Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-133x — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 445 / Section 22a-133x
Sec. 22a-133x. Investigation and remediation of contaminated real property. Submission of forms. Review by commissioner. Fee. Notification required.
Status: in_force

(1) “Applicant” means the person who submits the environmental condition assessment form to the commissioner pursuant to this section;

(2) “Interim verification” means a written opinion by a licensed environmental professional, on a form prescribed by the commissioner, that (A) the investigation of the parcel, portion of the parcel or release area has been performed in accordance with prevailing standards and guidelines, (B) the remediation has been completed in accordance with the remediation standards, except that, for remediation standards for groundwater, the selected remedy is in operation but has not achieved the remediation standards for groundwater, (C) identifies the long-term remedy being implemented to achieve groundwater standards, the estimated duration of such remedy, and the ongoing operation and maintenance requirements for continued operation of such remedy, and (D) there are no exposure pathways to the groundwater area that have not yet met the remediation standards as of the date of such written opinion;

(3) “Release area” has the same meaning as provided in the regulations adopted by the commissioner pursuant to section 22a-133k ; and

(4) “Verification” means the rendering of a written opinion by a licensed environmental professional on a form prescribed by the commissioner that an investigation of the parcel, portion of the parcel or release area has been performed in accordance with prevailing standards and guidelines and that the parcel, portion of the parcel or release area has been remediated in accordance with the remediation standards.

(b) Except as provided in section 22a-133y , any person may, at any time, submit to the commissioner an environmental condition assessment form for real property and an initial review fee in accordance with subsection (g) of this section. Such applicant shall use a licensed environmental professional to verify the investigation and remediation, unless not later than thirty days after the commissioner's receipt of such form, the commissioner notifies such applicant, in writing, that review and written approval of any remedial action at such property by the commissioner will be required. The commissioner shall not process any such form submitted pursuant to this section unless such form is accompanied by the required initial review fee.

(c) The applicant shall, on or before ninety days after the submission of an environmental condition assessment form, submit a statement of proposed actions for investigating and remediating the parcel or a release area and a schedule for implementing such actions. The commissioner may require the applicant to submit to the commissioner copies of technical plans and reports related to investigation and remediation of the parcel or release area. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the commissioner may determine that the commissioner's review and written approval of such technical plans and reports is necessary at any time, and in such case the commissioner shall notify the applicant of the need for the commissioner's review and written approval. The commissioner shall require that the certifying party submit to the commissioner all technical plans and reports related to the investigation and remediation of the parcel or release area if the commissioner receives a written request from any person for such information. The applicant shall advise the commissioner of any modifications to the proposed schedule.

(d) If the commissioner notifies the applicant that the commissioner will formally review and approve in writing the investigation and remediation of the parcel, the applicant shall, on or before thirty days of the receipt of such notice, or such later date as may be approved in writing by the commissioner, submit for the commissioner's review and written approval a proposed schedule for: (1) Investigating and remediating the parcel or release area; and (2) submitting to the commissioner technical plans, technical reports and progress reports related to such investigation and remediation. Upon the commissioner's approval of such schedule, the applicant shall, in accordance with the approved schedule, submit technical plans, technical reports and progress reports to the commissioner for the commissioner's review and written approval. The applicant shall perform all actions identified in the approved technical plans, technical reports and progress reports in accordance with the approved schedule. The commissioner may approve, in writing, any modification proposed in writing by the applicant to such schedule or investigation and remediation and may notify the applicant, in writing, if the commissioner determines that it is appropriate to discontinue formal review and approval of the investigation or remediation.

(e) (1) Upon receipt of an interim verification by a licensed environmental professional, the applicant may submit such interim verification to the commissioner. Any applicant who submits an interim verification pursuant to this subdivision shall, until the remediation standards for groundwater are achieved: (A) Operate and maintain the long-term remedy for groundwater in accordance with such interim verification and any applicable approval by the commissioner or remedial action plan; (B) prevent exposure to the groundwater plume; and (C) submit annual status reports to the commissioner.

(2) Upon receipt of a verification by a licensed environmental professional, the applicant shall submit such verification to the commissioner.

(f) If, in accordance with the provisions of this section, the commissioner has approved in writing or, as applicable, a licensed environmental professional has verified, that the parcel has been remediated in accordance with the remediation standards, such approval or verification may be used as the basis for submitting a Form II pursuant to sections 22a-134 to 22a-134e , inclusive, provided there has been no additional discharge, spillage, uncontrolled loss, seepage or filtration of hazardous waste at or on the parcel subsequent to the date of the commissioner's approval or verification by a licensed environmental professional.

(g) The fee for submitting an environmental condition assessment form to the commissioner pursuant to this section shall be three thousand two hundred fifty dollars and shall be paid at the time the environmental condition assessment form is submitted. Any fee paid pursuant to this section shall be deducted from any fee required by subsection (m) or (n) of section 22a-134e for the transfer of any parcel for which an environmental condition assessment form has been submitted within three years of such transfer.

(h) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect or impair the voluntary site remediation process provided for in section 22a-133y .

(i) Prior to commencement of remedial action taken under this section, the applicant shall (1) publish notice of the remediation, in accordance with the schedule submitted pursuant to this section, in a newspaper having a substantial circulation in the area affected by the parcel, (2) notify the director of health of the municipality where the parcel is located of the remediation, and (3) either (A) erect and maintain for at least thirty days in a legible condition a sign not less than six feet by four feet on the parcel, which sign shall be clearly visible from the public highway, and shall include the words “ENVIRONMENTAL CLEAN-UP IN PROGRESS AT THIS SITE. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:” and include a telephone number for an office from which any interested person may obtain additional information about the remediation, or (B) mail notice of the remediation to each owner of record of property which abuts the parcel, at the last-known address of such owner on the last-completed grand list of the municipality where the parcel is located.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-133d — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 445 / Section 22a-133d
Sec. 22a-133d. Site assessments.
Status: in_force

(b) The commissioner shall establish the priority for assessment of sites on the inventory developed pursuant to section 22a-133c where remedial action has not been initiated. In establishing such priority, the commissioner shall consider the quantity and characteristics of the hazardous waste on the site, the potential threat from the hazardous waste to the environment or public health and any other factor he deems appropriate.

(c) A site assessment shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) Testing or engineering reports required by the commissioner; (2) determination of ownership of and the persons or municipality responsible for the disposal site; (3) a score developed by using the uncontrolled hazardous waste site ranking system found in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 40, Section 300, Appendix A, as amended; and (4) a recommended time schedule for remedial action.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-158 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446a / Section 22a-158
Sec. 22a-158. (Formerly Sec. 19-25i). Records.
Status: in_force

(b) The commissioner shall promulgate regulations requiring each person who possesses or uses a source of ionizing radiation to maintain appropriate records showing the radiation exposure of all individuals for whom personnel monitoring is required by said regulations.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-19a — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 439 / Section 22a-19a
Sec. 22a-19a. Historic structures and landmarks. When court costs assessed against plaintiff.
Status: in_force

Cited. 192 C. 591; 204 C. 38; Id., 212; 212 C. 710; Id., 727; 215 C. 474; 218 C. 580; 220 C. 54; 222 C. 98; 226 C. 205; Id., 579; 227 C. 71; 234 C. 488; 237 C. 135; 239 C. 786.

Cited. 27 CA 479; 30 CA 204; 41 CA 39; Id., 89.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-613 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446m / Section 22a-613
Sec. 22a-613. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) “Mercury” means elemental mercury and mercury compounds;

(2) “Mercury-added product” means a product, commodity, chemical or component of a product that contains mercury or a mercury compound that is intentionally added for any reason. “Mercury-added product” includes, but is not limited to, formulated mercury-added products and fabricated mercury-added products. “Mercury-added product” does not include any packaging component, as defined in subdivision (3) of section 22a-255h ;

(3) “Formulated mercury-added product” means a mercury-added product that is sold as a consistent mixture of chemicals, including, but not limited to, laboratory chemicals, materials used for cleaning, maintenance or disinfection, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, coating materials, acids, alkalites, bleach, pharmaceutical products, stains, reagents, preservatives, fixatives, buffers and dyes;

(4) “Fabricated mercury-added product” means a mercury-added product that consists of a combination of individual components that combine to make a single unit, including, but not limited to, mercury-added measuring devices, lamps and switches;

(5) “Mercury fever thermometer” means a mercury-added product that is used for measuring body temperature, but does not mean a digital thermometer that includes a removable button cell battery containing mercury;

(6) “Mercury-added novelty” means a mercury-added product intended mainly for personal or household enjoyment or adornment, including, but not limited to, products intended for use as practical jokes, figurines, adornments, toys, games, cards, ornaments, yard statues and figures, candles, jewelry, holiday decorations, footwear, other items of apparel or similar products. A product is not a “mercury-added novelty” solely on the basis that it includes a removable button cell battery containing mercury;

(7) “Manufacturer” means any person that (A) produces a mercury-added product, or (B) serves as an importer or domestic distributor of a mercury-added product produced outside the United States. In the case of a multicomponent product, “manufacturer” means the last manufacturer to produce or assemble the product, unless the multicomponent mercury-added product is produced outside the United States, in which case “manufacturer” means the importer or domestic distributor;

(8) “Person” means any individual, organization, partnership, joint venture, association, firm, limited liability company, corporation or other entity, and includes a municipality, the federal government, the state or any instrumentality of the state, or other governmental entity and any officer or governing or managing body of any partnership, association, firm or corporation or any member or manager of a limited liability company;

(9) “Vehicle” means any device capable of being moved upon a public highway and any device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway, but does not include devices moved by human or animal power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks;

(10) “Scrap metal” means used or discarded items that consist predominantly of ferrous metals, aluminum, brass, copper, lead, chromium, tin, nickel or alloys;

(11) “Solid waste” means unwanted or discarded solid, liquid, semisolid or contained gaseous material, including, but not limited to, demolition debris, material burned or otherwise processed at a resources recovery facility or incinerator, material processed at a recycling facility, sludges or other residue from a water pollution abatement facility, water supply treatment plan or air pollution control facility;

(12) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-432 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446k / Section 22a-432
Sec. 22a-432. (Formerly Sec. 25-54k). Order to correct potential sources of pollution.
Status: in_force

Annotations to former section 25-54k:

Joinder of necessary parties to injunctive action discussed. 180 C. 568.

Cited. 32 CS 121.

Annotations to present section:

Cited. 204 C. 38. Mere ownership of real property is sufficient basis for imposing liability under statute. 226 C. 358. Cited. 236 C. 722. Officer of a corporation personally liable for abatement of a violation of section when the officer is in a position of responsibility that allows him to influence corporate policies and activities, there is a nexus between his actions or inactions in that position and the violation such that the officer influenced the corporate actions constituting the violation, and his actions or inactions resulted in the violation. 256 C. 602.

Cited. 21 CA 91; 41 CA 89; Id., 120; 42 CA 563. Commissioner may impose liability under section on a landowner who takes title to property with notice that it is polluted, and then maintains the pollution by failing to abate it; owner with notice of pollution on his or her property may not escape liability for its abatement merely by leasing it to a tenant. 161 CA 837.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-380f — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 436a / Section 22-380f
Sec. 22-380f. Payment for adoption of unspayed or unneutered dog or cat. Connecticut Humane Society exemption. Report. Termination of exemption.
Status: in_force

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, no pound shall receive forty-five dollars from the Connecticut Humane Society for any unsterilized cat or dog that is given by such pound to the Connecticut Humane Society, provided such cat or dog is sterilized prior to the adoption of such animal from the Connecticut Humane Society. Such sterilization shall not be required if a licensed veterinarian certifies, in writing, that the animal is medically unfit for sterilization surgery.

(c) The Connecticut Humane Society shall submit a biannual report to the Commissioner of Agriculture that shall include, but not be limited to, the municipal facility from which any animal described in subsection (b) of this section was taken, the impound number of such animal, the species and gender of such animal, the date that the Connecticut Humane Society received the animal and the date of sterilization for such animal.

(d) Upon a finding that the Connecticut Humane Society has failed to comply with any provision of subsection (b) or (c) of this section, the Commissioner of Agriculture may terminate the Connecticut Humane Society's exemption from the payment of the forty-five-dollar fee required pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-18 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 439 / Section 22a-18
Sec. 22a-18. Powers of court.
Status: in_force

(b) If administrative, licensing or other such proceedings are required or available to determine the legality of the defendant's conduct, the court in its discretion may remand the parties to such proceedings. In so remanding the parties the court may grant temporary equitable relief where necessary for the protection of the public trust in the air, water and other natural resources of the state from unreasonable pollution, impairment or destruction and the court shall retain jurisdiction of the action pending completion of administrative action for the purpose of determining whether adequate consideration by the agency has been given to the protection of the public trust in the air, water or other natural resources of the state from unreasonable pollution, impairment or destruction and whether the agency's decision is supported by competent material and substantial evidence on the whole record.

(c) If the agency's consideration has not been adequate, and notwithstanding that the agency's decision is supported by competent material and substantial evidence on the whole record, the court shall adjudicate the impact of the defendant's conduct on the public trust in the air, water or other natural resources of the state in accordance with sections 22a-14 to 22a-20 , inclusive.

(d) Where, as to any administrative, licensing or other proceeding, judicial review thereof is available, the court originally taking jurisdiction shall maintain jurisdiction for purposes of judicial review.

(e) The court may award any person, partnership, corporation, association, organization or other legal entity which maintains an action under section 22a-16 or intervenes as a party in an action for judicial review under section 22a-19 , and obtains declaratory or equitable relief against the defendant, its costs, including reasonable costs for witnesses, and a reasonable attorney's fee.

Cited. 170 C. 47; 175 C. 483; 184 C. 51; 192 C. 591; 204 C. 38; Id., 212; 212 C. 710; Id., 727; 215 C. 474; 218 C. 580; 220 C. 54; 222 C. 98; 226 C. 205; Id., 579; 227 C. 175; 234 C. 488; 237 C. 135; 239 C. 786. Environmental Protection Act does not embody the exhaustion of administrative remedies doctrine as a subject matter jurisdictional limit on court's entertainment of an action under it. 260 C. 506. Subsec. (a) does not give a trial court independent authority to enter an injunction in an administrative appeal involving an intervention under Sec. 22a-19; Subsecs. (b) to (d) do not apply to proceedings with interventions and do not apply to or enlarge the powers of a trial court hearing an action in which intervenor has raised environmental claims pursuant to Sec. 22a-19, but rather only apply to independent actions brought under Sec. 22a-16. 318 C. 431.

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

Cited. 35 CS 145.

Subsec. (e):

Trial court properly concluded that as used in Subsec., “person” does not include public entities such as commissioner among those entities who may recover costs and reasonable attorney's fees. 286 C. 687.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-26kk — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 422a / Section 22-26kk
Sec. 22-26kk. List of agricultural land whose development rights have been offered to state.
Status: in_force

(b) The list and revisions to such list shall be submitted to the State Bond Commission and considered by the commission in authorizing bonds pursuant to section 22-26hh .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-12 — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 422 / Section 22-12
Sec. 22-12. Appropriations for promotion of agricultural interests.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 2-33 re specific and recurring appropriations.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-131 — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 430 / Section 22-131
Sec. 22-131. Milk Regulation Board.
Status: in_force

(b) The Milk Regulation Board shall keep a record of all its proceedings. The Commissioner of Agriculture shall be the chairperson of the board, shall enforce the regulations established by the board and shall further administer any other duties prescribed by the board. The office of the Commissioner of Agriculture shall be the office of the board. Each of the eight members of the Milk Regulation Board appointed under the provisions of this section shall receive seventy-five dollars for each day the member attends a meeting of the board. The total payments to each member shall not exceed seven hundred fifty dollars each year, such payments to be made from the appropriations made for the Commissioner of Agriculture.

Cited. 111 C. 440.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-363 — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 435 / Section 22-363
Sec. 22-363. Nuisance.
Status: in_force

The “order” concerning restraint of dog must concern a specific dog or dogs. 127 C. 74.

Cited. 8 CA 188. State not required to prove identity of the specific dog or dogs causing the nuisance. 81 CA 141.

Selectmen may not make orders affecting all owners of dogs; they are limited to specific dogs. 7 CS 418.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-29 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 440 / Section 22a-29
Sec. 22a-29. (Formerly Sec. 22-7i). Definitions.
Status: in_force

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

(2) “Wetland” means those areas which border on or lie beneath tidal waters, such as, but not limited to banks, bogs, salt marsh, swamps, meadows, flats, or other low lands subject to tidal action, including those areas now or formerly connected to tidal waters, and whose surface is at or below an elevation of one foot above local extreme high water; and upon which may grow or be capable of growing some, but not necessarily all, of the following: Salt meadow grass (Spartina patens), spike grass (Distichlis spicata), black grass (Juncus gerardi), saltmarsh grass (Spartina alterniflora), saltworts (Salicornia Europaea, and Salicornia bigelovii), sea lavender (Limonium carolinianum), saltmarsh bulrushes (Scirpus robustus and Scirpus paludosus var. atlanticus), sand spurrey (Spergularia marina), switch grass (Panicum virgatum), tall cordgrass (Spartina pectinata), high-tide bush (Iva frutescens var. oraria), cattails (Typha angustifolia, and Typha latifolia), spike rush (Eleocharis rostellata), chairmaker's rush (Scirpus americana), bent grass (Agrostis palustris), and sweet grass (Hierochloe odorata), royal fern (Osmunda regalis), interrupted fern (Osmunda claytoniana), cinnamon fern (Osmunda cinnamomea), sensitive fern (Onoclea sensibilis), marsh fern (Dryopteris thelypteris), bur-reed family (Sparganium eurycarpum, Sparganium androcladum, Sparganium americanum, Sparganium chlorocarpum, Sparganium angustifolium, Sparganium fluctuans, Sparganium minimum), horned pondweed (Zannichellia palustris), water-plantain (Alisma triviale), arrowhead (Sagittaria subulata, Sagittaria graminea, Sagittaria eatoni, Sagittaria engelmanniania), wild rice (Zizania aquatica), tuckahoe (Peltandra virginica), water-arum (Calla palustris), skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus), sweet flag (Acorus calamus), pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata), water stargrass (Heteranthera dubia), soft rush (Juncus effusus), false hellebore (Veratrum viride), slender blue flag (Iris prismatica pursh), blue flag (Iris versicolor), yellow iris (Iris pseudacorus), lizard's tail (Saururus cernuus), speckled alder (Alnus rugosa), common alder (Alnus serrulata), arrow-leaved tearthumb (Polygonum sagittatum), halberd-leaved tearthumb (Polygonum arifolium), spatter-dock (Nuphar variegatum nuphar advena), marsh marigold (Caltha palustris), swamp rose (Rosa palustris), poison ivy (Rhus radicans), poison sumac (Rhus vernix), red maple (Acer rubrum), jewelweed (Impatiens capensis), marshmallow (Hibiscus palustris), loosestrife (Lythrum alatum, lythrum salicaria), red osier (Cornus stolonifera), red willow (Cornus amomum), silky dogwood (Cornus obliqua), sweet pepper-bush (Clethra alnifolia), swamp honeysuckle (Rhododendron viscosum), high-bush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum), cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon), sea lavender (Limonium nashii), climbing hemp-weed (Mikania scandens), joe pye weed (Eupatorium purpureum), joe pye weed (Eupatorium maculatum), thoroughwort (Eupatorium perfoliatum);

(3) “Regulated activity” means any of the following: Draining, dredging, excavation, or removal of soil, mud, sand, gravel, aggregate of any kind or rubbish from any wetland or the dumping, filling or depositing thereon of any soil, stones, sand, gravel, mud, aggregate of any kind, rubbish or similar material, either directly or otherwise, and the erection of structures, driving of pilings, or placing of obstructions, whether or not changing the tidal ebb and flow. Notwithstanding the foregoing, “regulated activity” shall not include activities conducted by, or under the authority of, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection for the purposes of mosquito control, conservation activities of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, the construction or maintenance of aids to navigation which are authorized by governmental authority and the emergency decrees of any duly appointed health officer of a municipality acting to protect the public health;

(4) “Person” means any corporation, limited liability company, association or partnership, one or more individuals, and any unit of government or agency thereof.

Cited. 183 C. 532; 209 C. 544.

Cited. 32 CS 104; 43 CS 386.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-256h — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446d / Section 22a-256h
Sec. 22a-256h. Deposit for batteries. Refunds. Disposal by retailer. Written notice. Penalty.
Status: in_force

(b) All funds received by a retailer pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall accrue to the retailer.

(c) From October 1, 1990, to April 1, 1992, inclusive, no retailer may refuse to accept a used battery from a consumer who does not purchase a battery from such retailer provided no retailer shall be required to accept more than three batteries from any such consumer. The consumer shall not receive a deposit refund for a battery returned pursuant to the provisions of this subsection unless the consumer presents a receipt as described in subsection (a) of this section.

(d) A retailer shall not refuse to accept used batteries from consumers in accordance with the provisions of sections 22a-256f to 22a-256i , inclusive. Any batteries accepted by a retailer shall be disposed of in accordance with the provisions of said sections.

(e) Each retailer shall post a written notice at his place of business which shall advise consumers that it is illegal to discard a battery, that such batteries must be recycled, that such retailer is required to accept up to three batteries from a consumer who is not purchasing a battery for a period of eighteen months beginning on October 1, 1990, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (c) of this section and that after such eighteen-month period such retailer is required to accept a used battery for recycling, in exchange for the purchase of a new battery. Such notice shall be at least eight and one-half inches wide and at least eleven inches in length.

(f) Any person who violates any provision of subsection (e) of this section shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars for each day such violation continues.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-48 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 441 / Section 22a-48
Sec. 22a-48. Registration required. Exceptions. Categorization of pesticides.
Status: in_force

(b) Pesticides shall be categorized for registration purposes as follows: (1) Specialty pesticides, which include, but are not limited to, any disinfectant, sanitizer, germicide, biocide and any other pesticide which is registered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and labeled for use directly on humans or pets and any pesticides which are specifically registered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and labeled pursuant to FIFRA for use in or around household premises including, but not limited to, lawn, garden and ornamental sites or areas; and (2) commercial pesticides, which include, but are not limited to, all restricted use pesticides as determined by the United States Environmental Protection Agency or the commissioner and all other general use pesticides not categorized as specialty pesticides. Such categories shall be based on the information provided under section 22a-49 and shall be indicated by the applicant upon registration. All fees for both pesticide categories shall be equal and nothing in this subsection shall require additional evaluation or certification unless required by the commissioner.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-449o — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446k / Section 22a-449o
Sec. 22a-449o. Requirement for double-walled underground storage tanks.
Status: in_force

(1) “Double-walled underground storage tank” means an underground storage tank that is listed by Underwriters Laboratories, Incorporated and that is constructed using two complete shells to provide both primary and secondary containment, and having a continuous three-hundred-sixty degree interstitial space between the two shells which interstitial space shall be continuously monitored using inert gas or liquid, vacuum monitoring, electronic monitoring, mechanical monitoring or any other monitoring method approved in writing by the commissioner before being installed or used;

(2) “Double-walled underground storage tank system” means one or more double-walled underground storage tanks connected by double-walled piping and utilizing double-walled piping to connect the underground storage tank to any associated equipment;

(3) “Hazardous substance” means a substance defined in Section 101(14) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, but does not include any substance regulated as a hazardous waste under subsection (c) of section 22a-449 or any mixture of such substances and petroleum;

(4) “Petroleum” means crude oil, crude oil fractions and refined petroleum fractions, including gasoline, kerosene, heating oils and diesel fuels;

(5) “Underground storage tank” means a tank or combination of tanks, including underground pipes connected thereto, used to contain an accumulation of petroleum or hazardous substances, whose volume is ten per cent or more beneath the surface of the ground, including the volume of underground pipes connected thereto; and

(6) “Underground storage tank system” means an underground storage tank and any associated ancillary equipment and containment system.

(b) No person or municipality shall install, on or after October 1, 2003, an underground storage tank system and no person or municipality shall operate or use, an underground storage tank system installed after October 1, 2003, unless such underground storage tank system is a double-walled underground storage tank system. This section shall not apply to a residential underground storage tank system, as defined in section 22a-449a .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-324 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446h / Section 22a-324
Sec. 22a-324. (Formerly Sec. 25-109b). Conveyance and transfer of real property for watershed program purposes.
Status: in_force

(b) When the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection finds it necessary that land, the title of which is in the state of Connecticut and which is under the custody and control of any state agency or institution, be taken for the purposes of constructing, operating and maintaining works of improvement provided for in sections 22a-318 to 22a-322 , inclusive, he shall petition the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management that custody of such land be transferred to him as Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection. Such petition shall set forth the necessity for such transfer and control. The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall present such petition to the agency or institution having custody and control of such land, and upon the recommendation of, and subject to such consideration as may be required by, such agency or institution and with the approval of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and with notice to the Commissioner of Administrative Services, such agency or institution shall transfer the custody and control of such land to the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, for the purposes required.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-624 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446m / Section 22a-624
Sec. 22a-624. Public education program.
Status: in_force

(b) The commissioner may cooperate with other states and Canadian provinces and regional organizations in developing public education, outreach and assistance programs.

(c) The commissioner may develop an awards program to recognize the accomplishments of those persons who exceed the minimum requirements of sections 22a-615 to 22a-623 , inclusive, and who excel at reducing or eliminating mercury in air emissions or releases.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-465 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446k / Section 22a-465
Sec. 22a-465. (Formerly Sec. 25-54tt). Use of PCB in closed systems. Incidental amounts of PCB permitted.
Status: in_force

(b) An item, product or material containing incidental amounts of PCB may be manufactured for sale, sold for use or used provided such incidental amounts do not result from exposing the item, product or material to the compound PCB or from failing to take reasonable measures to rid the item, product or material of the compound PCB.

(c) An item, product or material containing the compound PCB may be manufactured for sale, sold for use or used provided an exemption has been granted by the commissioner in accordance with section 22a-466 .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-113k — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 444a / Section 22a-113k
Sec. 22a-113k. Harbor management commissions.
Status: in_force

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of the general statutes or any special act, if an existing municipal waterfront authority, municipal shellfish commission or municipal port authority is designated as a harbor management commission, the municipality may by ordinance increase the membership of such authority, commission or agency and may include one member representing each of the following: The planning commission, the zoning commission, or the combined planning and zoning commission, the conservation commission, shellfish commission and flood control board.

(c) Any two or more municipalities whose common boundaries lie within navigable waters, as defined in subsection (b) of section 15-3a , may by concurrent ordinances of their legislative bodies establish one or more harbor management commissions. Each such commission shall consist of an equal number of members from each municipality constituted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. Any municipality that is a member of a commission may, by vote of its legislative body, elect to withdraw from a commission.

Statutory scheme demonstrates state did not intend to fully occupy field of regulating conduct waterward of the mean high water mark because it expressly delegated responsibility of regulation to harbor management commissions it created. 93 CA 314.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-1a — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 439 / Section 22a-1a
Sec. 22a-1a. Declaration of policy: Coordination of state plans and programs.
Status: in_force

(b) In order to carry out the policy set forth in sections 22a-1a to 22a-1f , inclusive, it is the continuing responsibility of the state government to use all practicable means, consistent with other essential considerations of state policy, to improve and coordinate state plans, functions, programs, and resources to the end that the state may: (1) Fulfill the responsibility of each generation as trustee of the environment for succeeding generations; (2) assure for all residents of the state safe, healthful, productive, and esthetically and culturally pleasing surroundings; (3) attain the widest range of beneficial uses of the environment without degradation, risk to health or safety, or other undesirable and unintended consequences; (4) preserve important historic, cultural, and natural aspects of our Connecticut heritage, and maintain, wherever possible, an environment which supports diversity and variety of individual choice; (5) achieve an ecological balance between population and resource use which will permit high standards of living and a wide sharing of life's amenities; (6) enhance the quality of renewable resources and approach the maximum attainable recycling of depletable resources; and (7) practice conservation in the use of energy, maximize the use of energy efficient systems and minimize the environmental impact of energy production and use.

Cited. 184 C. 51; 204 C. 38; Id., 212.

Cited. 30 CA 204; 32 CA 341.

State's alleged failure to conduct an environmental impact evaluation prior to transfer is not a per se violation of statute that would grant plaintiffs standing under Sec. 22a-16. 51 CS 590.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-272 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446e / Section 22a-272
Sec. 22a-272. (Formerly Sec. 19-524ee). (Note: This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.) Mandatory sinking fund for authority bonds; special capital reserve funds; General Fund appropriations. Purchase of financial guarantees.
Status: in_force

(b) The authority may create and establish one or more reserve funds to be known as special capital reserve funds and may pay into such special capital reserve funds (1) any moneys appropriated and made available by the state for the purposes of such funds, (2) any proceeds of sale of notes or bonds, to the extent provided in the resolution of the authority authorizing the issuance thereof, and (3) any other moneys which may be made available to the authority for the purpose of such funds from any other source or sources. The moneys held in or credited to any special capital reserve fund established under this section, except as hereinafter provided, shall be used solely for the payment of the principal of bonds of the authority secured by such capital reserve fund as the same become due, the purchase of such bonds of the authority, the payment of interest on such bonds of the authority or the payment of any redemption premium required to be paid when such bonds are redeemed prior to maturity; provided, the authority shall have power to provide that moneys in any such fund shall not be withdrawn therefrom at any time in such amount as would reduce the amount of such funds to less than the maximum amount of principal and interest becoming due by reason of maturity or a required sinking fund installment in any succeeding calendar year on the bonds of the authority then outstanding and secured by such special capital reserve fund, such amount being herein referred to as the “required minimum capital reserve”, except for the purpose of paying such principal of, redemption premium and interest on such bonds of the authority secured by such special capital reserve becoming due and for the payment of which other moneys of the authority are not available. The authority may provide that it shall not issue bonds at any time if the required minimum capital reserve on the bonds outstanding and the bonds then to be issued and secured by a special capital reserve fund will exceed the amount of such special capital reserve fund at the time of issuance, unless the authority, at the time of the issuance of such bonds, shall deposit in such special capital reserve fund from the proceeds of the bonds so to be issued, or otherwise, an amount which, together with the amount then in such special capital reserve fund, will be not less than the required minimum capital reserve. On or before December first, annually, there is deemed to be appropriated from the state General Fund such sums, if any, as shall be certified by the chairman of the authority to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and the Treasurer of the state, as necessary to restore each such special capital reserve fund to the amount equal to the required minimum capital reserve of such fund, and such amounts shall be allotted and paid to the authority. For the purpose of evaluation of any such special capital reserve fund, obligations acquired as an investment for any such fund shall be valued at amortized cost. Nothing contained in this section shall preclude the authority from establishing and creating other debt service reserve funds in connection with the issuance of bonds or notes of the authority. Subject to any agreement or agreements with holders of outstanding notes and bonds of the authority, any amount or amounts allotted and paid to the authority pursuant to this section shall be repaid to the state from moneys of the authority at such time as such moneys are not required for any other of its corporate purposes and in any event shall be repaid to the state on the date one year after all bonds and notes of the authority theretofore issued on the date or dates such amount or amounts are allotted and paid to the authority or thereafter issued, together with interest on such bonds and notes, with interest on any unpaid installments of interest and all costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceeding by or on behalf of the holders thereof, are fully met and discharged. Notwithstanding any other provisions contained in this chapter, the aggregate amount of bonds outstanding at any time, secured by such special capital reserve funds authorized to be created and established by this section shall not exceed seven hundred twenty-five million dollars and no such bonds shall be issued to pay project costs unless the authority is of the opinion and determines that the revenues to be derived from the project shall be sufficient (1) to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds issued to finance the project, (2) to establish, increase and maintain any reserves deemed by the authority to be advisable to secure the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds, (3) to pay the cost of maintaining the project in good repair and keeping it properly insured and (4) to pay such other costs of the project as may be required.

(c) Subject to any agreement or agreements with holders of outstanding bonds, notes or other obligations, the authority may apply moneys in any special capital reserve fund or any other fund of the authority to purchase a financial guaranty or financial guaranties secured or unsecured as the authority may determine. For purposes of this section, financial guaranty means any letter of credit, surety bonds, insurance policy, guaranty or similar instrument issued by a bond or insurance company or other financial institution which provides for moneys to be available for the purposes to which and at the times by which moneys in each such fund may be required.

(d) The authority may secure instruments or contracts authorized under subdivision (7) of section 22a-267 in any manner in which the authority may secure its bonds, notes or other obligations under section 22a-269 , subject to any agreement or agreements with holders of outstanding bonds, notes or other obligations of the authority.

Cited. 193 C. 506.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-343 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446i / Section 22a-343
Sec. 22a-343. (Formerly Sec. 25-4b). Determination of lines.
Status: in_force

Annotation to former section 25-4b:

Cited. 179 C. 250.

Annotation to present section:

Cited. 215 C. 616.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-227 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446d / Section 22a-227
Sec. 22a-227. Municipal solid waste management plan.
Status: in_force

(b) Any plan submitted pursuant to this section shall provide a reasonable, practical and effective short and long term strategy to meet the solid waste management needs of the municipality and may include provisions for (1) the handling and disposal of all solid waste generated within the municipality, including, but not limited to, transportation after collection from the generator, separation, processing, recycling, storing, recovering energy or materials from solid waste and disposal of nonrecoverable waste residues; (2) alternate disposal methods in the case of a failure of usual methods; (3) intermunicipal cooperative use of solid waste facilities; and (4) the minimization of the land disposal of solid waste. Any such plan shall be developed in accordance with guidelines established by the commissioner after public notice and an opportunity for comment. Such guidelines shall not be subject to the provisions of chapter 54.

(c) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall approve or disapprove any plan submitted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. In making his decision, the commissioner shall consider any applicable federal or state health, environmental or planning standard. If the commissioner disapproves a plan, he shall send a notice to the municipality stating the reasons for such disapproval. A municipality may amend its initial plan in response to such disapproval within thirty days of the receipt of such notice. A municipality may submit a written request for a hearing to the commissioner within ten days of the receipt of a notice that its initial or amended plan is disapproved and the commissioner shall hold a hearing on such plan as soon thereafter as is practical. An appeal from the final decision of the commissioner may be taken in accordance with section 4-183 , except that the petition shall be filed in the superior court for the judicial district of New Britain within ten days of the receipt of a notice of a final decision. Such appeal shall have the same precedence in the order of trial as provided in section 52-191 for civil actions brought by or on behalf of the state. Any municipality which does not submit a plan or does not have an approved solid waste management plan after appeal or, if no appeal is taken, after the time for taking an appeal has expired, shall manage its solid waste in accordance with the provisions of a state-wide solid waste management plan adopted pursuant to section 22a-228 after such state-wide plan is adopted.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-350 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446i / Section 22a-350
Sec. 22a-350. (Formerly Sec. 25-5). Study of conditions relating to flood control.
Status: in_force

Annotation to former section 25-5:

Cited. 21 CS 407.

Annotation to present section:

Cited. 215 C. 616.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-255l — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446d / Section 22a-255l
Sec. 22a-255l. Penalties. Referral to Attorney General.
Status: in_force

(b) Any person who knowingly violates any provision of sections 22a-255g to 22a-255m , inclusive, including by making any false statement in a certificate of compliance prepared pursuant to section 22a-255k , shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than fifty thousand dollars for each false statement in such certificate or imprisoned not more than one year or both.

(c) If any person violates any provision of sections 22a-255g to 22a-255m , inclusive, the commissioner may request the Attorney General to bring an action in superior court for the judicial district of Hartford to enjoin such person from continuing such violation.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-368a — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446i / Section 22a-368a
Sec. 22a-368a. Reporting of current operating data.
Status: in_force

(b) Any person or municipality maintaining a diversion that was registered in accordance with the provisions of section 22a-368 and which continues to be in use as of July 1, 2001, shall report to the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection current operating data for such diversion not later than six months after the publication of notice pursuant to subsection (a) of this section and annually thereafter not later than January thirty-first. Such data shall be provided on forms developed by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Commissioners of Public Health and Agriculture, the chairperson of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority and the working group established pursuant to subsection (f) of this section. Such forms shall be in a format determined by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection. Such data shall include the most detailed available monitoring data collected for each subsequent calendar year, provided such data shall not be required to be detailed more frequently than daily. Engineering estimates of withdrawals or discharges may be permitted in the absence of a meter. A person or municipality maintaining a diversion exclusively for agricultural purposes may report estimated water use for the reporting period. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to an owner or operator of an existing electric generating facility utilizing fossil fuel, provided the diversion is used to comply with state and federal environmental laws, and further provided such owner or operator reports to the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection an estimate of future water use necessary to comply with state and federal environmental laws.

(c) Any person or municipality maintaining a diversion that was eligible for registration in accordance with section 22a-368 but failed to so register, which diversion continues to be in use as of July 1, 2001, shall report to the commissioner the operating data for such diversion not later than six months after the publication of notice pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. Such data shall be provided on a form developed by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Commissioners of Public Health and Agriculture and the chairperson of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority. Such data shall include (1) the location, capacity, frequency and rate of withdrawals or discharges of such diversion as of July 1, 1982, (2) a description of the water use and water system on or before July 1, 1982, including information to evidence its operation at that time, and (3) the monthly data for the calendar years 1997 to 2001, inclusive, (A) for the actual frequency and actual rate of water withdrawals or discharges of such diversion if such diversion is metered, or (B) that estimates the withdrawals or discharges in the absence of a meter. A person or municipality maintaining a diversion exclusively for agricultural purposes may report estimated water use for the reporting period in subdivision (3) of this subsection.

(d) Any person or municipality maintaining a diversion that was not eligible for registration in accordance with section 22a-368 and is not currently authorized by permit issued by the commissioner pursuant to said section, which diversion is in use as of July 1, 2001, shall report to the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection operating data for the diversion not later than six months after the publication of notice pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. Such data shall be provided on a form developed by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Commissioners of Public Health and Agriculture and the chairperson of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority. Such data shall include (1) information as to when the diversion was initiated, (2) a description of the water use and water system operation, and (3) the monthly data for the calendar years 1997 to 2001, inclusive, (A) for the location, capacity, actual frequency and actual rate of water withdrawals or discharges of said diversion if such diversion is metered, or (B) that estimates the withdrawals or discharges in the absence of a meter. A person or municipality maintaining a diversion used exclusively for agricultural purposes may report estimated water use for the reporting period in subdivision (3) of this subsection.

(e) Information reported by a person or municipality for the purposes of subsection (c) or (d) of this section shall not be used by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection to order the payment of civil penalties pursuant to section 22a-6b and subsection (b) of section 22a-376 provided the person or municipality has filed a permit application pursuant to section 22a-368 on or before July 1, 2003. This subsection shall not apply to any information the commissioner can document independent of a submission pursuant to this section. Failure to report the information required in this section may result in civil penalties in accordance with section 22a-6b and subsection (b) of section 22a-376 .

(f) The Water Planning Council shall appoint at least five persons who are required to register diversions pursuant to this section to a working group for the purpose of developing forms pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. Such members shall serve at the pleasure of the council.

See Sec. 25-33o re Water Planning Council.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-209b — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446d / Section 22a-209b
Sec. 22a-209b. Biomedical waste. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) “Biomedical waste treatment” means to render biomedical waste noninfectious by decontamination, autoclaving, incineration or by other techniques approved by the commissioner;

(2) “Human blood and blood products” means items containing free-flowing liquid waste blood, serum, plasma and other blood products or containers filled with such discarded fluids, except that blood in a glass vial shall be considered a sharp provided intravenous bags which did not contain blood or blood products shall not be considered a blood product;

(3) “Free-flowing liquid blood” means blood that is not contained by the disposable item or is visibly dripping;

(4) “Body fluid” means blood or any substance which contains visible blood, semen, vaginal secretions, cerebrospinal fluid, synovial fluid, pleural fluid, peritoneal fluid and pericardial fluid;

(5) “Infectious body fluids” means only waste cerebrospinal, pleural and peritoneal fluids. Dialysates shall not be considered blood or body fluids;

(6) “Chemotherapy waste” means waste that has come in contact with an antineoplastic agent during the preparation, handling or administration of such an agent. A container which is or has been used to contain such an agent shall be deemed chemotherapy waste even if such container is empty;

(7) “Decontaminate” means to substantially reduce or eliminate, by disinfection or other means, any biological hazard that is or may be associated with biomedical waste;

(8) “Hypodermic needle and syringe” means needles, syringes and any other types of intravascular device including, but not limited to, in-dwelling catheters and introducers;

(9) “Infectious agent” means any organism, such as a virus or bacterium, that is capable of being communicated by invasion and multiplication in body tissue and capable of causing disease or adverse health impacts in humans;

(10) “Infectious waste” means types of waste listed in subparagraphs (A) to (G), inclusive, of this subdivision which are capable of causing infectious diseases because there is reason to believe that such waste has been contaminated by an organism that is known or suspected to be pathogenic to humans and such organism may be present in sufficient virulence to transmit disease. The following shall be considered infectious waste:

(A) Cultures and stocks of agents infectious to humans and associated biologicals including cultures from medical, clinical, hospital, public health, research and industrial laboratories; wastes from the production of biologicals; discarded live and attenuated vaccines; and culture dishes and devices used to transfer, inoculate, or mix cultures;

(B) Human blood, blood products and infectious body fluids;

(C) Sharps;

(D) Research animal waste which includes contaminated animal carcasses, animal body parts and bedding or animals that were intentionally exposed to infectious agents during research or special laboratory testing, including research in veterinary hospital, production of biologicals, or testing of pharmaceuticals;

(E) Isolation wastes;

(F) Any material collected during or resulting from the cleanup of a spill of infectious or chemotherapy waste; or

(G) Any waste which is mixed with infectious waste and which is neither a hazardous waste, as defined in section 22a-115 , nor a radioactive material subject to section 22a-118 ;

(11) “Isolation waste” means biological waste and discarded material contaminated with body fluids from (A) humans who are isolated to protect others from a highly communicable disease, or (B) animals which are isolated because they are known to be infected with a highly communicable disease. A highly communicable disease is one listed in biosafety level 4 of the Centers for Disease Control/National Institutes of Health Guidelines entitled “Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories” and dated May, 1988. These agents include fifteen arboviruses, arenaviruses and filoviruses: Junin, Marburg, Congo-Crimean, hemorrhagic fever, Lassa, Macherpo, Ebola, Guanarito and the tick-borne encephalitis virus complex Absettarov, Hanzalova, Hypr, Kumlinge, Kyasanur Forest disease, Omsk hemorrhagic fever, and Russian spring-summer encephalitis;

(12) “Pathological waste” means any human tissue, organ or body part, except teeth and the contiguous structures of bone and gum, removed during surgery, autopsy or other medical procedure. Pathological waste does not include formaldehyde or other preservative agent, or a human corpse or part thereof regulated pursuant to section 7-64 or chapter 368i, 368j or 368k;

(13) “Sharps” means discarded sharps that have been used in animal or human patient care or treatment or in medical, research or industrial laboratories, including hypodermic needles; syringes, with or without attached needle; scalpel blades; glass blood vials; suture needles; needles with attached tubing; glass culture dishes and pasteur pipettes, provided such glassware is known to have been in contact with an infectious agent; anaesthetic carpules used in dental offices; and unused, discarded hypodermic needles, suture needles, syringes and scalpel blades; and

(14) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-269 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446e / Section 22a-269
Sec. 22a-269. (Formerly Sec. 19-524bb). (Note: This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.) Bonds of the authority.
Status: reserved

(b) Issuance by the authority of one or more series of bonds or notes for one or more purposes shall not preclude it from issuing other bonds or notes in connection with the same project or any other projects, but the proceeding wherein any subsequent bonds or notes may be issued shall recognize and protect any prior pledge made for any prior issue of bonds or notes unless in the resolution authorizing such prior issue the right is reserved to issue subsequent bonds on a parity with such prior issue.

(c) Subject to the approval of the Treasurer of the state, any bonds or notes of the authority may be sold at such price or prices, at public or private sale, in such manner and from time to time as may be determined by the authority, and the authority may pay all costs, expenses, premiums and commissions which it may deem necessary or advantageous in connection with the issuance and sale thereof; and any moneys of the authority, including proceeds from the sale of any bonds and notes, and revenues, receipts and income from any of its projects, may be invested and reinvested in such obligations, securities and other investments or deposited or redeposited in such bank or banks as shall be provided in the resolution or resolutions of the authority authorizing the issuance of the bonds and notes.

(d) The authority is authorized to provide for the issuance of its bonds for the purpose of refunding any bonds of the authority then outstanding, including the payment of any redemption premium thereon and any interest accrued or to accrue to the earliest or subsequent date of redemption, purchase or maturity of such bonds, and, if deemed advisable by the authority, for the additional purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of constructing and acquiring additions, improvements, extension or enlargements of a project or any portion thereof. The proceeds of any such bonds issued for the purpose of refunding outstanding bonds may, in the discretion of the authority, be applied to the purchase or retirement at maturity or redemption of such outstanding bonds either on their earliest or any subsequent redemption date, and may, pending such application, be placed in escrow to be applied to such purchase or retirement at maturity or redemption on such date as may be determined by the authority.

(e) Whether or not the bonds or notes are of such form and character as to be negotiable instruments under article 8 of title 42a, the bonds or notes shall be and are hereby made negotiable instruments within the meaning of and for all the purposes of article 8 of said title 42a, subject only to the provisions of the bonds or notes for registration.

(f) The principal of and interest on bonds issued by the authority may be secured by a pledge of any revenues and receipts of the authority derived from any project and may be additionally secured by the assignment of a lease of any project for the construction and acquisition of which said bonds are issued and by an assignment of the revenues and receipts derived by the authority from any such lease. The payment of principal and interest on such bonds may be additionally secured by a pledge of any other property, revenues, moneys or funds available to the authority for such purpose. The resolution authorizing the issuance of any such bonds or notes and any such lease may contain agreements and provisions respecting the establishment of reserves to secure such bonds or notes, the maintenance and insurance of the projects covered thereby, the fixing and collection of rents for any portion thereof leased by the authority to others, the creation and maintenance of special funds from such revenues and the rights and remedies available in the event of default, the vesting in a trustee or trustees of such property, rights, powers and duties in trust as the authority may determine, which may include any or all of the rights, powers and duties of any trustee appointed by the holders of any bonds and notes and limiting or abrogating the right of the holders of any bonds and notes of the authority to appoint a trustee under this chapter or limiting the rights, powers and duties of such trustee; provision for a trust agreement by and between the authority and a corporate trust which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the state, which agreement may provide for the pledging or assigning of any assets or income from assets to which or in which the authority has any rights or interest, and may further provide for such other rights and remedies exercisable by the trustee as may be proper for the protection of the holders of any bonds or notes and not otherwise in violation of law, and such agreement may provide for the restriction of the rights of any individual holder of bonds or notes of the authority and may contain any further provisions which are reasonable to delineate further the respective rights, duties, safeguards, responsibilities and liabilities of the authority, persons and collective holders of bonds or notes of the authority and the trustee; and covenants to do or refrain from doing such acts and things as may be necessary or convenient or desirable in order to better secure any bonds or notes of the authority, or which, in the discretion of the authority, will tend to make any bonds or notes to be issued more marketable notwithstanding that such covenants, acts or things may not be enumerated herein; and any other matters of like or different character, which in any way affect the security or protection of the bonds or notes, all as the authority shall deem advisable and not in conflict with the provisions hereof. Each pledge, agreement, or assignment of lease made for the benefit or security of any of the bonds or notes of the authority shall be in effect until the principal of and interest on the bonds or notes for the benefit of which the same were made have been fully paid, or until provision has been made for the payment in the manner provided in the resolution or resolutions authorizing their issuance. Any pledge made in respect of such bonds or notes shall be valid and binding from the time when the pledge is made; moneys or rents so pledged and thereafter received by the authority shall immediately be subject to the lien of such pledge without any physical delivery thereof or further act; and the lien of any such pledge shall be valid and binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract or otherwise against the authority, irrespective of whether such parties have notice thereof. Neither the resolution, trust indenture nor any other instrument by which a pledge is created need be recorded. The resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds or notes may provide for the enforcement of any such pledge or security in any lawful manner.

(g) The authority may provide in any resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds or notes that any project or part thereof or any addition, improvement, extension or enlargement thereof, may be constructed by the authority or any designee of the authority, and may also provide in such proceedings for the time and manner of and requisites for disbursements to be made for the cost of such construction and disbursements as the authority shall deem necessary or appropriate.

Cited. 193 C. 506.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-208d — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446d / Section 22a-208d
Sec. 22a-208d. Written determination of need for resources recovery facility, composting facility or ash residue disposal area.
Status: in_force

(b) The commissioner shall publish, at the expense of the applicant, notice of the preliminary determination of need for the proposed facility or disposal area in a newspaper having a substantial circulation in the area affected. Publication shall be within sixty days of determination by the commissioner that the application is complete. Any person may submit written comments on the preliminary determination of need in the same manner as provided by the commissioner for the submission of comments on the application. The commissioner shall not make a final determination of need for the facility or disposal area unless a permit is issued. A preliminary determination of need shall be void if a permit is not issued. As used in this section, “preliminary determination of need” means a statement by the commissioner of the need for a resources recovery facility or disposal area during the pendency of an application to construct such facility or area.

(c) (1) The applicant for a permit to construct or expand a resources recovery facility requiring a determination of need under subsection (a) of this section shall provide such information as the commissioner deems necessary, including but not limited to:

(A) The design capacity of the proposed facility;

(B) The planned operating rate and throughput for the facility;

(C) An explanation of any difference between the information provided under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this subdivision;

(D) The estimated amount of the following: (i) The mixed municipal solid waste generated by and received from each municipality and other customers that will send waste to the facility, in tons per day evidenced by contracts or letters of intent, (ii) the mixed municipal solid waste to be recycled pursuant to regulations adopted by the commissioner under section 22a-241b , and (iii) change in the amount of mixed municipal solid waste generated because of population growth, waste generation, source reduction and industrial and commercial development over the design life of the facility. Information submitted under this subdivision shall include the methodology used to determine the estimates;

(E) A contingency plan for use of facility capacity if throughput declines or increases by at least ten per cent from the throughput estimated in the application;

(F) An analysis of reasonable levels of reserve capacity for seasonal peaks and unexpected facility outages;

(G) The capability of the applicant to complete the project;

(H) The technical feasibility of the proposed facility; and

(I) A demonstration that the throughput capacity of the proposed facility, when combined with the throughput capacity of all other resources recovery facilities with permits to construct under the provisions of section 22a-208a and existing resources recovery facilities with construction permits to expand shall not exceed the total throughput capacity of resources recovery facilities needed to process waste generated in the state as set forth in the solid waste management plan adopted pursuant to section 22a-228 .

(2) In making the determination required under this section, the commissioner shall consider the information submitted under subdivision (1) of this subsection, the current and anticipated availability of throughput capacity for mixed municipal solid waste at resources recovery facilities, land disposal areas, recycling facilities and other facilities that process or dispose of mixed municipal solid waste that have obtained all necessary permits to construct and any other information the commissioner deems pertinent and shall insure that no waste is accounted for more than once as a result of transfer from one vehicle or facility to another or for any other reason.

(d) (1) The applicant for a permit to construct a disposal area for ash residue generated by resources recovery facilities or mixed municipal solid wastes which requires a certificate of need under subsection (a) of this section shall submit such information as the commissioner deems necessary, including but not limited to, (A) the name of the resources recovery facilities or municipalities to be served by the disposal area; (B) the transportation system needed to serve the disposal area; (C) the available capacity of other disposal areas for ash residue or mixed municipal solid waste in the state that have obtained all necessary permits to construct; and (D) the design capacity of the disposal area.

(2) In making the determination required under this subsection, the commissioner shall consider the information submitted pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection and any other information the commissioner deems pertinent.

(e) The provisions of this section shall apply to any application for a permit under section 22a-208a for a resources recovery facility, for a disposal area for ash residue generated by resources recovery facilities, or for a disposal area for mixed municipal solid wastes which is pending on or submitted after July 1, 1989.

(f) This section shall not apply to an application for a permit or permit modifications of any resources recovery facility operating as of June 30, 1993, provided there is no expansion after that date of the facility's boilers or waste handling and processing equipment. Any such facility shall comply with all applicable environmental laws and regulations. Nothing in this subsection and no action taken by the commissioner pursuant hereto shall validate or invalidate any permit or determination of need issued or approved prior to June 30, 1993, for any resources recovery facility not operating as of that date, or otherwise affect any action of the commissioner, proceedings or judicial review relating thereto, pending on or commenced after that date.

See Sec. 22a-207a for definitions of “composting”, “mixed municipal solid waste” and “mixed municipal solid waste composting facility”.

Cited. 233 C. 486; 234 C. 312.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-27l — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 439 / Section 22a-27l
Sec. 22a-27l. Endangered species, natural area preserve and watchable wildlife account. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to provide for distribution of funds available pursuant to this section and section 12-743 .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-36 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 440 / Section 22a-36
Sec. 22a-36. Inland wetlands and watercourses. Legislative finding.
Status: in_force

Cited. 179 C. 250; 180 C. 421; Id., 692. To interpret Sec. 22a-430 as precluding municipal regulation of sewerage systems would clearly work to undermine some of the basic purposes of the act as expressed in statute. 183 C. 532. Cited. 186 C. 67; 193 C. 414; 196 C. 218; 203 C. 525; 209 C. 544; Id., 652; 211 C. 416; 212 C. 710; Id., 727; 213 C. 604; 216 C. 320; 217 C. 164; 218 C. 703; 219 C. 404; 220 C. 362; Id., 476; 226 C. 579; 227 C. 71; Id., 175; 228 C. 95; 229 C. 247; Id., 627; Id., 654; 235 C. 448; 242 C. 335. Although one of the broad purposes of act is to prevent “loss of fish and other beneficial aquatic organisms, wildlife and vegetation”, when viewed in context of the act as a whole, the intent to protect wildlife is a secondary effect of protecting the wetlands and watercourses themselves. 266 C. 150. Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Act does not provide inland wetlands agencies with jurisdiction to regulate activities that solely affect the wildlife that uses the wetlands and watercourses without affecting the wetlands or watercourses themselves. 269 C. 57.

Cited. 4 CA 271; 5 CA 70; 6 CA 715; 12 CA 47; 15 CA 336; 18 CA 440; 19 CA 713; 20 CA 309; 25 CA 446; 26 CA 564; 27 CA 590; 28 CA 262; Id., 780; 29 CA 12; Id., 105; 30 CA 85; 31 CA 105; Id., 599; judgment reversed, see 229 C. 627; 32 CA 799; 34 CA 385; 36 CA 270; 37 CA 166.

Cited. 32 CS 104. Under Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Act, commissioner is limited to promulgating regulations and appealing from decisions of municipal commissions. 35 CS 145. Nothing obligates commissioner to include “balancing computation” in his opinion relative to economic factors described in section at risk of nullification of his entire action; section must yield to Sec. 22a-41 for factors to be considered. 36 CS 1. Cited. 41 CS 444; 42 CS 57.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-111t — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 427a / Section 22-111t
Sec. 22-111t. Guarantees. Inspection and analysis. Deficiencies. Penalties.
Status: repealed

(b) If analysis shows a fertilizer is deficient in one or more of its guaranteed primary plant nutrients beyond the investigational allowances and compensations as established by public act 09-229* or by any regulation adopted by the commissioner pursuant to section 22-111j , a penalty payment of three times the value of such deficiency shall be assessed by the commissioner against the violator.

(c) All penalties assessed by the commissioner pursuant to this section shall be paid by the registrant to the consumer of the lot of fertilizer represented by the sample analyzed not later than three months after the date of notice from the commissioner to the registrant. If the commissioner is unable to locate or identify such consumer, such penalty payments shall be paid to the commissioner, who shall deposit the same into the General Fund. If the commissioner finds upon satisfactory evidence that a person has altered the content of fertilizer supplied to him or her by a registrant, or to have mixed or commingled fertilizer from two or more suppliers such that the result of either alteration changes the analysis of the fertilizer as originally guaranteed, the commissioner shall require such person to obtain a registration and such person shall be held liable for all applicable penalty payments and be subject to any other applicable provisions of public act 09-229* or any regulation adopted by the commissioner pursuant to section 22-111j , including, but not limited to, seizure, condemnation and a stop sale order by the commissioner.

(d) A deficiency in an official sample of mixed fertilizer resulting from nonuniformity shall not be distinguishable from a deficiency due to actual plant nutrient shortage and shall be subject to action by the commissioner pursuant to sections 22-111a to 22-111j , inclusive, and 22-111 l to 22-111x , inclusive.

(e) Nothing contained in this section shall prevent any person from commencing an action in Superior Court for damages or penalty payments relating to fertilizer or fertilizer material.

*Note: Public act 09-229 is entitled “An Act Concerning Milk Producers, Milk and Milk Products, Agricultural Not-For-Profit Organizations and the Modernization of Connecticut Fertilizer Law”. (See Reference Table captioned “Public Acts of 2009” in Volume 16 which lists the sections amended, created or repealed by the act.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-178 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446c / Section 22a-178
Sec. 22a-178. (Formerly Sec. 19-514). Orders to correct violations. Hearings. Modification and extension. Orders to owners. Joint and several liability. Filing of certified copy or notice on land records. Orders to investigate.
Status: in_force

(b) If the commissioner finds that (1) a violation of a regulation or the terms or conditions of a permit issued pursuant to section 22a-174 exists and (2) the person alleged to be committing such violation has received written notification of two violations in the preceding one-year period, the commissioner shall require an emission test of the air contaminant source at the expense of the source. If the results of such test indicate noncompliance with a regulation or the terms or conditions of a permit, the commissioner shall issue an order requiring pollution abatement.

(c) Unless such person files a written answer thereto within thirty days after the date of service and requests a hearing thereon before the commissioner, an order issued pursuant to this section shall be final and not subject to appeal to the commissioner. Upon receipt of such request, the commissioner shall grant a hearing as soon thereafter as is practicable. The testimony at the hearing shall be under oath and recorded stenographically or by a sound-recording device, but the parties shall not be bound by the strict rules of evidence in courts of law at such hearing. True copies of the transcript and of any other record made of or at such hearing shall be furnished to the respondent at his request and at his expense.

(d) After the hearing, the commissioner shall consider all the evidence and affirm, modify or revoke the order in his discretion. By agreement of the commissioner and the person or persons subject to the order, the commissioner may, after the hearing or at any time after the issuance of the order, modify such order or extend the time for compliance set forth in the order, and any such modification or extension by agreement shall be deemed to be a revision of the order and shall not constitute a new order. There shall be no hearing subsequent to, or any appeal from, any modification or extension by agreement.

(e) Whenever the commissioner issues an order to any person to correct a violation and such person is not the owner of the land at which the violation occurred or exists, the commissioner may issue an order to the owner of such land to correct such violation. Such an order shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the owner at his last-known post-office address, with a notice that such order shall be filed on the land records in which the land is located. Any owner to whom such an order is issued shall have all the rights and privileges provided by this chapter and section 4-183 and shall be subject to section 22a-182a .

(f) If the commissioner issues an order under this chapter to two or more persons, including a landowner and the person causing the pollution or creating or maintaining the potential air pollution source, each such person shall be jointly and severally liable.

(g) When an order issued by the commissioner to any person pursuant to this chapter becomes final, except for an order to create or use emission reduction credits, the commissioner shall cause a certified copy or notice of the final order to be filed on the land records in the town where the subject property is located, and such certified copy or notice shall constitute a notice to the owner's heirs, successors and assigns. When the order has been fully complied with or revoked, the commissioner shall issue a notice showing such compliance or revocation, which the commissioner shall cause to be recorded on the land records in the town wherein the order was previously recorded.

(h) If the commissioner has reasonable cause to believe, based on department investigation, test data or other credible information, that any person has violated or is about to violate any provision of this chapter, or any regulation, order, or permit adopted or issued thereunder, he may issue an order to such person to investigate, by monitoring, production of records, or any other means, the source of air pollution. Such order may also require that if the investigation determines there is or has been a violation of any provision of this chapter, or any regulation, order, or permit adopted or issued thereunder, the respondent shall correct such violation. An order issued under this subsection shall be subject to subsections (a) to (f), inclusive, of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-26e — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 422 / Section 22-26e
Sec. 22-26e. Governor's Council for Agricultural Development and Innovation.
Status: in_force

(b) The council shall make recommendations to the Department of Agriculture on ways to increase agriculture in the state by developing innovative market opportunities including, but not limited to, urban agriculture, integration and adoption of new technologies, controlled environment agriculture and diversification of products and opportunities. The council shall also make recommendations concerning the development, diversification and promotion of agriculture in this state and shall provide for an interchange of ideas from the various commodity groups and organizations represented.

(c) The council shall meet not less than once per calendar quarter and (1) as often as deemed necessary by the chairperson, or (2) upon a call for such a meeting by a quorum of the membership of the council. A majority of the members on the council shall constitute a quorum. Any vacancy in the membership of the council shall be filled by the applicable appointing authority. The members shall serve without compensation or reimbursement for expenses. Any member absent from more than two meetings in a calendar year shall be deemed to have resigned.

See Sec. 4-38f for definition of “administrative purposes only”.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-133w — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 445 / Section 22a-133w
Sec. 22a-133w. Voluntary site remediation in GB and GC areas: Licensed environmental professionals.
Status: in_force

(1) “Phase II environmental site assessment” means an investigation to confirm the presence or absence of a spill on or at a parcel of real property which investigation may include sampling of soil or groundwater in accordance with the provisions of the Transfer Act Site Assessment Guidance Document published by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, June, 1989, revised November, 1991, or in accordance with comparable provisions in any regulations adopted by the commissioner under section 22a-133k ;

(2) “Phase III investigation” means an investigation to ascertain the extent of a spill on or at a parcel of real property in accordance with the provisions of the Transfer Act Site Assessment Guidance Document published by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, June, 1989, revised November, 1991, which investigation may include making a reasonable estimate of the cost of remediation of such parcel in accordance with the regulations adopted by the commissioner under section 22a-133k ;

(3) “Phase III remedial action plan” means a written plan prepared subsequent to a Phase III investigation as provided in said guidance document or such regulations which plan includes information regarding the feasibility of various alternative remediation strategies and an assessment of the costs of such strategies;

(4) “Spill” has the meaning provided in section 22a-452c ; and

(5) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection.

(b) The commissioner shall publish along with any list or roster of licensed environmental professionals published pursuant to section 22a-133v a record of any work performed by any licensed environmental professional pursuant to a final remedial action report prepared pursuant to a voluntary site remediation under section 22a-133y which is submitted to the commissioner and any action taken by the commissioner with regard to such work.

(c) Any licensed environmental professional who performs any services pursuant to section 22a-133y shall act with reasonable care and diligence and shall apply the knowledge and skill ordinarily required of a professional in good standing practicing in that field at the time the services are performed.

(d) Any licensed environmental professional who performs any services pursuant to section 22a-133y shall not have, develop or acquire any business association or financial interest which is substantial enough to create an impression of influencing his judgment in connection with the performance of such services. No licensed environmental professional shall offer or render such services under an arrangement whereby no fee will be charged if a specified finding or result is attained, or where the payment of his fee, or the amount of the fee, is otherwise dependent upon a specified finding or result of such services.

(e) Any licensed environmental professional who violates any provision of subsection (c) or (d) of this section shall be assessed a civil penalty of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars. The Attorney General, upon complaint of the State Board of Examiners of Environmental Professionals or the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, shall institute a civil action to recover such penalty. Any amount recovered shall be deposited into the Special Contaminated Property Remediation and Insurance Fund established under section 22a-133t .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-352 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446i / Section 22a-352
Sec. 22a-352. (Formerly Sec. 25-5b). State water plan. Requirements. Submission to General Assembly. Public review. Approval. Annual report.
Status: in_force

(b) The state water plan developed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall: (1) Identify the quantities and qualities of water that are available for public water supply, health, economic, recreation and environmental benefits on a regional basin scale considering both surface water and groundwater; (2) identify present and projected demands for water resources on a state-wide and regional basin scale; (3) recommend the utilization of the state's water resources, including surface and subsurface water, in a manner that balances public water supply, economic development, recreation and ecological health; (4) recommend steps to increase the climate resiliency of existing water resources and infrastructure; (5) make recommendations for technology and infrastructure upgrades, interconnections and such major engineering works or special districts which may be necessary, including the need, timing and general cost thereof; (6) recommend land use and other measures, including an assessment of land acquisition or land protection needs, where appropriate to ensure the desired quality and abundance of water and to promote development in concert with available water resources; (7) take into account desired ecological, recreational, agricultural, industrial and commercial use of water bodies; (8) inform residents of the state about the importance of water-resource stewardship and conservation; (9) establish conservation guidelines and incentives for consumer water conservation with due consideration for energy efficiency; (10) develop a water reuse policy with incentives for matching the quality of the water to the use; (11) meet data collection and analysis needs to provide for data driven water planning and permitting decisions; (12) take into account the ecological, environmental, public health and safety and economic impact that implementation of the state water plan will have on the state; (13) include short and long-range objectives and strategies to communicate and implement the plan; (14) seek to incorporate regional and local plans and programs for water use and management and plans for water and sewerage facilities in the state water plan; (15) promote intraregional solutions and sharing of water resources; (16) develop and recommend strategies to address climate resiliency including the impact of extreme weather events; and (17) identify modifications to laws and regulations that are necessary in order to implement the recommendations of the state water plan.

(c) The Water Planning Council shall provide a time period of not less than one hundred twenty days for public review and comment prior to finalizing such plan. The Commissioners of Public Health and Energy and Environmental Protection, the chairperson of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority and the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall post such draft plan and information concerning such comment period in a conspicuous location on their respective web sites. The Council on Environmental Quality shall post such draft plan and information concerning such comment period in the Environmental Monitor. The Water Planning Council shall advertise and hold not less than one public hearing during such public review and comment period. After such public comment period, the council shall fully consider all written and oral comments concerning the proposed state water plan. The council shall make available the electronic text of the finalized state water plan on an Internet web site where the finalized state water plan shall be posted and a report summarizing: (1) All public comments received pursuant to this subsection, and (2) the changes made to the finalized state water plan in response to such comments and the reasons for such changes.

(d) Not later than January 1, 2018, the Water Planning Council, in accordance with section 11-4a , shall submit the state water plan to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the environment, public health, planning and development and energy and technology. The council shall submit such report to the Governor electronically. Said joint standing committees may conduct a joint public hearing on the state water plan and (1) submit the plan with said joint standing committees' joint recommendation for approval to the General Assembly, or (2) return the plan to the Water Planning Council indicating their disapproval and any recommendations for revisions to the plan by said council.

(e) The state water plan shall become effective when adopted by an affirmative vote of the General Assembly as the state water plan for the state.

(f) In the event that said joint standing committees do not recommend approval of the plan or the General Assembly does not adopt the plan by affirmative vote, the plan shall be returned to the Water Planning Council for revisions and resubmittal to the General Assembly in accordance with the provisions of subsection (d) of this section.

(g) The Water Planning Council may submit the state water plan or a revised state water plan in a subsequent session of the General Assembly for approval in accordance with the provisions of this section.

(h) If the state water plan is not adopted by an affirmative vote of the General Assembly on or before twenty-four months after the date of its original submittal pursuant to subsection (d) of this section, then it shall be forwarded to the Governor for adoption or rejection.

(i) The Water Planning Council shall oversee the implementation and periodic updates of the state water plan. On or before January 1, 2016, and annually thereafter, the Water Planning Council shall submit a report, in accordance with section 11-4a , to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the environment, public health, planning and development and energy and technology on the status of the development and implementation of the state water plan and any updates to such plan. On and after January 1, 2016, the report required by this subsection shall supplant the requirement for an annual report as required pursuant to section 25-33o .

Cited. 215 C. 616.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-121 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 445 / Section 22a-121
Sec. 22a-121. Record of hearing. Rights of parties.
Status: in_force

(b) A copy of the record shall be available at all reasonable times for examination by the public without cost at the principal office of the council. A copy of the transcript shall be filed in the office of the town clerk in each municipality in which the proposed facility is to be located. A copy of the record may be obtained by any person upon payment of a fee determined by the permanent members of the council.

Cited. 207 C. 706.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-380e — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 436a / Section 22-380e
Sec. 22-380e. Definitions.
Status: in_force

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

(2) “Program” means the animal population control program;

(3) “Account” means the animal population control account;

(4) “Participating veterinarian” means any veterinarian who has been certified to participate in the program by the commissioner;

(5) “Pound” means any state or municipal facility where impounded, quarantined or stray dogs, cats or other domestic animals are kept or any veterinary hospital or commercial kennel where such dogs, cats or other domestic animals are kept by order of a municipality;

(6) “Eligible owner” means a person who has purchased or adopted a dog or cat from a pound and who is a resident of this state;

(7) “Medically unfit” means (A) unsuitable for a surgical procedure due to any medical condition that may place a dog or cat at life-threatening risk if a surgical procedure is performed on such animal, as determined by a participating veterinarian, or (B) unsuitable for sterilization due to insufficiency in age, as determined by a participating veterinarian, of a dog or cat under the age of six months;

(8) “Neuter” means the surgical procedure of castration on a male dog or cat;

(9) “Spay” means the surgical procedure of ovariohysterectomy on a female dog or cat;

(10) “Voucher” means a nontransferable document provided by the commissioner and issued by a pound to an eligible owner authorizing payment of a predetermined amount from the animal population control account to a participating veterinarian;

(11) “Feral cat” means a cat of the species Felis catus that is unowned, that exists in a wild or untamed state or has returned to an untamed state from domestication and whose behavior is suggestive of a wild animal; and

(12) “Low-income person” means a recipient of or a person eligible for one of the following public assistance programs:

(A) The supplemental nutrition assistance program authorized by Title XIII of the federal Food and Agriculture Act of 1977, 7 USC 2011 et seq.;

(B) The federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Act authorized by 42 USC 601 et seq.;

(C) HUSKY A, C or D;

(D) The state-administered general assistance program;

(E) The state supplement program; or

(F) Any other public assistance program that the commissioner determines to qualify a person as a low-income person.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-462a — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446k / Section 22a-462a
Sec. 22a-462a. Microbead prohibitions. Regulations. Study. Penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) “Over-the-counter drug” means any drug that is a personal care product that contains a label that identifies such product as a drug, as required by 21 CFR 201.66, as amended from time to time;

(2) “Personal care product” means any (A) article intended to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled, sprayed on, introduced into or otherwise applied to the human body or any part thereof for cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness or altering the appearance of, (B) article intended for use as a component of any such article described in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, or (C) over-the-counter drug. “Personal care product” does not include any product for which a prescription is required for distribution or dispensation, as determined by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection; and

(3) “Microbead” means any intentionally added synthetic solid plastic particle measured to be five millimeters or less in size that is used to exfoliate or cleanse and is intended to be rinsed off or washed off the body and consequently deposited into a sink, shower or bathtub drain.

(b) On and after December 31, 2017, no person shall manufacture for sale any personal care product, except for an over-the-counter drug, that contains any intentionally added microbead.

(c) On and after December 31, 2018, no person shall import, sell or offer for sale any personal care product, except for an over-the-counter drug, that contains any intentionally added microbead.

(d) On and after December 31, 2018, no person shall manufacture for sale any over-the-counter drug that contains an intentionally added microbead.

(e) On and after December 31, 2019, no person shall import, sell or offer for sale any over-the-counter drug that contains any intentionally added microbead.

(f) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement the provisions of this section.

(g) (1) On or before August 15, 2016, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall accept an application on behalf of a manufacturer of a personal care product for the performance of a study, at the request of said commissioner, by the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering to determine if a biodegradable microbead is available for use in such personal care product that does not adversely impact the environment or publicly-owned treatment works in this state. Any such application shall require the manufacturer of such biodegradable microbead to disclose the chemical constituents or composition of such microbead. Upon receipt of any such application, in a format as prescribed by the commissioner, the commissioner shall request the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering to perform such study. Said academy may establish a fee for the performance of such study and such fee shall be remitted by the applicant to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Upon receipt of such request and such fee from the commissioner, said academy shall commence such study. Such study shall, at a minimum, consist of: (A) A study committee appointed by said academy to oversee such study, (B) the use of an academy-selected research team with expertise in matters relating to biodegradable microbeads to conduct relevant research for such study, including, but not limited to, the fate and transport of microbeads, and author a study report, and (C) study committee meetings that afford the opportunity for such applicant, department and interested persons to obtain information concerning the study's process. The academy shall complete any such study and issue a final study report for such study to the commissioner not later than December 15, 2017. Upon receipt of such final study report, the commissioner shall review such final study report and, not later than February 1, 2018, forward such final study report and any recommendations of said academy for legislation concerning the use of biodegradable microbeads in personal care products to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the environment.

(2) Any information or materials submitted by an applicant to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection or the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering in connection with the performance of the study described in subdivision (1) of this subsection shall not be subject to disclosure pursuant to chapter 14 provided such applicant indicates to the department or academy, at the time of submission, information or materials that such applicant deems a trade secret or privileged in any manner.

(3) In the event that the study described in subdivision (1) of this subsection is not completed on or before December 15, 2017, the manufacturing, selling, importing or offering for sale of any personal care product that contains an intentionally added biodegradable microbead shall be prohibited on and after July 1, 2018.

(h) Any person who violates any of the provisions of subsections (b) to (e), inclusive, of this section or any regulation adopted pursuant to subsection (f) of this section shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars for the first violation and not more than ten thousand dollars for any subsequent violation.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-11 — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 422 / Section 22-11
Sec. 22-11. Promotion of agricultural interests.
Status: in_force

Cited. 148 C. 608. Vote of county commissioners to appropriate all available surplus funds of New London county as of Sept. 30, 1960, for county agricultural extension service, valid. Id., 611. Payments for promotion of agricultural interests are for public purpose. Id., 612.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-507 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446k / Section 22a-507
Sec. 22a-507. Regional water pollution control authorities: Issuance of bonds. Use of proceeds.
Status: in_force

(b) An authority may, to provide for the issuance of its bonds for the purpose of refunding any bonds of the authority then outstanding, including the payment of any redemption premium thereon and any interest accrued or to accrue to the earliest or any subsequent date of redemption, purchase or maturity of such bonds, and if deemed advisable by the authority, for the additional purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of a wastewater system. The proceeds of any such bonds issued for the purpose of refunding outstanding bonds may, in the discretion of the authority, be applied to the purchase or retirement at maturity or redemption of such outstanding bonds either on their earliest or any subsequent redemption date, and may, pending such application, be placed in escrow to be applied to such purchase or retirement at maturity or at redemption on such date as may be determined by the authority.

(c) Whenever the issuance of bonds has been authorized pursuant to sections 22a-500 to 22a-519 , inclusive, an authority, pending the issuance thereof and subject to any applicable terms or provisions of the proceedings authorizing such issuance, may issue bond anticipation notes and any renewals thereof. The principal of and interest on any bond anticipation notes issued pursuant to sections 22a-500 to 22a-519 , inclusive, may be repaid from pledged revenues or other pledged receipts, funds or moneys, to the extent not paid from the proceeds of renewals thereof or of bonds. Upon the sale of bonds, the proceeds thereof, to the extent required, shall be applied forthwith to the payment of the principal of and interest on any bond anticipation notes or shall be deposited in trust for such purpose. The date or dates of such bond anticipation notes, the maturities, denominations, form, details and other particulars of such bond anticipation notes, including the method, terms and conditions for the issue and sale thereof, shall be determined by the authority.

(d) An authority created under sections 22a-500 to 22a-519 , inclusive, shall not be subject to the bond limitation provided in section 7-374 . No provision of any special act enacted prior to July 13, 1995, shall be construed to prohibit the issuance of bonds or notes under the terms of said sections. Any bonds reciting that they are issued under sections 22a-500 to 22a-519 , inclusive, shall, in any action or proceeding involving their validity, be conclusively deemed to be fully authorized by sections 22a-500 to 22a-519 , inclusive, and to have been issued, sold, executed and delivered in conformity with this section and with all provisions of statutes applicable thereto and shall be incontestable unless service of process of such action or proceedings are served within sixty days after the approval of their sale.

(e) Bonds issued pursuant to sections 22a-500 to 22a-519 , inclusive, may be issued pursuant to a resolution or indenture, which resolution or indenture shall specify the dates of principal and interest payments, the rate or rates of interest for each issue of bonds or the manner of determining such rate or rates, the manner of issuance and sale of such bonds and by whom such bonds shall be signed or countersigned and all other particulars thereof and may contain for the benefit of bondholders from time to time and as a contract therewith any agreements and the provisions deemed necessary or appropriate by the authority in connection with the issuance of such bonds and may provide for the terms and security thereof, including, without limitation, terms respecting the fixing and collection of all revenues from any wastewater system covered by such indenture; provisions respecting custody of the proceeds from the sale of such bonds, including any requirements that such proceeds be held separate from or not to be commingled with other funds of the authority; provisions for the investment and reinvestment of bond proceeds until used to pay costs of a wastewater system and for the disposition of any excess bond proceeds or investment earnings thereon; provisions for the execution of reimbursement agreements or similar agreements in connection with credit facilities, including, but not limited to, letters of credit or policies of bond insurance, remarketing agreements and agreements for the purpose of moderating interest rate fluctuations; provisions for the collection, custody, investment, reinvestment and use of revenues or other receipts, funds or moneys pledged therefor as provided in sections 22a-500 to 22a-519 , inclusive; provisions regarding the establishment and maintenance of reserves, sinking funds and any other funds and accounts as shall be approved by the authority in such amounts as the authority may establish and the regulation and disposition thereof, including requirements that any such funds and accounts be held separate from or not be commingled with other funds of the authority; covenants for the establishment of pledged revenue coverage requirements for such bonds; covenants for the establishment of maintenance and insurance requirements with respect to a wastewater system or facility or facilities; provision for the issuance of additional bonds on a parity with bonds theretofore issued, including establishment of coverage requirements with respect thereto as provided in this section; the terms to be incorporated in any loan of the proceeds of such bonds and in any lease of a wastewater system or facility or facilities; the creation and maintenance of special funds from the revenues of a wastewater system or facility or facilities; the rights and remedies available in the event of default, the vesting in a trustee or trustees of such property, rights, powers and duties in trust as the authority may determine, which may include any or all of the rights, powers and duties of any trustee appointed by the holders of any bonds and notes and limiting or abrogating the right of the holders of any bonds and notes of the authority to appoint a trustee under sections 22a-500 to 22a-519 , inclusive, or limiting the rights, powers and duties of such trustee; provision for a trust indenture by and between the authority and a corporate trust which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the state, which agreement may provide for the pledging or assigning of any assets or income from assets to which or in which the authority has any rights or interest, and may further provide for such other rights and remedies exercisable by the trustee as may be proper for the protection of the holders of any bonds or notes and not otherwise in violation of law, and such agreement may provide for the restriction of the rights of any individual holder of bonds or notes of the authority and may contain any further provisions which are reasonable to delineate further the respective rights, duties, safeguards, responsibilities and liabilities of the authority, persons and collective holders of bonds or notes of the authority and the trustee; covenants to do or refrain from doing such acts and things as may be necessary or convenient or desirable in order to better secure any bonds or notes of the authority, or which, in the discretion of the authority, will tend to make any bonds or notes to be issued more marketable notwithstanding that such covenants, acts or things may not be enumerated in this section; and any other matters of like or different character, which in any way affect the security or protection of the bonds or notes, all as the authority shall deem advisable and not in conflict with the provisions hereof.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-626 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446m / Section 22a-626
Sec. 22a-626. Orders to correct or abate violations.
Status: in_force

(b) Each order issued under this chapter shall be served by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by a state marshal or indifferent person. If a state marshal or indifferent person serves the order, a true copy of the order shall be served, and the original, with a return of such service endorsed thereon, shall be filed with the commissioner. The order shall be deemed to be issued upon service or upon deposit in the mail. Any order issued pursuant to chapter 446d shall state the basis on which it is issued.

(c) Unless a person aggrieved by an order files a written request for a hearing before the commissioner not later than thirty days after the date of issuance, such order shall become final. If requested, the commissioner shall hold a hearing as soon thereafter as practicable. A request for a hearing shall be a condition precedent to any appeal. The commissioner may, after the hearing or at any time after the issuance of the order, modify such order by agreement or extend the time schedule therefor if the commissioner deems such modification or extension advisable or necessary, and any such modification or extension shall be deemed to be a revision of an existing order and shall not constitute a new order. There shall be no hearing subsequent to or any appeal from any such modification or extension.

(d) After hearing, the commissioner shall consider all supporting and rebutting evidence and affirm, modify or revoke such order in the commissioner's discretion and shall so notify the recipient of the order by certified mail, return receipt requested.

(e) The final order of the commissioner shall be subject to appeal as set forth in sections 4-183 and 4-184 , except that any such appeal shall be taken to the superior court for the judicial district of New Britain.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-241 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446d / Section 22a-241
Sec. 22a-241. Municipal solid waste recycling program. Advisory council.
Status: in_force

(b) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in consultation with such advisory council, shall submit the plan developed under subsection (a) of this section to the Governor and the General Assembly not later than January 1, 1987, and, if the General Assembly adopts a resolution approving such plan, the commissioner shall implement the municipal solid waste recycling program not later than April 1, 1987, in accordance with the provisions of such plan, and the commissioner shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to carry out the purposes of such program. In implementing such program the commissioner shall utilize private recycling markets to the extent feasible.

(c) There is established an advisory council to advise the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection on implementation of the municipal solid waste recycling program. The advisory council may study any issue related to recycling, including composting and packaging. In any such study the advisory council may consult with persons with specific information related to the study. If it deems it appropriate, the advisory council shall recommend a list of materials that should be banned in the state. The advisory council shall consist of: The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, or his designee; the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, or his designee; the Commissioner of Administrative Services, or his designee; the Commissioner of Transportation, or his designee; the chairman of the MIRA Dissolution Authority, or his designee; one person appointed by the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities; one person appointed by the Council of Small Towns; one person representing a municipality having a population of not more than ten thousand to be appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, one person representing a municipality having a population of more than ten thousand but not more than fifty thousand to be appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives, one person representing a municipality having a population of more than fifty thousand but not more than one hundred thousand to be appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one person representing a municipality having a population of more than one hundred thousand to be appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives; two members of the public, one of whom shall be appointed by the majority leader of the House of Representatives and one of whom shall be appointed by the majority leader of the Senate; two persons representing recycling industries, one of whom shall be appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives and one by the minority leader of the House of Representatives; two persons representing the packaging industry, one of whom shall be appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives and one of whom shall be appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate; a trash hauler to be appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives; one person representing an industry using recycled material, to be appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate; one person representing an environmental organization to be appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives; one person representing business and industry to be appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives, and a regional recycling coordinator to be appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, the cochairmen and ranking members of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the environment and four members of the General Assembly to be appointed as follows: One by the speaker of the House of Representatives, one by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one by the minority leader of the House of Representatives and one by the majority leader of the House of Representatives. The members of the task force shall elect a chairman, who shall be one of the members appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives or by the president pro tempore of the Senate.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-141 — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 430 / Section 22-141
Sec. 22-141. Weighing or gaging to be by licensed weigher or gager.
Status: in_force

(b) Each licensed weigher or gager shall have his license in his possession, or available for inspection, during working hours.

(c) The Commissioner of Agriculture may revoke any such weigher's license or gager's license for just cause. Each such license which has been revoked shall be returned to the commissioner.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-71 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 442 / Section 22a-71
Sec. 22a-71. Commissioner's report to Governor and General Assembly.
Status: in_force

(a) The feasibility of adopting a program of state certification of products determined to be low noise emission products, including products certified by the administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to Section 15 of the Noise Control Act of 1972 (P.L. 92-574) or any amendment thereto;

(b) The feasibility of adopting a program establishing labeling requirements which prohibit the sale or offer to sell or the lease or offer to lease of any product, machine or equipment, or class thereof, without notice to the prospective purchaser, lessee or user of the noise levels and characteristics emitted by such product, machine, vehicle or equipment, or its effectiveness in reducing noise, as the case may be. Labeling requirements may be in conformity with federal labeling requirements where applicable;

(c) Other recommendations for executive and legislative action needed to carry out a state-wide program of noise abatement.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-349g — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446i / Section 22a-349g
Sec. 22a-349g. Producers of concrete. Confirmation of fitness for sale and provision of geological source report.
Status: in_force

(b) Not later than July 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, any producer of concrete purchasing or receiving coarse aggregate intended for use in a residential or commercial concrete foundation who does not operate a quarry or other source from which such coarse aggregate was sourced, shall, prior to mixing such coarse aggregate with other component ingredients to create such concrete foundation, confirm with the person selling or providing such coarse aggregate to such producer that (1) such coarse aggregate is permitted to be sold pursuant to section 22a-349c or 22a-349f , as applicable, and (2) a geological source report pertaining to the source of such coarse aggregate has been provided in accordance with section 22a-349d or 22a-349e , as applicable.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-319b — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 433 / Section 22-319b
Sec. 22-319b. Growers of swine. Registration. Control of disease. Breeders of swine. Brucellosis and pseudorabies testing. Requirement. Liability. Procedures for testing. Importation of swine. Import permit. Requirements. Certificate of veterinary inspection. Barrows exempt from brucellosis testing.
Status: in_force

(b) Any person, firm or corporation engaged in breeding swine in this state shall have all breeding swine tested for brucellosis and pseudorabies. Such testing shall be performed by an accredited veterinarian, a veterinarian employed by the USDA, or the department or an employee employed by the department, under supervision of the State Veterinarian. The owner of any herd or animal to be so tested shall provide assistance and proper restraint for confining the animals for and during the application and diagnosis of said test. The state shall not be liable for any damages incurred or alleged to have been incurred from such test. Testing for brucellosis shall comply with section 22-298 . The procedures for testing for pseudorabies and the control and disposition of pseudorabies positive swine shall conform to the USDA, pseudorabies eradication program standards.

(c) All swine imported into this state shall be accompanied by an import permit required pursuant to section 22-308 , and a certificate of veterinary inspection issued by an accredited veterinarian not more than thirty days prior to entry into this state and that includes the dates and results of any tests required by this section, the official identification of each swine and certification that each swine originated from a: (1) Brucellosis validated free herd, provided the herd number, the date of the last whole herd negative brucellosis test that includes the swine being imported shall be recorded on the certificate of veterinary inspection, or, in the alternative, each swine over three months of age shall have been tested and found negative for brucellosis not more than thirty days prior to such entry; and (2) pseudorabies qualified free herd, provided the number and date of the last whole herd negative test that includes the swine being imported shall be recorded on the certificate of veterinary inspection, or, in the alternative, each swine shall have been tested and found negative for pseudorabies not more than thirty days prior to such entry. Barrows shall be exempt from such brucellosis testing.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-134rr — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 445b / Section 22a-134rr
Sec. 22a-134rr. Reporting and remediation of certain releases. Requirements. Internet database of reports and verifications.
Status: in_force

(b) A release shall not be deemed discovered if the only evidence of such release is data available or generated before the date when regulations are first adopted pursuant to section 22a-134tt .

(c) On any parcel required to be investigated and remediated pursuant to sections 22a-134 to 22a-134e , inclusive, and sections 22a-134h to 22a-134i , inclusive:

(1) Only releases that occurred prior to the filing of a Form I, Form II, Form III or Form IV but that were not discovered until (A) after the date of the commissioner's approval of the remediation, or (B) the date to which the verification applies, as designated on the form submitted to the commissioner in connection with a Form III or Form IV verification, or (C) the date on which the Form I or Form II was filed shall be subject to the requirements of sections 22a-134qq to 22a-134xx , inclusive;

(2) Any release that occurs after the filing of a Form I, Form II, Form III or Form IV shall be subject to the requirements of sections 22a-134qq to 22a-134xx , inclusive, except that when a Phase II investigation has been completed after the filing of a Form III or Form IV, only releases which occur after the date of the Phase II investigation shall be subject to the requirements of sections 22a-134qq to 22a-134xx , inclusive; and

(3) For the purposes of this subsection, “parcel”, “Form I”, “Form II”, “Form III” and “Form IV” have the same meanings as provided in section 22a-134 .

(d) On any brownfield site accepted into a brownfields program:

(1) Releases that are discovered before the date on which the remediation requirements of the applicable brownfields program are fully satisfied shall continue to be subject to the applicable brownfields program and shall not be subject to sections 22a-134qq to 22a-134xx , inclusive;

(2) Releases that are discovered after but which occur prior to the date on which the remediation requirements of the applicable brownfields program are fully satisfied shall continue to be subject to such program and shall not be subject to sections 22a-134qq to 22a-134xx , inclusive. Nothing in sections 22a-134qq to 22a-134xx , inclusive, shall be construed to affect any liability protection afforded by any applicable brownfields program or a covenant not to sue entered into by the commissioner;

(3) Releases that occur after the date on which the requirements of the applicable brownfields program are fully satisfied shall be subject to sections 22a-134qq to 22a-134xx , inclusive. Liability for any such releases shall remain subject to the provisions of section 22a-134vv concerning liability protection afforded or a covenant not to sue entered into by the commissioner.

(e) Within available resources, the department shall provide a publicly accessible Internet database that contains all reports and verifications submitted as required by this section. Such database shall provide for the electronic submission of reports and verifications and search functionality. If such a system is not available at the time regulations are first adopted pursuant to section 22a-134tt , the department shall file an update on its progress for publication in the Environmental Monitor.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-363g — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446i / Section 22a-363g
Sec. 22a-363g. Filing of permit, certificate or authorization on municipal land records.
Status: in_force

(b) Prior to transferring any real property on which an activity regulated pursuant to sections 22a-32 , 22a-361 , 22a-363b and 22a-363d exists, the owner of such property shall file a certified copy or notice of the most recent permit, certificate or authorization issued under said sections on the land records of the municipality in which such property is located.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-354 — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 435 / Section 22-354
Sec. 22-354. Imported dogs and cats. Certificates of health. Importation from rabies quarantine area. Sale of young puppies and kittens. Sale of dogs by pet shop licensees. Certificate of origin required. Purchase of dog or cat from outside of state. Penalties.
Status: in_force

(b) Any dog sold or offered for sale by a pet shop licensee in this state shall be accompanied by a certificate of origin identifying the name and address of the person, firm or corporation that bred such dog and of any person, firm or corporation that sold such dog to such pet shop licensee. Such certificate shall be in a form as prescribed by the Commissioner of Agriculture. Such information contained in the certificate of origin shall be posted on the sign described in section 22-344d and such information shall be visible to customers. A copy of such certificate shall be provided to the purchaser of such dog at the time of sale and shall be filed by such licensee with the Department of Agriculture not later than seven days after such sale. No pet shop licensee shall purchase a dog or cat for resale or sell or offer for sale any dog or cat purchased from: (1) Any breeder that (A) is not in possession of a current license issued by the United States Department of Agriculture and any applicable state agency, (B) was found to have committed a direct violation of pet dealer-related regulations of the United States Department of Agriculture during the two-year period prior to such purchase, or (C) was found to have committed three or more indirect violations of pet dealer-related regulations of the United States Department of Agriculture during the two-year period prior to such purchase provided such violations pertained to the health or welfare of an animal and were not administrative in nature; or (2) any other person, firm or corporation that: (A) Is not in possession of a current license issued by the United States Department of Agriculture and any applicable state agency, (B) was found to have committed a direct violation of pet dealer-related regulations of the United States Department of Agriculture during the two-year period prior to such purchase, (C) was found to have committed three or more indirect violations of pet dealer-related regulations of the United States Department of Agriculture during the two-year period prior to such purchase provided such violations pertained to the health or welfare of an animal and were not administrative in nature, or (D) directly or indirectly, has obtained such dog or cat from a breeder described in subdivision (1) of this subsection. Any pet shop licensee violating the provisions of this subsection shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars for each violation. Each day a pet shop licensee is in violation of this subsection shall constitute a separate offense.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-371 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446i / Section 22a-371
Sec. 22a-371. Request for additional information. Notice of completed application. Notice of hearing. Waiver of hearing.
Status: in_force

(b) If the applicant does not furnish the requested information, the commissioner shall publish notice of his tentative determination on the application in accordance with section 22a-6h and shall hold or waive a public hearing in accordance with the provisions of subsection (f) of this section.

(c) If the commissioner finds that an application is complete, he shall notify the applicant by electronic means or certified mail, return receipt requested. The commissioner shall also notify the applicant of the time, date and location of any public hearing to be held on the application.

(d) Upon notifying the applicant in accordance with subsection (c) of this section that the application is complete, the commissioner shall immediately provide, by electronic means, notice of the application and a concise description of the proposed diversion to the Governor, the Attorney General, the speaker of the House of Representatives, the president pro tempore of the Senate, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, the Commissioners of Public Health and Economic and Community Development, the chairperson of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, the chief executive officer and chairmen of the conservation commission and wetlands agency of the municipality or municipalities in which the proposed diversion will take place or have effect, and any person who has requested notice of such activities.

(e) As used in this section, “municipality” means a city, town or borough of the state.

(f) The commissioner shall hold a public hearing before approving or denying an application, except that, when the commissioner determines that the proposed diversion (1) is necessary, (2) will not significantly affect long-range water resource management or the environment, and (3) will not impair proper management and use of the water resources of the state, he may waive the requirement for a hearing after publishing notice of his tentative decision regarding the application and of his intent to waive the requirement for a hearing in a newspaper having general circulation in the area where the proposed diversion will take place or have effect; provided the commissioner shall hold a hearing upon receipt, within thirty days after such notice is published or mailed, of a petition signed by at least twenty-five persons. If a hearing is to be held, the commissioner, at the applicant's expense, shall (A) cause notice of the time, date and location of the commencement of the hearing, a concise description of the proposed diversion, and the commissioner's tentative determination regarding the application to be published not less than thirty days prior to the commencement of the hearing in a newspaper having a general circulation in the area where the proposed diversion will take place or have effect, and (B) provide the same notice to the officials listed in subsection (d) of this section not less than thirty days prior to the commencement of the hearing.

Cited. 28 CA 674. Because commissioner did not give plaintiff an opportunity to remedy application's deficiencies or to request that application be deemed complete as submitted and have those deficiencies examined in the forum of a public hearing, notice of rejection was a final decision in a contested case and meets requirements for appeal pursuant to Sec. 4-183, despite absence of a public hearing. 71 CA 395.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-903a — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446z / Section 22a-903a
Sec. 22a-903a. Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substance. Class B firefighting foam content prohibition. Exceptions. Take-back program. Enforcement.
Status: in_force

(1) “Perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance” means a class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom;

(2) “Class B firefighting foam” means a foam used for the purpose of extinguishing flammable liquid fires; and

(3) “Testing” includes calibration testing, conformance testing and fixed system testing as required by state or municipal law or policy.

(b) (1) On and after July 13, 2021, no person, local government or state agency shall use a class B firefighting foam that contains an intentionally added perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance in any amount for training or testing purposes.

(2) Except as provided in subdivisions (3) to (5), inclusive, of this subsection, on and after October 1, 2021, no person shall use a class B firefighting foam that contains an intentionally added perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance for any vapor suppression or firefighting purpose unless such fire is a flammable liquid-based fire and the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection fails to identify an alternative to such use on or before July 1, 2021.

(3) For any airport-related entity with a facility that utilizes a fire suppression system containing class B firefighting foam that contains an intentionally added perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance, on or before July 13, 2021, mitigation measures shall be employed to prevent releases of such foam into the environment, including the implementation of plans and physical features that are designed to prevent releases of such foam into the environment through the use of containment, treatment, and disposal of such foam, even when such foam is deployed in its intended manner. Not later than October 1, 2023, any such system shall be removed or repurposed to remove such firefighting foam.

(4) No person required by federal law to use a class B firefighting foam that contains an intentionally added perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance in any amount shall use such foam upon the earlier of the following: (A) A change in federal law prohibiting the use of such foam, or (B) one year after a change in federal law to no longer require the use of such foam.

(5) Any person who operates a chemical plant, oil refinery, or terminal, storage or distribution facility for flammable liquids may request an extension of time for compliance with the requirements of subdivision (2) of this subsection by applying to the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection for such an extension. Any such request shall specify why such extension is necessary and what containment, treatment, and disposal measures will be employed to prevent releases of such class B firefighting foam that contains an intentionally added perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance into the environment until compliance with subdivision (2) of this subsection can be achieved. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may grant such an extension if the commissioner determines that such extension is necessary to remove or repurpose a fire suppression system containing such foam. Any such extension that is granted by the commissioner pursuant to this subdivision shall be limited to not longer than two years.

(c) Not later than October 1, 2021, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall develop or identify a take-back program for municipally owned class B firefighting foam containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances that results in the application of best management practices for the disposal of such substances.

(d) The provisions of this section may be enforced, within available appropriations, by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-229 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446d / Section 22a-229
Sec. 22a-229. Consistency with plan. Polystyrene packaging.
Status: in_force

(b) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, no municipality may prohibit the sale or use of polystyrene packaging products by any vendor, commercial or retail user of polystyrene if the vendors or retail users of such products demonstrate to an official designated by the chief executive officer of the municipality that such vendors or users are actively engaged in a comprehensive effort to recycle the polystyrene packaging materials which it generates. Such recycling effort shall include ongoing collection and delivery of such packaging materials to an established recycling facility.

(c) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, no municipality may prohibit the sale or use of polystyrene packaging materials used for the display, storage or transportation of raw meat, poultry or fish.

(d) The provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of this section shall not apply to any municipality which has held any hearing before October 1, 1989, in accordance with a municipal charter, special act or ordinance, on a proposed local law, ordinance or charter provision which, if enacted, would be inconsistent with said subsections, or which has enacted any local law, ordinance or charter provision prior to March 15, 1990, which is inconsistent with said subsections.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-449g — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446k / Section 22a-449g
Sec. 22a-449g. Appeals.
Status: in_force

Section is plain and unambiguous and creates a mandatory duty to, within available appropriations and subject to the provisions of Sec. 22a-449r, pay approved applications that are not the subject of an appeal notwithstanding the pendency of an appeal, and the count of plaintiff's complaint which sought a writ of mandamus ordering the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection to pay the plaintiff's approved application was not barred by sovereign immunity. 209 CA 741.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-246a — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446d / Section 22a-246a
Sec. 22a-246a. Single-use checkout bags. Definitions. Fee for provision by stores. Report of fees collected. Regulations. Prohibition on provision of single-use checkout bags by stores. Preemption of less restrictive municipal ordinances.
Status: in_force

(1) “Single-use checkout bag” means a plastic bag with a thickness of less than four mils that is provided by a store to a customer at the point of sale. “Single-use checkout bag” does not include: (A) A bag provided to contain meat, seafood, loose produce or other unwrapped food items; (B) a newspaper bag; or (C) a laundry or dry cleaning bag;

(2) “Store” means any retailer, as defined in section 12-407 , that maintains a retail store within the state and sells tangible personal property directly to the public.

(b) (1) For the period commencing August 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2021, each store shall charge a fee of ten cents for each single-use checkout bag provided to a customer at the point of sale. The store shall indicate the number of single-use checkout bags provided and the total amount of the fee charged on any transaction receipt provided to a customer. Any fees collected pursuant to this subsection shall be excluded from gross receipts under chapter 219.

(2) Each store shall report all fees collected pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection to the Commissioner of Revenue Services with its return due under section 12-414 and remit payment at the same time and in the same form and manner required under section 12-414 .

(3) Any fees due and unpaid under this subsection shall be subject to the penalties and interest established under section 12-419 and the amount of such fee, penalty or interest, due and unpaid, may be collected under the provisions of section 12-35 as if they were taxes due to the state.

(4) The provisions of sections 12-415 , 12-416 and 12-421 to 12-428 , inclusive, shall apply to the provisions of this section in the same manner and with the same force and effect as if the language of said sections had been incorporated in full into this section and had expressly referred to the fee imposed under this section, except to the extent that any such provision is inconsistent with a provision of this section.

(5) The Commissioner of Revenue Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, may adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to carry out the provisions of this section.

(6) At the close of each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2020, and June 30, 2021, the Comptroller is authorized to record as revenue for such fiscal year the amount of the fee imposed under the provisions of this section that is received by the Commissioner of Revenue Services not later than five business days from the last day of July immediately following the end of such fiscal year.

(c) On and after July 1, 2021, no owner or operator of a store shall provide or sell a single-use checkout bag to a customer.

(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a municipality from enacting or enforcing an ordinance concerning single-use checkout bags made of plastic, provided such ordinance is as restrictive or more restrictive as the provisions of this section concerning the provision or selling of such bags to customers by stores. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a municipality from enacting or enforcing an ordinance concerning single-use checkout bags made of paper, including, but not limited to, enabling each store to charge a fee for any such bag distributed to a customer.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-240a — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446d / Section 22a-240a
Sec. 22a-240a. Studies of dioxin levels in area of proposed resources recovery facilities.
Status: in_force

(b) The commissioner shall reimburse the owner of a resources recovery facility for any costs incurred for preoperational ambient air or ambient environmental monitoring tests required under subsection (a) of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-32 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 440 / Section 22a-32
Sec. 22a-32. (Formerly Sec. 22-7l). Regulated activity permit. Application. Hearing. Waiver of hearing. Exception.
Status: in_force

(b) (1) If the regulated activity is a transportation capital project and (A) such project is not located at an airport, as defined in section 15-34 , (B) the federal government requires public participation regarding such regulated activity, (C) the person proposing to conduct or cause to be conducted such regulated activity sought public input on such regulated activity by implementing a plan approved by an agency of the federal government, and (D) such person submits to the commissioner a copy of the approved plan for public participation, a written summary of the opportunities for public participation that were provided and a copy or record of any comments received regarding such regulated activity and how such comments were responded to or addressed, the commissioner shall only be required to hold a public hearing on such application, upon receipt of a petition, signed by at least twenty-five persons, that alleges aggrievement or unreasonable pollution or destruction of the public trust.

(2) For the purposes of subdivision (1) of this subsection, a petition alleges aggrievement or unreasonable pollution or destruction of the public trust if the petition sets forth specific facts that demonstrate that the legal rights, duties or privileges of at least one person who signed the petition will be, or may reasonably be expected to be, affected by such regulated activity, or that alleges that the regulated activity involves conduct which has, or which is reasonably likely to have, the effect of unreasonably polluting, impairing or destroying the public trust in the air, water or other natural resources of the state. Any such petition shall identify the relevant statutory or regulatory provision which the petitioners claim such proposed regulated activity does not satisfy. The commissioner shall provide a copy of any such petition received to the person proposing to conduct or cause to be conducted such regulated activity, who, not more than seven business days after receipt of such petition, may object to such petition on the basis that the petition does not contain the specific factual demonstration required by this subdivision. The commissioner shall determine whether the petition satisfies the requirements of this subdivision and shall send notice of such determination, in writing, to the person proposing to conduct or cause to be conducted such regulated activity and the person who submitted the petition.

(3) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to modify or limit any requirement of sections 22a-1a to 22a-1h , inclusive, concerning a public scoping process, a public hearing or public participation.

Cited. 183 C. 532; 209 C. 544; 227 C. 175; 232 C. 401.

Cited. 25 CA 401.

Cited. 32 CS 104; 43 CS 386.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-199 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446c / Section 22a-199
Sec. 22a-199. Mercury emission standards: Definitions, requirements, alternative emissions limits, testing, regulations.
Status: in_force

(1) “Affected unit” means any emissions unit that generates electricity in the state and combusts coal in an amount greater than ten per cent of its total heat input on a rolling twelve-month basis.

(2) “Alternative emissions limit” means a mercury emissions limit established by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection for an affected unit.

(3) “Calendar quarter” means the period of January first to March thirty-first, inclusive, April first to June thirtieth, inclusive, July first to September thirtieth, inclusive, or October first to December thirty-first, inclusive.

(4) “Inlet conditions” means either: (A) The concentration of mercury in the flue gas exiting the combustion source prior to application of any air pollution control device; or (B) in the case of a fluidized bed combustion unit, the concentration of mercury input to the combustion source based on representative fuel sampling and analysis, as determined by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection.

(5) “Mercury” means mercury and mercury compounds in either a gaseous or particulate form.

(6) “TBtu” means trillion BTU of heat input.

(7) “Fluidized bed combustion unit” means a combustion unit in which fuel is introduced into a layer of solid particles kept in turbulent motion by air that is forced into the layer from below, resulting in a thorough mixing and intimate contact of the fuel and other reactants.

(b) (1) On and after July 1, 2008, the owner or operator of an affected unit or units shall: (A) Meet an emissions rate of equal to or less than 0.6 pounds of mercury per TBtu, or (B) meet a mercury emissions rate equal to a ninety per cent reduction of mercury from the measured inlet conditions for the affected unit, whichever emissions rate is more readily achievable by such affected unit, as determined by the owner or operator of such affected unit. Compliance with the requirements of this subdivision shall be demonstrated in accordance with the provisions of subdivision (3) of this subsection.

(2) (A) If the owner or operator of any affected unit properly installs and operates control technology designed to achieve the mercury emissions rate requirement of subdivision (1) of this subsection and such technology fails to achieve said emission rate, such owner or operator shall notify the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection of such failure no later than February 1, 2009. Such owner or operator shall submit each quarterly stack test from such affected unit to the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection for evaluation and establishment of an alternative emissions limit for such affected unit based upon the optimized performance of such properly installed and operated control technology. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall establish an alternative emissions limit for any such affected unit no later than April 1, 2010.

(B) Upon the establishment of an alternative emissions limit for an affected unit, pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall incorporate such alternative emissions limit into the Title V permit for such affected unit. Thereafter, upon any application for renewal of such Title V permit, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall conduct a review of such affected unit's alternative emissions limit and may impose a more stringent alternative emissions limit based upon any new data regarding the demonstrated control capabilities of the type of control technology installed and operated at such affected unit.

(C) If the owner or operator of any affected unit properly installs and operates control technology designed to achieve the mercury emissions rate requirement established in subdivision (1) of this subsection, but such technology fails to achieve such emissions requirement, and such owner or operator notifies the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection of such failure no later than February 1, 2009, the owner or operator of such affected unit shall demonstrate compliance with the requirements of subdivision (1) of this subsection for the period beginning July 1, 2008, and ending on the date of the issuance of an alternative emissions limit, pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, by operating and maintaining such affected unit, including any associated air pollution control equipment, in a manner consistent with good air pollution control practices for the minimization of mercury emissions, as determined by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection. In determining whether the owner or operator of such affected unit is operating and maintaining such affected unit in a manner consistent with good air pollution control practices for the minimization of mercury emissions, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may review the emissions monitoring results and operating and maintenance procedures of such unit and may inspect such affected unit.

(3) (A) Any stack test used to demonstrate compliance with the mercury emissions rate requirements of subdivision (1) of this subsection or used in the establishment or compliance with an alternative emissions limit pursuant to subdivision (2) of this subsection, shall be based on the average of the stack tests conducted during the two most recent calendar quarters for an affected unit and shall be conducted on a calendar quarter basis in accordance with the Environmental Protection Agency's Method 29 for the determination of metal emissions from stationary sources, as set forth in 40 CFR 60, Appendix A, as amended from time to time, or any other alternative method approved by the Environmental Protection Agency or the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection. Such stack tests shall be conducted while combusting coal or coal blends that are representative of the coal or coal blends combusted at such affected unit during the calendar quarter represented by such stack test.

(B) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, any owner or operator of an affected unit who achieves and maintains compliance with the mercury emissions rate requirement established in subdivision (1) of this subsection for a period of eight consecutive calendar quarters may reduce the frequency of such stack testing for such affected unit from a once-per-calendar-quarter basis to a once-per-year basis. If such annual stack testing demonstrates a failure to comply with the mercury emissions rate requirement established in subdivision (1) of this subsection, such stack testing shall resume on a once-per-calendar-quarter basis, as described in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision.

(C) If the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection determines that continuous emission monitors for mercury in flue gases are commercially available and can perform in accordance with National Institute of Technology Standards, or other methodology approved by the Environmental Protection Agency, the owner or operator of any affected unit shall properly install and operate such continuous emission monitors and shall not be required to conduct stack testing on a calendar quarter basis. When reporting compliance with the mercury emissions rate requirement of subdivision (1) or (2) of this subsection, as applicable, the owner or operator of an affected unit shall use an average of the continuous emission monitor data recorded at such affected unit during the most recent calendar quarter.

(4) The owner or operator of any affected unit shall, for each calendar quarter, report to the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection the results of any stack test or average of the continuous emission monitor data, as applicable, used to demonstrate compliance with the provisions of this subsection. Such reports shall be submitted on such forms as may be prescribed by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection.

(5) The provisions of this subsection, when implemented by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, shall not suspend any underlying procedures or requirements as set forth in the regulations of Connecticut state agencies.

(c) On or before July 1, 2012, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall conduct a review of the mercury emission limits applicable to all affected units in the state. On or after July 1, 2012, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, imposing mercury emission limits that are more stringent than such emissions requirements provided for in subparagraph (A) or (B) of subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-250a — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446d / Section 22a-250a
Sec. 22a-250a. Forfeiture of vehicles used in violation of certain environmental laws.
Status: in_force

(b) If the owner of such vehicle or any person claiming any interest in the same appears, he shall be made a party defendant in such case. The Attorney General, upon request of the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, shall appear and prosecute such complaint and shall have the burden of proving all material facts by a preponderance of the evidence.

(c) If the judge or court finds the allegations made in such complaint to be true and that the vehicle has been used in violation of any provision of subsection (b) of section 22a-131a , section 22a-208a , section 22a-208c , subsection (c) or (d) of section 22a-250 or section 22a-252 , he shall render judgment that such vehicle is a nuisance and order the same to be destroyed or disposed of in the discretion of the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection. From the time the vehicle has been seized until such time as it has been destroyed or disposed of in accordance with law, it shall be kept at such place or places as designated by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection. Other state agencies shall cooperate with the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection in connection with the transportation and storage of vehicles seized under this section. If any such vehicle is subject to a bona fide mortgage, assignment of lease or rent, lien or security interest, such vehicle shall not be so destroyed or disposed of in violation of the rights of the holder of such interest. When any vehicle has been declared a nuisance and condemned under this section, the court may also order that such vehicle be sold by sale at public auction in which case the proceeds shall become the property of the state and deposited in the General Fund; provided any person who has a bona fide mortgage, assignment of lease or rent, lien or security interest shall have the same right to the proceeds as he had in the vehicle prior to sale. Final destruction or disposal of such vehicle shall not be made until any criminal trial in which such vehicle might be used as evidence has been completed.

(d) If the judge or court finds the allegations not to be true or that the vehicle has not been used in violation of any provision of subsection (b) of section 22a-131a , section 22a-208a , section 22a-208c , subsection (c) or (d) of section 22a-250 or section 22a-252 , he shall order the vehicle returned to the owner forthwith and the party in possession of such vehicle pending such determination shall be responsible and liable for such property from the time of seizure and shall immediately comply with such order.

(e) Failure of the state to proceed against such vehicle in accordance with the provisions of this section shall not prevent the use of such property as evidence in any criminal trial.

Cited. 41 CA 779.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-81 — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 426 / Section 22-81
Sec. 22-81. Duties of board. Reports.
Status: in_force

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of any general statute or special act to the contrary, the selection, appointment, assignment of duties, amount of compensation, sick leave, vacation, leaves of absence, termination of service, rank and status of the individual members of the station staff shall be under the sole jurisdiction of the board of control of the station within available funds. Said board shall determine who constitutes the professional staff of the station and shall establish a compensation and classification schedule for the professional staff. Said board shall annually submit to the Commissioner of Administrative Services a list of the positions which it has included within the professional staff.

(c) Within available resources, the board shall cause the station to (1) make scientific inquiries and perform experiments including, but not limited to, inquiries and experiments regarding plants, insects and the pests of plants, soil and water, which inquiries and experiments shall include, but not be limited to, consideration of the effects of any climate change which may result from increased levels of carbon dioxide or other “greenhouse” gases in the atmosphere and what effects such change may have on agriculture in this state; (2) make scientific inquiries for the General Assembly and conduct such analyses as required by any state agency including, but not limited to, the Departments of Administrative Services, Agriculture, Consumer Protection and Energy and Environmental Protection; and (3) distribute reports of any analyses, investigations or experiments by correspondence, lectures or published matter. The board may cause the station to charge a fee for any testing services which it may provide to the public. The station shall not conduct any testing of ticks for Lyme disease except at the request of a state or municipal health official or for scientific research purposes.

See chapter 441 re pesticide control.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-118m — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 428a / Section 22-118m
Sec. 22-118m. Labeling of commercial feed.
Status: in_force

(b) In case of a commercial feed, except a customer-formula feed, the feed shall be accompanied by a label bearing the following information: (1) The quantity statement; (2) the product name and the brand name, if any, under which the commercial feed is distributed; (3) the guaranteed analysis stated in such terms as the Commissioner of Agriculture, by regulation adopted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, determines is required to advise the user of the composition of the feed or to support claims made in the labeling. In all cases the substances or elements shall be determinable by laboratory methods such as the methods published by the Association of Official Analytical Chemists International; (4) the common or usual name of each ingredient used in the manufacture of the commercial feed provided the commissioner, by regulation adopted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, may permit the use of a collective term for a group of ingredients which perform a similar function, or he may exempt such commercial feeds, or any group thereof, from the requirement of an ingredient statement if he finds that such statement is not required in the interest of consumers; (5) the name and principal mailing address of the manufacturer or the person responsible for distributing the commercial feed; (6) adequate directions for use for all commercial feeds containing drugs and for such other feeds as the commissioner may require by regulation as necessary for their safe and effective use; and (7) such precautionary statements as the commissioner by regulation determines are necessary for the safe and effective use of the commercial feed.

(c) In the case of a customer-formula feed, the feed shall be accompanied by a label, invoice, delivery slip or other shipping document bearing the following information: (1) The name and address of the manufacturer; (2) the name and address of the purchaser; (3) the date of delivery; (4) the product name and quantity statement of each commercial feed and each other ingredient used in the mixture; (5) adequate directions for use for all customer-formula feeds containing drugs and for such other feeds as the commissioner may require by regulation as necessary for their safe and effective use; (6) the directions for use and precautionary statements as required by regulation; (7) if the feed contains a drug, (A) the purpose of the drug or the claim statement, and (B) the established name of each active drug ingredient and the amount of each drug used in the final mixture expressed in accordance with applicable regulations.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-245 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446d / Section 22a-245
Sec. 22a-245. (Formerly Sec. 22a-79). Registration of redemption centers. Payment of refund value by dealers and distributors. Handling fee. Regulations. Redemption of out-of-state beverage containers.
Status: in_force

(b) A dealer shall not refuse to accept at such dealer's place of business, from any person any empty beverage containers of the kind, size and brand sold by the dealer, or refuse to pay to such person the refund value of a beverage container unless (1) such container contains materials which are foreign to the normal contents of the container; (2) such container is not labeled in accordance with subsection (b) of section 22a-244 ; (3) such dealer sponsors, solely or with others, a redemption center which is located within a one-mile radius of such place of business and which accepts beverage containers of the kind, size and brand sold by such dealer at such place of business; or (4) there is established by others, a redemption center which is located within a one-mile radius of such place of business and which accepts beverage containers of the kind, size and brand sold by such dealer at such place of business. A dealer shall redeem an empty container of a kind, size or brand the sale of which has been discontinued by such dealer for not less than sixty days after the last sale by the dealer of such kind, size or brand of beverage container. Sixty days before such date, the dealer shall post, at the point of sale, notice of the last date on which the discontinued kind, size or brand of beverage container shall be redeemed.

(c) A distributor shall not refuse to accept from a dealer or from an operator of a redemption center, located and operated exclusively within the territory of the distributor or whose operator certifies to the distributor that redeemed containers were from a dealer located within such territory, any empty beverage containers of the kind, size and brand sold by the distributor, or refuse to pay to such dealer or redemption center operator the refund value of a beverage container unless such container contains materials which are foreign to the normal contents of the container or unless such container is not labeled in accordance with subsection (b) of section 22a-244 . A distributor shall remove any empty beverage container from the premises of a dealer serviced by the distributor or from the premises of a redemption center sponsored by dealers serviced by the distributor, provided such premises are located within the territory of the distributor. The distributor shall pay the refund value to dealers in accordance with the schedule for payment by the dealer to the distributor for full beverage containers and shall pay such refund value to operators of redemption centers not more than twenty days after receipt of the empty container. For the purposes of this subsection, a redemption center shall be considered to be sponsored by a dealer if (1) the dealer refuses to redeem beverage containers and refers consumers to the redemption center, or (2) there is an agreement between the dealer and the operator of the redemption center requiring the redemption center to remove empty beverage containers from the premises of the dealer. A distributor shall redeem an empty container of a kind, size or brand of beverage container the sale of which has been discontinued by the distributor for not less than one hundred fifty days after the last delivery of such kind, size or brand of beverage container. Not less than one hundred twenty days before the last date such containers may be redeemed, the distributor shall notify such dealer who bought the discontinued kind, size or brand of beverage container that such distributor shall not redeem an empty beverage container of such kind, size or brand of beverage containers.

(d) In addition to the refund value of a beverage container, a distributor shall pay to any dealer or operator of a redemption center a handling fee of at least two and one-half cents for each container of beer, hard seltzer, hard cider or other malt beverage and three and one-half cents for each beverage container of mineral waters, soda water and similar carbonated soft drinks or noncarbonated beverage returned for redemption. A distributor shall not be required to pay to a manufacturer the refund value of a nonrefillable beverage container.

(e) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement the provisions of sections 22a-243 to 22a-245 , inclusive. Such regulations shall include, but not be limited to, provisions for the redemption of beverage containers dispensed through automatic reverse vending machines, the use of vending machines that reimburse consumers for the redemption value of beverage containers, scheduling for redemption by dealers and distributors and for exemptions or modifications to the labeling requirement of section 22a-244 .

(f) For the purposes of this section, “refund value” means the refund value established by subsection (a) of section 22a-244 .

(g) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (b) to (d), inclusive, of this section, no person shall tender to a dealer, redemption center, reverse vending machine, distributor or deposit initiator for the purpose of obtaining a refund value or handling fee for any empty beverage container that the person knows or has reason to know was not originally sold in this state as a filled beverage container or that was previously redeemed through a dealer, redemption center, reverse vending machine, distributor or deposit initiator.

(h) Each dealer, redemption center or reverse vending machine operator shall post where empty containers are redeemed a conspicuous “Redemption Warning” sign using at least a one-inch font that states the following: “Returning empty beverage containers for refund that were not purchased in Connecticut or that were previously redeemed is illegal. Any person who returns empty beverage containers that the person knows or has reason to know were not originally sold in this state as filled beverage containers or that were previously redeemed shall be subject to fines and state enforcement action. Connecticut General Statutes section 22a-245.”.

Plaintiffs did not have a vested property interest in unclaimed deposits attributable to the period from December 1, 2008, through March 31, 2009, and, accordingly, the provision in P.A. 09-1 that all unclaimed deposits accruing during that period must be paid to the state does not rise to the level of an unconstitutional taking of property. 309 C. 810.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-449t — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446k / Section 22a-449t
Sec. 22a-449t. Underground storage tank petroleum clean-up program: Prohibitions on applications. Exceptions.
Status: in_force

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of the general statutes or regulations of Connecticut state agencies, on or after October 1, 2013, no person, regardless of whether such person has submitted an application to the program, but who otherwise constitutes a mid-size station applicant, shall submit to the commissioner an application for reimbursement or payment from the program, pursuant to sections 22a-449a to 22a-449i , inclusive, 22a-449p and 22a-449r . Such person may submit an application for payment or reimbursement to the program on or before September 30, 2013, for a release reported to the commissioner before October 1, 2012, but shall not submit any application to the program for a release reported to the commissioner on or after October 1, 2012.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of the general statutes or regulations of Connecticut state agencies, on or after October 1, 2012, no person, regardless of whether such person has submitted an application to the program, but who otherwise constitutes a large station applicant, shall submit an application for payment or reimbursement pursuant to sections 22a-449a to 22a-449i , inclusive, 22a-449p and 22a-449r .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-344a — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 435 / Section 22-344a
Sec. 22-344a. Euthanasia of animals by pet shops.
Status: in_force

(b) The commissioner shall revoke the license issued under section 22-344 of any pet shop that violates subsection (a) of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-31 — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 423 / Section 22-31
Sec. 22-31. Inspection. Certification.
Status: in_force

(b) The Commissioner of Agriculture may inspect farm products to establish official grades or standards and certify the quality and condition of such products and other material facts relative thereto. Certificates issued in pursuance of such inspection and executed by the Commissioner of Agriculture or any person authorized by him shall state the date and place of inspection, the grade, condition and approximate quality of the farm products inspected and any other pertinent facts that said commissioner may require. Such a certificate and all federal certificates relative to the condition or quality of such farm products shall be prima facie evidence in all courts of the state of the facts required to be stated therein.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-600 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446l / Section 22a-600
Sec. 22a-600. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) “Commission” means the State Emergency Response Commission established by section 22a-601 ;

(2) “Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act” means the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, 42 USC 11001 et seq., as may be amended; and

(3) “Facility” means buildings and other structures and equipment and other stationary items located on a single site or contiguous or adjacent sites which are owned or operated by the same person or controlled by or under common control with such person.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-42g — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 440 / Section 22a-42g
Sec. 22a-42g. Municipal fine for violation of wetlands regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) Any police officer or other person authorized by the chief executive officer of the municipality may issue a citation to any person who commits such a violation. Any municipality which adopts an ordinance pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall also adopt a citation hearing procedure pursuant to section 7-152c by which procedure such fine shall be imposed.

(c) Any fine collected by a municipality pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the General Fund of the municipality or in any special fund designated by the municipality.

Cited. 242 C. 335.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-1b — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 439 / Section 22a-1b
Sec. 22a-1b. Evaluation by state agencies of actions affecting the environment. Public scoping process. Environmental monitor.
Status: in_force

(a) Each state department, institution or agency shall review its policies and practices to insure that they are consistent with the state's environmental policy as set forth in sections 22a-1 and 22a-1a .

(b) (1) Each sponsoring agency shall, prior to a decision to prepare an environmental impact evaluation pursuant to subsection (c) of this section for an action which may significantly affect the environment, conduct an early public scoping process.

(2) To initiate an early public scoping process, the sponsoring agency shall provide notice on a form that has been approved by the Council on Environmental Quality, which shall include, but not be limited to, the date, time and location of any proposed public scoping meeting and the duration of the public comment period pursuant to subdivision (3) of this subsection, to the council, the Office of Policy and Management and any other state agency whose activities may reasonably be expected to affect or be affected by the proposed action.

(3) Members of the public and any interested state agency representatives may submit comments on the nature and extent of any environmental impacts of the proposed action during the thirty days following the publication of the notice of the early public scoping process pursuant to this section.

(4) A public scoping meeting shall be held at the discretion of the sponsoring agency or if twenty-five persons or an association having not less than twenty-five persons requests such a meeting within ten days of the publication of the notice in the Environmental Monitor. A public scoping meeting shall be held not less than ten days following the notice of the proposed action in the Environmental Monitor. The public comment period shall remain open for at least five days following the meeting.

(5) A sponsoring agency shall provide the following at a public scoping meeting: (A) A description of the proposed action; (B) a description of the purpose and need of the proposed action; (C) a list of the criteria for a site for the proposed action; (D) a list of potential sites for the proposed action; (E) the resources of any proposed site for the proposed action; (F) the environmental limitations of such sites; (G) potential alternatives to the proposed action; and (H) any information the sponsoring agency deems necessary.

(6) Any agency submitting comments or participating in the public scoping meeting pursuant to this section shall include, to the extent practicable, but not be limited to, information about (A) the resources of any proposed site for the proposed action, (B) any plans of the commenting agency that may affect or be affected by the proposed action, (C) any permits or approvals that may be necessary for the proposed action, and (D) any appropriate measures that would mitigate the impact of the proposed action, including, but not limited to, recommendations as to preferred sites for the proposed action or alternatives for the proposed action that have not been identified by the sponsoring agency.

(7) The sponsoring agency shall consider any comments received pursuant to this section or any information obtained during the public scoping meeting in selecting the proposed actions to be addressed in the environmental impact evaluation and shall evaluate in its environmental impact evaluation any substantive issues raised during the early public scoping process that pertain to a proposed action or site or alternative actions or sites.

(c) Each state department, institution or agency responsible for the primary recommendation or initiation of actions which may significantly affect the environment shall in the case of each such proposed action make a detailed written evaluation of its environmental impact before deciding whether to undertake or approve such action. All such environmental impact evaluations shall be detailed statements setting forth the following: (1) A description of the proposed action which shall include, but not be limited to, a description of the purpose and need of the proposed action, and, in the case of a proposed facility, a description of the infrastructure needs of such facility, including, but not limited to, parking, water supply, wastewater treatment and the square footage of the facility; (2) the environmental consequences of the proposed action, including cumulative, direct and indirect effects which might result during and subsequent to the proposed action; (3) any adverse environmental effects which cannot be avoided and irreversible and irretrievable commitments of resources should the proposal be implemented; (4) alternatives to the proposed action, including the alternative of not proceeding with the proposed action and, in the case of a proposed facility, a list of all the sites controlled by or reasonably available to the sponsoring agency that would meet the stated purpose of such facility; (5) an evaluation of the proposed action's consistency and each alternative's consistency with the state plan of conservation and development, an evaluation of each alternative including, to the extent practicable, whether it avoids, minimizes or mitigates environmental impacts, and, where appropriate, a description of detailed mitigation measures proposed to minimize environmental impacts, including, but not limited to, where appropriate, a site plan; (6) an analysis of the short term and long term economic, social and environmental costs and benefits of the proposed action; (7) the effect of the proposed action on the use and conservation of energy resources; and (8) a description of the effects of the proposed action on sacred sites or archaeological sites of state or national importance. In the case of an action which affects existing housing, the evaluation shall also contain a detailed statement analyzing (A) housing consequences of the proposed action, including direct and indirect effects which might result during and subsequent to the proposed action by income group as defined in section 8-37aa and by race, and (B) the consistency of the housing consequences with the state's consolidated plan for housing and community development prepared pursuant to section 8-37t . As used in this section, “sacred sites” and “archaeological sites” have the same meanings as provided in section 10-381 .

(d) (1) The Council on Environmental Quality shall publish a document at least once a month to be called the Environmental Monitor which shall include any notices the council receives pursuant to sections 22a-1b to 22a-1i , inclusive, and shall include notice of the opportunity to request a public scoping meeting. Filings of such notices received by five o'clock p.m. on the first day of each month shall be published in the Environmental Monitor that is issued not later than ten days thereafter.

(2) The Council on Environmental Quality shall post the Environmental Monitor on its Internet site and distribute a subscription or a copy of the Environmental Monitor by electronic mail to any state agency, municipality or person upon request. The council shall also provide the Environmental Monitor to the clerk of each municipality for posting in its town hall.

(e) Any state department, institution or agency that conducts an environmental impact evaluation pursuant to subsection (c) of this section may enter into a contract with a person for the preparation of such evaluation, provided such department, institution or agency: (1) Guides such person in the preparation of such evaluation, (2) participates in the preparation of such evaluation, (3) independently reviews such evaluation prior to submitting such evaluation for comment pursuant to section 22a-1d , and (4) assures that any third party responsible for conducting any activity that is the subject of such evaluation is not a party to such contract. Such department, institution or agency may require any such third party responsible for conducting any activity that is the subject of such evaluation to remit a fee to such department, institution or agency in an amount sufficient to pay for the cost of hiring a person to prepare such evaluation in accordance with the provisions of this subsection.

Cited. 184 C. 51; 193 C. 506; 204 C. 38; Id., 212.

Cited. 19 CA 334.

Subsec. (c):

Activities proposed by state actors, but which are ultimately performed by private entities, do not constitute “actions which may significantly affect the environment” requiring environmental impact evaluations under Subsec. 324 C. 362.

At a minimum, in order to trigger the requirement of an environmental impact evaluation under Subsec., there must be at least a proposal for such a planned activity. 51 CS 590.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-26jj — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 422a / Section 22-26jj
Sec. 22-26jj. Acquisition of fee simple title to agricultural lands. Lease of property.
Status: in_force

(b) After the acquisition of the fee simple title of any agricultural real property and any related personal property, the commissioner shall: (1) Sell such property, exclusive of any development rights, for agricultural purposes as soon as practicable and retain any development rights, or (2) if the purchaser is a municipality or a nonprofit organization that has the preservation of agricultural lands as one of its purposes, the commissioner shall sell such property for use as agricultural land, including any development rights, and enter an agreement with such municipality or nonprofit organization for the purchase of such land's development rights. The commissioner may lease or otherwise transfer, assign or manage such property for agricultural, open space or other qualified purposes, in accordance with subsection (d) of this section, until such time as a sale as required by this section is completed.

(c) The commissioner may lease all or part of one property acquired by him under this section as part of a demonstration project, in accordance with subsection (d) of this section, provided such project is approved by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management. Such property may be leased to one or more agricultural users for a period not to exceed five years. Such lease may be renewed for periods not to exceed five years. Any property leased under such demonstration project shall be exempt from taxation by the municipality in which the property is located. The assessed valuation of the property shall be included with the assessed valuation of state-owned land and buildings for purposes of determining the state's grant in lieu of taxes under the provisions of section 12-18b .

(d) No contract to sell, lease or otherwise transfer, assign or manage such property for agricultural, open space or other qualified purposes shall be entered into by the commissioner unless there has been a finding of the State Treasurer that such contract will preserve the exclusion from federal taxation, if any, of the interest on the bonds of the state issued to finance such acquisition. Any proceeds derived from any such contract shall not be deemed revenues of the General Fund and shall be deposited in the appropriate bond proceeds account. Any such proceeds shall be applied, upon allotment thereof, to acquisition of additional agricultural real property and related personal property or, upon approval of the State Bond Commission, for such other authorized capital purposes which the State Treasurer finds will best assure the preservation of such exclusion from federal taxation, if any, including payment of the principal, redemption price, if any, or interest on the bonds issued for the purchase of the agricultural property.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-21c — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 439 / Section 22a-21c
Sec. 22a-21c. Connecticut Service Corps: Definitions.
Status: in_force

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

(2) “Corps” means the Connecticut Service Corps;

(3) “Corps member” means a person between sixteen and twenty-five years of age who is employed in the Service Corps;

(4) “Department” means the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection;

(5) “Indirect expenses” means those incidental expenses incurred by a grantee as a result of a Service Corps project which are not specifically identifiable or traceable to the project and are not easily substantiated;

(6) “In-kind services” means work done by regular employees of a grantee that is necessary to support the Service Corps project and for which the cost can be specifically identified and substantiated;

(7) “Project” means a complete operating organization either proposed for the Service Corps in a grant application or for which a grant award has been made; and

(8) “Sponsor” or “project sponsor” means an organization meeting the criteria in subsection (c) of section 22a-21d .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-173a — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 430 / Section 22-173a
Sec. 22-173a. Registration of retail raw milk producers and retail raw milk cheese manufacturers. Denial, suspension and revocation of permits. Cheese manufacturing. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) Registrations required pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be designated “Retail Raw Milk Producer Permit” or “Raw Milk Cheese Manufacturer Permit” and may be denied, suspended or revoked by the commissioner for cause.

(c) Retail raw milk shall only be offered for sale in its unprocessed state, with no ingredients added or removed.

(d) The manufacturing of cheese from unpasteurized milk shall be conducted only on premises and by firms or individuals authorized by the commissioner to produce retail raw milk.

(e) The Milk Regulation Board shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, establishing standards for sanitation, production, sale, labeling, handling and storage of retail raw milk and the manufacture of raw milk cheeses.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-210 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446d / Section 22a-210
Sec. 22a-210. (Formerly Sec. 19-524d). Demonstration resource recovery systems or improved solid waste facilities.
Status: in_force

Cited. 17 CA 17; judgment reversed, see 212 C. 570.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-618 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446m / Section 22a-618
Sec. 22a-618. Exemptions from restrictions on sale or distribution of mercury-added products.
Status: in_force

(b) A manufacturer of a mercury-added product or category of products may apply to the commissioner and notify the clearinghouse for a modified or conditional exemption from the limits on total mercury content set forth in subsection (a) of section 22a-617 provided such exemption shall be for not more than four years.

(c) The manufacturer shall apply for a modified or conditional exemption (1) not later than one year before the effective date of the limit for which the exemption is being requested in the case of an existing product or category of products, or (2) prior to the sale or distribution in the case of promotional purposes of a new product or category of products.

(d) An application for a modified or conditional exemption shall (1) document the basis for the requested exemption or renewal of exemption, and (2) describe how the manufacturer will ensure that a system exists for the proper collection, transportation and processing of the product or products at the end of their useful life.

(e) In determining whether to grant a modified or conditional exemption for a product or category of products the commissioner shall consider (1) whether a system exists for the proper collection, transportation and processing of the mercury-added product, including, but not limited to, a system for the direct return of a waste product to the manufacturer or a collection and recycling system that is supported by an industry or trade group, or other similar private or public sector efforts, and (2) whether each of the following criteria is met: (A) Use of the product is beneficial to the environment or protective of public health or protective of public safety; (B) there is no technically feasible alternative to the use of mercury in the product; (C) there is no comparable product, other than a mercury-added product, available at reasonable cost; and (D) with respect to a renewal of an exemption, reasonable efforts have been made to remove mercury from the product.

(f) Prior to issuing a modified or conditional exemption, the commissioner shall consult with the clearinghouse, states, Canadian provinces and regional governmental organizations to promote consistency in the implementation of this section.

(g) The commissioner may renew, for a period of not longer than four years, a modified or conditional exemption one or more times if (1) the manufacturer applies for the renewal, and (2) the commissioner finds that the manufacturer meets the requirements for such exemption and that the manufacturer has complied with all the conditions of the original approval.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-277 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446e / Section 22a-277
Sec. 22a-277. (Formerly Sec. 19-524jj). (Note: This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.) Delegation of powers of authority.
Status: in_force

(b) It shall be the responsibility of the directors to delegate only those powers of the authority that may be generally appropriate for the exercise of executive and administrative functions and to reserve to themselves such powers and decisions as may be more properly exercised through the regular deliberative and decision-making processes of the directors.

(c) The president may, with the approval of the directors, assign or redelegate to officers and employees of the authority, any of his delegated powers that in his opinion may be necessary, desirable or appropriate for the prompt and orderly transaction of the business of the authority.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-254 — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 431 / Section 22-254
Sec. 22-254. Enforcement by injunction.
Status: in_force

Administrator could not compel payment where tests on which payment based not made in accordance with statute. 131 C. 616. Statute valid; administrator granted injunction to enforce compliance with minimum price order. 132 C. 596.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-118s — Connecticut Code / Title 22 / Chapter 428a / Section 22-118s
Sec. 22-118s. Orders of commissioner. Seizure of feed.
Status: in_force

(b) Any lot of commercial feed not in compliance with said provisions and regulations shall be subject to seizure on complaint of the commissioner to a court of competent jurisdiction in the area in which said commercial feed is located. In the event the court finds said commercial feed to be in violation of sections 22-118k to 22-118t , inclusive, and orders the condemnation of said commercial feed, it shall be disposed of in any manner consistent with the quality of the commercial feed and the laws of the state provided, in no instance shall the disposition of said commercial feed be ordered by the court without first giving the claimant an opportunity to apply to the court for release of said commercial feed or for permission to process or relabel said commercial feed to bring it into compliance with sections 22-118k to 22-118t , inclusive, and regulations adopted thereunder.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-304 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446f / Section 22a-304
Sec. 22a-304. (Formerly Sec. 25-66). Study of smoke and air pollution.
Status: in_force

(b) The state of Connecticut shall not be liable for any portion of the expenditures necessary for the undertaking or completion of such study and shall not be called upon to appropriate any funds for such purpose.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-411 — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446j / Section 22a-411
Sec. 22a-411. General permits for minor activities. Procedures. Individual permits. Notice. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) Notwithstanding any other procedures specified in sections 22a-401 to 22a-410 , inclusive, any regulation adopted thereunder, and chapter 54, the commissioner may issue, revoke, suspend or modify a general permit in accordance with the following procedures: (1) The commissioner shall publish in a newspaper having a substantial circulation in the affected area or areas notice of intent to issue a general permit; (2) the commissioner shall allow a comment period of thirty days following publication of such notice during which interested persons may submit written comments to the commissioner and the commissioner shall hold a public hearing if, within said comment period, he receives a petition signed by at least twenty-five persons; (3) the commissioner may not issue the general permit until after the comment period; and (4) the commissioner shall publish notice of any issued permit in a newspaper having substantial circulation in the affected area or areas. Any person may request that the commissioner issue, modify or revoke a general permit in accordance with the provisions of this subsection.

(c) Subsequent to the issuance of a general permit, the commissioner may require any person to obtain an individual permit under the provisions of sections 22a-401 to 22a-410 , inclusive, for all or any portion of the activities covered by the general permit, if in the commissioner's judgment the purposes and policies of said sections would be best served by requiring an application for an individual permit. The commissioner may require an individual permit under this subsection only if the affected person has been notified in writing that an individual permit is required. The notice shall include a brief statement of the reasons for the decision and a statement that upon the date of issuance of such notice the general permit as it applies to the individual activity will terminate.

(d) Any general permit issued under this section may require that any person intending to conduct an activity covered by such general permit give written notice of such intention to the inland wetlands agency, zoning commission, planning commission or combined planning and zoning commission, and conservation commission of any municipality which will or may be affected by such activity, and to the department which shall make such notices available to the public. The general permit shall specify the information which must be contained in the notice.

(e) The commissioner may adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to carry out the purposes of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-256bb — Connecticut Code / Title 22a / Chapter 446d / Section 22a-256bb
Sec. 22a-256bb. Annual reports. Exemption.
Status: in_force

(b) The commissioner shall exempt a directory publisher from compliance with the provisions of section 22a-256z if the commissioner determines that such publisher was unable to obtain sufficient amounts of directory stock containing recycled fiber at a price comparable to the price for virgin stock, that said publisher was unable to obtain directory stock containing recycled fiber within a reasonable time or was unable to obtain directory stock which is runable. The directory publisher shall certify to the commissioner the specific reason for failing to use directory stock containing a sufficient amount of recycled fiber. Such certification shall be construed to have been made in good faith if the publisher submits proof of having contacted, to obtain directory stock containing recycled fiber, each producer of such stock which offered to sell directory stock to the publisher not more than eighteen months before the certification. Such proof shall include the address, telephone number and name of each producer contacted and the corporate name of such producer, if any.