CT Gen Stat § 22-236 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals|Chapter 431 - Milk Industry|Section 22-236 - License fees. Regulations. Waiver.

 (a) The biennial license fee for each milk dealer, yogurt manufacturer, or subdealer shall be two hundred dollars. The license fee for dealers and subdealers with yearly sales in excess of one hundred thousand quarts shall be increased at a rate of .021 cents per one hundred quarts of milk product sold during the reporting period.(b) The license fee for each cheese manufacturer shall be two hundred dollars.(c) The license fee for each dry milk manufacturer shall be two hundred dollars.(d) The license fee for each store shall be one hundred twenty dollars.(e) The Commissioner of Agriculture shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.(f) The commissioner may grant a waiver from any fee established in this chapter to any nonprofit organization, as defined in Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code, upon presentation to the commissioner of adequate proof of the organization's nonprofit status.(1949 Rev., S. 3147; 1959, P.A. 116, S. 5; 1961, P.A. 424, S. 3; February, 1965, P.A. 51; 1967, P.A. 656, S. 20; 1971, P.A. 256, S. 2; P.A. 74-226, S. 1, 2; P.A. 82-91, S. 12, 38; P.A. 84-326, S. 1, 2; P.A. 91-312, S. 35, 48; P.A. 05-175, S. 19; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 293; P.A. 16-102, S. 6.)History: 1959 act deleted provisions setting forth license fees based on quantities of milk handled, whether or not sales are a part of the business, etc. reflecting amendments to Sec. 22-230; 1961 act inserted new fee schedule with varying rates based on quantities of milk, number of stores involved, type of sales made, etc.; 1965 act deleted phrase “from producers” in provision re those who purchase milk but do not sell milk or cream; 1967 act added Subsecs. (c) and (d) re disposition of fees collected; 1971 act raised basis of fee determined on quantity to 100 quarts where previously there existed a two-tiered fee of $2 for quantities up to 10 quarts and $3 for quantities from 11 to 100 quarts and raised fee addition from $1 to $2 for quantities beyond 100-quart level and amended Subsec. (d) to specify that funds generated through fee increase be segregated for the administration of Secs. 22-236 and 22-242b; P.A. 74-226 required that any funds segregated as provided in 1971 act be transferred to general fund and that no more be so segregated; P.A. 82-91 increased license fee for daily average not exceeding 100 quarts of milk from $2 to $3, increased rate of fee increase from that point for each daily average of 100 quarts or fraction thereof from $2 to $3, increased license fee for each separate store location from $5 to $15, increased license fee for dealer who purchases milk but does not sell milk or cream from $15 to $25, increased license fee for dealer who sells or disposes of milk only in another state from $15 to $30 if the dealer's daily average amount of milk does not exceed 500 quarts, and from $25 to $50 if such daily average exceeds 500 quarts, increased transfer recording fee from $1 to $5 and deleted obsolete provision concerning transfer of reserve account funds to general fund; P.A. 84-326 amended Subsec. (a) by increasing the standard from 100 to 300 quarts and increasing the fee from $3 to $15 and from $3 to $5 for each 100 quarts or fraction thereof above 300; P.A. 91-312 increased license fee for daily average not exceeding 300 quarts from $15 to $25, increased rate of fee increase for each daily average of 100 quarts or fraction thereof in excess of 300 quarts from $5 to $7.50, increased the license fee for each separate store location from $15 to $25 and increased the fee for recording a transfer from $5 to $15; P.A. 05-175 replaced former section with new Subsecs. (a) to (f), inclusive, re license fees, regulations and waivers for nonprofit organizations; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 amended Subsecs. (a) to (d) to increase fees; P.A. 16-102 amended Subsec. (a) to replace “annual” with “biennial” and replace $100 with $200 in provision re license fee for milk dealer, yogurt manufacturer or subdealer, amended Subsecs. (b) and (c) to replace $100 with $200 and amended Subsec. (d) to replace $60 with $120.