Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-278 — Connecticut Code / Title 21a / Chapter 420b / Section 21a-278
Sec. 21a-278. (Formerly Sec. 19-480a). Penalty for illegal manufacture, distribution, sale, prescription or administration by non-drug-dependent person.
Status: repealed

(2) Any person who violates subdivision (1) of this subsection shall be imprisoned not less than five years or more than life. The execution of the mandatory minimum sentence imposed by the provisions of this subdivision shall not be suspended, except that the court may suspend the execution of such mandatory minimum sentence if, at the time of the commission of the offense, such person was under the age of eighteen years or such person's mental capacity was significantly impaired, but not so impaired as to constitute a defense to prosecution.

(b) (1) No person may manufacture, distribute, sell, prescribe, dispense, compound, transport with the intent to sell or dispense, possess with the intent to sell or dispense, offer, give or administer to another person, except as authorized in this chapter or chapter 420f, (A) a narcotic substance, (B) a hallucinogenic substance, (C) an amphetamine-type substance, or (D) one kilogram or more of a cannabis-type substance. The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to a person who is, at the time of the commission of the offense, a drug-dependent person.

(2) Any person who violates subdivision (1) of this subsection (A) for a first offense, shall be imprisoned not less than five years or more than twenty years, and (B) for any subsequent offense, shall be imprisoned not less than ten years or more than twenty-five years. The execution of the mandatory minimum sentence imposed by the provisions of this subdivision shall not be suspended, except that the court may suspend the execution of such mandatory minimum sentence if, at the time of the commission of the offense, such person was under the age of eighteen years or such person's mental capacity was significantly impaired, but not so impaired as to constitute a defense to prosecution.

See Sec. 21a-283a re authority of court to depart from prescribed mandatory minimum sentence.

Annotations to former section 19-480a:

Cited. 166 C. 439; Id., 620. Statute on its face does not violate the constitutional prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. 167 C. 328. Cited. 172 C. 16; 186 C. 26; 197 C. 67; 199 C. 359; 201 C. 605.

Subsec. (a):

Order directing defendant to submit to drug dependency examination is interlocutory and not appealable until conviction and final judgment. 180 C. 290. Cited. 194 C. 612; 200 C. 412.

Subsec. (b):

Cited. 179 C. 239; Id., 522. Question of burden of drug dependency is one of first impression; held that proof of drug dependency constitutes an exemption under Sec. 19-474 (21a-269) and that burden of producing some substantial evidence of drug dependency rests initially on defendant. 182 C. 142. Cited. 187 C. 469; 188 C. 183.

Annotations to present section:

Cited. 191 C. 360; 192 C. 383; 194 C. 589; 204 C. 377; 211 C. 258; 212 C. 195; 221 C. 595; 224 C. 322; 227 C. 32; 231 C. 514; Id., 941; 235 C. 477; Id., 487.

Cited. 9 CA 686; 13 CA 69; 19 CA 195; 26 CA 779; 27 CA 713; 32 CA 724; 35 CA 609; 36 CA 488; Id., 631; 41 CA 604; 42 CA 640. Defendant could not be convicted on one set of facts of both possession of narcotics by a person who is not drug-dependent and simple possession of narcotics and court ordered one sentence vacated. 60 CA 436.

Subsec. (a):

Cited. 200 C. 412. Institution of definite sentencing scheme for any felony under Sec. 53a-35a implicitly repealed indeterminate sentencing aspect of this section. 214 C. 378. Cited. 237 C. 81; 239 C. 427.

Cited. 10 CA 561; 11 CA 47; 15 CA 161; 16 CA 518; 18 CA 104; 30 CA 783; 45 CA 110. Design and effect of statute discussed; conviction for both possession and sale of narcotics does not violate prohibition against double jeopardy. 53 CA 661. Conviction of both possession of at least one-half gram of crack cocaine with intent to sell under this section and possession of powder cocaine with intent to sell under Sec. 21a-277 does not constitute double jeopardy; evidence was sufficient to support conviction of possession with intent to sell. 75 CA 223. Sentence of 35 years of incarceration does not exceed authorized sentencing limit. 127 CA 706.

Subsec. (b):

Cited. 205 C. 560; 214 C. 692; 215 C. 667; 216 C. 150, see also 223 C. 902 and 225 C. 10; 217 C. 811; 218 C. 458; 219 C. 529; Id., 752; 220 C. 6; Id., 628; 221 C. 518. Defendant bears burden of proving by preponderance of evidence that she was drug-dependent. Id., 595. Cited. Id., 925; 223 C. 283; Id., 461; Id., 703; 224 C. 253; 225 C. 650; 226 C. 514; 229 C. 60; 236 C. 176; 238 C. 380; 239 C. 629; 241 C. 322; Id., 650. Holdings in 182 C. 142 and 221 C. 595 that Subsec. creates exception for drug-dependent persons within meaning of Sec. 21a-269 and that the absence of drug dependency is not an element of the offense upheld; holding in 221 C. 595 that defendant must prove exception of drug dependency by a preponderance of the evidence upheld; requirement that defendant prove drug dependency by a preponderance of the evidence is not unconstitutional. 290 C. 24; judgment superseded, see Id., 602. Jury could reasonably conclude that defendant, who was not in exclusive possession of a vehicle containing narcotics, knew about and had control over narcotics found in the vehicle's center console from evidence that defendant closed the center console as police approached the vehicle and that a plastic bag, later determined to contain cocaine, was observed protruding from the corner of the console, and evidence that defendant was a narcotics dealer further supported the inference that defendant possessed the narcotics. 296 C. 62. Defendant's conviction of possession of a narcotic substance with intent to sell under Sec. 21a-277(a) must be vacated as a lesser included offense re his conviction of possession of a narcotic substance with intent to sell by a person who is not drug-dependent in violation of Subsec.; merger of convictions approach in 216 C. 699 overruled. 308 C. 242. The language and legislative history of P.A. 17-17 demonstrate that the legislature did not intend to effect any substantive changes to the law which makes drug dependency an affirmative defense. 329 C. 770.

Cited. 7 CA 588; 8 CA 469; 10 CA 347; 11 CA 140; 13 CA 40; 14 CA 146; Id., 807; 15 CA 519, see also 27 CA 291, 223 C. 902 and 225 C. 10; 16 CA 18; 17 CA 104; Id., 114; Id., 556; Id., 635; 18 CA 175; Id., 184; Id., 716; 19 CA 265; Id., 277; Id., 478; judgment reversed, see 216 C. 150, see also 27 CA 291, 223 C. 902 and 225 C. 10; Id., 626; Id., 640; Id., 668; 20 CA 168; judgment reversed, see 215 C. 667; Id., 183; Id., 290; Id., 386; Id., 824; 21 CA 235; Id., 474; Id., 506; Id., 519; 22 CA 1; Id., 62; judgment reversed, see 219 C. 529; Id., 303; Id., 567; Id., 665; 23 CA 358; Id., 392; Id., 426; Id., 543; Id., 559; Id., 571; Id., 592; Id., 667; Id., 746; judgment reversed, see 221 C. 595; 24 CA 158; Id., 347; Id., 642; Id., 670; Id., 678; 25 CA 3; Id., 318; Id., 575; 26 CA 86; Id., 94; Id., 259; Id., 423, see also 27 CA 291, 223 C. 902 and 225 C. 10; Id., 472; Id., 667; 27 C. 171; Id., 307; Id., 558; Id., 596; 28 CA 126; Id., 575; 29 CA 304; Id., 359; Id., 584; Id., 675; Id., 694; 30 CA 9; Id., 470; Id., 654; Id., 712; Id., 783; 31 CA 548; 32 CA 84; Id., 505; Id., 811; Id., 831; Id., 842; 33 CA 253; Id., 409; Id., 509; Id., 647; 34 CA 141; Id., 191; Id., 492; Id., 501; Id., 629; 35 CA 360; 36 CA 672; 37 CA 355; Id., 360; Id., 456; judgment reversed, see 236 C. 176; Id., 491; 38 CA 29; Id., 536; 39 CA 526; Id., 550; 41 CA 47; Id., 772; 42 CA 1; Id., 264; Id., 500; Id., 537; judgment reversed, see 241 C. 650; Id., 687; Id., 751; 43 CA 339; 45 CA 207; Id., 679. Court declines to distinguish prior case on due process challenge to unitary adjudication of sale of narcotics and drug dependency. 47 CA 86. Cited re admission of, and sufficiency of, evidence re conviction. 51 CA 824. Defendant's claim of drug dependency discussed and rejected. 62 CA 102. Trial court improperly failed to provide definition of “drug dependency” in accordance with the term's statutory definition or otherwise in its instructions to jury. 69 CA 505. Circumstantial evidence at trial provided adequate evidentiary basis for jury to find that substance at issue was LSD, which evidence included court's definition and description of LSD, defendant's statement re substance and manner of ingestion and effect of substance on person who ingested it. 85 CA 575. Defendant failed to demonstrate that his two convictions under section, resulting from searches on the same day, constituted double jeopardy because defendant was found with one stash of cocaine in his pocket, and a later search of his home found another stash of different purity, reflecting different purposes related to the cocaine; defendant did not demonstrate a due process violation regarding jury instruction on nonexclusive possession of premises where narcotics were found. 93 CA 548. Circumstantial evidence that defendant picked up package and was engaged in illicit activity was insufficient to support conviction of possession of marijuana and possession with the intent to sell marijuana when essential element of offense, knowledge of the character of the illegal substance, was lacking. 98 CA 458. Evidence sufficient to show defendant possessed requisite knowledge for conviction under statute. 110 CA 245. Defendant's conviction of possession of a narcotic substance with intent to sell in violation of Sec. 21a-277(a) must be merged with his conviction of possession of a narcotic substance with intent to sell by a person who is not drug-dependent in violation of Subsec., and his sentence for possession of narcotics with intent to sell must be vacated. 126 CA 323; judgment reversed in part re merger of convictions, see 308 C. 242. Proof that defendant knew package contained marijuana, and not a different substance, was an essential element of both the conspiracy count and accessory count; where defendant is charged as an accessory, state must prove defendant possessed 1 kilogram or more of marijuana, but need not prove that defendant knew he possessed 1 kilogram or more of marijuana. 151 CA 154.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-421eee — Connecticut Code / Title 21a / Chapter 420h / Section 21a-421eee
Sec. 21a-421eee. Loitering on cannabis retailer or hybrid retailer premises.
Status: in_force

(b) Any retailer or hybrid retailer or employee or agent of a retailer or hybrid retailer who violates the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall be (1) fined not more than one thousand dollars for a first offense, and (2) guilty of a class B misdemeanor for any subsequent offense.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-425c — Connecticut Code / Title 21a / Chapter 420i / Section 21a-425c
Sec. 21a-425c. Infused beverages and legacy infused beverages. Inventory, report and fee. Penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) “Business” means any individual or sole proprietorship, partnership, firm, corporation, trust, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, joint stock company, joint venture, association or other legal entity through which business for profit or not-for-profit is conducted;

(2) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Consumer Protection;

(3) “Container” (A) means an object that is intended for sale to a consumer, as defined in section 21a-420 , and directly contains an infused beverage or legacy infused beverage, and (B) does not include an object or packaging that indirectly contains, or contains in bulk for transportation purposes, an infused beverage or legacy infused beverage;

(4) “Dispensary facility” has the same meaning as provided in section 21a-420 ;

(5) “Hybrid retailer” has the same meaning as provided in section 21a-420 ;

(6) “Infused beverage” means a beverage that (A) is not an alcoholic beverage, as defined in section 30-1 , (B) is intended for human consumption, and (C) contains, or is advertised, labeled or offered for sale as containing, total THC, as defined in section 21a-240 , that is not greater than three milligrams per container;

(7) “Legacy infused beverage” means a beverage that (A) is not an alcoholic beverage, as defined in section 30-1 , (B) is intended for human consumption, (C) contains, or is advertised, labeled or offered for sale as containing, THC, as defined in section 21a-240 , and (D) as of May 11, 2024, is in compliance with (i) the provisions of RERACA, as defined in section 21a-420 , and (ii) the policies and procedures issued by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection to implement, and any regulations adopted pursuant to, RERACA, as defined in section 21a-420 ;

(8) “Package store” means premises operating under a permit issued under subsection (b) of section 30-20 ; and

(9) “Retailer” has the same meaning as provided in section 21a-420 .

(b) Beginning on May 15, 2024, no business shall sell, at retail, any infused beverage or legacy infused beverage in this state unless such business has satisfied the requirements established in subsection (c) of this section. No business, other than a dispensary facility, hybrid retailer, retailer or package store authorized pursuant to section 21a-425d , shall sell, at retail, any infused beverage or legacy infused beverage in this state on or after July 1, 2024.

(c) (1) Not later than May 14, 2024, each business that owns and possesses any infused beverage or legacy infused beverage in this state on said date shall take an inventory of all containers such business owns and possesses in this state on said date.

(2) Not later than June 15, 2024, each business that is in possession of infused beverages or legacy infused beverages for sale, at retail, shall submit to the Department of Consumer Protection, in a form and manner prescribed by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection:

(A) A report disclosing the results of the inventory conducted pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection; and

(B) A fee in the amount of one dollar per container included in such inventory.

(3) If any business fails to submit the report and pay the fee required under subdivision (2) of this subsection on or before June 15, 2024, the Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall:

(A) Make a good faith estimate, based on the information available to the commissioner, of the number of containers that such business owned, and were in such business's possession, in this state on May 14, 2024; and

(B) Invoice such business for a fee in the amount of one dollar per container described in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision.

(d) All fees received by the Department of Consumer Protection under this section shall be deposited in the consumer protection enforcement account established in section 21a-8a .

(e) If any business fails to submit the report and pay the fee required under subdivision (2) of subsection (c) of this section on or before June 15, 2024, the Commissioner of Consumer Protection may, subject to the provisions of chapter 54, revoke, place conditions upon or suspend any certificate, license, permit, registration or other credential the Department of Consumer Protection has issued to or for such business.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-190f — Connecticut Code / Title 21a / Chapter 419d / Section 21a-190f
Sec. 21a-190f. Paid solicitors. Registration. Fees. Bond. Filing of contracts. Solicitation notice. Contract requirements. Disclosures at point of solicitation. Prohibited practices. Records. Deposit of funds.
Status: in_force

(b) An applicant for registration or for a renewal of registration as a paid solicitor shall, at the time of making such application, file with and have approved by the department a bond in a form prescribed by the commissioner, in which the applicant shall be the principal obligor in the sum of twenty thousand dollars, with one or more responsible sureties whose liability in the aggregate as such sureties shall be no less than such sum. The paid solicitor shall maintain the bond in effect as long as the registration is in effect. The bond shall run to the state and to any person who may have a cause of action against the principal obligor of the bond for any liabilities resulting from the obligor's conduct of any activities subject to sections 21a-190a to 21a-190 l , inclusive, or arising out of a violation of said sections or any regulation adopted pursuant to said sections.

(c) Not less than one business day prior to the commencement of each solicitation campaign, a paid solicitor shall file with the department a copy of the contract described in subsection (d) of this section and shall complete a solicitation notice in a form prescribed by the commissioner. A solicitation notice shall be certified by the paid solicitor as true and correct to the best of the solicitor's knowledge and shall include a description of the solicitation event or campaign, the location and telephone number from which the solicitation is to be conducted, the names and residence addresses of all employees, agents or other persons however styled who are to solicit during such campaign and the account number and location of all bank accounts where receipts from such campaign are to be deposited. The charitable organization on whose behalf the paid solicitor is acting shall certify that the solicitation notice and accompanying material are true and complete.

(d) A contract between a paid solicitor and a charitable organization shall be in writing, shall clearly state the respective obligations of the paid solicitor and the charitable organization and shall state the minimum amount that the charitable organization shall receive as a result of the solicitation campaign, which minimum amount shall be stated as a percentage of the gross revenue. Such minimum amount shall not include any amount that the charitable organization is to pay as expenses of the solicitation campaign.

(e) A paid solicitor shall, prior to orally requesting a contribution, and at the same time at which a written request for a contribution is made, clearly and conspicuously disclose at the point of solicitation such solicitor's name as on file with the department and the fact that such solicitor is a paid solicitor.

(f) A paid solicitor shall, in the case of a solicitation campaign conducted orally, whether by telephone or otherwise, send a written confirmation to each person who has pledged to contribute, no more than five days after such person has been solicited, which confirmation shall include a clear and conspicuous disclosure of the information required by subsection (e) of this section.

(g) A paid solicitor shall not represent that any part of the contributions received will be given or donated to any charitable organization unless such organization has consented in writing to the use of its name, prior to the solicitation. Such written consent, if given, shall be signed by two authorized officers, directors or trustees of the charitable organization.

(h) No paid solicitor may represent that tickets to an event are to be donated for use by another, unless the paid solicitor has first obtained a commitment, in writing, from a charitable organization stating that it will accept donated tickets and specifying the number of tickets which it is willing to accept and provided no more contributions for donated tickets shall be solicited than the number of ticket commitments received from the charitable organization.

(i) A paid solicitor shall require any person such solicitor directly or indirectly employs, procures or engages to solicit to comply with the provisions of subsections (e) to (h), inclusive, of this section.

(j) A paid solicitor shall file a financial report for the campaign with the department no more than ninety days after a solicitation campaign has been completed, and on the anniversary of the commencement of any solicitation campaign which lasts more than one year, in a form prescribed by the commissioner. The financial report shall include gross revenue and an itemization of all expenditures incurred. The report shall be completed on a form prescribed by the department. An authorized official of the paid solicitor and two authorized officials of the charitable organization shall certify that such report is true and complete to the best of their knowledge. The information contained in such report shall be available to the public.

(k) A paid solicitor shall maintain during each solicitation campaign and for not less than three years after the completion of each such campaign the following records: (1) The name and address of each contributor, if known to the paid solicitor, and the date and amount of the contribution; (2) the name and residence of each employee, agent or other person involved in the solicitation; and (3) records of all income received and expenses incurred in the course of the solicitation campaign. The paid solicitor shall make the records required under subdivisions (2) and (3) of this subsection, as well as records containing the dates and amounts described in subdivision (1) of this subsection, available to the department for inspection upon request.

(l) If a paid solicitor sells tickets to an event and represents that tickets will be donated for use by another, the paid solicitor shall maintain, for not less than three years after the completion of such event, the following records, which shall be available to the department for inspection upon request: (1) The name and address of contributors donating tickets and the number of tickets donated by each contributor; and (2) the name and address of all organizations receiving donated tickets for use by others, including the number of tickets received by each organization.

(m) All funds collected by the paid solicitor shall be deposited in a bank account. The bank account shall be in the name of the charitable organization with whom the paid solicitor has contracted and the charitable organization shall have sole or joint control of the account.

(n) Any material change in any information filed with the department pursuant to this section shall be reported in writing or electronically by the paid solicitor to the department not more than seven days after such change occurs.

(o) No person may act as a paid solicitor if such person, any officer or director thereof, any person with a controlling interest therein, or any person the paid solicitor employs, engages or procures to solicit for compensation, has been convicted by a court of any state or the United States of any felony, or of any misdemeanor involving dishonesty or arising from the conduct of a solicitation for a charitable organization or purpose. Any denial, suspension or revocation of the registration of a paid solicitor based on a violation of this subsection shall be made in accordance with the provisions of section 46a-80 .

See Sec. 21a-10(b) re staggered schedule for registration renewals.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-12e — Connecticut Code / Title 21a / Chapter 416 / Section 21a-12e
Sec. 21a-12e. Thermal receipt paper containing bisphenol-A: Prohibition; enforcement.
Status: in_force

(b) On and after October 1, 2013, no person shall manufacture, sell, offer for sale or distribute in this state any thermal receipt paper or cash register receipt paper that contains bisphenol-A.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, if the United States Environmental Protection Agency does not identify a safe, commercially available alternative to the use of bisphenol-A in thermal receipt paper or cash register receipt paper on or before June 30, 2013, no person shall manufacture, sell, offer for sale or distribute in this state any thermal receipt paper or cash register receipt paper that contains bisphenol-A on and after July 1, 2015.

(d) The provisions of this section may be enforced, within available appropriations, by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-422j — Connecticut Code / Title 21a / Chapter 420h / Section 21a-422j
Sec. 21a-422j. Compacts, memoranda of understanding or agreements with Mashantucket Pequot Tribe or Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut re RERACA and possession, delivery, production, processing or use of cannabis.
Status: in_force

(1) Criminal and civil law enforcement;

(2) Laws and regulations relating to the possession, delivery, production, processing or use of cannabis; and

(3) Laws and regulations relating to taxation.

(b) Any compact, amendment to existing compact, memorandum of understanding or agreement entered into pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall:

(1) Provide for the preservation of public health and safety;

(2) Ensure the security of any cannabis production, processing, testing or retail facilities on tribal land; and

(3) Regulate any business involving cannabis that passes between the reservation of the tribal nation that is a party to such compact, amendment to existing compact, memorandum of understanding or agreement, and other areas in the state.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3-6c , any compact, amendment to existing compact, memorandum of understanding or agreement, or renewal thereof, entered into by the Governor with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe or with the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, shall be considered approved by the General Assembly under section 3-6c upon the Governor entering into such compact, amendment to existing compact, memorandum of understanding or agreement, or renewal thereof, without any further action required by the General Assembly.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-420e — Connecticut Code / Title 21a / Chapter 420h / Section 21a-420e
Sec. 21a-420e. Timeline for initial applications for licensure. Fees for licenses. Disclosure of application information.
Status: in_force

(b) On and after July 1, 2021, the department may accept applications from any dispensary facility to convert its license to a hybrid-retailer license and any producer for expanded authorization to engage in the adult use cannabis market under its license issued pursuant to section 21a-408i .

(c) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, the following fees shall be paid by each applicant:

(1) For a retailer license, the fee to enter the lottery shall be five hundred dollars, the fee to receive a provisional license shall be five thousand dollars and the fee to receive a final license or a renewal of a final license shall be twenty-five thousand dollars.

(2) For a hybrid retailer license, the fee to enter the lottery shall be five hundred dollars, the fee to receive a provisional license shall be five thousand dollars and the fee to receive a final license or a renewal of a final license shall be twenty-five thousand dollars.

(3) For a cultivator license, the fee to enter the lottery shall be one thousand dollars, the fee to receive a provisional license shall be twenty-five thousand dollars and the fee to receive a final license or a renewal of a final license shall be seventy-five thousand dollars.

(4) For a micro-cultivator license, the fee to enter the lottery shall be two hundred fifty dollars, the fee to receive a provisional license shall be five hundred dollars and the fee to receive a final license or a renewal of a final license shall be one thousand dollars.

(5) (A) For a product manufacturer license, the fee to enter the lottery shall be seven hundred fifty dollars, the fee to receive a provisional license shall be five thousand dollars and the fee to receive a final license or a renewal of a final license shall be twenty-five thousand dollars.

(B) For a product manufacturer seeking authorization to expand the product manufacturer's authorized activities to include the authorized activities of a food and beverage manufacturer, the application fee for such expanded authorization shall be five thousand dollars and the fee to renew such expanded authorization shall be five thousand dollars. The fees due under this subparagraph shall be in addition to the fees due under subparagraph (A) of this subdivision.

(6) (A) For a food and beverage manufacturer license, the fee to enter the lottery shall be two hundred fifty dollars, the fee to receive a provisional license shall be one thousand dollars and the fee to receive a final license or a renewal of a final license shall be five thousand dollars.

(B) For a food and beverage manufacturer seeking authorization to expand the food and beverage manufacturer's authorized activities to include the authorized activities of a product manufacturer, the application fee for such expanded authorization shall be twenty-five thousand dollars and the fee to renew such expanded authorization shall be twenty-five thousand dollars. The fees due under this subparagraph shall be in addition to the fees due under subparagraph (A) of this subdivision.

(7) (A) For a product packager license, the fee to enter the lottery shall be five hundred dollars, the fee to receive a provisional license shall be five thousand dollars and the fee to receive a final license or a renewal of a final license shall be twenty-five thousand dollars.

(B) For a product packager seeking authorization to expand the product packager's authorized activities to include the authorized activities of a product manufacturer, the application fee for such expanded authorization shall be thirty thousand dollars and the fee to renew such expanded authorization shall be twenty-five thousand dollars. The fees due under this subparagraph shall be in lieu of the fees due under subparagraph (A) of this subdivision.

(8) For a delivery service or transporter license, the fee to enter the lottery shall be two hundred fifty dollars, the fee to receive a provisional license shall be one thousand dollars and the fee to receive a final license or a renewal of a final license shall be five thousand dollars.

(9) For an initial or renewal of a backer license, the fee shall be one hundred dollars.

(10) For an initial or renewal of a key employee license, the fee shall be one hundred dollars.

(11) For an initial or renewal of a registration of an employee who is not a key employee, the fee shall be fifty dollars.

(12) The license conversion fee for a dispensary facility to become a hybrid retailer shall be one million dollars, except as provided in section 21a-420u .

(13) The license conversion fee for a producer to engage in the adult use cannabis market shall be three million dollars, except as provided in section 21a-420 l .

(14) For a dispensary facility license, the fee to enter the lottery shall be five hundred dollars, the fee to receive a provisional license shall be five thousand dollars and the fee to receive a final license or a renewal of a final license shall be five thousand dollars.

(15) For a producer license, the fee to enter the lottery shall be one thousand dollars, the fee to receive a provisional license shall be twenty-five thousand dollars and the fee to receive a final license or a renewal of a final license shall be seventy-five thousand dollars.

(d) For any dispensary facility that has become a hybrid retailer, the renewal fee shall be the same as the fee for a hybrid retailer set forth in subdivision (2) of subsection (c) of this section. For any producer approved for expanded authorization to engage in the adult use cannabis market, the renewal fee shall be seventy-five thousand dollars. A social equity applicant shall pay fifty per cent of the amount of any of the fees specified in subsection (c) of this section for the first three renewal cycles of the applicable cannabis establishment license applied for, and the full amount thereafter, provided in the case of the fees set forth in subdivisions (12) and (13) of subsection (c) of this section, a social equity applicant shall pay the full amount of the fee.

(e) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, and thereafter, fees collected by the department under this section shall be paid to the State Treasurer and credited to the General Fund, except that the fees collected under subdivisions (12) and (13) of subsection (c) of this section shall be deposited in the Cannabis Social Equity and Innovation Fund established under section 21a-420f .

(f) For each license type:

(1) Applicants shall apply on a form and in a manner prescribed by the commissioner, which form shall include a method for the applicant to request consideration as a social equity applicant; and

(2) The department shall post on its Internet web site the application period, which shall specify the first and last date that the department will accept applications for that license type. The first date that the department shall accept applications shall be no sooner than thirty days after the date the Social Equity Council posts the criteria and supporting documentation necessary to qualify for consideration as a social equity applicant as set forth in section 21a-420g . Only complete license applications received by the department during the application period shall be considered.

(g) (1) No current or former state officer or employee, or employee of any other person who at any time had access to an application submitted to the department pursuant to this section, may disclose such application, or any information included in or submitted with such application, unless such disclosure is authorized under this subsection.

(2) The commissioner may disclose the following information concerning an application submitted to the department pursuant to this section:

(A) The applicant's name;

(B) The license type for which such application was submitted;

(C) The applicant's social equity designation, if any;

(D) The applicant's address;

(E) The name, electronic mail address and telephone number of the applicant's owner;

(F) The ownership interest that an owner of a social equity applicant holds in such applicant, expressed as a percentage of all ownership interests in such applicant;

(G) The name and address of the person who serves as the applicant's primary business contact;

(H) The application number assigned to such application;

(I) The date such application was submitted to the department;

(J) Information concerning the applicant's formation, including, but not limited to, the applicant's business entity type, formation date and place, and business registration number as such number appears on the electronic business portal established by the Commercial Recording Division of the office of the Secretary of the State pursuant to section 3-99d ; and

(K) The name of all cannabis businesses associated with the applicant and listed on such application.

(3) (A) In addition to the information described in subdivision (2) of this subsection, the commissioner may, in the commissioner's sole discretion, disclose any personal information or financial document associated with an application submitted to the department pursuant to this section to:

(i) A federal, state or local government agency acting in the course of such agency's governmental functions, or a person acting on behalf of such agency in performing such functions;

(ii) A college or university conducting research or assisting the state in reviewing such applications, provided such college or university agrees to not disclose any personally identifying information or confidential business information and to deidentify any personal or financial information such college or university receives from the department before releasing any report, study, survey or similar document concerning such information;

(iii) An officer of the court in connection with an administrative, arbitral, civil or criminal proceeding in a court of competent jurisdiction or before a government agency or self-regulatory body, including, but not limited to, the service of process, an investigation performed in anticipation of litigation, an order issued by such court or the execution or enforcement of a judgment or order issued by such court, provided the person to whom the commissioner discloses such information or document is a party in interest to such proceeding;

(iv) A state marshal in the course of performing such marshal's duties under section 6-38a ; or

(v) The applicant or the applicant's owner to confirm that any such information or document such applicant or owner submitted to the department in connection with such application is accurate.

(B) Any personal information or financial document the commissioner discloses pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this subdivision shall remain confidential, and no person described in subparagraphs (A)(i) to (A)(iv), inclusive, of this subdivision shall further disseminate such information or document in a manner that would enable another person to identify any person referenced in, and related to, such information or document unless such disclosure is required under other applicable law.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-10a — Connecticut Code / Title 21a / Chapter 416 / Section 21a-10a
Sec. 21a-10a. Retirement status license.
Status: in_force

(b) An applicant for a retirement status license shall submit his or her original license to the Department of Consumer Protection, along with a letter of request for such classification. The letter shall contain a statement expressing the licensee's current retirement status and the acceptance of a restriction on the retirement status license prohibiting the applicant from actively engaging in the practice of the occupation or trade for which a license was originally issued.

(c) A licensee issued a retirement status license shall not practice or offer to practice the occupation or trade for which a license was originally issued.

(d) If the Department of Consumer Protection issues a retirement status license pursuant to this section, it shall return the original license submitted pursuant to subsection (b) of this section to the applicant. Such original license shall bear a designation or be stamped “Retired”.

(e) The fee for a retirement status license shall be twenty dollars.

(f) A licensee issued a retirement status license may restore such licensee's original license by submitting a form, to be provided by the Department of Consumer Protection, requesting reinstatement and by paying the current annual fee for such license.

(g) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may, for good cause shown, grant a retirement status license to a person who does not meet the requirements of subsection (a) of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-4 — Connecticut Code / Title 21a / Chapter 416 / Section 21a-4
Sec. 21a-4. (Formerly Sec. 19-171b). Refund of fees for unused permits. Fine for payment by check or electronic funds transfer returned as uncollectible. Late fee for late renewal of license, permit, certificate or registration. Reinstatement of lapsed license, permit, certificate or registration. When incomplete application deemed expired and withdrawn.
Status: in_force

(b) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may impose a fine of twenty dollars on any applicant for a permit or license issued by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection who issues to the commissioner a check or electronic funds transfer drawn on the account of such applicant in payment of a permit or license fee and whose check or electronic funds transfer is returned to the Department of Consumer Protection as uncollectible. In addition, the commissioner may require the applicant to pay to the department any fees charged by a financial institution to the department as a result of such returned check or electronic funds transfer.

(c) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may impose a late fee on any applicant who fails to renew a license, permit, certificate or registration on or before the expiration date of such license, permit, certificate or registration. The amount of the late fee shall be equal to ten per cent of the renewal fee but shall not be less than ten dollars or more than one hundred dollars. Prior to renewing a license, permit, certificate or registration, an applicant shall pay all outstanding fees, including, but not limited to, late fees, owed to the department.

(d) If the Department of Consumer Protection does not receive a completed license, permit, certificate or registration renewal application from an applicant on or before the expiration date of such license, permit, certificate or registration, the department may accept a renewal application for a period of up to ninety days after such expiration date. If the department elects to accept a renewal application during such period, the applicant shall pay any late fee imposed by the commissioner under subsection (c) of this section but shall not be required to apply for reinstatement under subsection (e) of this section. No holder of any lapsed license, permit, certificate or registration shall engage in any activity for which an active license, permit, certificate or registration is required unless the department has approved a renewal application for such license, permit, certificate or registration.

(e) When a license, permit, certificate or registration has lapsed for a period longer than ninety days after its expiration date or the length of time specified in any other provision of the general statutes allowing for its reinstatement, an applicant may apply to the Department of Consumer Protection to reinstate such lapsed license, permit, certificate or registration. Upon receipt of such completed reinstatement application and payment of the corresponding application fee, the department may, in the department's discretion and if such application is made not later than three years after such expiration date or specified time, reinstate such lapsed license, permit, certificate or registration without examination. The applicant, prior to reinstatement by the department, shall attest that the applicant has not worked in the applicable occupation or profession in this state while such license, permit, certificate or registration was lapsed, pay the current year's renewal fee for reinstatement and take any continuing education required for the year preceding such reinstatement and the year of such reinstatement. If the applicant worked in the applicable occupation or profession in this state while such license, permit, certificate or registration was lapsed, the applicant shall pay all license and late fees due and owing for the period in which such license, permit, certificate or registration was lapsed and demonstrate to the department that the applicant has completed all continuing education required for the year preceding reinstatement. If a license, permit, certificate or registration has lapsed for longer than three years after the license, permit, certificate or registration expiration date or the length of time specified in any other provision of the general statutes allowing for reinstatement, whichever is longer, the applicant shall apply for a new license, permit, certificate or registration under this subsection. No person who had a license, permit, certificate or registration that lapsed during the three years immediately preceding the date of an application made pursuant to this subsection may seek a new license, permit, certificate or registration of the same type under the same name.

(f) Unless expressly provided otherwise by law, application fees for a license, permit, certificate or registration within the purview of the Department of Consumer Protection shall be nonrefundable. Unless waived by the department, in writing, the department may deem any incomplete application that has been submitted to the department to have expired and been withdrawn six months after the date of such incomplete application.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-126 — Connecticut Code / Title 21a / Chapter 419 / Section 21a-126
Sec. 21a-126. (Formerly Sec. 19-240). Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) “Retail drug trade” means the selling to the consumer, not for the purpose of resale, of any form of drugs, medicines, cosmetics, toilet preparations, drug sundries or allied articles, but shall not include the dispensing of drugs, medicines and medical supplies by a physician, dentist, surgeon or veterinary in the legitimate practice of his profession;

(2) “Drug retailer” means any individual, firm or corporation engaged wholly or partially in the retail drug trade;

(3) “Retail drug establishment” means any store or department of a store engaged in the retail drug trade;

(4) “Drug” means any substance or preparation, except soaps, intended for external or internal use in the cure, mitigation, treatment, remedy or prevention of disease or ailment in man or any other animal, and any substance or preparation intended to affect the structure or function of the body of man or any other animal, not including food, but including medicinal or quasi-medicinal preparations;

(5) “Cosmetics” and “toilet preparations” mean toilet articles and perfumes, toilet waters, face powders, creams, lotions, rouges, shaving creams, dentifrices, bath salts and all other similar preparations and substances, except soaps, designed and intended for application to the person for the purpose of cleansing, improving or changing in any way the appearance of the person, or of refreshing or preserving the person;

(6) “Drug sundries” means such articles as are used in conjunction with, but not included in, drugs, cosmetics or toilet preparations;

(7) “Manufacturer's wholesale list price” means the manufacturer's published wholesale price or, if there is no such published or list price, the invoice price, exclusive of all discounts, of the wholesaler to the retailer.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-140 — Connecticut Code / Title 21a / Chapter 419a / Section 21a-140
Sec. 21a-140. (Formerly Sec. 19-274). Equipment. Inspection. Analysis of source water.
Status: in_force

(b) Any establishment which is not subject to the provisions of sections 21a-150 to 21a-150j , inclusive, shall take samples from each source of water used for any beverage which such establishment bottles for sale, at least annually. Qualified employees of such establishment or an approved commercial laboratory shall analyze such water for microbiological contaminants on a biweekly basis if the source is other than a public water supply, as defined in section 21a-150 , and at least annually if the source is a public water supply. Such sampling and analyses shall be in addition to any sampling performed by government agencies. Records of such sampling and analyses shall be maintained on file at such establishment for not less than two years.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-421fff — Connecticut Code / Title 21a / Chapter 420h / Section 21a-421fff
Sec. 21a-421fff. Use of motor vehicle operator's license or identity card as proof of age. Misrepresentation of age to procure cannabis.
Status: in_force

(b) Any person who, for the purpose of procuring cannabis, misrepresents his or her age or uses or exhibits an operator's license belonging to any other person shall for (1) a first offense, be fined not more than two hundred fifty dollars, and (2) any subsequent offense, be guilty of a class D misdemeanor.

(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any person employed by, or who has contracted directly or indirectly with, a state agency for the purposes of testing the age verification and product controls of cannabis retailers while performing such testing duties.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-426 — Connecticut Code / Title 21a / Chapter 420j / Section 21a-426
Sec. 21a-426. Definitions. Moderate-THC hemp product vendors. Fees. Requirements. Policies, procedures and regulations. Penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) “Cannabis establishment” has the same meaning as provided in section 21a-420 ;

(2) “Consumer” has the same meaning as provided in section 21a-420 ;

(3) “Container” (A) means an object that is offered, intended for sale or sold to a consumer and directly contains (i) a manufacturer hemp product, or (ii) a moderate-THC hemp product, and (B) does not include an object or packaging that indirectly contains, or contains in bulk for transportation purposes, (i) a manufacturer hemp product, or (ii) a moderate-THC hemp product;

(4) “Manufacturer” has the same meaning as provided in section 22-61 l ;

(5) “Manufacturer hemp product” has the same meaning as provided in section 22-61 l ;

(6) “Moderate-THC hemp product” (A) means a manufacturer hemp product that has total THC, as defined in section 21a-240 , of not less than one-half of one milligram, and not more than five milligrams, on a per-container basis, and (B) does not include (i) an infused beverage, as defined in section 21a-425 , or (ii) a legacy infused beverage, as defined in section 21a-425 ; and

(7) “Moderate-THC hemp product vendor” means a person that (A) holds a certificate of registration issued by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection pursuant to this section, and (B) is not a cannabis establishment.

(b) Beginning on January 1, 2025, no person shall sell or offer to sell, at retail, any moderate-THC hemp product in the state to consumers unless such person is a cannabis establishment or holds a certificate of registration issued by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection pursuant to this section. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the wholesale or commercial distribution of moderate-THC hemp products for resale.

(c) (1) (A) Beginning on January 1, 2025, a person seeking a certificate of registration as a moderate-THC hemp product vendor shall submit to the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, in a form and manner prescribed by the commissioner, an application accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee in the amount of two thousand dollars or, if the applicant actively holds a manufacturer license, in the amount of one thousand dollars. Such application shall, at a minimum, disclose:

(i) The location in the state where such person currently sells or offers to sell, or proposes to sell or offer to sell, at retail, moderate-THC hemp products to consumers; and

(ii) Except as provided in subparagraph (C) of this subdivision, information sufficient for the commissioner to determine that:

(I) During the preceding year, at least eighty-five per cent of the average monthly gross revenue generated at such existing retail location was derived from sales, at retail, of moderate-THC hemp products to consumers; or

(II) It is reasonably likely that at least eighty-five per cent of the average monthly gross revenue to be generated at such proposed retail location will be derived from sales, at retail, of moderate-THC hemp products to consumers.

(B) Except as provided in subparagraph (C) of this subdivision, the commissioner shall not issue a certificate of registration as a moderate-THC hemp product vendor unless the commissioner has determined that the applicant satisfies, or is reasonably likely to satisfy, the minimum sales threshold established in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision. Each such certificate shall expire annually, and shall allow the moderate-THC hemp product vendor to sell and offer to sell, at retail, moderate-THC hemp products to consumers at such location.

(C) (i) No person seeking a certificate of registration as a moderate-THC hemp product vendor shall be required to disclose information sufficient for the Commissioner of Consumer Protection to determine that such person satisfies, or is reasonably likely to satisfy, the minimum sales threshold established in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision if such person (I) manufactures moderate-THC hemp products at the location in the state where such person sells or offers to sell, or proposes to sell or offer to sell, at retail, moderate-THC hemp products to consumers, or (II) is actively licensed as a manufacturer and sells or offers to sell, or proposes to sell or offer to sell, at retail, to consumers moderate-THC hemp products manufactured by such manufacturer.

(ii) The commissioner may issue a certificate of registration as a moderate-THC hemp product vendor to a person that satisfies the criteria set forth in subparagraph (C)(i) of this subdivision even if such person does not satisfy the minimum sales threshold established in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision.

(2) (A) Each certificate issued pursuant to this section shall be renewable for additional one-year periods. Each moderate-THC hemp product vendor seeking renewal shall submit to the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, in a form and manner prescribed by the commissioner, a renewal application accompanied by a nonrefundable renewal application fee in the amount of two thousand dollars or, if the moderate-THC hemp product vendor actively holds a manufacturer license, in the amount of one thousand dollars. Such application shall, at a minimum and except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, disclose information sufficient for the commissioner to determine that, during the preceding registration year, at least eighty-five per cent of the average monthly gross revenue generated at the moderate-THC hemp product vendor's registered retail location was derived from sales, at retail, of moderate-THC hemp products to consumers. Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, the commissioner shall not issue a renewal to a moderate-THC hemp product vendor unless the commissioner has determined that the moderate-THC hemp product vendor satisfied such minimum sales threshold.

(B) (i) No moderate-THC hemp product vendor seeking renewal of a certificate issued pursuant to this section shall be required to disclose information sufficient for the Commissioner of Consumer Protection to determine that such moderate-THC hemp product vendor satisfied the minimum sales threshold established in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision if (I) such moderate-THC hemp product vendor manufactures moderate-THC hemp products at such moderate-THC hemp product vendor's registered retail location, or (II) is actively licensed as a manufacturer and sells or offers to sell, at retail, to consumers moderate-THC hemp products manufactured by such manufacturer.

(ii) The commissioner may issue a renewal to a moderate-THC hemp product vendor that satisfies the criteria set forth in subparagraph (B)(i) of this subdivision even if the moderate-THC hemp product vendor did not satisfy the minimum sales threshold established in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision.

(3) All fees collected by the department under this section shall be deposited in the consumer protection enforcement account established in section 21a-8a .

(d) No person may act as a moderate-THC hemp product vendor, or represent that such person is a moderate-THC hemp product vendor, unless such person has obtained and actively holds a certificate of registration as a moderate-THC hemp product vendor issued by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection pursuant to this section.

(e) No cannabis establishment or moderate-THC hemp product vendor, or agent or employee of a cannabis establishment or moderate-THC hemp product vendor, shall sell a moderate-THC hemp product to any individual who is younger than twenty-one years of age. Prior to selling any moderate-THC hemp product to an individual, the cannabis establishment, moderate-THC hemp product vendor, agent or employee shall first verify the individual's age with a valid government-issued driver's license or identity card to establish that such individual is twenty-one years of age or older.

(f) No person shall sell any moderate-THC hemp product intended for human ingestion in packaging that includes more than two containers.

(g) All moderate-THC hemp products shall meet the standards set forth for manufacturer hemp products in subsections (v), (w) and (x) of section 22-61m .

(h) All moderate-THC hemp products shall meet (1) the testing standards for manufacturer hemp products established in, and any regulations adopted pursuant to, section 22-61m , or (2) such other testing standards for manufacturer hemp products as the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, in the commissioner's discretion, may designate.

(i) Each moderate-THC hemp product container shall prominently display a symbol, in a size of not less than one-half inch by one-half inch and in a format approved by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, that indicates that such moderate-THC hemp product is not legal or safe for individuals younger than twenty-one years of age.

(j) No cannabis establishment or moderate-THC hemp product vendor, or agent or employee of a cannabis establishment or moderate-THC hemp product vendor, shall gift or transfer any moderate-THC hemp product at no cost to a consumer as part of a commercial transaction.

(k) Each moderate-THC hemp product vendor shall be subject to the investigation and enforcement provisions set forth in section 21a-421p .

(l) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement the provisions of this section. Notwithstanding the requirements of sections 4-168 to 4-172 , inclusive, the commissioner shall, prior to adopting such regulations and in order to effectuate the provisions of this section, issue policies and procedures to implement the provisions of this section that shall have the force and effect of law. The commissioner shall post all policies and procedures on the Department of Consumer Protection's Internet web site, and submit such policies and procedures to the Secretary of the State for posting on the eRegulations System, at least fifteen days prior to the effective date of any policy or procedure. Any such policy or procedure shall no longer be effective upon the earlier of either the adoption of the policy or procedure as a final regulation under section 4-172 or forty-eight months from July 1, 2024, if such regulations have not been submitted to the legislative regulation review committee for consideration under section 4-170 .

(m) Following a hearing conducted in accordance with chapter 54, the Commissioner of Consumer Protection may impose an administrative civil penalty, not to exceed five thousand dollars per violation, and suspend, revoke or place conditions upon any moderate-THC hemp product vendor that violates any provision of this section or any regulation adopted pursuant to subsection (l) of this section. Any administrative civil penalty collected under this subsection shall be deposited in the consumer protection enforcement account established in section 21a-8a .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-420p — Connecticut Code / Title 21a / Chapter 420h / Section 21a-420p
Sec. 21a-420p. Micro-cultivator license.
Status: in_force

(b) A micro-cultivator is authorized to cultivate, grow, propagate, manufacture and package the cannabis plant at an establishment containing not less than two thousand square feet and not more than ten thousand square feet of grow space, prior to any expansion authorized by the commissioner, provided such micro-cultivator complies with the provisions of any regulations adopted under section 21a-420q concerning grow space. A micro-cultivator business shall meet physical security controls set forth and required by the commissioner.

(c) A micro-cultivator may apply for expansion of its grow space, in increments of five thousand square feet, on an annual basis, from the date of initial licensure, if such licensee is not subject to any pending or final administrative actions or judicial findings. If there are any pending or final administrative actions or judicial findings against the licensee, the department shall conduct a suitability review to determine whether such expansion shall be granted, which determination shall be final and appealable only to the Superior Court. The micro-cultivator may apply for an expansion of its business annually upon renewal of its credential until such licensee reaches a maximum of twenty-five thousand square feet of grow space. If a micro-cultivator desires to expand beyond twenty-five thousand square feet of grow space, the micro-cultivator licensee may apply for a cultivator license one year after its last expansion request. The micro-cultivator licensee shall not be required to apply through the lottery application process to convert its license to a cultivator license. If a micro-cultivator maintains its license and meets all of the application and licensure requirements for a cultivator license, including payment of the cultivator license fee established under section 21a-420e , the micro-cultivator licensee shall be granted a cultivator license.

(d) A micro-cultivator may label, manufacture, package and perform extractions on any cannabis cultivated, grown and propagated at its licensed establishment provided it meets all licensure and application requirements for a food and beverage manufacturer, product manufacturer or product packager, as applicable.

(e) A micro-cultivator may sell, transfer or transport its cannabis to a dispensary facility, hybrid retailer, retailer, delivery service, food and beverage manufacturer, product manufacturer, research program, cannabis testing laboratory or product packager, provided the cannabis is cultivated, grown and propagated at the micro-cultivator's licensed establishment and transported utilizing the micro-cultivator's own employees or a transporter. A micro-cultivator shall not gift or transfer cannabis or cannabis products at no cost to a consumer as part of a commercial transaction.

(f) (1) Subject to the requirements of this subsection and subsection (b) of section 21a-420c , a micro-cultivator may sell its own cannabis, including, but not limited to, its own cannabis seedlings, to consumers, excluding qualifying patients and care-givers, through a delivery service. No cannabis establishment other than a micro-cultivator shall sell cannabis seedlings to consumers, and no cannabis establishment other than a delivery service shall deliver cannabis seedlings sold by a micro-cultivator to consumers.

(2) No micro-cultivator shall sell a cannabis seedling to a consumer unless:

(A) The micro-cultivator cultivated the cannabis seedling in this state from seed or clone;

(B) The cannabis seedling (i) has a standing height of not more than six inches measured from the base of the stem to the tallest point of the plant, (ii) does not contain any bud or flower, and (iii) has been tested for pesticides and heavy metals in accordance with the laboratory testing standards established in the policies and procedures issued, and final regulations adopted, by the commissioner pursuant to section 21a-421j ; and

(C) A label or informational tag is affixed to the cannabis seedling disclosing the following in legible English, black lettering, Times New Roman font, flat regular typeface, on a contrasting background and in uniform size of not less than one-tenth of one inch, based on a capital letter “K”:

(i) The name of the micro-cultivator;

(ii) A product description for the cannabis seedling;

(iii) One of the following chemotypes anticipated after flowering: (I) “High THC, Low CBD”; (II) “Low THC, High CBD”; or (III) “50/50 THC and CBD”;

(iv) The results of the testing required under subparagraph (B)(iii) of this subdivision;

(v) Directions for optimal care of the cannabis seedling;

(vi) Unobscured symbols, in a size of not less than one-half inch by one-half inch and in a format approved by the commissioner, which symbols shall indicate that the cannabis seedling contains THC and is not legal or safe for individuals younger than twenty-one years of age; and

(vii) A unique identifier generated by a cannabis analytic tracking system maintained by the department and used to track cannabis under the policies and procedures issued, and final regulations adopted, by the commissioner pursuant to section 21a-421j .

(3) Notwithstanding section 21a-421j , no cannabis seedling shall be required to be sold in child-resistant packaging.

(4) No micro-cultivator shall knowingly sell more than three cannabis seedlings to a consumer in any six-month period.

(5) No micro-cultivator shall accept any returned cannabis seedling.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-421p — Connecticut Code / Title 21a / Chapter 420h / Section 21a-421p
Sec. 21a-421p. Suspension or revocation of, refusal to grant or placement of conditions on, license or registration. Imposition of fines. Certain information exempt from disclosure. Notice and hearing. Restrictions on timing of reapplication for license or registration.
Status: in_force

(b) Any of the following shall constitute sufficient cause for such action by the commissioner, including, but not limited to:

(1) Furnishing of false or fraudulent information in any application or failure to comply with representations made in any application, including, but not limited to, medical preservation plans and security requirements;

(2) A civil judgment against or disqualifying conviction of a cannabis establishment licensee, backer, key employee or license applicant;

(3) Failure to maintain effective controls against diversion, theft or loss of cannabis, cannabis products or other controlled substances;

(4) Discipline by, or a pending disciplinary action or an unresolved complaint against a cannabis establishment licensee, registrant or applicant regarding any professional license or registration of any federal, state or local government;

(5) Failure to keep accurate records and to account for the cultivation, manufacture, packaging or sale of cannabis;

(6) Denial, suspension or revocation of a license or registration, or the denial of a renewal of a license or registration, by any federal, state or local government or a foreign jurisdiction;

(7) False, misleading or deceptive representations to the public or the department;

(8) Return to regular stock of any cannabis where:

(A) The package or container containing the cannabis has been opened, breached, tampered with or otherwise adulterated; or

(B) The cannabis has been previously sold to an end user or research program subject;

(9) Involvement in a fraudulent or deceitful practice or transaction;

(10) Performance of incompetent or negligent work;

(11) Failure to maintain the entire cannabis establishment premises or cannabis testing laboratory and contents in a secure, clean, orderly and sanitary condition;

(12) Allowing another person to use the licensee's license;

(13) Failure to properly register employees or license key employees, or failure to notify the department of a change in key employees or backers;

(14) An adverse administrative decision or delinquency assessment against the cannabis establishment from the Department of Revenue Services;

(15) Failure to cooperate or give information to the department, local law enforcement authorities or any other enforcement agency upon any matter arising out of conduct in connection with a research program or at the premises of a cannabis establishment or a cannabis testing laboratory;

(16) Advertising in a manner prohibited by section 21a-421bb ; or

(17) Failure to comply with any provision of RERACA, or any policies and procedures issued by the commissioner to implement, or regulations adopted pursuant to, RERACA.

(c) Upon refusal to issue or renew a license or registration, the commissioner shall notify the applicant of the denial and of the applicant's right to request a hearing within ten days from the date of receipt of the notice of denial. If the applicant requests a hearing within such ten-day period, the commissioner shall give notice of the grounds for the commissioner's refusal and shall conduct a hearing concerning such refusal in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 concerning contested cases. If the commissioner's denial of a license or registration is sustained after such hearing, an applicant may not apply for a new cannabis establishment, cannabis testing laboratory, backer or key employee license, or employee registration or cannabis testing laboratory employee registration, for a period of one year after the date on which such denial was sustained.

(d) No person whose license or registration has been revoked may apply for a cannabis establishment, backer or key employee license or an employee registration for a period of one year after the date of such revocation.

(e) The voluntary surrender of a license or registration, or failure to renew a license or registration, shall not prevent the commissioner from suspending or revoking such license or registration or imposing other penalties permitted by RERACA.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-286 — Connecticut Code / Title 21a / Chapter 420b / Section 21a-286
Sec. 21a-286. Agreements for distribution and administration of opioid antagonists. Secure boxes, vending machines and secured machines. Test strips. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Consumer Protection;

(2) “Department” means the Department of Consumer Protection;

(3) “Host agency” means a community health organization, emergency medical service provider, government agency, law enforcement agency or local or regional board of education;

(4) “Opioid antagonist” has the same meaning set forth in section 17a-714a ;

(5) “Prescribing practitioner” has the same meaning set forth in section 20-14c ;

(6) “Pharmacist” has the same meaning set forth in section 20-609a ;

(7) “Secure box” means a container that (A) is securely affixed in a public location, (B) can be accessed by individuals for public use, (C) is temperature controlled or stored in an environment with temperature controls, (D) is tamper-resistant, (E) is equipped with an alarm capable of detecting and transmitting a signal when accessed by individuals, and (F) is equipped with an alarm capable of alerting first responders when accessed by individuals, unless equipping the container with such an alarm is commercially impracticable;

(8) “Secured machine” means a device that (A) restricts access to individuals participating in a syringe services program by utilizing a designated access number, personalized magnetic strip card or any other technology to identify such individuals for the purpose of providing access, and (B) is registered with the department in a form and manner prescribed by the commissioner; and

(9) “ Syringe services program” means a program that is (A) established or authorized pursuant to section 19a-124 , and (B) approved by the department under section 21a-65 .

(b) A prescribing practitioner, or a pharmacist who is certified to prescribe an opioid antagonist pursuant to section 20-633c , may enter into an agreement with a host agency related to the distribution and administration of an opioid antagonist for the reversal of an opioid overdose. The prescribing practitioner or pharmacist shall provide training to persons who will distribute or administer the opioid antagonist pursuant to the terms of the agreement. Persons other than the prescribing practitioner or pharmacist shall receive training in the distribution or administration of opioid antagonists prior to distributing or administering an opioid antagonist. The agreement shall address the storage, handling, labeling, recalls and recordkeeping of opioid antagonists by the host agency that is party to the agreement.

(c) (1) A prescribing practitioner, or a pharmacist who is certified to prescribe an opioid antagonist pursuant to section 20-633c , may enter into an agreement with a host agency to provide an intranasally or orally administered opioid antagonist, or permit a host agency to install on the host agency's premises a secure box containing an intranasally or orally administered opioid antagonist. The agreement shall address the environmental controls necessary to store such opioid antagonist, establish procedures for replenishment of such opioid antagonist, establish a process for monitoring the expiration dates of such opioid antagonist and disposing of any expired opioid antagonist, and require that signs be posted disclosing the presence of such opioid antagonist, and usage directions for such opioid antagonist, in the language or languages spoken in the community in which the secure box is installed. The secure box shall not contain an amount of the opioid antagonist that is greater than the amount necessary to serve the community in which such secure box is installed. If the host agency is unable to maintain the secure box, or the supplies necessary to maintain the secure box are unavailable, such host agency shall remove such secure box, and all signs required under this subdivision concerning such secure box, as soon as practicable but in no event later than five days after such host agency discovers that such host agency is unable to maintain such secure box or the supplies necessary to maintain such secure box.

(2) A prescribing practitioner, or a pharmacist who is certified to prescribe an opioid antagonist pursuant to section 20-633c , may enter into an agreement with a host agency to operate a vending machine for the purpose of distributing an opioid antagonist for nasal administration. The vending machine shall be in a location that maintains a temperature that is at all times consistent with the manufacturer's package insert for the opioid antagonist, or have the ability to maintain an environment, independent of the external environment, that is appropriate for the opioid antagonist based on such package insert. The following shall be clearly and conspicuously displayed on the outside of the vending machine, adjacent to the vending machine or upon distribution of an opioid antagonist contained in such vending machine: (A) Information concerning the signs and symptoms of an overdose; (B) instructions for the use of the opioid antagonist; (C) information about the services that are offered in this state to treat opioid use disorder; and (D) an Internet web site address that contains, or a quick response code that directs an individual to an Internet web site that contains, information concerning the signs and symptoms of an overdose, overdose response and instructions for the use of the opioid antagonist.

(3) Nothing in subdivision (1) or (2) of this subsection shall be construed to prohibit placement of an opioid antagonist in a container that also includes an automated external defibrillator or any other product used to treat a medical emergency.

(d) A prescribing practitioner, or a pharmacist who is certified to prescribe an opioid antagonist pursuant to section 20-633c , may enter into an agreement with a syringe services program to permit the syringe services program to include an opioid antagonist in such syringe services program's secured machine. The agreement shall address the environmental controls necessary to store such opioid antagonist, establish procedures for replenishment of such opioid antagonist, establish a process for monitoring the expiration dates of such opioid antagonist and disposing of any expired opioid antagonist, and require that signs be posted disclosing the presence of such opioid antagonist, and usage directions for such opioid antagonist, in the language or languages spoken in the community in which such secured machine is installed.

(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent a secured machine from distributing a test strip intended for use by an individual prior to injection, inhalation or ingestion of a particular substance to prevent accidental overdose by injection, inhalation or ingestion of such substance.

(f) A prescribing practitioner or pharmacist who enters into an agreement pursuant to subsection (b), (c) or (d) of this section shall not be liable for damages in a civil action or subject to administrative or criminal prosecution for the administration or dispensing of an opioid antagonist by the host agency who is a party to such agreement.

(g) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement the provisions of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-70h — Connecticut Code / Title 21a / Chapter 417 / Section 21a-70h
Sec. 21a-70h. Registration as pharmaceutical marketing firm. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Consumer Protection or the commissioner's authorized representative;

(2) “Contact” means any communication transmitted in person or by telephone, electronic mail, text message or other electronic means between a pharmaceutical representative and a prescribing practitioner or pharmacist, to promote or provide information relating to a legend drug;

(3) “Department” means the Department of Consumer Protection;

(4) “Legend drug” has the same meaning as provided in section 20-571 ;

(5) “Pharmaceutical manufacturer” (A) means a (i) person, whether within or without the boundaries of the state of Connecticut, that (I) produces, prepares, cultivates, grows, propagates, compounds, converts or processes a drug, directly or indirectly, by extraction from substances of natural origin, by means of chemical synthesis or by a combination of extraction and chemical synthesis, or (II) packages, repackages, labels or relabels a drug container under such manufacturer's own trademark or label, or any other trademark or label, for the purpose of selling the drug, or (ii) sterile compounding pharmacy, as defined in section 20-633b that dispenses sterile pharmaceuticals without a prescription or a patient-specific medical order intended for use in humans, and (B) includes, but is not limited to, a virtual manufacturer, as defined in section 20-571 ;

(6) “Pharmaceutical marketing firm” means a pharmaceutical manufacturer that employs or compensates pharmaceutical representatives;

(7) “Pharmaceutical representative” means any person, including, but not limited to, a sales representative, who markets, promotes or provides information regarding a legend drug for human use to a prescribing practitioner and is employed or compensated by a pharmaceutical manufacturer;

(8) “Pharmacist” has the same meaning as provided in section 20-571 ; and

(9) “Prescribing practitioner” has the same meaning as provided in section 20-571 .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-342 — Connecticut Code / Title 21a / Chapter 420d / Section 21a-342
Sec. 21a-342. (Formerly Sec. 19-565). Regulations.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 21a-336 re adoption of regulations declaring substances to be hazardous, re safety requirements, safety standards, etc.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-274a — Connecticut Code / Title 21a / Chapter 420b / Section 21a-274a
Sec. 21a-274a. Drug enforcement grant program. Safe neighborhoods grant program. Community mobilization antidrug grant program.
Status: in_force

(b) There is established a safe neighborhoods grant program which shall be administered by the Office of Policy and Management. Grants may be made, on a competitive basis, to the cities of Bridgeport, Danbury, Hartford, Meriden, Middletown, New Britain, New Haven, New London, Norwalk, Norwich, Stamford, Waterbury and Windham, and to the Police Officer Standards and Training Council within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection for the purpose of (1) improving public safety in urban neighborhoods through programs which increase police presence by hiring additional police officers and establishing police substations for those neighborhoods, (2) involving residents in crime prevention activities, including security enhancements to neighborhood residences and business establishments, and (3) improving public safety in urban neighborhoods through programs which increase police presence by increasing the hours worked by police officers during times when such increased presence is most needed to deter and control illegal use of firearms in those neighborhoods where there has been a high incidence of illegal use of firearms in the commission of crime. A grantee shall use the grant to increase police presence within the grantee's safe neighborhoods project area and, with the approval of the Office of Policy and Management, a grantee may use such grant to temporarily increase police presence in high crime areas outside such project area. The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall adopt regulations in accordance with chapter 54 for the administration of this subsection. Such regulations shall include provisions for the establishment of programs, the allocation of funds and the application process. For purposes of this subsection, the term “safe neighborhoods project area” means a single neighborhood within a municipality selected by the municipality to be eligible for a safe neighborhoods grant.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-110 — Connecticut Code / Title 21a / Chapter 418 / Section 21a-110
Sec. 21a-110. (Formerly Sec. 19-229). New drugs.
Status: in_force

(b) An application provided for in subdivision (2) of subsection (a) shall become effective on the one hundred eightieth day after the filing thereof, except that, if the commissioner finds, after due notice to the applicant and giving him an opportunity for a hearing, that the drug is not safe or not effective for use under the conditions prescribed, recommended or suggested in the proposed labeling thereof, he shall, prior to the effective date of the application, issue an order refusing to permit the application to become effective.

(c) This section shall not apply: (1) To a drug intended solely for investigational use by experts qualified by scientific training and experience to investigate the safety and effectiveness of drugs, provided the drug shall be plainly labeled in compliance with regulations issued under Section 355 (i) or 357 (d) of the federal act; or (2) to a drug sold in this state at any time prior to the enactment of this chapter or introduced into interstate commerce at any time prior to the enactment of the federal act; or (3) to any drug which is licensed under Title 42 USC 262; or (4) to any drug subject to subsection (o) of section 21a-106 .

(d) An order refusing to permit an application under this section to become effective may be revoked by the commissioner.

Annotation to former section 19-229:

Whether a drug is a “new drug” or not is a justiciable issue within the jurisdiction of the court. 15 CS 11.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-422l — Connecticut Code / Title 21a / Chapter 420h / Section 21a-422l
Sec. 21a-422l. Possession and consumption of cannabis in hotels, motels or similar lodging. Smoking of cannabis and usage of electronic cannabis delivery system or vapor product.
Status: in_force

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, a hotel, motel or similar lodging shall prohibit the smoking of cannabis and the use of an electronic cannabis delivery system or a vapor product containing cannabis in any location of such hotel, motel or similar lodging.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-279d — Connecticut Code / Title 21a / Chapter 420b / Section 21a-279d
Sec. 21a-279d. Cannabis given by one consumer to another.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 21a-420 for definition of “cannabis”.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-336 — Connecticut Code / Title 21a / Chapter 420d / Section 21a-336
Sec. 21a-336. (Formerly Sec. 19-559). Regulations. Lead content standard.
Status: in_force

(b) The administrator may, in addition to regulations adopted under subsection (a) of this section, adopt regulations establishing safety requirements, safety standards, banned hazardous substances, labeling requirements and testing procedures for articles subject to sections 21a-335 to 21a-346 , inclusive.

(c) If the administrator finds that the hazard of an article subject to sections 21a-335 to 21a-346 , inclusive, is such that labeling adequate to protect the public health and safety cannot be devised, or the article presents an imminent danger to the public health and safety, the administrator may by regulation declare such article to be a banned hazardous substance and require its removal from commerce. The administrator shall compile, within available appropriations, and from time to time amend, a list of toys and other articles which are intended for use by children and which are classified as banned hazardous substances, and shall post such list in a conspicuous place on the department's web site. Such list shall be publicly accessible and searchable.

(d) On and after July 1, 2011, if the administrator determines that a standard stricter than one hundred parts per million total lead content by weight for any part of a children's product is feasible, the administrator may adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54 to establish such stricter standard pursuant to subparagraph (B) of subsection (p) of section 21a-335 that is as low as forty parts per million total lead content by weight for any part of such product.

See Sec. 21a-342 re adoption of regulations for enforcement of chapter.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-62g — Connecticut Code / Title 21a / Chapter 417 / Section 21a-62g
Sec. 21a-62g. Prepackaged food products. Labels.
Status: in_force

(1) The name and address of the cottage food operation;

(2) The common or usual name of the cottage food product;

(3) The ingredients of the cottage food product, in descending order of predominance by weight or volume;

(4) Allergen information, as specified by federal labeling requirements, such as milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat and soybeans; and

(5) The following statement printed in at least ten-point type in a clear and conspicuous manner that provides contrast to the background label: “Made in a Cottage Food Operation that is not Subject to Routine Government Food Safety Inspection.”
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-265 — Connecticut Code / Title 21a / Chapter 420b / Section 21a-265
Sec. 21a-265. (Formerly Sec. 19-471). Inspection of prescriptions, orders, records and stocks restricted to government officers and third-party payors. Confidentiality.
Status: in_force

Cited. 207 C. 698. Law enforcement officials allowed access to prescription records for controlled substances upon consent of pharmacist in possession of those records, without the need for search warrant or defendant's prior consent; absent search warrant, no requirement for pharmacist to comply with request by law enforcement officials to review prescription records in pharmacist's possession. 259 C. 436.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-420d — Connecticut Code / Title 21a / Chapter 420h / Section 21a-420d
Sec. 21a-420d. Social Equity Council established. Membership. Powers. Study. Recommendations. List of disproportionately impacted areas. Duties. Bylaws. Reports.
Status: in_force

(b) The Social Equity Council shall consist of seventeen members as follows:

(1) One appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, who has a professional background of not less than five years working in the field of either social justice or civil rights;

(2) One appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, who has a professional background of not less than five years working in the field of either social justice or civil rights;

(3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of Representatives, who has a professional background of not less than five years working in the field of economic development to help minority-owned businesses;

(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, who has a professional background of not less than five years in providing access to capital to minorities, as defined in section 32-9n ;

(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives, who is from a community that has been disproportionately harmed by cannabis prohibition and enforcement;

(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, who has a professional background of not less than five years in providing access to capital to minorities, as defined in section 32-9n ;

(7) Two appointed by the chairperson of the Black and Puerto Rican Caucus of the General Assembly, one of whom shall be designated by the chairperson of the Black Caucus of the General Assembly and one of whom shall be designated by the chairperson of the Puerto Rican and Latino Caucus of the General Assembly;

(8) Five appointed by the Governor, one who is from a community that has been disproportionately harmed by cannabis prohibition and enforcement, one who has a professional background of not less than five years working in the field of economic development and one who is an executive branch official focused on workforce development;

(9) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection, or the commissioner's designee;

(10) The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, or the commissioner's designee;

(11) The State Treasurer, or the State Treasurer's designee; and

(12) The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, or the secretary's designee.

(c) (1) In making the appointments in subsection (b) of this section, the appointing authority shall use best efforts to make appointments that reflect the racial, gender and geographic diversity of the population of the state.

(2) Members appointed by the Governor shall serve a term of four years from the time of appointment and members appointed by any other appointing authority shall serve a term of three years from the time of appointment. The appointing authority shall fill any vacancy for the unexpired term.

(3) (A) The Governor shall appoint an interim executive director to operationalize and support the Social Equity Council until, notwithstanding the provisions of section 4-9a , the council appoints an executive director. Subject to the provisions of chapter 67, and within available appropriations, the council may thereafter appoint an executive director and such other employees as may be necessary for the discharge of the duties of the council.

(B) Not later than July 1, 2024, the council shall adopt bylaws specifying which duties are retained by the members of the council and which duties are delegated to the executive director.

(C) The council may, by a simple majority vote of the members of the council, take any formal personnel action concerning the executive director for any reason.

(D) In addition to the council's authority under subparagraph (C) of this subdivision, if a final review board consisting of the chairperson and the members of the council appointed under subdivisions (1), (2), (5) and (6) of subsection (b) of this section determines, by a simple majority vote of the members of the final review board, that removing the executive director is in the best interest of serving the council's mission, such final review board shall issue a letter to the council recommending that the council remove the executive director.

(4) The Governor shall appoint the chairperson of the council from among the members of the council. The chairperson shall directly supervise, establish annual goals for and conduct an annual performance review of the executive director.

(5) The chairperson and executive director shall jointly develop, and the council shall review and approve, (A) the budgetary information that the council is required to annually submit to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (c) of section 21a-420f , (B) allocations of moneys in the social equity and innovation account, established under section 21a-420f , that the council determines, under subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 21a-420f , further the principles of equity, as defined in section 21a-420 , and (C) any plans for expenditures to provide (i) access to capital for businesses, (ii) technical assistance for the start-up and operation of a business, (iii) funding for workforce education, (iv) funding for community investments, and (v) funding for investments in disproportionately impacted areas.

(d) A majority of the members of the Social Equity Council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business. The members of the council shall serve without compensation, but shall, within available appropriations, be reimbursed for expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties. Any member who fails to attend three consecutive meetings held after May 24, 2022, or who fails to attend fifty per cent of all meetings held during any calendar year beginning on or after January 1, 2023, shall be deemed to have resigned from office. The appointing authority shall fill the vacancy for the unexpired term of any member who is deemed to have resigned from office under this subsection, and shall use best efforts to ensure such appointment reflects the racial, gender and geographic diversity of the population of the state.

(e) The Social Equity Council may (1) request, and shall receive, from any state agency such information and assistance as the council may require, (2) use such funds as may be available from federal, state or other sources and may enter into contracts to carry out the purposes of the council, including, but not limited to, contracts or agreements with Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated, constituent units of the state system of higher education, regional workforce development boards and community development financial institutions, (3) utilize voluntary and uncompensated services of private individuals, state or federal agencies and organizations as may, from time to time, be offered and needed, (4) accept any gift, donation or bequest for the purpose of performing the duties of the council, (5) hold public hearings, (6) establish such standing committees, as necessary, to perform the duties of the council, and (7) adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, as the council may deem necessary to carry out the duties of the council.

(f) The Social Equity Council shall promote and encourage full participation in the cannabis industry by persons from communities that have been disproportionately harmed by cannabis prohibition and enforcement.

(g) Not later than forty-five days after June 22, 2021, or at a later date determined by the Social Equity Council, the council shall establish criteria for proposals to conduct a study under this section and the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall post on the State Contracting Portal a request for proposals to conduct a study, and shall select an independent third party to conduct such study and provide detailed findings of fact regarding the following matters in the state or other matters determined by the council:

(1) Historical and present-day social, economic and familial consequences of cannabis prohibition, the criminalization and stigmatization of cannabis use and related public policies;

(2) Historical and present-day structures, patterns, causes and consequences of intentional and unintentional racial discrimination and racial disparities in the development, application and enforcement of cannabis prohibition and related public policies;

(3) Foreseeable long-term social, economic and familial consequences of unremedied past racial discrimination and disparities arising from past and continued cannabis prohibition, stigmatization and criminalization;

(4) Existing patterns of racial discrimination and racial disparities in access to entrepreneurship, employment and other economic benefits arising in the lawful palliative use cannabis sector as established pursuant to chapter 420f; and

(5) Any other matters that the council deems relevant and feasible for study for the purpose of making reasonable and practical recommendations for the establishment of an equitable and lawful adult-use cannabis business sector in this state.

(h) Not later than January 1, 2022, the Social Equity Council shall, taking into account the results of the study conducted in accordance with subsection (g) of this section, make written recommendations, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a , to the Governor and the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to finance, revenue and bonding, consumer protection and the judiciary regarding legislation to implement the provisions of this section. The council shall make recommendations regarding:

(1) Creating programs to ensure that individuals from communities that have been disproportionately harmed by cannabis prohibition and enforcement are provided equal access to licenses for cannabis establishments;

(2) Specifying additional qualifications for social equity applicants;

(3) Providing for expedited or priority license processing for each license as a retailer, hybrid retailer, cultivator, micro-cultivator, product manufacturer, food and beverage manufacturer, product packager, transporter and delivery service license for social equity applicants;

(4) Establishing minimum criteria for any cannabis establishment licensed on or after January 1, 2022, that is not owned by a social equity applicant, to comply with an approved workforce development plan to reinvest or provide employment and training opportunities for individuals in disproportionately impacted areas;

(5) Establishing criteria for a social equity plan for any cannabis establishment licensed on or after January 1, 2022, to further the principles of equity, as defined in section 21a-420 ;

(6) Recruiting individuals from communities that have been disproportionately harmed by cannabis prohibition and enforcement to enroll in the workforce training program established pursuant to section 21a-421g ;

(7) Potential uses for revenue generated under RERACA to further equity;

(8) Encouraging participation of investors, cannabis establishments, and entrepreneurs in the cannabis business accelerator program established pursuant to section 21a-421f ;

(9) Establishing a process to best ensure that social equity applicants have access to the capital and training needed to own and operate a cannabis establishment; and

(10) Developing a vendor list of women-owned and minority-owned businesses that cannabis establishments may contract with for necessary services, including, but not limited to, office supplies, information technology infrastructure and cleaning services.

(i) (1) Not later than August 1, 2021, and annually thereafter until July 31, 2023, the Social Equity Council shall use the most recent five-year United States Census Bureau American Community Survey estimates or any successor data to determine one or more United States census tracts in the state that are a disproportionately impacted area and shall publish a list of such tracts on the council's Internet web site.

(2) Not later than August 1, 2023, the council shall use poverty rate data from the most recent five-year United States Census Bureau American Community Survey estimates, population data from the most recent decennial census and conviction information from databases managed by the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection to identify all United States census tracts in the state that are disproportionately impacted areas and shall publish a list of such tracts on the council's Internet web site. In identifying which census tracts in this state are disproportionately impacted areas and preparing such list, the council shall:

(A) Not deem any census tract with a poverty rate that is less than the state-wide poverty rate to be a disproportionately impacted area;

(B) After eliminating the census tracts described in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, rank the remaining census tracts in order from the census tract with the greatest historical conviction rate for drug-related offenses to the census tract with the lowest historical conviction rate for drug-related offenses; and

(C) Include census tracts in the order of rank described in subparagraph (B) of this subdivision until including the next census tract would cause the total population of all included census tracts to exceed twenty-five per cent of the state's population.

(j) After developing criteria for workforce development plans as described in subdivision (4) of subsection (h) of this section, the Social Equity Council shall review and approve or deny in writing any such plan submitted by a producer under section 21a-420 l or a hybrid-retailer under section 21a-420u .

(k) The Social Equity Council shall develop criteria for evaluating the ownership and control of any equity joint venture created under section 21a-420m , 21a-420u,21a-420j or 21a-420aa and shall review and approve or deny in writing such equity joint venture prior to such equity joint venture being licensed under section 21a-420m , 21a-420u,21a-420j or 21a-420aa . The council shall not approve any equity joint venture applicant which shares with an equity joint venture any individual owner who meets the criteria established in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subdivision (51) of section 21a-420 , other than an individual owner in their capacity as a backer licensed under section 21a-420o .

(l) The Social Equity Council shall, upon receipt of funds from producers in accordance with subdivision (5) of subsection (b) of section 21a-420 l , develop a program to assist social equity applicants to open not more than two micro-cultivator establishment businesses in total. Producers shall provide mentorship to such social equity applicants. The council shall, with the department, determine a system to select social equity applicants to participate in such program without participating in a lottery or request for proposals.

(m) (1) The Social Equity Council shall review and either approve or deny, in writing, any social equity plan submitted by a cannabis establishment as part of the cannabis establishment's final license application. The council shall approve or deny such social equity plan not later than thirty days after such social equity plan is submitted to the council. If the council denies any such social equity plan, the applicant may revise and resubmit such social equity plan without prejudice.

(2) Not later than July 1, 2024, the council shall update the criteria for social equity plans described in subdivision (5) of subsection (h) of this section to include a specific, points-based rubric to evaluate social equity plans.

(n) The Social Equity Council shall approve the amounts, grantees and purposes of any grants made by the council from the social equity and innovation account or the Cannabis Social Equity and Innovation Fund, established under section 21a-420f , and any contract executed by and between the council and a grant maker shall require that the amounts, grantees and purposes of any subgrants made by such grant maker shall be approved by the council.

(o) Not later than July 1, 2024, and quarterly thereafter, the Social Equity Council shall prepare and submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a , to the Governor, the speaker of the House of Representatives, the president pro tempore of the Senate, the majority leader of the House of Representatives, the majority leader of the Senate, the minority leader of the House of Representatives, the minority leader of the Senate and the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and consumer protection. The report shall include, but need not be limited to:

(1) The fiscal-year-to-date expenditures of the council, which expenditures shall disclose, at a minimum: (A) All expenditures made for personal services and the fringe benefit costs associated therewith; (B) all expenditures made for consultants retained for the purpose of reviewing applications for social equity applicant status; (C) all expenditures made to provide businesses with access to capital and the number of businesses that received access to such capital; (D) all expenditures made to provide technical assistance for the start-up and operation of businesses and the number of businesses that received such assistance; (E) all expenditures made to fund workforce education, the number of persons served by the workforce education programs supported by such expenditures and the number of persons successfully placed in relevant professional roles after completing such workforce education programs; (F) all expenditures made to fund community investment grants, the amounts, grantees and purposes of such grants and, if any of such grants were made to a grant maker, the amounts, grantees and purposes of any subgrants made by such grant maker; (G) all expenditures made for promotional or branding items and which promotional or branding items were purchased; (H) all expenditures made for advertising or marketing campaigns; (I) all expenditures made to advertising or marketing firms; (J) all expenditures made for sponsorships; (K) all expenditures made for other community outreach; (L) all expenditures made for travel; and (M) all other expenditures not described in subparagraphs (A) to (L), inclusive, of this subdivision; and

(2) The status of the council's performance of the council's responsibilities in the licensing process under RERACA, including, but not limited to: (A) The number of applications for social equity applicant status, social equity plans and workforce development plans pending before the council, categorized into the number of applications, social equity plans and workforce development plans pending before the council for (i) less than thirty days, (ii) at least thirty days but less than sixty days, (iii) at least sixty days but less than ninety days, and (iv) at least ninety days; (B) the number of applications for social equity applicant status, social equity plans and workforce development plans approved during the then current fiscal year, broken down by license type; and (C) the number of applications for social equity applicant status, social equity plans and workforce development plans denied during the then current fiscal year, broken down by license type.

(p) Not later than July 1, 2024, and monthly thereafter, the executive director of the council shall prepare and submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a , to the council and the Black and Puerto Rican Caucus of the General Assembly. The report shall include, but need not be limited to:

(1) The expenditures the council plans to make during the month immediately following submission of such report, which expenditures shall disclose, at a minimum: (A) All expenditures the council plans to make for consultants retained for the purpose of reviewing applications for social equity applicant status; (B) all expenditures the council plans to make to fund community investment grants, the amounts, grantees and purposes of such grants and, if any of such grants are to be made to a grant maker, the amounts, grantees and purposes of any subgrants to be made by such grant maker; (C) all expenditures the council plans to make for promotional or branding items, for advertising or marketing campaigns, to advertising or marketing firms and for sponsorships; (D) all expenditures the council plans to make for community outreach; and (E) all expenditures the council plans to make for travel; and

(2) The status of the council's performance of the council's responsibilities in the licensing process under RERACA, including, but not limited to, the following information for the date of such report: (A) The number of applications for social equity applicant status that are pending before the council and the date each such application was submitted, broken down by license type, municipality, assembly district and senate district; (B) the number of social equity plans that are pending before the council and the date each such social equity plan was submitted, broken down by license type; and (C) the number of workforce development plans that are pending before the council and the date each such workforce development plan was submitted, broken down by license type.

See Sec. 4-38f for definition of “administrative purposes only”.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21-41 — Connecticut Code / Title 21 / Chapter 409 / Section 21-41
Sec. 21-41. Proof of identity required. Record-keeping requirements.
Status: in_force

(b) Each such pawnbroker shall maintain a computerized record-keeping system deemed appropriate by the licensing authority, in which shall be entered in English, at the time the pawnbroker receives any article of personal property by way of pledge, deposit or purchase, a description of such article, the name, residence address, proof of identity as required in subsection (a) of this section and a general description of the person from whom, and the date and hour when, such property was received and in which, if the property does not contain any identifiable numbers or markings, shall be included a digital photograph of each article. Each entry in the record-keeping system shall be numbered consecutively. A tag shall be attached to the article in a visible and convenient place with a number written on such tag corresponding to the entry number in the record-keeping system and shall remain attached to the article until the article is sold or otherwise disposed of, provided the licensing authority shall prescribe procedures authorizing the removal of such tags from articles, including those articles consisting of jewelry that are cleaned and repaired on the premises by the pawnbroker, that will provide accountability for such articles. Such tag shall be visible in a digital photograph taken in accordance with this section. Such record-keeping system and the place where such business is carried on and all articles of property therein may be examined at all times by any state police officer, municipal police officer, the licensing authority or any person by them designated. Any state police officer or municipal police officer who performs such an examination may require any employee on the premises to provide proof of the employee's identity. All records maintained pursuant to this section shall be retained by the pawnbroker for not less than two years.

(c) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, the description of any property received by a pawnbroker under this section shall include, but shall not be limited to, all distinguishing marks, names of any kind, including brand and model names, model and serial numbers, engravings, etchings, affiliation with any institution or organization, dates, initials, color, vintage or image represented. Any description of audio, video or electronic media of any kind shall also include the title and artist or any other identifying information contained on the cover or external surface of such media.

(d) The licensing authority may provide for an exemption from, or establish additional or different requirements than, the requirements of subsection (c) of this section upon consideration of the nature of the property, transaction or business, including, but not limited to, articles in bulk lots or articles of minimal value.

Cited. 201 C. 89.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-38 — Connecticut Code / Title 21a / Chapter 417 / Section 21a-38
Sec. 21a-38. (Formerly Sec. 19-193e). Suspension or revocation of license.
Status: in_force

(b) Whenever the commissioner finds any grossly unsanitary condition or any other condition which constitutes a substantial hazard to public health or safety involving the preparation or transportation of any food or beverage or the use of any vending machine he may, without notice or hearing, issue a written order to the licensee citing the existence of such condition and specifying the corrective action to be taken, and, if he deems it necessary, require that use of such facility or machine be discontinued. Any licensee to whom such order is issued may petition for a hearing, which shall be granted, but no such petition shall stay the execution or effectiveness of any order pending hearing. Each such order shall continue in effect until it is rescinded by the commissioner or until the condition cited is corrected.

(c) The commissioner shall cause a seal or a tag or appropriate marking prohibiting its use to be placed upon every vending machine supplied by a person whose operator's license has been suspended or revoked and upon every vending machine the use of which is so prohibited.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21-67 — Connecticut Code / Title 21 / Chapter 412 / Section 21-67
Sec. 21-67. License: Application. Fee. Renewal. Inspections.
Status: in_force

(b) The department shall, within sixty-five days after the receipt of the application, review the application, plans and specifications and inspect the location. If the department finds that the proposed park meets the provisions of this chapter and of any other state statutes or regulations and municipal ordinances or regulations, it shall approve the application and, subject to reinspection and approval on completion of the park or sections of the park and payment of the annual license fee as provided in subsection (c), shall issue a license effective for one year.

(c) The annual license fee for each mobile manufactured home park shall be computed on the basis of the number of mobile manufactured home spaces located in the park in accordance with the following schedule:
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-420z — Connecticut Code / Title 21a / Chapter 420h / Section 21a-420z
Sec. 21a-420z. Delivery service and transporter licenses. Regulations and policies and procedures. Registration of delivery service employees.
Status: in_force

(b) Upon application for a delivery service or transporter license, the applicant shall indicate whether the applicant is applying to transport cannabis (1) between cannabis establishments, in which case the applicant shall apply for a transporter license, or (2) from certain cannabis establishments to consumers or qualifying patients and caregivers, or a combination thereof, in which case the applicant shall apply for a delivery service license.

(c) A delivery service may (1) deliver cannabis from a micro-cultivator, retailer, or hybrid retailer directly to a consumer, and (2) deliver cannabis and medical marijuana products from a hybrid retailer or dispensary facility directly to a qualifying patient, caregiver, or hospice or other inpatient care facility licensed by the Department of Public Health pursuant to chapter 368v that has protocols for the handling and distribution of cannabis that have been approved by the Department of Consumer Protection. A delivery service may not store or maintain control of cannabis or medical marijuana products for more than twenty-four hours between the point when a consumer, qualifying patient, caregiver or facility places an order, until the time that the cannabis or medical marijuana product is delivered to such consumer, qualifying patient, caregiver or facility.

(d) A transporter may deliver cannabis between cannabis establishments, research programs and cannabis testing laboratories and shall not store or maintain control of cannabis for more than twenty-four hours from the time the transporter obtains the cannabis from a cannabis establishment, research program or cannabis testing laboratory until the time such cannabis is delivered to the destination.

(e) The commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to implement the provisions of RERACA. Notwithstanding the requirements of sections 4-168 to 4-172 , inclusive, in order to effectuate the purposes of RERACA and protect public health and safety, prior to adopting such regulations the commissioner shall issue policies and procedures to implement the provisions of this section that shall have the force and effect of law. The commissioner shall post all policies and procedures on the department's Internet web site, and submit such policies and procedures to the Secretary of the State for posting on the eRegulations System, at least fifteen days prior to the effective date of any policy or procedure. Any such policy or procedure shall no longer be effective upon the earlier of either adoption of such policy or procedure as a final regulation under section 4-172 or forty-eight months from July 1, 2021, if such final regulations have not been submitted to the legislative regulation review committee for consideration under section 4-170 . The commissioner shall issue policies and procedures, and thereafter adopt final regulations, requiring that: (1) The delivery service and transporter meet certain security requirements related to the storage, handling and transport of cannabis, the vehicles employed, the conduct of employees and agents, and the documentation that shall be maintained by the delivery service, transporter and its drivers; (2) a delivery service that delivers cannabis to consumers maintain an online interface that verifies the age of consumers ordering cannabis for delivery and meets certain specifications and data security standards; and (3) a delivery service that delivers cannabis to consumers, qualifying patients or caregivers, and all employees and agents of such licensee, to verify the identity of the qualifying patient, caregiver or consumer and the age of the consumer upon delivery of cannabis to the end consumer, qualifying patient or caregiver, in a manner acceptable to the commissioner. The individual placing the cannabis order shall be the individual accepting delivery of the cannabis except, in the case of a qualifying patient, the individual accepting the delivery may be the caregiver of such qualifying patient.

(f) A delivery service shall not gift or transfer cannabis at no cost to a consumer or qualifying patient or caregiver as part of a commercial transaction.

(g) A delivery service that employs twelve or more individuals to deliver cannabis pursuant to subsection (c) of this section may only use individuals employed on a full-time basis, not less than thirty-five hours a week, to deliver cannabis pursuant to subsection (c) of this section. Any delivery service employees who deliver cannabis shall be registered with the department, and a delivery service shall not employ more than twenty-five such delivery employees at any given time.

(h) No provision of this section shall be construed to excuse any delivery service from the requirement that such delivery service enter into a labor peace agreement with a bona fide labor organization under section 21a-421d .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-116 — Connecticut Code / Title 21a / Chapter 418 / Section 21a-116
Sec. 21a-116. (Formerly Sec. 19-235). Examinations and investigations.
Status: in_force

(b) When a sample or specimen of any such article is taken for examination under this chapter, the commissioner shall, upon request, provide a part thereof for examination by any person named on the label of such article or the owner thereof, or his attorney or agent; except that the commissioner is authorized, by regulations, to make such reasonable exceptions from, and to impose such reasonable terms and conditions relating to, the operation of this subsection as he finds necessary for the proper administration of the provisions of this chapter.

(c) For the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this chapter, pertinent records of any administrative agency of the state government shall be open to inspection by the commissioner or his authorized representative.

Cited. 207 C. 698.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-70 — Connecticut Code / Title 21a / Chapter 417 / Section 21a-70
Sec. 21a-70. (Formerly Sec. 19-210). Registration of manufacturers and wholesalers of drugs. Sale of drugs limited.
Status: in_force

(b) Registration of wholesalers and manufacturers of drugs required. Exceptions. Fees. Expenses. No wholesaler or manufacturer shall operate as such until he has received a certificate of registration issued by the commissioner, which certificate shall be renewed annually, provided no such certificate shall be required of a manufacturer, except a sterile compounding pharmacy, as defined in subsection (a) of section 20-633b , whose principal place of business is located outside the state, who is registered with the federal Food and Drug Administration or any successor agency and who files a copy of such registration with the commissioner. A fee of one hundred ninety dollars shall be charged for each wholesaler's certificate and renewal thereof. A separate certificate and corresponding fee is required for each location existing in this state and for each location existing outside of this state that distributes products into this state. The fee for a manufacturer's certificate and renewal thereof shall be two hundred eighty-five dollars for manufacturers employing not more than five licensed pharmacists or qualified chemists or both; three hundred seventy-five dollars for manufacturers employing not more than ten licensed pharmacists or qualified chemists or both; and nine hundred forty dollars for manufacturers employing more than ten licensed pharmacists or qualified chemists or both. No such certificate shall be issued to a manufacturer unless such drugs, devices or cosmetics are manufactured or compounded under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist or a qualified chemist. No certificate of registration shall be issued under this section until the applicant has furnished proof satisfactory to the commissioner that the applicant is equipped as to facilities and apparatus to properly carry on the business described in his application and that the applicant conforms to chapter 418 and regulations adopted thereunder.

(c) Commissioner's right to deny certificate. The commissioner shall have the right to deny a certificate of registration if he determines that the issuance of such registration is inconsistent with the public interest. In determining the public interest, the commissioner shall consider, at a minimum, the following factors:

(1) Any convictions or regulatory actions involving the applicant under any federal, state or local law relating to drug samples, wholesale or retail drug distribution, or distribution or possession of drugs including controlled substances;

(2) Any felony convictions of the applicant under federal, state or local laws;

(3) The applicant's past experience in the manufacture or distribution of drugs;

(4) The furnishing by the applicant of false or fraudulent material in any application made in connection with drug manufacturing or distribution;

(5) Suspension, revocation or other sanction by federal, state or local government of any license or registration currently or previously held by the applicant for the manufacture or distribution of any drugs;

(6) Compliance with licensing or registration requirements under previously granted licenses or registrations;

(7) Compliance with requirements to maintain or make available to the commissioner or to federal, state or local law enforcement officials those records required by any federal or state statute or regulation;

(8) Failure to provide adequate control against the diversion, theft and loss of drugs;

(9) Provision of required security for legend drugs and, in the case of controlled substances, compliance with security requirements for wholesalers set forth in regulations adopted under chapter 420b; and

(10) Compliance with all regulations adopted to enforce the provisions of this section.

(d) Suspension, revocation or refusal to renew registration. The commissioner may suspend, revoke or refuse to renew a registration, or may issue a letter of reprimand or place a registrant on probationary status, for sufficient cause. Any of the following shall be sufficient cause for such action:

(1) The furnishing of false or fraudulent information in any application or other document filed with the commissioner;

(2) Any criminal conviction of the registrant under any federal or state statute concerning drugs;

(3) The suspension, revocation or other restriction or penalty issued against a license or registration related to drugs;

(4) Failure to provide adequate control against the diversion, theft and loss of drugs; or

(5) A violation of any provision of any federal or state statute or regulation concerning drugs.

(e) Compliance with applicable laws. Wholesalers and manufacturers shall operate in compliance with applicable federal, state and local statutes, regulations and ordinances, including any applicable laws concerning controlled substances, drug product salvaging or reprocessing.

(f) Inspections and audits. Wholesalers and manufacturers shall permit the commissioner, or his authorized representatives, to enter and inspect their premises and delivery vehicles, and to audit their records and written operating procedures, at reasonable times and in a reasonable manner.

(g) Hearings. Before denying, suspending, revoking or refusing to renew a registration, or before issuing a letter of reprimand or placing a registrant on probationary status, the commissioner shall afford the applicant or registrant an opportunity for a hearing in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54. Notice of such hearing may be given by certified mail. The commissioner may subpoena witnesses and require the production of records, papers and documents pertinent to such hearing.

(h) Sale of drugs limited. Regulations. No wholesaler or manufacturer shall sell any drugs except to the state or any political subdivision thereof, to another manufacturer or wholesaler, to any hospital recognized by the state as a general or specialty hospital, to any institution having a full-time pharmacist who is actively engaged in the practice of pharmacy in such institution not less than thirty-five hours a week, to a chronic and convalescent nursing home having a pharmacist actively engaged in the practice of pharmacy based upon the ratio of one-tenth of one hour per patient per week but not less than twelve hours per week, to a practicing physician, podiatrist, dentist, optometrist or veterinarian, to a licensed pharmacy or a store to which a permit to sell nonlegend drugs has been issued as provided in section 20-624 or to an authorized entity that has established a medical protocol with a prescribing practitioner pursuant to section 19a-909 , provided drugs sold to an authorized entity shall be limited to epinephrine cartridge injectors. The commissioner may adopt such regulations as are necessary to administer and enforce the provisions of this section.

(i) System to identify suspicious orders of controlled substances. Reports. (1) Each registered manufacturer or wholesaler of drugs shall operate a system to identify suspicious orders of controlled substances and shall immediately inform the Director of the Drug Control Division of suspicious orders. Suspicious orders include, but are not limited to, orders of unusual size, orders deviating substantially from a normal pattern and orders of unusual frequency. Each registered manufacturer or wholesaler of drugs shall also send the Drug Control Division a copy of any suspicious orders submitted to the federal Drug Enforcement Administration pursuant to 21 CFR 1301.74.

(2) Each registered manufacturer or wholesaler of drugs that, based on concerns of potential diversion, ceases or declines distribution of any schedule II, III, IV or V controlled substance to a pharmacy, as defined in section 20-594 , or to a practitioner, as defined in section 21a-316 , in the state of Connecticut shall report the name of the pharmacy or practitioner, location of the pharmacy or practitioner and the reasons for ceasing or declining distribution of such controlled substance in writing to the Director of the Drug Control Division, or to an electronic system designated by the Drug Control Division, not later than five business days after ceasing or declining distribution of such controlled substance.

(j) Penalty. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21-39a — Connecticut Code / Title 21 / Chapter 409 / Section 21-39a
Sec. 21-39a. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) “Pawnbroker” means a person, other than a person operating an automated kiosk for consumer electronics in accordance with section 21a-446 , who is engaged in the business of loaning money on the deposit or pledge of wearing apparel, jewelry, ornaments, household goods or other personal property or purchasing such property on condition of selling the same back again at a stipulated price;

(2) “Precious metals or stones dealer” means a person who is primarily engaged in the business of purchasing gold or gold-plated ware, silver or silver-plated ware, platinum ware, watches, jewelry, precious stones, bullion or coins;

(3) “Secondhand dealer” means a person who is primarily engaged in the business of purchasing personal property of any type from a person who is not a wholesaler, for the purpose of reselling or exchanging such property, and has physical possession of such property, other than an antiques dealer, art dealer, coin and stamp dealer, precious metals or stones dealer, pawnbroker, consignment shop operator, special collectibles dealer, musical instrument dealer, used book dealer, used clothing dealer, used children's products dealer, used sporting equipment dealer, dealer in motor vehicles as described in chapter 246, auctioneer as described in chapter 403, junk dealer, as defined in section 21-9 , scrap metal processor, as defined in section 14-67w , recycling facility, as defined in section 22a-207 , bona fide charitable or religious corporation, person operating an automated kiosk for consumer electronics in accordance with section 21a-446 or any retailer that is primarily engaged in the business of selling new items but also gives consideration other than cash in exchange for one or more items traded in to such retailer;

(4) “Antiques dealer” means a person who is primarily engaged in the business of buying and selling items collected or desirable due to age, rarity, condition or some other unique feature;

(5) “Art dealer” means a person who is primarily engaged in the business of buying and selling illustrative and decorative paintings, drawings, photographs, prints, sculptures or other works in the graphic or plastic arts, or decorative or artistic objects;

(6) “Coin and stamp dealer” means a person who is primarily engaged in the business of buying and selling coins, stamps, currency or rare documents collected or desirable due to age, rarity, condition or some other unique feature;

(7) “Consignment shop operator” means a person who is primarily engaged in the business of selling personal property as the agent of another person who has placed such property in the physical possession of the agent when such other person has not been paid for such property, retains legal title to such property and bears the risk of loss until such property is sold to a third person;

(8) “Special collectibles dealer” means a person who is primarily engaged in the business of buying or selling a distinctive type of manufactured item of limited supply designed for persons to collect or that possesses attractive characteristics, rarity, uniqueness, production faults or other distinctive characteristics necessary to cause a person to save it for hobby, display or investment purposes, without regard to its value or practical use, including, but not limited to, china, glass, toys, militaria, sports memorabilia, movie memorabilia, railroad memorabilia, models, comic books, dolls, figurines or other items of interest to a discrete group of persons, excluding antiques, coins, stamps, works of art, books, jewelry or precious metals;

(9) “Musical instruments dealer” means a person who is primarily engaged in the business of buying and selling new and used musical instruments and accessories;

(10) “Used book dealer” means a person who is primarily engaged in the business of buying and selling books previously sold at retail from persons other than a publisher or wholesaler;

(11) “Used clothing dealer” means a person who is primarily engaged in the business of buying and selling clothing previously purchased from a source other than a wholesaler;

(12) “Used children's products dealer” means a person who is primarily engaged in the business of buying and selling children's products, excluding products regulated by the federal Food and Drug Administration, previously purchased from a source other than a wholesaler;

(13) “Used sporting equipment dealer” means a person who is primarily engaged in the business of buying and selling sporting equipment previously purchased from a source other than a wholesaler;

(14) “Wholesaler” means a person engaged in the business of buying property in large quantities and reselling the property in the same or smaller quantities to persons who resell the property to the ultimate consumer;

(15) “Licensing authority” means the chief of police of any town or city or, if such town or city does not have an organized local police department, the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection; and

(16) “Person” means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership or association.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21-86 — Connecticut Code / Title 21 / Chapter 413 / Section 21-86
Sec. 21-86. Manufacturer's warranty; waiver.
Status: in_force

(1) That such home is free from any substantial defects in materials or workmanship in the structure, plumbing, heating and electrical systems and all appliances and other equipment installed or included therein or thereon by the manufacturer.

(2) That the seller or manufacturer shall take appropriate corrective action at the site of such home in instances of substantial defects in materials or workmanship which become evident within one year from the date of delivery of such home to the buyer, provided the buyer gives written notice of such defects to the seller, manufacturer or dealer at his business address as soon as such defects become evident. The warranty provided herein shall be in addition to and not in derogation of any other right or privilege which the buyer may have as otherwise provided by law or instrument. The seller or manufacturer shall not require the buyer to waive his rights under this chapter and any waiver shall be deemed contrary to public policy and shall be void and unenforceable. Any action instituted by a buyer for failure of the manufacturer to comply with the provisions of this chapter shall allow the recovery of court costs and reasonable attorney's fees.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-321 — Connecticut Code / Title 21a / Chapter 420c / Section 21a-321
Sec. 21a-321. (Formerly Sec. 19-504p). Renewal of registration. Fee.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 21a-10(b) re staggered schedule for license renewals.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21-90 — Connecticut Code / Title 21 / Chapter 413a / Section 21-90
Sec. 21-90. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) “Leased cottage community” means a plot of land upon which two or more cottages, occupied for residential purposes, are located. “Leased cottage community” does not include a common interest community, as defined in section 47-202 , a condominium, as defined in section 47-68a , or a community land trust as defined in section 47-301 .

(2) “Cottage” means a detached residential dwelling unit in a leased cottage community which dwelling unit is owned by a person other than the person who owns the leased cottage community.

(3) “Cottage association” means an organization representing fifty-one per cent of the cottages in the community.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-425a — Connecticut Code / Title 21a / Chapter 420i / Section 21a-425a
Sec. 21a-425a. Infused beverage manufacturers. License and licensed cannabis establishments. Manufacturing, testing, packaging, labeling, advertising and sales requirements. Report. Policies, procedures and regulations. Penalties.
Status: in_force

(b) A person seeking an infused beverage manufacturer license under this section shall submit to the Department of Consumer Protection, in a form and manner prescribed by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, an application accompanied by an application fee in the amount of five thousand dollars. Each license issued pursuant to this section shall be valid for a period of one year, and shall be renewable for additional one-year periods upon submission of a renewal application in the manner, and payment of a renewal fee in the amount, set forth for an initial application under this subsection. All fees collected under this subsection shall be deposited in the consumer protection enforcement account established in section 21a-8a .

(c) (1) A cultivator, micro-cultivator, food and beverage manufacturer or product manufacturer, or a producer that has received expanded authorization to engage in the adult use cannabis market under the producer's license issued pursuant to section 21a-408i , may, beginning on October 1, 2024, manufacture infused beverages in this state that are intended to be sold or offered for sale in this state if such cultivator, micro-cultivator, food and beverage manufacturer, product manufacturer or producer submits to the Department of Consumer Protection, in a form and manner prescribed by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, a written request to manufacture such infused beverages, and the commissioner approves such written request.

(2) A cultivator, micro-cultivator, food and beverage manufacturer, product manufacturer or producer that receives approval from the Commissioner of Consumer Protection under subdivision (1) of this subsection shall be subject to all provisions of this section, and all regulations, policies and procedures adopted or issued pursuant to subsection (k) of this section, applicable to infused beverage manufacturers, except no such cultivator, micro-cultivator, food and beverage manufacturer, product manufacturer or producer shall be subject to the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section.

(d) (1) Beginning on October 1, 2024, no infused beverage manufacturer shall obtain any hemp product for the purpose of manufacturing any infused beverage that is intended to be sold or offered for sale in this state unless such hemp product is in the form of hemp oil, and no such infused beverage manufacturer shall use any hemp product other than hemp oil to manufacture any such infused beverage.

(2) Beginning on October 1, 2024, no infused beverage manufacturer shall obtain any hemp oil for the purpose of manufacturing any infused beverage that is intended to be sold or offered for sale in this state unless such hemp oil:

(A) Is derived from hemp;

(B) (i) Was extracted from hemp grown by (I) a hemp producer, as evidenced by a certificate of authenticity issued by the hemp producer, or (II) a licensed hemp grower regulated by a state, territory or federally recognized Indian tribe, and in accordance with a state or tribal plan approved by the United States Department of Agriculture, as evidenced by a certificate of authenticity issued by such licensed hemp grower, or (ii) was extracted (I) by a person who is actively credentialed by a state or federally recognized Indian tribe to extract hemp, and (II) in a facility that is credentialed by a state or federally recognized Indian tribe; and

(C) Was extracted from hemp by using (i) a Class 3 residual solvent within the meaning of the most recent United States Pharmacopeia, Chapter 467, as amended from time to time, (ii) a solvent generally recognized as safe pursuant to the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, or (iii) a solvent approved by the Department of Consumer Protection and posted on the department's Internet web site.

(3) Beginning on October 1, 2024, each infused beverage manufacturer that manufactures any infused beverage that is intended to be sold or offered for sale in this state shall:

(A) Not manufacture any such infused beverage with total THC that exceeds three milligrams per container;

(B) Manufacture such infused beverage by using equipment that is exclusively used to manufacture an infused beverage or prepared in accordance with good manufacturing practices as set forth in 21 CFR Parts 110 and 111, as amended from time to time, as applicable; and

(C) Ensure that all hemp oil such infused beverage manufacturer possesses to manufacture such infused beverage is (i) stored in a secure, locked location separate from any cannabis, (ii) clearly and conspicuously labeled as hemp oil solely for use in manufacturing an infused beverage, and (iii) solely used for the purpose of manufacturing an infused beverage.

(e) (1) Beginning on October 1, 2024, no infused beverage that is sold or offered for sale in this state shall include (A) any additive that (i) is psychotropic, or (ii) could increase the potency, toxicity or addictive properties of the infused beverage, including, but not limited to, caffeine other than caffeine naturally occurring in chocolate, or (B) total THC that exceeds three milligrams per container.

(2) (A) Beginning on October 1, 2024, each lot of an infused beverage in final form shall be tested by a cannabis testing laboratory. A statistically significant number of samples shall be collected from such lot and submitted to the cannabis testing laboratory for final product testing in a manner approved by the Department of Consumer Protection. Such sampling and final product testing shall be conducted by using a representative sample of such lot and by collecting a minimum number of sample increments relative to the size of such lot.

(B) Beginning on October 1, 2024, no infused beverage shall be sold or offered for sale in this state unless the infused beverage meets (i) the laboratory testing standards for cannabis established in, and any regulations, policies and procedures adopted or issued pursuant to, section 21a-421j , or (ii) such other testing standards as may be approved by the Department of Consumer Protection and posted on the department's Internet web site.

(3) Beginning on October 1, 2024, no infused beverage sold or offered for sale in this state shall be packaged, labeled or advertised in any manner that is likely to mislead an individual by incorporating any statement, brand, design, representation, picture, illustration or other depiction that:

(A) Bears a reasonable resemblance to trademarked or characteristic packaging of (i) cannabis offered for sale (I) in this state by a cannabis establishment licensed in this state, or (II) on tribal land by a tribal-credentialed cannabis entity, or (ii) a commercially available product other than a cannabis product; or

(B) Appeals to individuals who are younger than twenty-one years of age by, among other things, (i) making use of any spokesperson or celebrity who appeals to such individuals, (ii) depicting any individual who is younger than twenty-five years of age consuming cannabis or an infused beverage, (iii) including any object, such as a toy, character or cartoon character, which suggests the presence of any individual who is younger than twenty-one years of age, or (iv) making use of any other method that is designed to appeal to any individual who is younger than twenty-one years of age.

(4) Beginning on October 1, 2024, each infused beverage container sold or offered for sale in this state shall prominently display a symbol, in a size of not less than one-half inch by one-half inch and in a format approved by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, that indicates that such infused beverage is not legal or safe for individuals younger than twenty-one years of age.

(f) (1) Beginning on October 1, 2024, no infused beverage manufacturer shall sell an infused beverage to any person in this state other than (A) a dispensary facility, (B) a hybrid retailer, (C) a retailer, or (D) the holder of a wholesaler permit or a wholesaler permit for beer issued under section 30-17 .

(2) Beginning on October 1, 2024, a dispensary facility, hybrid retailer or retailer, before selling an infused beverage to a consumer in this state, or wholesaler permittee, before selling an infused beverage to a package store permittee under subsection (b) of section 30-20 , shall, based on a representative sample of the infused beverage containers included in the shipment that includes such infused beverage, (A) verify that the infused beverages included in such shipment satisfy the requirements established in subdivision (3) of subsection (e) of this section and any regulations adopted, and policies and procedures issued, pursuant to subsection (k) of this section, and (B) for the purpose of preserving public health and safety, verify that the infused beverages included in such shipment were manufactured in accordance with requirements that are substantially similar to the requirements established in subsections (d) and (e) of this section and any regulations adopted, and policies and procedures issued, pursuant to subsection (k) of this section if such infused beverages were manufactured (i) in a facility located in, and regulated by, another state, and (ii) by a person who is regulated as a food or nonalcoholic beverage manufacturer.

(g) Beginning on October 1, 2024, no cannabis establishment or infused beverage manufacturer, or agent or employee of a cannabis establishment or infused beverage manufacturer, shall gift or transfer any infused beverage to a consumer, at no cost to the consumer, as part of a commercial transaction.

(h) Beginning on October 1, 2024, the Commissioner of Consumer Protection may request that an infused beverage manufacturer submit to the Department of Consumer Protection, in a form and manner prescribed by the commissioner, documentation sufficient to demonstrate that the infused beverage manufacturer is in compliance with the provisions of this section. The infused beverage manufacturer shall promptly provide such documentation to the department.

(i) Beginning on October 1, 2024, each infused beverage manufacturer shall be subject to the investigation and enforcement provisions set forth in section 21a-421p .

(j) Beginning on October 1, 2024, if the Commissioner of Consumer Protection determines, after consulting with the Attorney General, that the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, P.L. 115-334, as amended from time to time, has been amended in a manner that conflicts with any provision of this section, the commissioner shall prepare and submit a report, in coordination with the Attorney General and in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a , to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to consumer protection. Such report shall, at a minimum, set forth the scope of such conflict and recommendations to resolve such conflict. The commissioner shall submit such report: (1) Not later than thirty days after the United States Department of Agriculture announces such amendment, if the General Assembly is in session; or (2) not later than sixty days after the United States Department of Agriculture announces such amendment, if the General Assembly is not in session.

(k) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement the provisions of this section. Notwithstanding the requirements of sections 4-168 to 4-172 , inclusive, the commissioner shall, prior to adopting such regulations and in order to effectuate the provisions of this section, issue policies and procedures to implement the provisions of this section that shall have the force and effect of law. The commissioner shall post all policies and procedures on the Department of Consumer Protection's Internet web site, and submit such policies and procedures to the Secretary of the State for posting on the eRegulations System, at least fifteen days prior to the effective date of any policy or procedure. Any such policy or procedure shall no longer be effective upon the earlier of either the adoption of the policy or procedure as a final regulation under section 4-172 or forty-eight months from July 1, 2024, if such regulations have not been submitted to the legislative regulation review committee for consideration under section 4-170 .

(l) Beginning on October 1, 2024, and following a hearing conducted in accordance with chapter 54, the Commissioner of Consumer Protection may impose an administrative civil penalty, not to exceed five thousand dollars per violation, and suspend, revoke or place conditions upon any infused beverage manufacturer that violates any provision of this section or any regulation adopted pursuant to subsection (k) of this section. All administrative civil penalties collected under this subsection shall be deposited in the consumer protection enforcement account established in section 21a-8a .

(m) Beginning on October 1, 2024, the Commissioner of Consumer Protection may, pursuant to section 4-182 , summarily suspend any credential the commissioner or Department of Consumer Protection has issued to any person who violates any provision of this section.

(n) Any violation of the provisions of this section shall be deemed an unfair or deceptive trade practice under subsection (a) of section 42-110b .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-420c — Connecticut Code / Title 21a / Chapter 420h / Section 21a-420c
Sec. 21a-420c. License required for sale, offering or delivery of cannabis. Penalties. Enforcement powers of commissioner, Attorney General and municipalities.
Status: in_force

(b) No person except a delivery service, or an employee of a delivery service, subject to the restrictions set forth in section 21a-420z , acting in the course of such employee's employment may deliver cannabis to consumers, patients or caregivers.

(c) Any violation of the provisions of this section shall be deemed an unfair or deceptive trade practice under subsection (a) of section 42-110b .

(d) (1) Any municipality may, by vote of its legislative body, prohibit the operation of any business within such municipality that is found to be in violation of the provisions of this section or if such operation poses an immediate threat to public health and safety.

(2) If the chief executive officer of a municipality determines that a business within the municipality is operating in violation of the provisions of this section or poses an immediate threat to public health and safety, the chief executive officer may apply to the Superior Court for an order under subdivision (3) of this subsection.

(3) Upon an application under subdivision (2) of this subsection, the Superior Court, upon a finding that a business within the municipality is operating in violation of the provisions of this section or poses an immediate threat to public health and safety, may issue forthwith, ex parte and without a hearing, an order that shall direct the chief law enforcement officer of the municipality to take from such business possession and control of any merchandise related to such violation or immediate threat to public health and safety, which merchandise shall include, but need not be limited to, (A) any cannabis or cannabis product, (B) any cigarette, tobacco or tobacco product, (C) any merchandise related to the merchandise described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this subdivision, and (D) any proceeds related to the merchandise described in subparagraphs (A) to (C), inclusive, of this subdivision.

(4) As used in this subsection, (A) “cigarette” has the same meaning as provided in section 4-28h , (B) “immediate threat to public health and safety” includes, but is not limited to, the presence of (i) any cannabis or cannabis product in connection with a violation of this section, or (ii) any cigarette or tobacco product alongside any cannabis or cannabis product, and (C) “operation” and “operating” mean engaging in the sale of, or otherwise offering for sale, goods and services to the general public, including, but not limited to, through indirect retail sales.

(e) (1) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be assessed a civil penalty of thirty thousand dollars for each violation. Each day that such violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.

(2) Any person who aids or abets any violation of the provisions of this section shall be assessed a civil penalty of thirty thousand dollars for each violation. Each day that such person aids or abets such violation shall constitute a separate offense. For the purposes of this subdivision, no person shall be deemed to have aided or abetted a violation of the provisions of this section unless (A) such person was the owner, officer, controlling shareholder or in a similar position of authority that allowed such person to make command or control decisions regarding the operations and management of another person who (i) is prohibited from selling or offering any cannabis or cannabis product under this section, and (ii) sold or offered any cannabis or cannabis product in violation of this section, (B) such person knew that such other person (i) is prohibited from selling or offering any cannabis or cannabis product under this section, and (ii) sold or offered any cannabis or cannabis product in violation of this section, (C) such person provided substantial assistance or encouragement in connection with the sale or offer of such cannabis or cannabis product in violation of this section, and (D) such person's conduct was a substantial factor in furthering the sale or offer of such cannabis or cannabis product in violation of this section.

(3) Any person who manages or controls a commercial property, or who manages or controls a commercial building, room, space or enclosure, in such person's capacity as an owner, lessee, agent, employee or mortgagor, who knowingly leases, rents or makes such property, building, room, space or enclosure available for use, with or without compensation, for the purpose of any sale or offer of any cannabis or cannabis product in violation of this section shall be assessed a civil penalty of ten thousand dollars for each violation. Each day that such violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.

(4) No person other than the Attorney General, upon complaint of the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, or a municipality in which the violation of this section occurred shall assess any civil penalty under this subsection or institute a civil action to recover any civil penalty imposed under this subsection. If a municipality institutes a civil action to recover any civil penalty imposed under this subsection, such penalty shall be paid first to the municipality to reimburse such municipality for the costs incurred in instituting such action. One-half of the remainder, if any, shall be payable to the treasurer of such municipality and one-half of such remainder shall be payable to the Treasurer and deposited in the General Fund.

(f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the imposition of any criminal penalty on any person who (1) is prohibited from selling or offering any cannabis or cannabis product under this section, and (2) sells or offers any cannabis or cannabis product in violation of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-257 — Connecticut Code / Title 21a / Chapter 420b / Section 21a-257
Sec. 21a-257. (Formerly Sec. 19-464). Person receiving narcotic drug to keep it in original container. Exceptions. Class D misdemeanor.
Status: in_force

(b) Any person who fails to keep such narcotic drug in the original container as provided in subsection (a) of this section, except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, shall be guilty of a class D misdemeanor.

(c) The provisions of subsection (b) of this section shall not apply to any person who in good faith places such narcotic drug in either a (1) pill box, case or organizer stored within such person's residence, or (2) secured or locked pill box, case or organizer, provided such pill box, case or organizer is accompanied by proof of such person's prescription.

Annotations to former section 19-464:

Defendant held to have burden of proving he had drug in container in which it was delivered to him by person dispensing it. 148 C. 57.

Cited. 7 CA 403.

Cited. 6 Conn. Cir. Ct. 584.

Annotation to present section:

Section is not unconstitutionally vague as applied due to lack of notice and arbitrary enforcement despite the lack of intent or knowledge requirement in language of section, or the doctrine of desuetude, because the record is devoid of evidence that section has been openly, notoriously and pervasively violated without prosecution for a long period of time or that there has been a conspicuous policy of nonenforcement. 129 CA 239.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-421d — Connecticut Code / Title 21a / Chapter 420h / Section 21a-421d
Sec. 21a-421d. Labor peace agreements with bona fide labor organizations. List of bona fide labor organizations. Arbitration. Civil action. Prohibition against sale, transport or transfer of cannabis while license suspended.
Status: in_force

(1) “Bona fide labor organization” means (A) with respect to a labor peace agreement entered into on or before September 30, 2023, a labor union that (i) represents employees in this state with regard to wages, hours and working conditions, (ii) whose officers have been elected by a secret ballot or otherwise in a manner consistent with federal law, (iii) is free of domination or interference by any employer and has received no improper assistance or support from any employer, and (iv) is actively seeking to represent cannabis workers in the state, and (B) with respect to a labor peace agreement entered into on or after October 1, 2023, a labor union that is included on the list established and periodically updated by the department pursuant to subsection (b) of this section;

(2) “Labor peace agreement” means an agreement between a cannabis establishment and a bona fide labor organization under this section pursuant to which the owners and management of the cannabis establishment agree not to lock out employees and that prohibits the bona fide labor organization from engaging in picketing, work stoppages or boycotts against the cannabis establishment;

(3) “Cannabis establishment”, “dispensary facility” and “producer” have the same meanings as provided in section 21a-420 ; and

(4) “Licensee” means a cannabis establishment licensee, dispensary facility or producer.

(b) (1) Not later than October 1, 2023, the department shall establish and periodically update a list of labor unions that (A) are actively seeking to represent cannabis workers in this state, and (B) satisfy the criteria established in subdivision (2) of this subsection.

(2) Not later than September 1, 2023, the department shall accept applications for inclusion on the list established pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection. Any labor union that wishes to be included on such list shall submit an application to the department, in a form and manner prescribed by the department. As part of such application, such labor union shall attest, under penalty of false statement, that such labor union:

(A) Is actively seeking to represent cannabis workers in this state;

(B) Satisfies at least two of the following criteria:

(i) Such labor union represents employees in this state with regard to wages, hours and working conditions;

(ii) Such labor union has been recognized or certified as the bargaining representative for cannabis employees employed at cannabis establishments in this state;

(iii) Such labor union has executed one or more collective bargaining agreements with cannabis establishment employers in this state, which agreement or agreements remain effective on the date of such labor union's application under this subsection; or

(iv) Such labor union has spent resources as part of one or more attempts to organize and represent cannabis workers employed at cannabis establishments in the state, which attempt or attempts remain active on the date of such labor union's application under this subsection;

(C) Has filed the annual report required by 29 USC 431(b) for the three years immediately preceding the date of such labor union's application under this subsection;

(D) Has audited financial reports covering the three years immediately preceding the date of such labor union's application under this subsection;

(E) Was governed by a written constitution or bylaws for the three years immediately preceding the date of such labor union's application under this subsection;

(F) Is affiliated with regional or national associations of unions, including, but not limited to, central labor councils;

(G) Is overseen by officers elected by secret ballot or otherwise in a manner consistent with federal law;

(H) Is free from domination or interference by any employer; and

(I) Has not received any improper assistance or support from any employer.

(3) In the event of any change in the information that a labor union submits to the department under this subsection, the labor union shall correct or update such information, in a form and manner prescribed by the department, not later than thirty days after the date of such change.

(4) In the event that a labor union no longer satisfies the criteria established in subdivision (2) of this subsection, the labor union shall notify the department, in a form and manner prescribed by the department and not later than thirty days after such labor union no longer satisfies such criteria, that such labor union no longer satisfies such criteria. The department shall remove such labor union from the list prepared pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection.

(c) Any provisional cannabis establishment licensee, dispensary facility or producer shall, as a condition of its final license approval, license conversion or approval for expanded authorization, respectively, enter into a labor peace agreement with a bona fide labor organization. Any such labor peace agreement shall contain a clause that the parties agree that final and binding arbitration by a neutral arbitrator will be the exclusive remedy for any violation of such agreement.

(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 54, if an arbitrator finds that a licensee failed to comply with an order issued by the arbitrator to correct a failure to abide by such agreement, upon receipt of a written copy of such finding, the department shall suspend the licensee's license without further administrative proceedings or formal hearing.

(e) A licensee or bona fide labor organization may commence a civil action in the Superior Court in the judicial district where the facility used in the operation of a cannabis establishment is located to enforce the arbitration award or to lift the license suspension. The license shall remain suspended until such time that: (1) The arbitrator notifies, or both of the parties to the arbitration notify, the department that the licensee is in compliance with the arbitration award; (2) both of the parties to the arbitration notify the department that they have satisfactorily resolved their dispute; (3) the court, after hearing, lifts the suspension; or (4) the court, after hearing, orders alternative remedies, which may include, but need not be limited to, ordering the department to revoke the license or ordering the appointment of a receiver to properly dispose of any cannabis inventory. Except as provided in subsection (f) of this section, during such time that a license is suspended pursuant to this section, the licensee may engage in conduct necessary to maintain and secure the cannabis inventory, but may not sell, transport or transfer cannabis to another cannabis establishment, consumer or laboratory, unless such sale or transfer is associated with a voluntary surrender of license and a cannabis disposition plan approved by the commissioner.

(f) A producer, cultivator or micro-cultivator may sell, transport or transfer cannabis to a product packager, food or beverage manufacturer, product manufacturer, dispensary facility or hybrid retailer for the sale of products to qualified patients or caregivers, which products shall be labeled “For Medical Use Only”.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-420t — Connecticut Code / Title 21a / Chapter 420h / Section 21a-420t
Sec. 21a-420t. Conversion of dispensary facility license to hybrid retailer license. Real-time uploads to prescription drug monitoring program required. Delivery of cannabis or medical marijuana.
Status: in_force

(b) After October 1, 2021, qualifying patients shall not be required to designate a dispensary facility or hybrid retailer as its exclusive location to purchase cannabis or medical marijuana products, nor shall the department require any future change of designated dispensary facility applications. If all dispensary facilities demonstrate to the department's satisfaction that they are adhering to the real-time upload requirements set forth in subsection (c) of this section prior to October 1, 2021, the commissioner may eliminate the requirement for designated dispensary facilities prior to said date.

(c) On and after September 1, 2021, dispensary facilities and hybrid retailers shall be required to perform real-time uploads to the prescription drug monitoring program. Any cannabis or medical marijuana products sold to qualifying patients or caregivers shall be dispensed by a licensed pharmacist and shall be recorded into the prescription drug monitoring program, established pursuant to section 21a-254 , in real-time or immediately upon completion of the transaction, unless not reasonably feasible for a specific transaction, but in no case longer than one hour after completion of the transaction.

(d) On and after September 1, 2021, a dispensary facility or hybrid retailer may apply to the department, in a form and in a manner prescribed by the commissioner, to provide delivery services through a delivery service or utilizing its own employees, subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of section 21a-420c , to qualifying patients, caregivers, research program subjects, as defined in section 21a-408 , and hospice and other inpatient care facilities licensed by the Department of Public Health pursuant to chapter 368v that have a protocol for the handling and distribution of cannabis that has been approved by the Department of Consumer Protection. A dispensary facility or hybrid retailer may deliver cannabis or medical marijuana products only from its own inventory to qualifying patients and caregivers. If such application is approved by the commissioner, the dispensary facility or hybrid retailer may commence delivery services on and after January 1, 2022, provided the commissioner may authorize dispensary facilities or hybrid retailers to commence delivery services prior to January 1, 2022, upon forty-five days advance written notice, published on the department's Internet web site.

(e) Hybrid retailers may commence delivery of cannabis directly to consumers as of the date the first adult use cannabis sales are permitted by the commissioner as set forth in subsection (f) of this section, through a delivery service, or utilizing their own employees, subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of section 21a-420c .

(f) Dispensary facilities that have been approved by the department and that have converted to hybrid retailers may open their premises to the general public and commence adult use cannabis sales on and after thirty days after the date that cannabis is available for purchase for purposes of adult use sales from producers or cultivators that have at least two hundred fifty thousand square feet of grow space and space used to manufacture cannabis products in the aggregate, which date shall be published on the department's Internet web site.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21-9 — Connecticut Code / Title 21 / Chapter 405 / Section 21-9
Sec. 21-9. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) (A) “Junk dealer” means any person who engages in business as a dealer and trader in junk, old metals, scrap, rags, waste paper or other secondhand articles that are no longer serviceable for their original manufactured purpose.

(B) “Junk dealer” does not mean any person who operates an automated kiosk for consumer electronics in accordance with section 21a-446 .

(2) (A) “Junk yard” means any place in or on which old metal, glass, paper, cordage or other waste or discarded or secondhand material, which has not been a part, or is not intended to be a part, of any motor vehicle, is stored or deposited.

(B) “Junk yard” does not mean an automated kiosk for consumer electronics that satisfies the requirements established in section 21a-446 .

Cited. 171 C. 565.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-250 — Connecticut Code / Title 21a / Chapter 420b / Section 21a-250
Sec. 21a-250. (Formerly Sec. 19-458). Rights and duties of pharmacist.
Status: in_force

(b) The legal owner of any stock of controlled substances in a pharmacy, upon discontinuance of dealing in such substances, may sell such stock to a manufacturer, distributor, practitioner, wholesaler or pharmacy, but schedule II substances may only be sold on such written order as is required by the federal Controlled Substances Act.

(c) A pharmacist, only upon an official written order, may sell to a registrant the kinds and quantities of aqueous or oleaginous schedule II substances which he has prepared and which are permitted by the federal Controlled Substances Act.

(d) (1) A retail pharmacy or pharmacy within a licensed hospital may distribute small quantities of schedule III, IV or V controlled substances to another pharmacy to provide for the immediate needs of a patient pursuant to a prescription or medication order of a practitioner. As used in this subsection “small quantities” means not more than one ounce of a powder or ointment, not more than sixteen ounces of a liquid and not more than one hundred dosage units of tablets, capsules, suppositories or injectables. (2) A retail pharmacy may distribute, in accordance with state and federal statutes and regulations, a schedule II, III, IV or V controlled substance to a practitioner who has a current federal and state registry number authorizing such practitioner to purchase such controlled substances, and who is the medical director of a chronic and convalescent nursing home, of a rest home with nursing supervision or of a state correctional institution, for use as emergency stock within such facility. Such drugs shall be supplied in containers which bear labels specifying the name of the drug and its strength, expiration date, lot number and manufacturer. Drugs supplied pursuant to this subsection shall be limited in type and quantity to those specifically documented and authorized by such medical director for use as emergency stock in such facility. (3) Pharmacies distributing controlled substances in accordance with the provisions of subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection shall keep a written record of such transactions containing the name of the receiving pharmacy, or the name and federal registry number of a medical director, date distributed and name, form, strength and quantity of such controlled substances distributed. Such records shall be kept on file separately, in accordance with subsection (h) of section 21a-254 . Receiving pharmacies or medical directors, shall keep, in a separate file, a written record in accordance with subsections (f) and (h) of section 21a-254 .

Subsec. (a):

Central purpose is to ensure prescriptions will be accessible for inspection by law enforcement officials responsible for enforcing criminal drug laws. 259 C. 436.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-421b — Connecticut Code / Title 21a / Chapter 420h / Section 21a-421b
Sec. 21a-421b. Criminal history records checks required for licensure. Fees.
Status: in_force

(1) “Applicant” means an entity applying for an initial or renewal cannabis establishment or cannabis testing laboratory license;

(2) “Entity” means an association, company, corporation, organization, partnership, sole proprietorship or trust;

(3) “Executive managerial control” means, with respect to an individual, the authority or power to direct or influence the direction or operation of an applicant through agreement, board membership, contract or voting power;

(4) “Manager” means an individual who is not a key employee and has (A) an ownership interest in an applicant, and (B) executive managerial control of an applicant;

(5) “Owner” means an individual who has more than a five per cent ownership interest in an applicant; and

(6) “Ownership interest” means the possession of equity in the assets, capital, profits or stock of an applicant.

(b) The commissioner shall require that a fingerprint-based state and national criminal history records check be conducted in accordance with section 29-17a for each key employee, manager and owner of an applicant. The commissioner may require such key employees, managers and owners to submit to a state and national criminal history records check conducted in accordance with section 29-17a before issuing a license renewal.

(c) A key employee, manager or owner shall be denied a license in the event that the key employee's background check reveals a disqualifying conviction.

(d) The department shall charge the applicant a fee equal to the amount charged to the department to conduct a state and national criminal history records check of the applicant.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-422k — Connecticut Code / Title 21a / Chapter 420h / Section 21a-422k
Sec. 21a-422k. Notification to Attorney General of material change to cannabis establishment required. Waiting period. Request for additional information, confidentiality of information or documentary material. Civil penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) “Material change” means: (A) The addition of a backer, (B) a change in the ownership interest of an existing backer, (C) the merger, consolidation or other affiliation of a cannabis establishment with another cannabis establishment, (D) the acquisition of all or part of a cannabis establishment by another cannabis establishment or backer, and (E) the transfer of assets or security interests from a cannabis establishment to another cannabis establishment or backer;

(2) “Cannabis establishment” has the same meaning as provided in section 21a-420 ;

(3) “Person” has the same meaning as provided in section 21a-420 ; and

(4) “Transfer” means to sell, transfer, lease, exchange, option, convey, give or otherwise dispose of or transfer control over, including, but not limited to, transfer by way of merger or joint venture not in the ordinary course of business.

(b) No person shall, directly or indirectly, enter into a transaction that results in a material change to a cannabis establishment, unless all parties involved in the transaction file a written notification with the Attorney General pursuant to subsection (c) of this section and the waiting period described in subsection (d) of this section has expired.

(c) The written notice required under subsection (b) of this section shall be in such form and contain such documentary material and information relevant to the proposed transaction as the Attorney General deems necessary and appropriate to enable the Attorney General to determine whether such transaction, if consummated, would violate antitrust laws.

(d) The waiting period required under subsection (b) of this section shall begin on the date of the receipt by the Attorney General's office of the completed notification required under subsection (c) of this section from all parties to the transaction and shall end on the thirtieth day after the date of such receipt, unless such time is extended pursuant to subsection (f) of this section.

(e) The Attorney General may, in individual cases, terminate the waiting period specified in subsection (d) of this section and allow any person to proceed with any transaction.

(f) The Attorney General may, prior to the expiration of the thirty-day waiting period, require the submission of additional information or documentary material relevant to the proposed transaction from a person required to file notification with respect to such transaction under subsection (b) of this section. Upon request for additional information under this subsection, the waiting period shall be extended until thirty days after the parties have substantially complied, as determined solely by the Attorney General, with such request for additional information.

(g) Any information or documentary material filed with the Attorney General pursuant to this section shall not be subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200 , and no such information or documentary material may be made public, except as may be relevant to any administrative or judicial action or proceeding. Such information or documentary material shall be returned to the person furnishing such information or documentary material upon the termination of the Attorney General's review or final determination of any action or proceeding commenced thereunder.

(h) (1) Any person, or any officer, director or partner thereof, who fails to comply with any provision of this section shall be liable to the state for a civil penalty of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars for each day during which such person is in violation of this section. Such penalty may be recovered in a civil action brought by the Attorney General.

(2) If any person, or any officer, director, partner, agent or employee thereof, fails substantially to comply with the notification requirement under subsection (b) of this section or any request for the submission of additional information or documentary material under subsection (f) of this section within the waiting period specified in subsection (d) of this section and as may be extended under subsection (f) of this section, the court:

(A) May order compliance;

(B) Shall extend the waiting period specified in subsection (d) of this section and as may have been extended under subsection (f) of this section until there has been substantial compliance, except that, in the case of a tender offer, the court may not extend such waiting period on the basis of a failure, by the person whose stock is sought to be acquired, to comply substantially with such notification requirement or any such request; and

(C) May grant such other equitable relief as the court in its discretion determines necessary or appropriate, upon application of the Attorney General.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21-47e — Connecticut Code / Title 21 / Chapter 409 / Section 21-47e
Sec. 21-47e. Proof of identity required. Record-keeping requirements. Payment terms. Statement of transactions. Sale or disposition of property. Seizure of property by law enforcement officer. Restitution. Penalty.
Status: in_force

(b) Each secondhand dealer shall maintain a record-keeping system deemed appropriate by the licensing authority in which shall be entered in English, at the time the secondhand dealer purchases any article of personal property, a description of such article and the name, the residence address, the proof of identity as required by this section and a general description of the person from whom, and the date and hour when, such property was purchased and in which, if the property does not contain any identifiable numbers or markings, shall be included a digital photograph of such article. Each entry in such record-keeping system shall be numbered consecutively. A tag shall be attached to the article in a visible and convenient place with a number written on such tag corresponding to the entry number in the record-keeping system and shall remain attached to the article until the article is sold or otherwise disposed of, provided the licensing authority shall prescribe procedures authorizing the removal of such tags from articles. Such tag shall be visible in the digital photograph required by this subsection. Such record-keeping system and the place or places where such business is carried on and all articles of property therein may be examined at any time by any state police officer or municipal police officer. Any state police officer or municipal police officer who performs such an examination may require any employee on the premises to provide proof of such employee's identity. All records maintained pursuant to this section shall be retained by the secondhand dealer for not less than two years.

(c) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, the description of any property purchased by a secondhand dealer under this section shall include, but not be limited to, all distinguishing marks, names of any kind, including brand and model names, model and serial numbers, engravings, etchings, affiliation with any institution or organization, dates, initials, color, vintage or image represented. Any description of audio, video or electronic media of any kind shall also include the title and artist or other identifying information contained on the cover or external surface of such media.

(d) The licensing authority may provide for an exemption from the requirements of subsection (c) of this section, or establish additional or different requirements concerning the description of any property purchased by a secondhand dealer, upon consideration of the nature of the property, transaction or business, including, but not limited to, articles in bulk lots or articles of minimal value.

(e) (1) Except as provided in subsection (f) of this section, each secondhand dealer shall pay for any property purchased only by check or money order and shall not pay cash for any such property. Any secondhand dealer who pays by check shall retain the electronic copy of such check or other record issued by the financial institution that processed such check, and such copy or record shall be subject to inspection in accordance with this section as part of the record-keeping system.

(2) No secondhand dealer shall pay or cash any instrument issued by him or her. The dealer shall indicate on each such instrument the number or numbers associated with such property in the record-keeping system required to be maintained pursuant to this section.

(f) Any secondhand dealer who is licensed in any city or town as a pawnbroker pursuant to section 21-40 may pay for property received pursuant to a secondhand dealer license issued in accordance with section 21-47d in the manner authorized under section 21-42 , provided such secondhand dealer complies with all other provisions of this section relating to secondhand dealers.

(g) No secondhand dealer may purchase any personal property from a minor unless such minor is accompanied by such minor's parent or guardian.

(h) Each secondhand dealer shall submit to the licensing authority, weekly, or more frequently as determined by the licensing authority upon consideration of the volume and nature of the business, a sworn statement of his or her transactions, describing the property purchased and setting forth the nature and terms of the transaction and the name and residence address and a description of the person from whom the property was received. Such statement shall be in an electronic format prescribed by the licensing authority. The licensing authority may grant exemptions from the requirement of submitting such statements in an electronic format for good cause shown.

(i) No secondhand dealer shall sell or dispose of any personal property acquired in any transaction in the course of business in less than ten days after the date of its receipt. Upon the sale or disposition of such property, such dealer shall, if such property is not sold at retail at the place of business of such dealer, include a record of such sale or disposition in the record-keeping system required by this section.

(j) Whenever property is seized from the place of business of a secondhand dealer by a law enforcement officer, such officer shall give such secondhand dealer a duly signed receipt for the property containing a case number, a description of the property, the reason for the seizure, the name and address of the officer, the name and address of the person claiming a right to the property prior to the secondhand dealer and the name of the secondhand dealer. If the secondhand dealer claims an ownership interest in such property, such secondhand dealer may request the return of such property by filing a request for such property with the law enforcement agency in accordance with the provisions of section 54-36a . If the seller of any property purchased by a secondhand dealer is convicted of any offense arising out of such secondhand dealer's acquisition of the property and the secondhand dealer suffered an economic loss as a result of such offense, the court may, at the time of sentencing, order restitution to the secondhand dealer pursuant to subsection (c) of section 53a-28 , which order may be enforced in accordance with section 53a-28a .

(k) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-62d — Connecticut Code / Title 21a / Chapter 417 / Section 21a-62d
Sec. 21a-62d. Limitation on total annual gross sales. Direct sale to consumer. Authorized food products. Display of license.
Status: in_force

(b) Products produced by a cottage food operation shall be sold directly to the consumer. Direct sales at point of production, farmers markets, local fairs and festivals, and charitable organization functions are permitted. Advertising and sales by Internet, mail and phone are permissible, provided the cottage food operator or their designee shall deliver, in person, to the customer within the state. No such operation shall engage in consignment or wholesale sales. The following additional locational sales by any such cottage food operation shall be prohibited: (1) Grocery stores; (2) restaurants; (3) long-term care facilities; (4) group homes; (5) day care facilities; and (6) schools. A cottage food operation may not operate as a food service establishment, a retail establishment engaged in the sale of food, a food manufacturing establishment, as defined in section 21a-151 , or a food warehouse, as defined in section 21a-151 .

(c) A cottage food operation may only produce those specific food products listed on its license.

(d) Any such license shall be displayed at every location where the operation's cottage food products are sold.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-408p — Connecticut Code / Title 21a / Chapter 420f / Section 21a-408p
Sec. 21a-408p. Treatment of student, tenant or employee due to status as qualifying patient or caregiver.
Status: in_force

(1) “Action” has the meaning provided in section 47a-1 ;

(2) “Dwelling unit” has the meaning provided in section 47a-1 ;

(3) “Employer” means a person engaged in business who has one or more employees, including the state and any political subdivision of the state;

(4) “Landlord” has the meaning provided in section 47a-1 ;

(5) “Palliative use” has the meaning provided in section 21a-408 ;

(6) “Caregiver” has the meaning provided in section 21a-408 ;

(7) “Qualifying patient” has the meaning provided in section 21a-408 ;

(8) “School” means a public or private elementary or secondary school in this state or a public or private institution of higher education in this state; and

(9) “Tenant” has the meaning provided in section 47a-1 .

(b) Unless required by federal law or required to obtain federal funding:

(1) No school may refuse to enroll any person or discriminate against any student solely on the basis of such person's or student's status as a qualifying patient or caregiver under sections 21a-408 to 21a-408m , inclusive;

(2) No landlord may refuse to rent a dwelling unit to a person or take action against a tenant solely on the basis of such person's or tenant's status as a qualifying patient or caregiver under sections 21a-408 to 21a-408m , inclusive; and

(3) No employer may refuse to hire a person or may discharge, penalize or threaten an employee solely on the basis of such person's or employee's status as a qualifying patient or caregiver under sections 21a-408 to 21a-408m , inclusive. Nothing in this subdivision shall restrict an employer's ability to prohibit the use of intoxicating substances during work hours or restrict an employer's ability to discipline an employee for being under the influence of intoxicating substances during work hours.

(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to permit the palliative use of marijuana in violation of subsection (b) of section 21a-408a .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21-47n — Connecticut Code / Title 21 / Chapter 409a / Section 21-47n
Sec. 21-47n. “Fine art” defined. License required.
Status: in_force

(b) No person shall, in any city or town of this state, engage in or carry on the business of loaning money upon deposits or pledges of fine art unless such person is licensed in accordance with section 21-47o . The provisions of sections 21-47n to 21-47u , inclusive, shall apply only if such fine art is deposited with a lender, and shall not apply to loans made upon stock, bonds, notes or other written or printed evidence of ownership of fine art or of indebtedness to the holder or owner of any such securities.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21-100 — Connecticut Code / Title 21 / Chapter 414 / Section 21-100
Sec. 21-100. License required. Record-keeping system. Permitted activities. Sworn statement of transactions. Property retention requirements. Seizure of property by law enforcement officials. Penalty.
Status: in_force

(b) Any person who wilfully engages in the business of a precious metals or stones dealer unless licensed in accordance with this section or after notice that such person's license has been suspended or revoked shall be guilty of a class D felony.

(c) No licensee shall purchase gold or gold-plated ware, silver or silver-plated ware, platinum ware, watches, jewelry, precious stones, bullion or coins without receiving proof of the identity of the person selling the property if such person is not a wholesaler. Such identification shall include a photograph, an address, if available on the identification, and an identifying number, including, but not limited to, date of birth.

(d) (1) Each licensee shall maintain a record-keeping system in which shall be entered in English, at the time the licensee purchases any gold or gold-plated ware, silver or silver-plated ware, platinum ware, watches, jewelry or precious stones, a description of such property and the name, the residence address, the proof of identity as required by this section and a general description of the person from whom, and the date and hour when, such property was purchased and in which, if the property does not contain any identifiable numbers or markings, shall be included a digital photograph of such property. Except as provided in subsection (f) of this section, the description of any such property purchased by a licensee under this section shall include, but not be limited to, all distinguishing marks, names of any kind, including brand and model names, model and serial numbers, engravings, etchings, affiliation with any institution or organization, dates, initials, color, vintage or image represented.

(2) Any licensee who purchases bullion or coins shall, at the time of such purchase, enter in such record-keeping system in English a description of the bullion or coins purchased and the name, the residence address, the proof of identity as required by this section and a general description of the person from whom, and the date and hour when, such bullion or coins were purchased.

(3) Each entry in such record-keeping system shall be numbered consecutively. Such number shall be visible in any digital photograph required under subdivision (1) of this subsection and shall be retained with the property purchased or received until the sale or other disposition of such property.

(e) Any state police officer or municipal police officer shall have access to any record required to be kept under this section and may inspect the place where the business is carried on as well as any property purchased or received. Any state police officer or municipal police officer who performs such an examination may require any employee on the premises to provide proof of such employee's identity. All records maintained pursuant to this section shall be retained by the licensee for not less than two years. The licensee shall maintain a place of business with a street address within this state, at which the property purchased or received and the required records shall be available for such inspection.

(f) The licensing authority may provide for an exemption from the requirements of subsections (d) and (e) of this section, or establish additional or different requirements concerning the description of any property purchased by a licensee, upon consideration of the nature of the property, transaction or business, including, but not limited to, articles in bulk lots or articles of minimal value.

(g) No licensee may purchase any property from a minor unless such minor is accompanied by a parent or guardian.

(h) Each such licensee may only pay for property received by check or money order and no cash shall be transferred to either party in the course of a transaction subject to the provisions of this section. The licensee shall retain the electronic copy of such check or other record issued by the financial institution that processed such check, and such copy or record shall be subject to inspection in accordance with this section as part of the record-keeping system. The licensee shall indicate on each such instrument the number or numbers associated with such property in the record-keeping system required to be maintained pursuant to this section. Any licensee who pays cash or cashes a check or money order shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor. No licensee may advertise that he or she will pay for property received with cash.

(i) Any precious metals or stones dealer who is licensed in any city or town as a pawnbroker pursuant to section 21-40 may pay for property received pursuant to a precious metals or stones dealer license issued in accordance with this section in the manner authorized under section 21-42 , provided such precious metals or stones dealer complies with all other provisions of this section relating to precious metals or stones dealers.

(j) At the time of making any purchase each licensee shall deliver to the person selling property a receipt containing the information required to be recorded in subsection (d) of this section, the amount paid for any property sold and the name and address of the purchaser.

(k) Upon request by the licensing authority, a licensee shall submit to the licensing authority, on a weekly basis or more frequently at the option of the licensee, a sworn statement of his or her transactions, describing the property purchased and setting forth the nature and terms of the transaction and the name and residence address and a description of the person from whom the property was purchased. Such statement shall be in an electronic format prescribed by the licensing authority. The licensing authority may grant exemptions from the requirement of submitting such statements in an electronic format for good cause shown. Such sworn statement shall not be deemed a public record for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200 .

(l) No licensee shall sell or dispose of any property, other than bullion or coins, acquired in any transaction in the course of business in less than ten days after the date of such transaction, and no licensing authority may require a licensee to refrain from selling or disposing of such property for more than ten days after the date of such transaction. The licensing authority may grant exemptions from the requirements of this subsection for good cause shown.

(m) Whenever property is seized from the place of business of a precious metals or stones dealer by a law enforcement officer, the officer shall give the dealer a duly signed receipt for the property containing a case number, a description of the property, the reason for the seizure, the name and address of the officer, the name and address of the person claiming a right to the property prior to the dealer and the name of the dealer. If the dealer claims an ownership interest in such property, the dealer may request the return of such property by filing a request for such property with the law enforcement agency in accordance with the provisions of section 54-36a . If the seller of any property purchased by the dealer is convicted of any offense arising out of the dealer's acquisition of the property and the dealer suffered an economic loss as a result of such offense, the court may, at the time of sentencing, order restitution to the dealer pursuant to subsection (c) of section 53a-28 , which order may be enforced in accordance with section 53a-28a .

(n) Any person who violates any provision of this section, for which no other penalty is provided, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-283a — Connecticut Code / Title 21a / Chapter 420b / Section 21a-283a
Sec. 21a-283a. Court authorized to depart from imposing mandatory minimum sentence.
Status: in_force

The words “have not previously been invoked” are plain and unambiguous and are temporally related to the time of sentencing. 291 C. 373.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-37 — Connecticut Code / Title 21a / Chapter 417 / Section 21a-37
Sec. 21a-37. (Formerly Sec. 19-193d). Display of license. Expiration. Change in location. Conversion of machine.
Status: in_force

(b) Each license shall expire annually and may be renewed upon application and upon payment of the fee prescribed by section 21a-36 .

(c) Each operator shall notify the commissioner promptly of any change in the location of and of the establishment of a commissary or service or transport facility.

(d) Every owner and operator shall maintain at his principal place of business in this state a current list of all vending machines which he owns and has in operation, which list shall be made available, upon request, to the commissioner and any authorized inspector.

(e) Every owner shall notify the commissioner promptly upon converting any vending machine to dispense any food or beverage other than that for which such machine originally was designed or constructed.

See Sec. 21a-10(b) re staggered schedule for license renewals.

See Sec. 21a-47 re penalty for violation of provisions of this section.