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2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 423 - Grading and Marketing of Farm Products › Section 22-47. - Exemptions.

Producers selling eggs of their own producing direct to household users are exempt from the provisions of this part. All types of shippers selling eggs to a first receiver who will grade them into the proper size and grade before reselling are exempt from the provisions of this part.
(1949 Rev., S. 3083.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 423 - Grading and Marketing of Farm Products › Section 22-48. - Enforcement. Inspection. Notice of violation or order. Regulations.

(a) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection or the commissioner's designated agent shall enforce the provisions of this part by inspection of retail and wholesale distribution establishments in this state at a frequency determined by the commissioner. The Commissioner of Consumer Protection or the commissioner's designated agent may issue any notice of violation or order necessary to ensure compliance with this part. The Commissioner of Consumer Protection, in consultation with the Commissioner of Agriculture, may adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this subsection.
(b) The Commissioner of Agriculture or the commissioner's designated agent shall enforce the provisions of this part by inspection of egg distributors and egg grading plants in this state at a frequency determined by the Commissioner of Agriculture. The Commissioner of Agriculture or the commissioner's designated agent may issue any notice of violation or order necessary to ensure compliance with this part. The Commissioner of Agriculture, in consultation with the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, may adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this subsection.
(1949 Rev., S. 3084; 1959, P.A. 412, S. 18; P.A. 85-204, S. 10, 14; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 13-241, S. 6.)
History: 1959 act reworded section, replacing administration of provisions with enforcement of provisions and updating section references, and replaced commissioner of agriculture with commissioner of consumer protection; P.A. 85-204 deleted obsolete references to Secs. 22-35, 22-36 and 22-38 and made technical change in wording; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Consumer Protection with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004; P.A. 13-241 replaced former provisions with Subsec. (a) re enforcement by inspection of retail and wholesale distribution establishments, issuance of notice of violation or order and adoption of regulations by Commissioner of Consumer Protection and Subsec. (b) re enforcement by inspection of egg distributors and grading plants, issuance of notice of violation or order and adoption of regulations by Commissioner of Agriculture, effective July 2, 2013.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 423 - Grading and Marketing of Farm Products › Section 22-49. - Penalty.

Any person, firm or corporation which, by itself or its agents or employees, violates any provision of this part or any regulation made under this part or fails to comply with any of the requirements hereof or knowingly misrepresents the conditions, source, size or quality of any eggs shall be fined not more than fifty dollars for the first offense and not more than two hundred dollars for each subsequent offense.
(1949 Rev., S. 3085; 1949, S. 1712d.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 423 - Grading and Marketing of Farm Products › Section 22-50. - Definitions.

“Person”, as used in this part, includes persons, firms, corporations, societies and associations, and the acts of agents and employees under this part shall be construed to be the acts of their principals and employers as well as of the agents and employees. “Closed package” means a box or other container, the contents of which cannot be sufficiently seen for the purposes of inspection without opening the container. Apples packed in closed or open packages shall be deemed to be misbranded if their measure, quality or grade does not conform in every particular to the brand or mark upon or affixed to the package or if the faced or shown surface gives a false representation of the contents of the package.
(1949 Rev., S. 3086; 1957, P.A. 144, S. 1.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 423 - Grading and Marketing of Farm Products › Section 22-51. - Enforcement. Grades and standards.

The Commissioner of Agriculture shall, by regulation adopted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, establish and promulgate official Connecticut grades and standards for apples and, from time to time, amend or modify such grades and standards. Such grades and standards may be official United States grades as promulgated by the United States Department of Agriculture. The Commissioner of Agriculture shall have authority to make regulatory inspections arising out of the provisions of this section.
(1949 Rev., S. 3087, 3089; 1957, P.A. 144, S. 2, 4; 1959, P.A. 412, S. 19; 637, S. 2; 1961, P.A. 67; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 446, 448; P.A. 82-472, S. 98, 183; P.A. 85-204, S. 12, 14; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(e); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)
History: 1959 acts deleted provision granting commissioner of agriculture power to enforce provisions of this part, required consultation with consumer protection commissioner re apple grades, added provision re consumer protection commissioner's inspection power and later replaced commissioner of agriculture with commissioner of agriculture, conservation and natural resources; 1961 act changed commissioner's title to commissioner of agriculture and natural resources; 1971 act changed commissioner's title to commissioner of agriculture; P.A. 82-472 replaced a reference to repealed Secs. 4-41 to 4-50, inclusive with a reference to chapter 54 in the provision concerning adoption of regulations and made a technical correction; P.A. 85-204 eliminated the requirement that the commissioner of agriculture consult with the commissioner of consumer protection regarding standards and grades and transferred inspection authority from the commissioner of consumer protection to the commissioner of agriculture; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Agriculture with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 423 - Grading and Marketing of Farm Products › Section 22-52. - Marking of packages.

Each closed package of apples packed or repacked in the state and intended for sale, either within or without the state, shall have marked in a conspicuous place on the package in plain letters the following statements: (1) The minimum size of the apples contained therein; (2) the name of the variety; (3) the name and address of the person by whose authority the apples were packed; (4) the grade designation of the package contents. If the true name of the variety is not known by the person by whose authority the apples were packed, such statement shall include the words “variety unknown”. Each closed package of apples which is repacked shall bear the name and address of the person by whose authority the apples are repacked in place of that of the original owner. The minimum size shall be determined by taking the transverse diameter of the smallest fruit in the package at right angles to the stem and blossom end, shall be stated in variations of one-quarter of an inch and may be designated by using figures instead of words. The word “minimum” may be designated by using the abbreviation “min.”
(1949 Rev., S. 3090; 1957, P.A. 144, S. 5.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 423 - Grading and Marketing of Farm Products › Section 22-53. - Taking of samples.

The Commissioner of Agriculture or any of his agents may, at any reasonable time, enter any building or place where apples are packed, stored, sold or offered or exposed for sale and may open therein any box or other container of any such apples and may take samples therefrom upon paying or tendering the payment of the retail market price for the quantity of each such sample taken. Any person who refuses to allow said commissioner or any of his authorized agents to enter any premises described in this section, or otherwise interferes with him in the performance of his duties of inspection under the provisions of this part, shall be subject to the penalties specified in section 22-54.
(1949 Rev., S. 3091; 1957, P.A. 144, S. 6; 1959, P.A. 412, S. 20; P.A. 85-204, S. 11, 14; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(e); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)
History: 1959 act replaced commissioner of agriculture with commissioner of consumer protection; P.A. 85-204 transferred inspection powers from commissioner of consumer protection to commissioner of agriculture; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Agriculture with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 423 - Grading and Marketing of Farm Products › Section 22-54. - Penalty.

Any person who violates any provision of this part shall be fined not more than fifty dollars for the first offense and not more than two hundred dollars for each subsequent offense.
(1949 Rev., S. 3092; 1957, P.A. 144, S. 7.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 423 - Grading and Marketing of Farm Products › Section 22-54a to 22-54n. - Apple market orders in effect before July 1, 1989.

Obsolete.
(P.A. 84-259, S. 1–15; P.A. 86-403, S. 97, 132; P.A. 89-226, S. 3.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 423 - Grading and Marketing of Farm Products › Section 22-54o. - Definitions.

As used in sections 22-54p to 22-54t, inclusive:
(1) “Apples” means apples produced in the state for the purpose of sale;
(2) “Apple producer” means any person who produces or causes to be produced more than one thousand first sale units of apples in the state;
(3) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Agriculture;
(4) “Harvest crop” means the number of bushels or pounds of apples harvested for a season;
(5) “Distributor” or “handler” means any person, other than the producer, who sells, causes to be sold or markets a first sale unit;
(6) “First sale unit” means a unit of sale of apples of between thirty-six and forty-four pounds, sold for fresh market use in boxes, cartons, baskets or other containers or, if sold on a per pound basis or in bulk, means forty pounds;
(7) “Fresh market” means the sale of apples in the whole and unadulterated state in which such apples were harvested;
(8) “Marketing” means the act or process of selling or purchasing in an apple market and includes advertising and promotion of apples or apple products and associated marketing research;
(9) “Market order” means an order issued by the Commissioner of Agriculture pursuant to section 22-54q for marketing research and promotion of apples and apple products, including an assessment to support such marketing research and promotion;
(10) “Marketing season” means the period beginning July first of any year and ending June thirtieth of the following year;
(11) “Storage” means any building, structure or place where apples are kept in a cold, refrigerated or controlled atmosphere.
(P.A. 91-77, S. 1; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(e); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)
History: June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Agriculture with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 423 - Grading and Marketing of Farm Products › Section 22-54p. - Powers and duties of commissioner. Regulations.

(a) The Commissioner of Agriculture may: (1) Issue and administer an apple market order regulating the marketing of apples and (2) suspend the apple market order for one marketing season if he determines that the market order is not necessary to achieve the goals established in subsection (b) of section 22-54q. The commissioner shall administer the estimated budget prepared by the Apple Marketing Board pursuant to section 22-54s and may impose an assessment on apple producers sufficient to cover the costs of such budget.
(b) The commissioner may adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to implement this section and sections 22-54q to 22-54t, inclusive, including the establishment of procedures to conduct a referendum pursuant to subsection (c) of section 22-54q.
(P.A. 91-77, S. 2; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(e); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)
History: June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Agriculture with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 423 - Grading and Marketing of Farm Products › Section 22-54u. - Authority re maple syrup and honey licensing, inspection and enforcement. Regulations.

(a) The preparation, packaging, labeling and sale of honey and maple syrup produced in this state shall not be subject to the provisions of sections 21a-91 to 21a-120, inclusive, and sections 21a-151 to 21a-159, inclusive, and shall be under the licensing, inspection and enforcement authority of the Commissioner of Agriculture and the commissioner's authorized agents.
(b) The Commissioner of Agriculture shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, for the oversight of the production of honey and maple syrup by any person. Such regulations may include, but shall not be limited to, the establishment of a license for such honey and maple syrup producers and the establishment of required best practices for the limiting of pathogenic microorganism growth or toxin formation.
(P.A. 19-18, S. 2; P.A. 22-104, S. 53.)
History: P.A. 22-104 substituted reference to Sec. 21a-159 for reference to Sec. 21a-160, effective May 24, 2022.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 424 - Seeds › Section 22-55 to 22-61a. - Definitions. Label requirements. Restrictions on sale and exposure and transportation for sale; registration; fee; regulations. Exemptions. Enforcement of provisions; duties and powers of commissioner. Seizure, condemnation. Penalty. Injunctions issued without bond.

Sections 22-55 to 22-61a, inclusive, are repealed, effective October 1, 2014.
(1949 Rev., S. 3094–3100; 1949, S. 1713d, 1714d; 1957, P.A. 358, S. 1–4; 1959, P.A. 83; 637, S. 2; 1961, P.A. 67; 1963, P.A. 75, S. 1–6; 642, S. 30; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 446, 448; P.A. 74-136; P.A. 82-91, S. 8, 38; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-6, S. 44, 117; P.A. 95-79, S. 83, 189; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(e); P.A. 04-189, S. 1; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 292; P.A. 14-223, S. 11.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 424 - Seeds › Section 22-61e. - Records. Inspection. Exemption.

Each person whose name appears on the label as handling agricultural, vegetable, flower, tree or shrub seeds pursuant to section 22-61c or 22-61d shall keep for a period of two years complete records of each lot of agricultural, vegetable, flower, tree or shrub seed handled and keep for one year a file sample of each lot of seed after final disposition of said lot. Any such records and samples pertaining to such a lot shall be accessible for inspection by the seed control officer, or such officer's agent during customary business hours. The provisions of this section shall not be deemed to apply to any tree seed produced by a consumer.
(P.A. 14-223, S. 4.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 424 - Seeds › Section 22-61f. - Exemptions.

The provisions of sections 22-61c and 22-61d shall not be construed to apply to: (1) Seed or grain that is not intended for sowing purposes, (2) cleaned or conditioned seed that is in storage within, or that is in transit or consigned to a cleaning or conditioning establishment, (3) any carrier with respect to any seed transported or delivered for transport in the ordinary course of such carrier's business, provided such carrier is not engaged in producing, conditioning or marketing seeds, or (4) any person who sells or offers for sale any seed that is incorrectly labeled or represented as to kind, species, subspecies, variety, type, origin, elevation, or year of collection, provided: (A) Such seeds cannot be properly identified for such characteristic by examination thereof, and (B) such person has not failed to obtain an invoice, genuine grower's or tree seed collector's declaration or other labeling information and to take such other precautions as may be reasonable to insure the veracity of such labeled characteristic.
(P.A. 14-223, S. 5.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 424 - Seeds › Section 22-61h. - “Stop sale” orders.

Any “stop sale” order issued by the seed control officer to enforce the provisions of sections 22-61c to 22-61f, inclusive, shall prohibit the sale, conditioning and movement of such seed, except upon the approval of said seed control officer, until such officer finds that any requirement of sections 22-61c to 22-61f, inclusive, is met and, as a result of such finding, said control officer issues a release from said “stop sale” order. Any person aggrieved by a “stop sale” order issued by the seed control officer may appeal such order to the Superior Court.
(P.A. 14-223, S. 7.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 424 - Seeds › Section 22-61i. - Seizure of seed lots. Temporary or permanent injunction.

(a) Any lot of seed that does not comply with the requirements of sections 22-61c to 22-61f, inclusive, shall be subject to seizure upon complaint of the seed control officer to the Superior Court. If, following opportunity for a hearing on such matter, the court finds such seed to not comply with the provisions of sections 22-61c to 22-61f, inclusive, and orders the condemnation of such seed, the seed shall be denatured, processed, destroyed, relabeled, or otherwise disposed of in compliance with the provisions of the general statutes.
(b) Whenever, in the performance of his or her duties, the seed control officer applies to the Superior Court for a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating or continuing to violate any provision of sections 22-61c to 22-61f, inclusive, and such injunction is granted, such injunction shall be issued without bond.
(P.A. 14-223, S. 8.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 424 - Seeds › Section 22-61j. - Violation. Fine.

Any person who violates the provisions of sections 22-61c to 22-61f, inclusive, shall be fined one hundred dollars for the first offense and two hundred dollars for each subsequent offense.
(P.A. 14-223, S. 9; P.A. 21-104, S. 59; 21-155, S. 5.)
History: P.A. 21-104 and 21-155 deleted penalty of class D misdemeanor.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 424 - Seeds › Section 22-61k. - Minimization of airborne neonicotinoid dust from treated seeds. Best practices. Availability to farmers and general public.

Not later than January 1, 2017, the Commissioner of Agriculture, in collaboration with the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station and the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, shall develop best practices for minimizing the airborne liberation of neonicotinoid insecticide dust from treated seeds and mitigating the effects of such dust on pollinators. Such best practices shall include, but not be limited to: (1) Methods to minimize such dust when treated seeds are dispensed from a seed bag into seed planter equipment; (2) guidance on the positioning of the vacuum system discharge of seed planter equipment to direct such discharge toward the soil; (3) time frames for the mowing of flowering vegetation located next to crop fields; (4) identification of weather conditions that minimize drift of such dust; and (5) suggestions for the use of seed lubricants to effectively minimize the drift of such dust. Each such state agency shall make the best practices developed pursuant to this section available to farmers, any person who owns, operates or manages a farm or an agricultural facility and the general public by posting such best practices on the Internet web site of such state agency not later than February 15, 2017. For purposes of this section, section 22-90a, subsection (l) of section 22a-50, sections 22a-61a and 22a-61b and section 6 of public act 16-17*, “neonicotinoid,” means any pesticide that acts selectively on the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors of an organism, including clothianidin, dinotefuran, imidacloprid, thiamethoxam and any other such pesticide that the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, after consultation with the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, determines will result in the death of fifty per cent or more of a population of bees when two micrograms or less of such pesticide is applied to each bee within such population.
(P.A. 16-17, S. 1.)
*Note: Section 6 of public act 16-17 is special in nature and therefore has not been codified but remains in full force and effect according to its terms.
History: P.A. 16-17 effective May 6, 2016.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 424 - Seeds › Section 22-61n. - Manufacture, marketing, cultivation and storage of hemp and hemp products by certain cannabis establishments. Purchase from third party. Requirements. Prohibition.

(a) As used in this section, “producer”, “cultivator”, “micro-cultivator”, “product manufacturer”, “hybrid retailer” and “retailer” have the same meanings as provided in section 21a-420; and “hemp” and “hemp products” have the same meanings as provided in section 22-61l.
(b) Any producer, cultivator, micro-cultivator and product manufacturer may manufacture, market, cultivate or store hemp and hemp products in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and any regulations adopted under said chapter, except that a producer, cultivator, micro-cultivator and product manufacturer may obtain hemp and hemp products from a person authorized under the laws of this state or another state, territory or possession of the United States or another sovereign entity to possess and sell such hemp and hemp products.
(c) Hemp or hemp products purchased by a producer, cultivator, micro-cultivator or product manufacturer from a third party shall be tracked as a separate batch throughout the manufacturing process in order to document the disposition of such hemp or hemp products. Once hemp or hemp products are received by a producer, cultivator, micro-cultivator or product manufacturer, such hemp or hemp products shall be deemed cannabis and shall comply with the requirements for cannabis contained in the applicable provisions of the general statutes and any regulations adopted under such provisions. A producer, cultivator, micro-cultivator and product manufacturer shall retain a copy of the certificate of analysis for purchased hemp or hemp products and invoice and transport documents that evidence the quantity purchased and date received.
(d) No hemp or hemp products shall be sold or distributed within a dispensary facility that is licensed under chapter 420f or the business premises of a hybrid retailer or a retailer.
(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-1, S. 147.)
History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-1 effective July 1, 2021.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 425 - Regional Markets › Section 22-62 to 22-64. - Declaration of necessity. Marketing Authority; members. Executive director; appointment; duties. Duties of Marketing Authority; regulations.

Sections 22-62 to 22-64, inclusive, are repealed, effective July 12, 2021.
(1949, S. 1715d; 1949 Rev., S. 3101, 3102, 3105; 1949, 1953, S. 1716d; 1949, 1953, 1955, S. 1717d; 1957, P.A. 268, S. 1; 1959, P.A. 637, S. 2; 1961, P.A. 67; February 1965, P.A. 537, S. 1; 1971, P.A. 152; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 446, 448; P.A. 75-425, S. 52, 57; P.A. 76-436, S. 447, 681; P.A. 77-614, S. 316, 610; P.A. 78-280, S. 5, 127; P.A. 83-487, S. 20, 24, 25, 33; P.A. 84-98, S. 2; P.A. 87-496, S. 89, 110; P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; P.A. 92-147, S. 1, 2, 4; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; P.A. 95-220, S. 4–6; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A. 97-155, S. 1; P.A. 03-170, S. 4; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(e), (f); P.A. 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 11-51, S. 90; P.A. 13-247, S. 200; P.A. 16-161, S. 1; P.A. 21-155, S. 13.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 425 - Regional Markets › Section 22-65. - Construction of markets.

Section 22-65 is repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 3111; September, 1957, P.A. 11, S. 41; P.A. 77-614, S. 73, 610; P.A. 87-496, S. 109, 110.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 425 - Regional Markets › Section 22-66 to 22-73. - Petition to Superior Court for taking of land. Conditions for issuance of bonds. Payment of bonds. Improvement bonds. Issuance of bonds; borrowing from state funds. Investment of proceeds. Bonds for construction of store units, office building. Bonds for future development of regional market.

Sections 22-66 to 22-73, inclusive, are repealed, effective July 12, 2021.
(1949 Rev., S. 3103, 3108, 3109, 3110; 1949, S. 1720d, 1723d; 1951, 1955, S. 1721d; 1953, S. 1722d; 1957, P.A. 566, S. 1; September, 1957, P.A. 11, S. 39, 40, 42–45; March, 1958, P.A. 27, S. 71; 1959, P.A. 468, S. 1; 1963, P.A. 46, S. 1; February, 1965, P.A. 569; P.A. 78-280, S. 2, 127; S.A. 79-95, S. 107, 109; P.A. 82-369, S. 10, 11, 28; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-33, S. 4, 5, 17; P.A. 88-343, S. 11, 32; P.A. 90-297, S. 12, 24; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-7, S. 14, 36; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-2, S. 9, 203; P.A. 21-55, S. 13.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 425 - Regional Markets › Section 22-75 to 22-77. - Reserve fund. Lessee may construct building. Federal grants.

Sections 22-75 to 22-77, inclusive, are repealed, effective July 12, 2021.
(1949 Rev., S. 3104; 1949, S. 1719d, 1728d; 1957, P.A. 568, S. 1; 1967, P.A. 68, S. 1; P.A. 77-614, S. 19, 610; P.A. 97-155, S. 2; P.A. 21-155, S. 13.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 425 - Regional Markets › Section 22-78a. - Fee for round trip by railroad car over track owned by authority. Regulations.

Section 22-78a is repealed, effective July 12, 2021.
(P.A. 84-211; P.A. 91-312, S. 42, 48; P.A. 92-255, S. 6, 8; P.A. 21-155, S. 13.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 426 - Agricultural Experiment Stations › Section 22-79. - Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station. Board of control.

The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station shall be within the Department of Agriculture for administrative purposes only. The management of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station shall be vested in a board of control, consisting of eight members, one of whom shall be the Commissioner of Agriculture or some person to be selected by him, one of whom shall be selected by the Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut, one by the governing board of the Sheffield Scientific School and one by the Board of Trustees of Wesleyan University, and two of whom shall be appointed by the Governor. The Governor and the director of the station shall be, ex officio, members of said board of control. The members of the board shall continue in office for the term of three years from the first day of July next succeeding their appointment. Upon the death or resignation of a member of the board, the authority or institution by which such member was appointed shall fill the vacancy.
(1949 Rev., S. 3246; 1959, P.A. 637, S. 2; 1961, P.A. 67; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 446, 448; P.A. 77-614, S. 317, 610; P.A. 92-144, S. 1, 2; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(e), (f); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)
History: 1959 act replaced commissioner of agriculture with commissioner of agriculture, conservation and natural resources; 1961 act replaced commissioner of agriculture, conservation and natural resources with commissioner of agriculture and natural resources; 1971 act replaced commissioner of agriculture and natural resources with commissioner of agriculture; P.A. 77-614 placed experiment station within office of policy and management for administrative purposes, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 92-144 changed the administrative agency for the station from the office of policy and management to the department of agriculture; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner and Department of Agriculture with Commissioner and Department of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004.
See Sec. 4-38f for definition of “administrative purposes only”.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 426 - Agricultural Experiment Stations › Section 22-79a. - Office of Aquatic Invasive Species. Established. Duties. Staffing.

There is established within the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station the Office of Aquatic Invasive Species. The office shall: (1) Coordinate research efforts throughout the state to reduce duplication of effort and costs associated with the control and eradication of aquatic invasive species, (2) serve as a repository for state-wide data on the health of rivers, lakes and ponds in relation to the presence of aquatic invasive species, (3) perform regular surveys on the health and ecological viability of waterways in the state in relation to the presence and threat of aquatic invasive species, (4) educate the public about aquatic invasive plants and efforts the public can take to reduce the impact of such invasive species, (5) advise municipalities on management of aquatic invasive species, (6) serve as a liaison among organizations and state agencies for issues pertaining to the eradication and control of aquatic invasive species, including organizations and agencies such as the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, the Department of Agriculture, the United States Army Corps of Engineers, the Connecticut Federation of Lakes and Ponds Associations, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, municipal inland wetlands commissions, the Connecticut River Conservancy and councils of governments, and (7) coordinate with the Invasive Plants Council, established in section 22a-381, when undertaking the efforts and responsibilities described in this section. The board of control for the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, as described in section 22-79, shall determine the staffing of the Office of Aquatic Invasive Species and hire a department head of such office not later than September 1, 2022. The office shall not have authority to issue any permit or fine.
(P.A. 22-118, S. 68.)
History: P.A. 22-118 effective July 1, 2022.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 426 - Agricultural Experiment Stations › Section 22-80. - Meetings of board; officers.

Said board shall meet not less than quarterly during any calendar year upon the call of the president at such times and places as he deems necessary, except that the board shall meet in January at such place as may be designated by its president. Five members of said board shall constitute a quorum. Said board shall annually choose from its number a president, a vice-president, a secretary and a treasurer who shall hold their respective offices one year and until their successors are chosen, and may fill any vacancy in any office filled by said board. The treasurer shall endorse all drafts and checks and receive and receipt for all moneys payable to the station. Members of the board shall not be compensated for their services but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. Any member who fails to attend three consecutive meetings or who fails to attend fifty per cent of the meetings held during any calendar year shall be deemed to have resigned from office unless the president or vice-president of the board has excused such absence. Minutes of any meeting shall be recorded by the board.
(1949 Rev., S. 3247; June, 1955, S. 1773d; P.A. 83-487, S. 26, 33; P.A. 89-176, S. 1; P.A. 11-59, S. 16; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-2, S. 29.)
History: P.A. 83-487 amended section to require board to meet at least quarterly, to establish attendance requirements, to require recording of minutes, limit terms of members and to specify that members are not compensated for services; P.A. 89-176 deleted provision prohibiting consecutive terms for members of board of directors; P.A. 11-59 replaced requirement to meet on the third Tuesday of January in the city of Hartford with requirement to meet in January at such place as may be designated by the board's president; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-2 added requirement re annual selection of vice-president and added exception to automatic resignation for missed meetings if president or vice-president excuses the absence, effective June 15, 2012.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 426 - Agricultural Experiment Stations › Section 22-81a. - Testing of mosquitoes for public health threat.

The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station shall, within available appropriations and in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, conduct surveillance and testing for the existence of mosquitoes carrying the eastern equine encephalitis virus in accordance with a plan developed and agreed upon by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, the Commissioner of Public Health and the director of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station. Such plan shall specify procedures to assure that any expenditures for surveillance and testing shall be reasonable and prudent. The director of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station or any person authorized by him to implement the provisions of this section may, at any reasonable time, enter any public or private premises in the performance of his duty.
(P.A. 97-289, S. 7; P.A. 11-80, S. 1; Dec. Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 97-289 effective July 1, 1997; 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; Dec. Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1 added “within available appropriations and”, effective December 21, 2012.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 426 - Agricultural Experiment Stations › Section 22-81b. - Best practices and guidelines for investigating and treating bed bug infestations.

The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, in consultation with the Department of Public Health and the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, shall, within available appropriations, develop and publish best practices and guidelines that identify the most effective and least burdensome methods of investigating and treating bed bug infestations.
(P.A. 16-51, S. 3.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 426 - Agricultural Experiment Stations › Section 22-82. - Endowment of agricultural experiment station.

The expenditure of such funds as may come to this state under the provisions of an Act of Congress, approved February 24, 1925, entitled “An Act for the more complete endowment of Agricultural Experiment Stations, and for other purposes”, which provisions were accepted by this state by an act approved June 18, 1925, shall be under the joint control of the Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut and the Board of Control of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station.
(1949 Rev., S. 3249.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 426 - Agricultural Experiment Stations › Section 22-83. - Research and experiment in tobacco growing.

The Board of Control of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station is authorized to conduct research and experimental work as to causes and prevention of the various diseases and injuries to the Connecticut tobacco crop which occur in the field or in the processes of preparing the crop for market and for the purpose of improving the tobacco plant by selection and breeding and by cooperative experiments with growers of tobacco. Said board is authorized to accept in the name of the state gifts or loans of land and equipment and gifts of money, to be used exclusively for the purposes of this section. Said board may issue bulletins containing any special information of value to tobacco growers.
(1949 Rev., S. 3250.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 426 - Agricultural Experiment Stations › Section 22-84a. - Research consistent with goals of integrated pest management.

The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station shall, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, continue its research in the reduction of pesticide use, the improvement of crop quality and other projects that are consistent with the goals of integrated pest management and shall make its findings available to The University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension Service.
(P.A. 88-247, S. 10, 12.)
See Sec. 22-11a for definition of “integrated pest management”.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 426 - Agricultural Experiment Stations › Section 22-85 to 22-87. - European corn borer. White pine blister rust. European black currant plants.

Sections 22-85 to 22-87, inclusive, are repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 3252–3254; 1961, P.A. 5; P.A. 83-487, S. 32, 33.)
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.)
2023 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.
2023 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.)
2023 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.