an action. No such action shall be brought if the commissioner notifies the municipality in writing that the commissioner intends to initiate such an action. To be effective, notice by the commissioner shall be sent within thirty days of receipt of the notice by the municipality and action by the commissioner shall be initiated within ninety days of the notice. The notice requirements under this section relate entirely to the relationship between the commissioner and the municipalities. No person other than the commissioner shall have standing to challenge an action on the ground that any notice under this section has or has not been provided and no action claiming a violation of said section 22a-250 shall be defeated on the ground that a municipality failed to notify the commissioner or proceeded after being informed by the commissioner of the commissioner's intent to initiate an action, except on the motion of the commissioner.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-208v — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446d / Section 22a-208v
Sec. 22a-208v. Grass clippings prohibited from disposal at resources recovery facilities or solid waste facilities.
Status: in_force

(b) The commissioner shall authorize pilot projects, according to standards or guidelines he deems appropriate, under which municipalities may provide for the composting of grass clippings. The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to establish composting of grass clippings at the property where such clippings were generated as the preferred method of disposal, or at a commercial composting facility, and to allow municipalities to compost grass clippings.

(c) After October 1, 1998, or six months after the commissioner adopts such regulations, whichever is sooner, no resources recovery facility or solid waste facility permitted under this chapter, other than a municipal or commercial composting facility, may accept significant quantities of grass clippings for disposal.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-84a — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 426 / Section 22-84a
Sec. 22-84a. Research consistent with goals of integrated pest management.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 22-11a for definition of “integrated pest management”.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-1 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 439 / Section 22a-1
Sec. 22a-1. Policy of the state.
Status: in_force

Cited. 184 C. 51; 204 C. 38; Id., 212; 212 C. 727; 227 C. 71; Id., 175; 235 C. 448.

Cited. 12 CA 47; 41 CA 120.

State's alleged failure to conduct an environmental impact evaluation prior to transfer is not a per se violation of statute that would grant plaintiffs standing under Sec. 22a-16. 51 CS 590.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-153 — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 430 / Section 22-153
Sec. 22-153. Misbranded or adulterated milk, milk product or cheese. Acceptance of milk, milk product or cheese from dealer with suspended or revoked permit. Civil penalty.
Status: in_force

(b) No municipality or subdivision thereof shall require a dealer to place on any bottle, container or label any words, designs or illustrations which are not approved, required or permitted by the Milk Regulation Board.

(c) Milk, milk products or cheese shall be deemed to be misbranded when they are not labeled with the name and address of the dealer, the common name of the product and any other labeling prescribed by the general statutes or the regulations of the Milk Regulation Board. The display or appearance of words, designs or illustrations on the label which are not so approved or prescribed shall also constitute misbranding.

(d) No milk dealer licensed pursuant to section 22-229 shall accept milk, milk products or cheese from any person, firm or corporation whose license or permit to produce, distribute or process milk, milk products or cheese is suspended or has been revoked.

(e) Any person who violates any provision of this section may be assessed a civil penalty in accordance with the provisions of section 22-7 .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-451 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446k / Section 22a-451
Sec. 22a-451. (Formerly Sec. 25-54ee). Liability for pollution, contamination or emergency.
Status: in_force

(b) If the person, firm or corporation which causes any discharge, spillage, uncontrolled loss, seepage or filtration does not act immediately to contain and remove or mitigate the effects of such discharge, spillage, loss, seepage or filtration to the satisfaction of the commissioner, or if such person, firm or corporation is unknown, and such discharge, spillage, loss, seepage or filtration is not being contained, removed or mitigated by the federal government, a state agency, a municipality or a regional or interstate authority, the commissioner may contract with any person issued a permit pursuant to section 22a-454 to contain and remove or mitigate the effects of such discharge, spillage, loss, seepage or filtration. The commissioner may contract with any person issued a permit pursuant to said section 22a-454 to remove any hazardous waste that the commissioner deems to be a potential threat to human health or the environment.

(c) Whenever the commissioner incurs contractual obligations pursuant to subsection (b) of this section and the responsible person, firm or corporation or the federal government does not assume such contractual obligations, the commissioner shall request the Attorney General to bring a civil action pursuant to subsection (a) of this section to recover the costs and expenses of such contractual obligations. If the responsible person, firm or corporation is unknown, the commissioner shall request the federal government to assume such contractual obligations to the extent provided for by the federal Water Pollution Control Act.

Cited. 215 C. 292; 226 C. 358; 229 C. 456; 231 C. 756; 241 C. 466.

Cited. 30 CA 204.

Cited. 43 CS 83.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-118 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 445 / Section 22a-118
Sec. 22a-118. Application for certificate. Information required. Amendment or transfer of certificate. Issuance of other permits by Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection. Notice of application.
Status: in_force

(b) An application for the amendment or transfer of a certificate shall be in such form and contain such information as the permanent members of the council shall require.

(c) The council shall not accept any application for a certificate for a hazardous waste facility until the applicant has applied to the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection for all licenses, permits or approvals which are within his jurisdiction and the commissioner has closed the public hearing on the application for such licenses, permits, or approvals. The commissioner shall make available to the council the record of proceedings on the application for environmental licenses, permits or approvals. The commissioner shall immediately notify the chief elected official of the town where the facility is proposed to be located of receipt of an application for such licenses, permits or approvals.

(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 4-180 , the commissioner shall not render a final decision approving any environmental licenses, permits or approvals necessary for a hazardous waste facility until the council issues a certificate of public safety and necessity unless such decision is required by federal law. The commissioner shall publish in the Connecticut Law Journal a notice of his intent to issue such licenses, permits or approvals.

(e) Each application to the council shall be accompanied by proof of service of a copy of such application on the chief elected official and the director of health of each municipality in which the proposed facility is to be located, the fire marshal, the chairpersons of the conservation commission, inland wetlands agency, planning commission, police commission and zoning commission of each municipality in which the proposed facility is to be located, the chairperson of the regional council of governments for the region in which the proposed facility is to be located, each water company, as defined in section 25-32a , which owns or operates land or facilities located in, or serves any customer who resides in, the municipality in which the site is located or an area within a five mile radius of the boundaries of the proposed site, each member of the legislature in whose district the proposed facility is to be located, each owner of land adjacent to the proposed facility and each state department, council and commission named in subsection (e) of section 22a-119 . Notice of the application shall be given to the general public by publication, in ten-point boldface type, of a summary of such application and the date on which it will be filed in a newspaper of general circulation in each municipality in which the proposed facility is to be located.

Cited. 207 C. 706.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-133a — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 445 / Section 22a-133a
Sec. 22a-133a. Definitions: Discovery and cleanup of hazardous waste disposal sites.
Status: in_force

(1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection;

(2) “Remedial action” means the discovery and evaluation of hazardous waste disposal sites, the containment or removal of hazardous waste from and mitigation of the effects of hazardous waste on such sites to the satisfaction of the commissioner, including studies and reports of such sites and financial requirements for postclosure, operations, maintenance and monitoring;

(3) “CERCLA” means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (42 USC 9601 et seq.), as amended; and

(4) “Final remedial action” means action constituting a permanent remedy at a hazardous waste disposal site consistent with standards adopted by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection pursuant to section 22a-133k , provided to the extent permanent remedies are not available in a timely manner, temporary remedies taken to achieve such standards shall be deemed to be final remedial action until permanent remedies are developed and implemented.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-130a — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 445 / Section 22a-130a
Sec. 22a-130a. Regulations re the facilitation of flexibility and increased compliance by hazardous waste generators with certain regulatory requirements.
Status: in_force

(b) If the commissioner is unable to fully comply with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section before July 1, 2018, the commissioner shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a , to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to commerce not later than August 1, 2018. Such report shall include an updated timeframe for the adoption of such regulations and a summary of any public comment received by the commissioner during the process to issue the notice of intent described in subsection (a) of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-60 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 441 / Section 22a-60
Sec. 22a-60. Trade secrets and business information protected. Declaratory judgments.
Status: in_force

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the commissioner shall not make public information which in his judgment contains or relates to trade secrets or commercial or financial information obtained from a person and privileged or confidential, except that, when necessary to carry out the provisions of this part, information relating to formulas of products acquired by authorization of this part may be revealed to any federal or state agency consulted and may be revealed at a public hearing or in findings of fact issued by the commissioner.

(c) If the commissioner proposes to release for inspection information which the applicant or registrant believes to be protected from disclosure under subsection (b) of this section, he shall notify the applicant or registrant in writing. The commissioner shall not thereafter make available for inspection such data until thirty days after receipt of the notice by the applicant or registrant. During this period, the applicant or registrant may institute an action in the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford for a declaratory judgment as to whether such information is subject to protection under this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-379 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446i / Section 22a-379
Sec. 22a-379. Diversion permit. Fee.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 22a-27i re exemption of municipality for one year.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-455 — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 438d / Section 22-455
Sec. 22-455. Connecticut Seafood Development Council. Membership. Funding. Authority.
Status: in_force

(b) The development council may receive state, federal and municipal funds and funds from any nonprofit or nongovernmental organization. Such funds may be expended as necessary to perform the development council's duties pursuant to this section. The development council may seek funding for and provide financial support to organizations for activities directly related to seafood production and any related products.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-180 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446c / Section 22a-180
Sec. 22a-180. (Formerly Sec. 19-516). Penalty for violations of orders. Injunctions. Joint and several liability.
Status: in_force

(b) In addition to those penalties provided by section 22a-175 and subsection (a) of this section, if any person fails to comply with any corrective provision of an order within six months of the date prescribed for the corrective provision of the order issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and (1) no request from such person for a hearing on such order or appeal therefrom is pending at the end of such six-month period, (2) the time for making such request or taking such appeal has expired, and (3) the commissioner determines that such noncompliance is not due to factors beyond the control of such person, the commissioner shall request the Attorney General to bring an action in the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford for injunctive relief to restrain any further violation of the order and to secure compliance with the order or any part thereof. During the pendency of any action brought pursuant to this subsection, the commissioner shall pursue any administrative measure available to obtain compliance.

Cited. 227 C. 545.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-65 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 441 / Section 22a-65
Sec. 22a-65. Commissioner's duties. Pesticide Advisory Council.
Status: in_force

(b) The commissioner shall, in cooperation with the college of agriculture and natural resources of The University of Connecticut, the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station and other public agencies, publish information regarding proper application or handling of pesticides and methods and precautions designed to prevent damage and injury.

(c) The commissioner may undertake such monitoring activities, including but not limited to monitoring in air, soil, water, man, plants and animals, as may be necessary for the implementation of this part, subsection (a) of section 23-61a or section 23-61b , and of the National Pesticide Monitoring Plan. Such activities shall be carried out in cooperation with federal, state and local agencies.

(d) The commissioner shall establish a Pesticide Advisory Council consisting of, but not limited to, the director of the Agricultural Experiment Station, the Commissioner of Agriculture, the Commissioner of Public Health, and the dean of the college of agriculture of The University of Connecticut or their respective designees. The council shall meet at least annually and the commissioner may consult with the Pesticide Advisory Council on technical matters involving the application and use of pesticides, the determination of imminent hazards and the unreasonable adverse effects on the environment before promulgating regulations or orders in carrying out this part, subsection (a) of section 23-61a and sections 23-61b and 23-61f .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-66m — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 441 / Section 22a-66m
Sec. 22a-66m. Application of pesticides on municipal playgrounds. Lawn care pesticide prohibition. Emergency exception. Prior public notice of pesticide application.
Status: in_force

(1) “Pesticide” means a fungicide used on plants, an insecticide, a herbicide or a rodenticide but does not mean a sanitizer, disinfectant, antimicrobial agent or a pesticide bait;

(2) “Microbial pesticide” means a pesticide that consists of a microorganism as the active ingredient;

(3) “Biochemical pesticide” means a naturally occurring substance that controls pests by nontoxic mechanisms;

(4) “Lawn care pesticide” means a pesticide registered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and labeled pursuant to the federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act for use in lawn, garden and ornamental sites or areas. “Lawn care pesticide” does not include (A) a microbial pesticide or biochemical pesticide that is registered with the United States Environmental Protection Agency, (B) a horticultural soap or oil that is registered with the United States Environmental Protection Agency and does not contain any synthetic pesticide or synergist, or (C) a pesticide classified by the United States Environmental Protection Agency as an exempt material pursuant to 40 CFR 152.25, as amended from time to time;

(5) “Certified pesticide applicator” means a pesticide applicator with (A) supervisory certification under section 22a-54 , or (B) operational certification under section 22a-54 , who operates under the direct supervision of a pesticide applicator with such supervisory certification;

(6) “Controlling authority” means the executive head of the municipal department responsible for the maintenance of a playground or such person's designee. “Controlling authority” does not include the executive head of any municipal department responsible for the maintenance of any school;

(7) “Municipal playground” means an outdoor area owned or controlled by any town, city or borough, consolidated town and city or consolidated town and borough that is designated, dedicated and customarily used for playing by children, such as any such outdoor area that contains any swing set, slide, climbing structure, playset or device or object upon which children play. “Municipal playground” does not include any: (A) Playground located on the premises of any school, or (B) athletic field; and

(8) “Athletic field” means any field or open space used primarily for sporting activities.

(b) No person other than a certified pesticide applicator shall apply pesticide within any municipal playground except a person other than a certified pesticide applicator may make an emergency application of pesticide to eliminate an immediate threat to human health, including, but not limited to, the elimination of mosquitoes, ticks and stinging insects, provided (1) the controlling authority determines such emergency application of pesticide to be necessary, (2) the controlling authority deems it impractical to obtain the services of a certified pesticide applicator, and (3) such emergency application of pesticide does not involve a restricted use pesticide, as defined in section 22a-47 .

(c) No person shall apply a lawn care pesticide on the grounds of any municipal playground, except an emergency application of pesticide may be made to eliminate an immediate threat to human health, including, but not limited to, the elimination of mosquitoes, ticks and stinging insects, provided (1) the controlling authority determines such emergency application of pesticide to be necessary, and (2) such emergency application of pesticide does not involve a restricted use pesticide, as defined in section 22a-47 .

(d) Prior to providing for any application of pesticide on the grounds of any municipal playground, the controlling authority shall, if the situation permits, within the existing budgetary resources available to the controlling authority, provide public notice of such application not later than twenty-four hours prior to such application of pesticide. Such public notice shall be posted on the Internet web site of the applicable municipality. If a controlling authority determines an emergency application of pesticide to be necessary pursuant to subsection (b) or (c) of this section, such notice shall be given as soon as practicable. Notice under this subsection shall include (1) the name of the active ingredient of the pesticide being applied, (2) the target pest, (3) the location of the application of pesticide on the grounds of the municipal playground, and (4) the date or proposed date of the application of pesticide. A copy of each notice of such application of pesticide at a municipal playground shall be maintained by the controlling authority for a period of five years from the date of application of the pesticide and available to members of the public.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-44 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 440 / Section 22a-44
Sec. 22a-44. Penalty. Court orders.
Status: in_force

(b) Any person who commits, takes part in, or assists in any violation of any provision of sections 22a-36 to 22a-45 , inclusive, including regulations adopted by the commissioner and ordinances and regulations promulgated by municipalities or districts pursuant to the grant of authority herein contained, shall be assessed a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars for each offense. Each violation of said sections shall be a separate and distinct offense, and, in the case of a continuing violation, each day's continuance thereof shall be deemed to be a separate and distinct offense. The Superior Court, in an action brought by the commissioner, municipality, district or any person, shall have jurisdiction to restrain a continuing violation of said sections, to issue orders directing that the violation be corrected or removed and to assess civil penalties pursuant to this section. All costs, fees and expenses in connection with such action shall be assessed as damages against the violator together with reasonable attorney's fees which may be allowed, all of which shall be awarded to the commissioner, municipality, district or person which brought such action. All penalties collected pursuant to this section shall be used solely by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection (1) to restore the affected wetlands or watercourses to their condition prior to the violation, wherever possible, (2) to restore other degraded wetlands or watercourses, (3) to inventory or index wetlands and watercourses of the state, or (4) to implement a comprehensive training program for inland wetlands agency members.

(c) Any person who wilfully or knowingly violates any provision of sections 22a-36 to 22a-45 , inclusive, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars for each day during which such violation continues or be imprisoned not more than six months or both. For a subsequent violation, such person shall be fined not more than two thousand dollars for each day during which such violation continues or be imprisoned not more than one year or both. For the purposes of this subsection, “person” shall be construed to include any responsible corporate officer.

Cited. 179 C. 250; 180 C. 421; Id., 692; 183 C. 85; Id., 532; 186 C. 67; 193 C. 414; 196 C. 218; 203 C. 525; 209 C. 544; Id., 652; 211 C. 416; 212 C. 710; Id., 727; 213 C. 604; 216 C. 320; 217 C. 164; 218 C. 703; 219 C. 404; 220 C. 362; Id., 476; 221 C. 46; 225 C. 185; 226 C. 579; 227 C. 904; 228 C. 95; 229 C. 247; Id., 627; Id., 659; 242 C. 355. Trial court properly concluded that corporate officer was personally liable for cutting trees. 275 C. 105.

Cited. 4 CA 271; 5 CA 70; 6 CA 715; 12 CA 47; 15 CA 336; 18 CA 440; 19 CA 713; 20 CA 309; 26 CA 564; 27 CA 590; 28 CA 780; 29 CA 12; Id., 105; 30 CA 85. As a matter of law, department could not properly issue an administrative order under Subsec. (a) having 3 years earlier elected to bring action against plaintiff under Subsec. (b). 31 CA 105. Cited. Id., 599; judgment reversed, see 229 C. 627; 32 CA 799; 34 CA 385; 36 CA 270; 37 CA 166.

Cited. 35 CS 145; 36 CS 1; 41 CS 444; 42 CS 57.

Subsec. (b):

Trial court properly determined per diem monetary penalties. 275 C. 105. Subsec. authorizes “any person” to bring an action for enforcement of provisions of Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Act, creating private right of action; plaintiffs had personal and legal interest in ensuring that intended development which might result in pollution to an adjacent watercourse running over portion of plaintiff's property was completed according to inland wetlands regulations and thus had standing to bring action under Subsec. 284 C. 268.

Cited. 8 CA 254; 41 CA 120. The phrase “person which brought such action” is not plain and unambiguous, and includes plaintiff who intervened as of right as a full party to the action pursuant to Practice Book rule. 135 CA 765.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-42d — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 440 / Section 22a-42d
Sec. 22a-42d. Revocation of authority to regulate inland wetlands.
Status: in_force

(b) The commissioner shall cause to be published notice of the revocation or reinstatement of the authority of a municipality to regulate inland wetlands in a newspaper of general circulation in the area of such municipality.

(c) The commissioner shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 establishing standards for the revocation and reinstatement of municipal authority to regulate wetlands pursuant to section 22a-42 .

Cited. 209 C. 544; Id., 652; 211 C. 416; 212 C. 710; Id., 727; 213 C. 604; 216 C. 320; 217 C. 164; 218 C. 703; 219 C. 404; 220 C. 362; Id., 476; 226 C. 579; 228 C. 95; 229 C. 247; Id., 627; Id., 654; 242 C. 335.

Cited. 18 CA 440; 19 CA 713; 20 CA 309; 26 CA 564; 27 CA 590; 28 CA 780; 29 CA 12; Id., 105; 30 CA 85; 31 CA 105; Id., 599; judgment reversed, see 229 C. 627; 32 CA 799; 34 CA 385; 36 CA 270; 37 CA 166.

Cited. 41 CS 444; 42 CS 57.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-439 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446k / Section 22a-439
Sec. 22a-439. (Formerly Sec. 25-54r). State grant for sewers and pollution abatement facilities. Commissioner to adopt regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) If federal funds for an engineering report for a pollution abatement facility are not available to a municipality at the time of its scheduled planning, the commissioner may advance funds to such municipality in an amount sufficient to pay the cost of the report. Such funds shall be considered a part of the total amount of the state grant provided for in this section. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this section to the contrary, twenty-five per cent of the funds advanced shall be returned to the state if the report does not recommend the construction, rebuilding, expansion or acquisition of a pollution abatement facility.

(c) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall adopt regulations pursuant to chapter 54 to implement the provisions of this section. The regulations shall be consistent with Part 35 of the federal Construction Grant Regulations and the federal Water Pollution Control Act and shall include, but not be limited to, the establishment of a system setting the priority for making grants for municipal pollution abatement facilities. The commissioner shall prepare a list by priority of projects eligible for funding pursuant to this section. The system and list shall be similar to and used with the list required by Part 35 of the federal Construction Grant Regulations and the federal Water Pollution Control Act.

Cited. 206 C. 65; 226 C. 358.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-26bb — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 422a / Section 22-26bb
Sec. 22-26bb. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(a) “Agricultural land” means any land in the state suitable by reference to soil types, existing and past use of such land for agricultural purposes and other relevant factors for the cultivation of plants for production of human food and fiber or production of other useful and valuable plant products and for the production of animals, livestock and poultry useful to man and the environment, and land capable of providing economically profitable farm units, and may include adjacent pastures, wooded land, natural drainage areas and other adjacent open areas;

(b) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Agriculture;

(c) “Department” means the Department of Agriculture;

(d) “Development rights” means the rights of the fee simple owner of agricultural land to develop, construct on, sell, lease or otherwise improve the agricultural land for uses that result in rendering such land no longer agricultural land, but shall not be construed to include: (1) The uses defined in subsection (q) of section 1-1 , (2) the rights of the fee owner of agricultural land to develop, construct on, sell, give or transfer in any way the property in its entirety, or a portion thereof, provided any such sale, gift or transfer of a portion of the property is of a property that was first subject to a sale, transfer or gift of development rights on or after June 28, 2023, lease the property in its entirety, or a portion thereof, for a term of less than twenty-five years or otherwise improve the agricultural land to preserve, maintain, operate or continue such land as agricultural land, including but not limited to construction thereon of residences for persons directly incidental to farm operation and buildings for animals, roadside stands and farm markets for sale to the consumer of food products and ornamental plants, facilities for the storing of equipment and products or processing thereof or such other improvements, activities and uses thereon as may be directly or incidentally related to the operation of the agricultural enterprise, as long as the acreage and productivity of arable land for crops is not materially decreased and due consideration is given to the impact of any decrease in acreage or productivity of such arable land upon the total farm operation, provided any portion of land that is sold, given or transferred, shall be determined in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter, except that new construction or modification of an existing farm building necessary to the operation of a farm on prime farmland, as defined by the United States Department of Agriculture, of which the state has purchased development rights shall be limited to not more than five per cent of the total of such prime farmland, (3) the rights of the fee owner to provide for the extraction of gravel or like natural elements to be used on the farm for purposes directly or incidentally related to the operation of the agricultural enterprise or (4) the existing water and mineral rights, exclusive of gravel, of the fee owner;

(e) “Owner” means any person, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, trust, municipal corporation, public utility or any other private or public entity that shall be the fee simple owner of agricultural land or who shall by operation of law have the power to exercise the rights of a fee simple owner;

(f) “Municipality” means any city, town, borough, district, or association with municipal powers;

(g) “Prime farmland” means soils defined by the United States Department of Agriculture as the best suited to producing food, feed, forage, fiber and oilseed crops;

(h) “Restricted agricultural land” means land and the improvements thereon for which development rights are held by the state of Connecticut;

(i) “Restriction” means the encumbrance on development uses placed on restricted lands as a result of the acquisition of development rights by the state of Connecticut;

(j) “Residences” means single-family residential dwellings and any associated on-site septic disposal system or potable well;

(k) “Building” means (1) any permanent structure used for holding animals, (2) roadside stands and farm markets for sale to the consumer of food products and ornamental plants, (3) facilities for the storing of equipment and products or the processing of products, and (4) animal waste storage facilities;

(l) “Arable land” means land currently used for the production of crops or pasture and land considered prime and important farmland soil by the United States Department of Agriculture;

(m) “Gravel or like natural elements” means rounded or angular fragments of rock and associated soil material;

(n) “Economically profitable farm unit” means an acreage of arable land capable of producing a sustained annual gross income of significant value as determined by the commissioner;

(o) “The property in its entirety” means the entire acreage of restricted land without division or subdivision;

(p) “Persons directly incidental to the farm operation” means any person who participates in the farm operation on the restricted land on a full-time basis and any owner of the restricted land regardless of whether or not he participates in the farm operation on a full-time basis.

Cited. 194 C. 129; 212 C. 727.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-438 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446k / Section 22a-438
Sec. 22a-438. (Formerly Sec. 25-54q). Forfeiture for violations. Penalties.
Status: in_force

(b) Any person who with criminal negligence violates any provision of this chapter, or section 22a-6 or 22a-7 shall be fined not more than twenty-five thousand dollars per day for each day of violation or be imprisoned not more than one year or both. A subsequent conviction for any such violation shall carry a fine of not more than fifty thousand dollars per day for each day of violation or imprisonment for not more than two years, or both. For the purposes of this subsection, person includes any responsible corporate officer or municipal official.

(c) Any person who knowingly violates any provision of this chapter, or section 22a-6 or 22a-7 shall be fined not more than fifty thousand dollars per day for each day of violation or be imprisoned not more than three years, or both. A subsequent conviction for any such violation shall be a class C felony, except that such conviction shall carry a fine of not more than one hundred thousand dollars per day for each day of violation. For the purposes of this subsection, person includes any responsible corporate officer or municipal official.

(d) Any person who knowingly makes any false statement, representation, or certification in any application, record, report, plan, or other document filed or required to be maintained under this chapter, or section 22a-6 or 22a-7 or who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring device or method required to be maintained under this chapter, or section 22a-6 or 22a-7 shall upon conviction be fined not more than twenty-five thousand dollars for each violation or imprisoned not more than two years for each violation, or both. For the purposes of this subsection, person includes any responsible corporate officer or municipal official.

(e) Any person who wilfully or with criminal negligence discharges gasoline in violation of any provision of this chapter, shall be fined not more than fifty thousand dollars per day for each day of violation or be imprisoned not more than three years, or both. A subsequent conviction for any such violation shall be a class C felony, except that such conviction shall carry a fine of not more than one hundred thousand dollars per day for each day of violation. For the purposes of this subsection, person includes any responsible corporate officer or municipal officer.

See Sec. 22a-226c for penalty for illegal disposal of biomedical waste.

Cited. 204 C. 38; 226 C. 205; 227 C. 175; 237 C. 135. Trial court did not abuse its discretion in imposing penalties because violations were serious and ongoing and defendant's intentions were irrelevant under strict liability scheme of the act. 275 C. 420.

Cited. 19 CA 216. Forfeiture provision applies to violations of orders to abate pollution issued under Sec. 22a-431; expressly applies to any provision in chapter. 21 CA 91. Cited. 30 CA 204; 41 CA 120. Factors that guide courts in assessing penalties under Sec. 22a-226, including size of business involved, also apply to penalties under this section. 132 CA 110.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-635 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446n / Section 22a-635
Sec. 22a-635. Information provided to consumers by retailers. Prohibition against charging consumers.
Status: in_force

(b) No Connecticut resident giving seven or fewer covered electronic devices to a collector at any one time shall be charged any fees or costs for the collection, transportation or recycling of such covered electronic devices.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-2a — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 439 / Section 22a-2a
Sec. 22a-2a. Delegation of inspection and enforcement authority. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 and this section setting forth the scope of any delegation and any authority not specifically included shall be deemed not to have been delegated. The regulations shall include but not be limited to: (1) Procedures for requesting and accepting any delegation; (2) qualifications and standards of conduct for a designee; (3) training and reporting requirements for a designee; (4) the time period during which any delegation shall be valid and a renewal period; (5) procedures for review of the performance of a designee and for revocation of a delegation; (6) procedures for review and assessment of the benefits and liabilities to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection of delegation including analysis of the administrative and financial costs; and (7) criteria and procedures for appeal to the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection of any decision by a designee acting within the scope of the delegation.

(c) Prior to adoption of such regulations, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall consider: (1) Whether a potential designee has or can obtain knowledge and training to carry out the delegated authority; (2) whether the delegated authority is within the jurisdiction of a potential designee pursuant to any other statute, regulation or local ordinance; and (3) whether a potential designee has the financial and administrative capacity to carry out the delegation.

(d) Notwithstanding any delegation of authority pursuant to this section, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall retain authority to act under the provisions of said sections and any decision by the commissioner shall preempt the decision of a designee.

Cited. 204 C. 38; Id., 212.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-101 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 444 / Section 22a-101
Sec. 22a-101. Municipal coastal programs.
Status: in_force

(b) A municipal coastal program shall include, but is not limited to: (1) Revisions to the municipal plan of conservation and development under section 8-23 or special act, insofar as it affects the area within the coastal boundary, such revisions to include an identification and written description of the municipality's major coastal-related issues and problems, both immediate and long-term, such as erosion, flooding, recreational facilities, and utilization of port facilities and to include a description of the municipal boards, commissions and officials responsible for implementing and enforcing the coastal program, a description of enforcement procedures and a description of continuing methods of involving the public in the implementation of the municipal coastal program; (2) revisions to the municipal zoning regulations under section 8-2 or under special act and revisions to the following regulations and ordinances if the municipality has adopted such regulations or ordinances, and insofar as such regulations or ordinances affect the area within the coastal boundary: (A) Historic district ordinances under section 7-147b ; (B) waterway encroachment line ordinances under section 7-147 ; (C) subdivision ordinances under section 8-25 ; (D) inland wetland regulations under subsection (e) of section 22a-42 and section 22a-42a ; (E) sewerage ordinances under section 7-148 ; (F) ordinances or regulations governing filling of land and removal of soil, loam, sand or gravel under section 7-148 ; (G) ordinances concerning protection and improvement of the environment under section 7-148 ; and (H) regulations for the supervision, management, control, operation or use of a sewerage system under section 7-247 .

(c) If a municipality has not yet adopted a municipal plan of conservation and development under section 8-23 , a municipal planning commission may prepare a municipal coastal plan of development solely for that portion of municipality within the coastal boundary in accordance with subsection (b) of this section and section 22a-102 .

(d) A municipal coastal program may include revisions to the following municipal plans or programs which revisions shall be consistent with the municipal plan of conservation and development revised in accordance with subsection (b) of this section and section 22a-102 : (1) The community development plan under sections 8-169c and 8-169d ; (2) the harbor improvement plan under section 13b-56 ; (3) the redevelopment plan under sections 8-125 and 8-127 ; (4) the port development plan under section 7-329c ; (5) the capital improvement plan under section 8-160 ; (6) the open space plan under section 12-107e ; (7) any development project plan or plans under section 8-189 ; and (8) the municipal water pollution control plan under section 7-245 .

(e) Revisions to the municipal plan of development in accordance with subsection (b) of this section and section 22a-102 may include a description of any development projects, acquisition plans, open space tax abatement programs, flood and erosion control projects and other nonregulatory measures which the municipality intends to undertake in order to promote wise management of coastal resources.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-119 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 445 / Section 22a-119
Sec. 22a-119. Hearing on application. Appointment of ad hoc members. Notice. Comments by state agencies.
Status: in_force

(b) The council shall give not less than thirty days notice of the commencement of the hearing by mailing a notice of the date, time and location of the commencement of the hearing to the applicant and each person entitled under subsection (e) of section 22a-118 to receive a copy of the application. The council shall also cause a notice of the date and location of the commencement of the hearing to be published, in ten-point boldface type, in a newspaper of general circulation in each municipality in which the proposed facility is to be located at least twenty days prior to the commencement of the hearing.

(c) Hearings shall be held before a majority of the members of the council.

(d) During any hearing held pursuant to this section, the council shall take notice of facts in a manner provided by section 4-178 .

(e) Prior to commencing any hearing pursuant to this section the council shall consult with and solicit written comments from the Departments of Energy and Environmental Protection, Public Health, Economic and Community Development, Emergency Services and Public Protection and Transportation, the Office of Policy and Management and the Council on Environmental Quality. Copies of comments submitted by such agencies shall be available to all parties prior to commencement of the public hearing. Agencies consulted may file additional comments within thirty days of the conclusion of the hearing and such additional comments shall be a part of the record.

(f) The council shall render its decision within twelve months of receipt of the application except that such time limit may be extended one hundred eighty days by agreement of the council and applicant. If the council fails to render a decision within such period, the applicant may apply to the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford for an order requiring the council to render a decision immediately. The provisions of this subsection shall apply to an application filed before, on or after April 18, 1988.

Cited. 207 C. 706.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-255b — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446d / Section 22a-255b
Sec. 22a-255b. Identification code. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall establish, by regulations adopted in accordance with chapter 54, standards for the identification code and provisions for providing consumers with an explanation of the code. In adopting such regulations and to promote uniformity of coding and separation of plastic bottles by material for recycling, the commissioner shall consult with manufacturers of plastic bottles, officials with regulatory authority over plastics in other states and representatives of recyclers.

(c) On or after January 1, 1990, and to the extent feasible, each manufacturer of plastic bottles with a capacity of sixteen ounces or more sold or offered for sale in this state shall affix to each plastic bottle an identification code indicating the plastic material that is in the structure of the bottle.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-39g — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 423 / Section 22-39g
Sec. 22-39g. Food Safety Modernization Act. Requirements for produce farms. Enforcement. Inspections. Inspection certificate. Voluntary submission to inspection. Orders. Emergency orders. Recordkeeping. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Agriculture;

(2) “Department” means the Department of Agriculture;

(3) “Farm” means any place that farming, as defined in subsection (q) of section 1-1 , occurs;

(4) “Federal act” means the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, as amended by the Food Safety Modernization Act, as amended from time to time;

(5) “Produce” means produce, as defined in 21 CFR 112.3; and

(6) “Produce farm” means any farm where the growing, harvesting, packing or holding of produce intended for human consumption occurs.

(b) The department may enforce the rules adopted under the federal act for standards for produce farms provided nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or interfere with the authority of the department or the commissioner pursuant this title or chapters 491 and 492. The commissioner may consult and collaborate with any federal or state agency, municipality or political subdivision of the state concerning application of the provisions of the federal act and the rules adopted pursuant to the federal act, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section, and may enter into cooperative agreements with any such federal or state agency, municipality or political subdivision of the state as the commissioner deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.

(c) (1) The department may enter upon and inspect a produce farm that is subject to the requirements of the federal act at a reasonable hour for the purpose of ensuring compliance with (A) the rules adopted under the federal act for produce farms, or (B) any regulation adopted pursuant to this section.

(2) Following any inspection conducted pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection, the department may issue an inspection certificate to the produce farm that was the subject of such inspection that shall indicate the date and place of such inspection in addition to any other information that the commissioner deems necessary or appropriate. The department may coordinate with any state or federal agency or organization, municipality or political subdivision of the state to carry out any such inspection during reasonable hours on a produce farm.

(d) The department may conduct an inspection of a produce farm that is not subject to the requirements of the federal act upon request of the owner or operator of such produce farm. Such request for inspection shall authorize the commissioner to inspect such produce farm in accordance with the provisions of the federal act and issue a certificate in accordance with the provisions of subparagraph (2) of subsection (c) of this section.

(e) The department may issue orders necessary to effectuate the purposes of this section, including, but not limited to, orders for the embargo, destruction, quarantine and release of produce, provided nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or interfere with the authority of the Commissioner of Consumer Protection pursuant to chapters 417 and 418 or the department or the commissioner pursuant to this title or chapters 491 and 492. Any person aggrieved by any such order may request a hearing in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54.

(f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the commissioner's authority to issue an emergency order pursuant to section 22-4d in order to respond to an emergency that may present a public health hazard.

(g) The owner or operator of a produce farm subject to the requirements of the federal act, or any owner or operator who requests an inspection pursuant to subsection (d) of this section, shall maintain records required by the federal act, any rule or regulation adopted pursuant to such federal act concerning produce farming and any regulation adopted pursuant to this section. The owner or operator of such produce farm shall make such records available to the department upon request of the commissioner or the commissioner's agent.

(h) The commissioner, in consultation with the Commissioners of Public Health and Consumer Protection, may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, that the commissioner deems necessary to implement the provisions of this section and any corresponding requirements under the federal act.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-354x — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446i / Section 22a-354x
Sec. 22a-354x. Duties of the commissioner. Technical, coordinating and research services. Supervision. Powers of the commissioner. Annual report.
Status: in_force

(b) The commissioner shall have the overall responsibility for general supervision of the implementation of sections 19a-37 , 22-6c , 22a-354c , 22a-354e , 22a-354g to 22a-354bb , inclusive, 25-32d , 25-33h and 25-33n and subsection (a) of section 25-84 and shall monitor and evaluate the activities of federal and state agencies and the activities of municipalities to assure continuing, effective, coordinated and consistent administration of the requirements and purposes of said sections.

(c) The commissioner shall exercise all incidental powers, including, but not limited to, the issuance of orders necessary to enforce rules and regulations adopted in accordance with sections 22a-354i to 22a-354m , inclusive, to carry out the purposes of sections 22a-354a to 22a-354bb , inclusive.

(d) The commissioner shall prepare and submit to the General Assembly and the Governor, on or before December first of each year, a written report summarizing the activities of the department concerning the development and implementation of sections 19a-37 , 22-6c , 22a-354c , 22a-354e , 22a-354g to 22a-354bb , inclusive, 25-32d , 25-33h and 25-33n and subsection (a) of section 25-84 during the previous year. Such report shall include, but not be limited to: (1) The department's accomplishments and actions in achieving the goals and policies of said sections including, but not limited to, coordination with other state, regional, federal and municipal programs established to achieve the purposes of said sections; (2) recommendations for any statutory or regulatory amendments necessary to achieve such purposes; (3) a summary of municipal and federal programs and actions which affect aquifer protection areas; (4) recommendations for any programs or plans to achieve such purposes; (5) any aspects of the program or said sections which are proving difficult to accomplish, suggested reasons for such difficulties and proposed solutions to such difficulties; (6) a summary of the expenditure of federal and state funds under said sections; and (7) a request for an appropriation of funds necessary to match federal funds and provide continuing financial support for the program. Such report shall comply with the provisions of section 46a-78 . On and after October 1, 1996, the report shall be submitted to the Governor, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and budgets of state agencies and relating to the environment and, upon request, to any member of the General Assembly. A summary of the report shall be submitted to each member of the General Assembly if the summary is two pages or less and a notification of the report shall be submitted to each member if the summary is more than two pages. Submission shall be by mailing the report, summary or notification to the legislative address of each member of the committee or the General Assembly, as applicable.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-61b — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 441 / Section 22a-61b
Sec. 22a-61b. Prohibition re application of neonicotinoids when plant bears blossoms. Exceptions.
Status: in_force

(b) The Commissioner of Agriculture, in conjunction with the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, may enforce the provisions of this section pursuant to sections 22-4c and 22a-6 and establish a fine for the violation of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-111h — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 427a / Section 22-111h
Sec. 22-111h. Written reports by distributors and sellers. Confidentiality of report information.
Status: in_force

(b) Except for law enforcement purposes or as otherwise required by law, the commissioner shall not disclose to a third party any individual identifying information concerning a person who has submitted a report pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-95 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 444 / Section 22a-95
Sec. 22a-95. Duties of commissioner. Model municipal coastal program.
Status: in_force

(b) The commissioner shall provide each coastal municipality with resource factor maps and other information concerning the location and condition of its coastal resources and shall also provide general technical background information on the beneficial and adverse impacts of various types of development on coastal resources.

(c) The commissioner shall respond to questions regarding the requirements of this chapter, shall respond to requests by coastal municipalities for background technical information and shall meet reasonable requests by such municipalities for technical staff assistance in developing and implementing municipal coastal programs and coastal site plan reviews.

(d) The commissioner shall consult regularly with officials of coastal municipalities regarding implementation of this chapter and shall periodically hold workshops with municipal officials responsible for making decisions under this chapter.

(e) The commissioner shall prepare a model municipal coastal program which shall include, but not be limited to: (1) Model municipal coastal plans and regulations; (2) suggested planning methodologies useful in revising municipal coastal plans; (3) suggested regulatory methods useful in revising municipal coastal regulations to conform to and effectuate the purposes of municipal coastal plans; and (4) suggested criteria and procedures for undertaking municipal coastal site plan reviews.

(f) Written technical information provided by the commissioner to coastal municipalities shall be in clear and readily understandable language.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-327 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446h / Section 22a-327
Sec. 22a-327. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) “Council” means the Council on Soil and Water Conservation established under subsection (c) of section 22a-315 ;

(2) “Disturbed area” means an area where the cover is destroyed or removed leaving the land subject to accelerated erosion;

(3) “Erosion” means the detachment and movement of soil or rock fragments by water, wind, ice and gravity;

(4) “Inspection” means the periodic review of sediment and erosion control measures shown on the certified plan;

(5) “Soil erosion and sediment control plan” means a scheme that minimizes soil erosion and sedimentation and includes, but is not limited to, a map and narrative. The map shall show topography, cleared and graded areas, proposed area alterations and the location of and detailed information concerning erosion and sediment measures and facilities. The narrative shall describe the project, the schedule of major activities on the land, the application of conservation practices, design criteria, construction details and the maintenance program for any erosion and sediment control facilities that are installed;

(6) “Regulations” mean any regulations adopted by a municipality pursuant to sections 8-2 and 8-25 ;

(7) “Sediment” means solid material, either mineral or organic, that is in suspension, is transported, or has been moved from its site of origin by erosion;

(8) “Soil” means any unconsolidated mineral and organic material of any origin.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-255 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446d / Section 22a-255
Sec. 22a-255. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) “Beverage” means mineral waters, soda water or carbonated soft drinks in liquid form and intended for human consumption;

(2) “Plastic bottle” means a container with a capacity of sixteen ounces or more composed primarily of one or more plastics; and

(3) “Closure” means a screw on or twist off cap used to close a container when such cap is not integral to the structure of the container.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-1e — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 439 / Section 22a-1e
Sec. 22a-1e. Review and determination by Office of Policy and Management.
Status: in_force

Cited. 184 C. 51; 204 C. 38; Id., 212.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-628 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446m / Section 22a-628
Sec. 22a-628. Criminal negligence. False statement, representation or certification. Knowing violation. Penalties.
Status: in_force

(b) Any person who knowingly violates any provision of this chapter, including, but not limited to, any regulation adopted or order issued pursuant to this chapter, or who makes any false statement, representation, or certification in any application, notification, request for exemption, record, plan, report or other document filed or required to be maintained under this chapter, shall be fined not more than fifty thousand dollars per day for each day of violation or be imprisoned not more than three years, or both. A subsequent conviction for any such violation shall be a class C felony, except that such conviction shall carry a fine of not more than fifty thousand dollars per day for each day of violation.

A violation of the competitive bidding provision of section is not a per se violation of the antitrust act. 333 C. 672.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-11j — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 422 / Section 22-11j
Sec. 22-11j. Planting and cultivating seaweed. License. Requirements. Renewal. Prohibition on interference with right of fishing or shellfishing. Interference with seaweed license. Penalties. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) The General Joint Aquaculture Programmatic Permit Process Review of the Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Aquaculture, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection's Office of Long Island Sound Programs, and the Army Corps of Engineers may subject any such licensee to the requirements of sections 22a-359 to 22a-363f , inclusive.

(c) Any such license or license renewal, issued pursuant to this section, shall require the licensee to make a good faith effort to cultivate and harvest seaweed from the licensed area. Any licensee who fulfills all of his or her obligations pursuant to said license, upon the expiration of said license, shall be given preference by the commissioner in the relicensing of such ground for a like term and purpose as that granted in the original license. The commissioner shall not renew the license of any licensee who fails to remit the license fee required pursuant to this section. No application for the renewal of a license pursuant to this section shall be granted without notice or advertisement of the pendency thereof by the commissioner. No renewal of a license for grounds previously leased pursuant to this section shall be granted when the commissioner, for cause, determines to cease licensure of such grounds for seaweed culture.

(d) In no instance shall the Commissioner of Agriculture grant a license to cultivate seaweed pursuant to this section such that the grant of such license interferes with an established right of fishing or an established right of shellfishing. Any license issued pursuant to this section that interferes with an established right of fishing or an established right of shellfishing shall be void.

(e) Any person who interferes with, annoys or molests another in the enjoyment of any license issued pursuant to this section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than six months or both.

(f) The Commissioner of Agriculture may adopt regulations, pursuant to chapter 54, to implement the provisions of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-359b — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 435 / Section 22-359b
Sec. 22-359b. Rabies vaccine.
Status: in_force

Veterinarians do not have discretion to administer rabies vaccines in a manner other than as directed by the attendant rabies vaccine label directions. 204 CA 595.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-268 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446e / Section 22a-268
Sec. 22a-268. (Formerly Sec. 19-524aa). (Note: This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.) Powers to contract with private sector.
Status: in_force

Cited. 193 C. 506.

Cited. 19 CA 489.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-200 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446c / Section 22a-200
Sec. 22a-200. Greenhouse gas: Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) “Direct emissions” means emissions from sources that are owned or operated, in whole or in part, by an entity or facility, including, but not limited to, emissions from factory stacks, manufacturing processes and vents, and company owned or leased motor vehicles;

(2) “Entity” means a person, as defined in section 22a-2 , that owns or operates, in whole or in part, a source of greenhouse gas emissions from a generator of electricity or a commercial or industrial site, which source may include, but not be limited to, a transportation fleet;

(3) “Facility” means a building, structure or installation located on any one or more contiguous or adjacent properties of an entity;

(4) “Greenhouse gas” means any chemical or physical substance that is emitted into the air and that the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may reasonably anticipate will cause or contribute to climate change, including, but not limited to, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons and sulfur hexafluoride;

(5) “Indirect emissions” means emissions associated with the consumption of purchased electricity, steam and heating or cooling by an entity or facility.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-6u — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 422 / Section 22-6u
Sec. 22-6u. Educational materials re benefits to farmers' markets in accepting payment through federal Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children and supplemental nutrition assistance program and participating in Connecticut Farmers' Market/Women, Infants and Children Program. Purchase of necessary equipment. Program to loan or make such equipment available.
Status: in_force

(b) Not later than January 1, 2025, the Department of Agriculture shall (1) purchase the necessary equipment to enable recipients of benefits or services from the programs described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section to make a purchase at a farmers' market in the state, and (2) establish a program to loan or otherwise make such equipment available to farmers' markets throughout the state.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-162 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446a / Section 22a-162
Sec. 22a-162. Standards for the operation of sources of nonionizing radiation.
Status: in_force

(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, the following sources of nonionizing radiation shall be exempt from the standards: (1) Nonfixed sources such as portable, hand-held or mobile sources; (2) sources marketed as consumer products; (3) scientific or medical sources operating at frequencies designated for scientific or medical purposes by the Federal Communications Commission; (4) sources which have an effective radiated power of seven watts or less; and (5) sources of nonionizing radiation, as recommended in ANSI/IEEE C95.1-1992, as amended from time to time. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may, by regulations adopted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, exempt sources of nonionizing radiation from the standards.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-339f — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446i / Section 22a-339f
Sec. 22a-339f. Pilot program for lake preservation.
Status: in_force

(1) Designate a lake located in two or more municipalities and Bantam Lake in Morris and Litchfield to be the subject of a program of preservation which may serve as a pilot program for the preservation and enhancement of the historic, cultural, recreational, economic, scenic, public health and environmental value of lakes in this state;

(2) Encourage partnerships and agreements with municipalities which are contiguous to the lakes and, to the greatest extent practicable under law, direct programs, grants and technical assistance so as to provide environmental support to the lakes;

(3) Coordinate state and municipal activities and resources to preserve, protect and restore the lakes and their shorelines;

(4) Provide access to existing scientific data and information relating to the lakes, their shorelines and watershed areas to the municipalities in which they are located;

(5) Cooperate with such municipalities to promote and encourage public use and enjoyment of the resource for all lawful purposes consistent with achievement of the other goals set forth in this section;

(6) Provide, upon request of such municipalities, an agency representative to whom they may communicate goals and needs and who shall facilitate communication and interaction between such municipalities and the state; and

(7) Cooperate with the contiguous municipalities in any efforts to protect and preserve the character of the lakes designated pursuant to subdivision (1) of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-102 — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 426 / Section 22-102
Sec. 22-102. Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 22-81 re duties of board of control for Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-416 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446k / Section 22a-416
Sec. 22a-416. (Formerly Sec. 25-26). Pollution of waterways. Qualifications of operators. Delegation of authority.
Status: in_force

(b) No disposal system shall be built or operated until the plan or design of the same and the method of operation thereof have been filed with said commissioner and approved by him, and no such system or facility shall be extended or replaced, until the plan for the same has been approved by him. This subsection shall not apply to any disposal system treating a discharge for which a permit has been issued under section 22a-430 or 22a-430b .

(c) The commissioner may, by regulations adopted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, delegate to municipalities or regional sewer authorities the authority to review and approve plans and specifications for the design and construction of sanitary sewers. Such regulations may include, but not be limited to, provisions for (1) minimum design and construction requirements, (2) the retention of such authority by the commissioner for certain types of facilities or environmentally sensitive areas, and (3) the identity of municipalities and regional sewer authorities to which such authority is delegated.

(d) As used in this section the terms “class I”, “class II”, “class III” and “class IV” mean the classifications of wastewater treatment plants provided for in regulations adopted by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may establish requirements for the presence of approved operators at pollution abatement facilities. Applicants for class I, class II, class III and class IV certificates shall be required to pass the relevant standardized national examination prepared by the Association of Boards of Certification for Wastewater Treatment Facility Operators. The commissioner, or the commissioner's designated agent, shall administer and proctor the examination of all applicants. The qualifications of the operators at such facilities shall be subject to the approval of the commissioner. The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, concerning application, certification, renewal and continuing education requirements for operators. On and after October 1, 2018, each certified operator shall obtain not less than six hours of continuing education each year. Continuing education units and associated courses shall be approved by the commissioner or the commissioner's designated agent in consultation with the operator certification advisory board. A record of such continuing education shall be maintained by the certified operator and by the facility employing the operator and shall be made available for inspection upon request by the commissioner.

Annotations to former section 25-26:

Cited. 176 C. 33.

Right of property owner to collect damages for town nuisance not affected. 30 CS 401.

Annotation to present section:

Cited. 218 C. 703.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-450 — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 438c / Section 22-450
Sec. 22-450. Short title: Connecticut Equestrian Center Authority Act.
Status: in_force

*Note: Section 4 of public act 95-231 is special in nature and therefore has not been codified but remains in full force and effect according to its terms.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-436 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446k / Section 22a-436
Sec. 22a-436. (Formerly Sec. 25-54o). Hearing on order to abate.
Status: in_force

Annotations to former section 25-54o:

Former statute cited. 148 C. 586. Cited. 170 C. 29; 180 C. 568.

Annotations to present section:

Cited. 204 C. 38; 226 C. 358; 236 C. 722; 237 C. 135.

Cited. 21 CA 91; 41 CA 89; Id., 120.

Cited. 42 CS 348.