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CT Gen Stat § 22-88 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals|Chapter 426 - Agricultural Experiment Stations|Section 22-88 - State Entomologist; appointment; duties.

 Said board of control shall appoint a State Entomologist to hold office during the pleasure of the board. He shall have an office at the experiment station, but shall receive no compensation other than his regular salary as a member of the station staff. The State Entomologist may designate members of the station staff to assist him in carrying out the provisions of sections 22-90, 22-96, 22-98, 22-99 and 22-100. He or any of his assistants or agents may, at any reasonable time, enter any public or private grounds in the performance of their duties. The State Entomologist may issue such bulletins of said experiment station as in his judgment are needed to convey information about pests; may conduct experiments and investigations regarding injurious insects and the remedies for their attacks and may diffuse such information by means of correspondence, lectures and published matter.(1949 Rev., S. 3255; 1961, P.A. 6.)History: 1961 act allowed entomologist to designate staff members to assist in carrying out provisions of specified sections, authorized entomologist or agents to enter public or private grounds in performance of duties, deleted detailed provisions re entomologist's inspection of orchards, fields etc. and subsequent orders which he may make concerning treatments etc., deleted provision imposing fine for noncompliance with orders and deleted provisions re records and reports of expenses.
CT Gen Stat § 22-89 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals|Chapter 426 - Agricultural Experiment Stations|Section 22-89 - Registration of honey bees.

 Each person owning one or more hives of bees shall upon acquisition of such bees and annually thereafter, on or before the first day of October, make application to the State Entomologist for the registration of bees. The State Entomologist shall issue to such applicant a certificate of registration without fee. The State Entomologist shall keep accessible to the public a record of the registration, the name and place of residence of the registrant and the definite location in the municipality where all bees are kept. Any owner of bees who fails to register as required by the provisions of this section shall be fined not more than twenty-five dollars.(1949 Rev., S. 3256; P.A. 89-176, S. 2; P.A. 17-21, S. 1.)History: P.A. 89-176 replaced provisions re procedure for registering bees with town clerk with provisions re registration with state entomologist; P.A. 17-21 added “upon acquisition of such bees” re making application for registration of bees, deleted Subdiv. (2) re transmission of copy of information to town clerk, increased fine from $5 to $25, and made technical changes, effective June 6, 2017.
CT Gen Stat § 22-90a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals|Chapter 426 - Agricultural Experiment Stations|Section 22-90a - Pollinator Advisory Committee. Membership.

 The director of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station shall establish a Pollinator Advisory Committee from the staff of such agency. Such committee shall consist of not fewer than three persons who have expertise in matters relating to the health and viability of pollinator populations in the state and who are knowledgeable of federal and other states' efforts concerning pollinator health. Such committee shall serve as an information resource for the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the environment and shall work collaboratively with the members of said committee on matters pertaining to pollinators in the state.(P.A. 16-17, S. 5.)History: P.A. 16-17 effective May 6, 2016.
CT Gen Stat § 22-90b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals|Chapter 426 - Agricultural Experiment Stations|Section 22-90b - Model pollinator habitat. Requirements.

 Not later than January 1, 2017, the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station shall compile a citizen's guide to model pollinator habitat that shall be made available on the Internet web site of such agency. Such guide shall include, but not be limited to: (1) Clearly stated information and steps to take for the establishment of a succession of flowers, wildflowers, vegetables, weeds, herbs, ornamental plants, cover crops and legume species to attract honey bees and other pollinators, provided such information shall include, but not be limited to, suggested groupings or clumpings of such plantings to establish a long season of continuous bloom for such plantings; and (2) information on how to protect important nesting sites for honey bees and other pollinators.(P.A. 16-17, S. 11.)History: P.A. 16-17 effective May 6, 2016.
CT Gen Stat § 22-91 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals|Chapter 426 - Agricultural Experiment Stations|Section 22-91 - Gypsy and brown-tail moths.

 Section 22-91 is repealed.(1949 Rev., S. 3258; 1961, P.A. 3.)
CT Gen Stat § 22-91a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals|Chapter 426 - Agricultural Experiment Stations|Section 22-91a - Gypsy moth as public nuisance.

 The insect commonly known as the gypsy moth is, in all stages of its development, declared to be a public nuisance.(1967, P.A. 446, S. 1.)
CT Gen Stat § 22-91b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals|Chapter 426 - Agricultural Experiment Stations|Section 22-91b - Survey of infestation by State Entomologist.

 Whenever the existence of the gypsy moth reaches or threatens to reach epidemic proportions in any part of this state, or if such infestation results in a hazardous highway condition because of gypsy moths on the highway causing a slippery condition, the chief executive officer of any town, city or borough may request in writing that the State Entomologist survey such town, city or borough for the magnitude and location of the infestation and report his findings to such chief executive officer.(1967, P.A. 446, S. 2.)
CT Gen Stat § 22-91c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals|Chapter 426 - Agricultural Experiment Stations|Section 22-91c - Roadside spraying. State aid.

 The legislative body of any town, city or borough may contract for the spraying of any roadside area or areas within its jurisdiction, provided such spraying shall be approved by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection. Any such city or borough may apply to said commissioner not later than June fifteenth of each succeeding year for reimbursement of one-half of the cost of any roadside spraying as herein above authorized, or a prorated amount from sums available therefor under the provisions of section 22-91e.(1967, P.A. 446, S. 3; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 431; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)History: 1971 act replaced state board of pesticide control with commissioner of environmental protection; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 22-91d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals|Chapter 426 - Agricultural Experiment Stations|Section 22-91d - Assessment of landowners.

 Any town, city or borough which contracts for spraying of areas within its jurisdiction, other than roadside spraying, under the provisions of sections 22-91a to 22-91f, inclusive, may, by vote of its legislative body, assess the owners of the land so sprayed on an acreage basis, for not more than one-half of the cost thereof to the municipality. The tax collectors of such municipalities shall notify such landowners of the amount of their assessments, and shall have the same powers in the collection of the same as they have in the collection of property taxes.(1967, P.A. 446, S. 4.)
CT Gen Stat § 22-91e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals|Chapter 426 - Agricultural Experiment Stations|Section 22-91e - Emergency. Appropriations.

 If the State Entomologist declares that an emergency exists because of the prevalence of gypsy moths, he may so certify to the Finance Advisory Committee. The Finance Advisory Committee may thereupon add from the resources of the General Fund to the appropriation of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection sufficient funds, not to exceed thirty-seven thousand five hundred dollars for the fiscal year to carry out the provisions of sections 22-91a to 22-91f, inclusive, and to said department a sum, not to exceed four thousand dollars for the fiscal year to spray such state-owned roadside land as is certified to be infested.(1967, P.A. 446, S. 5; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 204; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)History: 1971 act replaced appropriations to state board of pesticide control and state park and forest commission with appropriations to department of environmental protection, substituted “fiscal year” for “biennium” and halved appropriation amounts accordingly; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Department of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 22-91f (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals|Chapter 426 - Agricultural Experiment Stations|Section 22-91f - Epidemic conditions.

 If the State Entomologist finds that the existence of the gypsy moth has reached epidemic proportions in any area of the state, he shall so instruct the affected municipalities which shall jointly undertake such spraying as the State Entomologist deems necessary, one-half of the cost of which shall be borne by the state on application of such municipalities to the State Board of Pesticide Control not later than June fifteenth of the succeeding year and one-half of the balance of such cost may be assessed against landowners as provided in section 22-91d.(1967, P.A. 446, S. 6.)
CT Gen Stat § 22-96 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals|Chapter 426 - Agricultural Experiment Stations|Section 22-96 - Certificate of inspection of imported nursery stock.

 All nursery stock shipped into this state shall bear on each package a certificate that the contents of such package have been inspected by a state or government officer and that such contents appear free from all dangerous insects and diseases. If nursery stock has been brought into the state without such a certificate, the express, freight or other transportation company or person shall, before delivering the shipment to the consignee, notify the State Entomologist of the facts, giving the name and address of the consignee, the origin of shipment and approximate number of cars, boxes or packages and the probable date of delivery to the consignee. The State Entomologist may cause the inspection and, if infested, the treatment of the stock. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be fined not more than fifty dollars.(1949 Rev., S. 3262; 1961, P.A. 4; 1971, P.A. 871, S. 99.)History: 1961 act deleted provisions which forbade unpacking woody field-grown stock from foreign countries without inspector being present unless permission to do so has been granted and which authorized state entomologist to order treatment of infested stock; 1971 act deleted provision which exempted bales, boxes, etc. imported to state from provisions of Sec. 53-117 if labeled as to origin and accompanied by certificate.
CT Gen Stat § 22-97 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals|Chapter 426 - Agricultural Experiment Stations|Section 22-97 - Nursery and nursery stock defined.

 For the purposes of sections 22-98, 22-99 and 22-100, any place at which hardy trees, shrubs and vines are propagated or grown out of doors for commercial purposes shall be considered a nursery, and such stock shall be regarded as nursery stock. Hardy herbaceous perennial plants, including strawberry plants, may be subject to the same provisions regarding inspection and pest control if, in the opinion of the State Entomologist, it is desirable to control the movement of such plants. Florists' ordinary plants, unless woody and field-grown, shall not be included.(1949 Rev., S. 3266.)
CT Gen Stat § 22-98 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals|Chapter 426 - Agricultural Experiment Stations|Section 22-98 - Nursery stock; powers of State Entomologist.

 The State Entomologist or his assistants shall, upon application, inspect at least once each year all nurseries at which woody field-grown hardy trees and plants are grown for sale or shipment; may inspect any nursery stock when dug, before shipment or at destination; may inspect nurseries at any time for the purpose of controlling plant pests or to ascertain whether such pests exist in nurseries; may prescribe forms for registration, certificates and permits and may make regulations regarding time and methods of inspection; may destroy or treat or order the destruction or treatment of, and prohibit the movement of, plants infested with dangerous pests; may cooperate with agents of the United States Department of Agriculture in the inspection of nurseries and control of plant pests; may, at reasonable times, enter any public or private grounds in performance of his duties under the provisions of this section and sections 22-99 and 22-100. If orders are issued for the destruction or treatment of infested plants, the owner, manager or agent of the nursery shall, within a reasonable time from the date of such order, destroy such plants as are ordered destroyed and make such treatment within the time specified in the order or be subject to the penalty provided in section 22-101.(1949 Rev., S. 3263.)
CT Gen Stat § 22-99 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals|Chapter 426 - Agricultural Experiment Stations|Section 22-99 - Nurserymen and dealers to register.

 All nurserymen shall register with the State Entomologist each year, on or before July first, and make application for inspection, and furnish such data on such blanks as the State Entomologist prescribes and furnishes. All firms, stores and individuals who sell but do not grow nursery stock shall be classed as dealers and shall, each year, on or before March first, register with the State Entomologist, giving the chief sources of their nursery stock and such data as he requires, on such forms as he prescribes and furnishes, and the State Entomologist may issue a permit allowing such dealer to sell such nursery stock. The State Entomologist may make such regulations as he deems necessary to govern the shipment of nursery stock into the state by any nursery, person, firm or corporation outside the state.(1949 Rev., S. 3264; 1955, S. 1775d.)
CT Gen Stat § 22-100 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals|Chapter 426 - Agricultural Experiment Stations|Section 22-100 - Nursery certificate. Uninspected stock.

 The State Entomologist shall issue to regular nurseries certificates, valid until the first day of August following the date of issue and covering the stock inspected and such other stock as has been received under valid certificates of inspection, and may issue temporary permits covering certain portions thereof, and permits to dealers. All such certificates and permits may be revoked for cause. Nursery stock which has not been inspected or stock from a nursery not holding a valid certificate of inspection shall not be sold or transported, and transportation companies shall refuse to accept any shipment not bearing such certificate or some form of permit issued by the State Entomologist, and all nurserymen shall furnish a certificate, and all dealers a permit, to accompany each package of stock sold or transported, but no provision of section 22-98 or 22-99 or this section shall prevent or render liable any person or firm transporting stock from one field or property to another field or property belonging to or operated by such person or firm when such stock is not to be immediately sold or offered for sale and when such transportation does not violate any established federal or state embargo or quarantine regulations.(1949 Rev., S. 3265.)
CT Gen Stat § 22-101 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals|Chapter 426 - Agricultural Experiment Stations|Section 22-101 - Penalty. Appeal.

 Any person who interferes with the State Entomologist or his assistant in the performance of his duties under the provisions of sections 22-98, 22-99 and 22-100, or any person, firm or corporation which violates any of the provisions thereof, shall be fined not more than fifty dollars. Any person aggrieved by any order issued under the provisions of said sections may appeal therefrom in accordance with the provisions of section 4-183.(1949 Rev., S. 3267; 1971, P.A. 870, S. 70; P.A. 76-436, S. 448, 681; P.A. 77-603, S. 90, 125.)History: 1971 act replaced superior court with court of common pleas, effective September 1, 1971, except that courts with cases pending retain jurisdiction unless pending matters deemed transferable; P.A. 76-436 replaced court of common pleas with superior court, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 77-603 replaced previous appeal provision with statement that appeals shall be made in accordance with Sec. 4-183.
CT Gen Stat § 22-102 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals|Chapter 426 - Agricultural Experiment Stations|Section 22-102 - Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station.

 The Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station shall remain as established, and the management and control thereof shall be vested in the trustees of The University of Connecticut. Said experiment station shall make an annual report to the Governor, as provided in section 4-60.(1949 Rev., S. 3268; September, 1957, P.A. 11, S. 13.)See Sec. 22-81 re duties of board of control for Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station.
CT Gen Stat § 22-103 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals|Chapter 426 - Agricultural Experiment Stations|Section 22-103 - Acceptance of certain federal acts.

 The state of Connecticut accepts the provisions of the Act of Congress known as the Bankhead-Jones Act, entitled, “An Act to provide for research into basic laws and principles relating to agriculture and to provide for the further development of cooperative agricultural extension work and the more complete endowment and support of land-grant colleges”, approved June 29, 1935; and the provisions of an amendment of the Bankhead-Jones Act and the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (the Flannagan-Hope Act, Public Law 733, 79th Congress) approved August 14, 1946, entitled, “An Act to provide for further research into basic laws and principles relating to agriculture and to improve and facilitate the marketing and distribution of agricultural products”.(1949 Rev., S. 3269.)
CT Gen Stat § 22-104 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals|Chapter 426 - Agricultural Experiment Stations|Section 22-104 - Use of federal funds by experiment stations.

 (a) Except in the cases provided for in subsection (b) of this section, any new funds that may come to this state under the provisions of said acts of Congress shall be divided between the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station and the Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station, The University of Connecticut, in such proportion as is agreed upon by the governing boards of the two institutions.(b) (1) Expenditure of funds under the Bankhead-Jones Act, Title II, Section 21 and Section 22, shall be under the control of The University of Connecticut.(2) Any funds under “Amendment of the Bankhead-Jones Act and the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946”, Title I, Section 10, and Title II, Section 204, shall not be included.(1949 Rev., S. 3270; May 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-1, S. 74, 130.)History: May 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-1 made technical change for statutory consistency, effective July 1, 1994.
CT Gen Stat § 22-111a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals|Chapter 427a - Connecticut Fertilizer Law of 2008|Section 22-111a - Short title: Connecticut Fertilizer Law of 2008.

 This chapter shall be known as the “Connecticut Fertilizer Law of 2008”.(February, 1965, P.A. 198, S. 1; P.A. 09-229, S. 1.)History: P.A. 09-229 added “of 2008” to chapter title, effective July 1, 2009.
CT Gen Stat § 22-111c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals|Chapter 427a - Connecticut Fertilizer Law of 2008|Section 22-111c - Registration of brands and grades. Fee. Regulations.

 (a) Each brand and grade of fertilizer shall be registered in the name of the person whose name appears on the label for such fertilizer before being distributed in this state. The application for registration shall be submitted to the commissioner on a form furnished by the commissioner and shall be accompanied by a fee of seventy-five dollars. On and after January 1, 2010, said fee shall be established by the commissioner by regulations adopted in accordance with the provisions of section 22-111j. The application shall include the following information: (1) The net weight; (2) the brand and grade; (3) the guaranteed analysis; and (4) the name and address of the registrant. Upon approval of the application by the commissioner, a copy of the registration shall be furnished to the applicant. All registrations shall expire on June thirtieth of each year.(b) A distributor shall not be required to register any fertilizer which is already registered under this chapter by another person, provided the label for such exempted fertilizer does not differ in any material respect to such previously registered fertilizer.(c) A distributor shall not be required to register fertilizer formulated according to specifications which are furnished by a consumer prior to mixing; but shall be required to label such fertilizer as provided in subsection (c) of section 22-111d.(February, 1965, P.A. 198, S. 3; P.A. 73-278, S. 2, 21; P.A. 82-91, S. 9, 38; 82-472, S. 173, 183; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-6, S. 45, 117; P.A. 09-229, S. 5.)History: P.A. 73-278 replaced “director”, i.e. director of Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, with “commissioner”, i.e. commissioner of agriculture; P.A. 82-91 deleted fee of $10 per major or minor element guaranteed for each brand and grade listed on the application and provided that fee is established by commissioner by regulations; P.A. 82-472 made a technical change in Subsec. (a); May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-6 amended Subsec. (a) to establish various fees for fertilizer and to provide that the commissioner shall adopt regulations to establish the fees for the period commencing January 1, 1993; P.A. 09-229 deleted “commercial” re fertilizer throughout, amended Subsec. (a) to require registration in name of person whose name appears on fertilizer label, increase application fee from $15 to $75, delete provision re maximum registration cost and delete former Subdiv. (5) re sources, amended Subsec. (b) to exempt distributor fertilizer registration provided label for exempted fertilizer does not differ in material respect to previously registered fertilizer, and made conforming and technical changes, effective July 1, 2009.