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2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 250 - Gasoline and Motor Oil Sales › Section 14-327e. - Hearing. Refusal to issue certificate of registration. Revocation or suspension of certificate of registration. Violations. Civil penalty.

(a) The commissioner, after a hearing in accordance with chapter 54, may refuse to issue, revoke or suspend any certificate of registration issued to a distributor if the distributor does any of the following:
(1) Misleads, deceives or defrauds the public or the commissioner;
(2) Sells or attempts to sell any motor fuel which is not registered pursuant to sections 14-327a to 14-327e, inclusive, or a motor fuel which is registered but does not conform to the standards of such registration; or
(3) Violates any of the provisions of sections 14-327a to 14-327e, inclusive, or any regulation established thereunder.
(b) The commissioner, after a hearing in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, may impose a civil penalty of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars per day for any violation of sections 14-327a to 14-327e, inclusive, or any regulation adopted thereunder. Such civil penalty may be imposed in addition to any action taken under subsection (a) of this section.
(c) The commissioner may issue stop sale orders with respect to any motor fuel sold, offered for sale or intended to be sold to the public which does not conform to any registration or to any standards established by sections 14-327a to 14-327e, inclusive, or the regulations adopted thereunder. No person shall sell or offer to sell any motor fuel in violation of the terms of such stop sale order.
(d) The Attorney General, at the request of the commissioner is authorized to apply to the Superior Court for an order temporarily or permanently restraining and enjoining any person from violating any provision of sections 14-327a to 14-327e, inclusive, or from violating or refusing to comply with any order, stop sale order or civil penalty issued by the commissioner pursuant to sections 14-327a to 14-327e, inclusive.
(P.A. 91-322, S. 5.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 250 - Gasoline and Motor Oil Sales › Section 14-328. - Display of price signs.

Section 14-328 is repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 2545; 1951, S. 1410d; February, 1965, P.A. 474; P.A. 73-678, S. 10, 12; P.A. 74-285, S. 18, 20.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 250 - Gasoline and Motor Oil Sales › Section 14-330. - Dealer to disclose his source of supply.

Each person who sells, offers for sale or has in his possession for the purpose of selling any gasoline or any other product intended for motorboats or motor vehicles shall, at the request of the commissioner or any of his deputies or authorized representatives, furnish to the commissioner a statement in writing, giving the name and address of the person from whom such gasoline or other product was so purchased or obtained.
(1949 Rev., S. 2547.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 250 - Gasoline and Motor Oil Sales › Section 14-332. - Regulations.

(a) The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, governing the administration of all statutes relating to gasoline or any other product intended as a fuel for motor vehicles or internal combustion engines or relating to the sale of such gasoline or such other product, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) The commissioner, in consultation with the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, shall adopt emergency regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to establish a program to monitor and enforce compliance with the requirements of subsection (c) of section 14-332a.
(1949 Rev., S. 2549; P.A. 98-128, S. 4, 10.)
History: P.A. 98-128 added Subsec. (b) to require adoption of emergency regulations, effective May 27, 1998.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 250 - Gasoline and Motor Oil Sales › Section 14-333 to 14-341. - Distributor's license. Records and sales slips. Gasoline tax. Suspension or revocation of distributor's license. Receipts to be added to Highway Fund.

Sections 14-333 to 14-341, inclusive, are repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 2550
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2557, 2559; November, 1949, S. 1414d; 1953, S. 1413d, 1415d, 1416d; June, 1955, S. 1414d; November, 1955, S. N165; 1957, P.A. 170; 543, S. 1, 2; 620, S. 1; 1959, P.A. 132, S. 29; 241, S. 1; 579, S. 26.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 250 - Gasoline and Motor Oil Sales › Section 14-342. - Sale of motor oil regulated.

(a) No person, firm or corporation shall sell or offer or expose for sale any motor lubricating oils used in motor vehicles in such manner as to deceive the purchaser as to the nature, quality and identity of such product.
(b) No person, firm or corporation shall expose for sale, offer for sale or sell, from any tank or container or other distributing device or equipment, any other motor lubricating oils than those indicated by the name, trade name, symbol, sign or other distinguishing mark or device of the manufacturer or distributor, appearing upon the tank, container or other distributing equipment from which the same are sold, offered for sale or distributed.
(c) No person, firm or corporation shall expose for sale, offer for sale or sell, under any trademark or trade name in general use, any motor lubricating oils, except those manufactured or distributed by the manufacturer marketing motor lubricating oils, under such trademark or trade name; or substitute, mix or adulterate the motor lubricating oils sold, offered for sale or distributed under such trademark or trade name; or refill used packages or containers, which have contained goods sold under a trademark, unless with products of the same manufacturer and of the same grade. No person, firm or corporation shall sell or offer for sale, as lubricating oil, any oil that has been rerun, refiltered, reclaimed or refined from crankcase draining, or any other oil that has been used for purposes of lubrication, unless such oil is sold and labeled “reconditioned motor oil”, and such person, firm or corporation shall, upon the request of the commissioner, disclose the source of supply of the above-named products.
(d) Any person, firm or corporation which violates any provision of this section shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days or both for each offense.
(1949 Rev., S. 2560; 1949, S. 1417d.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 250 - Gasoline and Motor Oil Sales › Section 14-343 and 14-344. - Penalty; collection of tax. Aviation gasoline; exemption; license to sell.

Sections 14-343 and 14-344 are repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 1419d, 2561; 1953, S. 1418d; 1957, P.A. 666; 1959, P.A. 132, S. 29; 579, S. 26.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 250a - Operation of Retail Service Stations › Section 14-344a. - Retail service stations; opening and operation by producers or refiners prohibited after July 1, 1979.

After July 1, 1979, no producer or refiner of petroleum products shall open a major brand, secondary brand or unbranded retail service station in the state and operate such station with employees of such producer or refiner, a subsidiary company, commissioned agent or under a contract with any person, firm or corporation managing such station on a fee arrangement with such producer or refiner. Any such station shall be operated only by a retail service station dealer. As used in this chapter, “retail service station” means a place of business where gasoline or special fuel is sold and delivered into the tanks of motor vehicles for use as fuel in the operation of such motor vehicles.
(P.A. 79-437, S. 1, 5.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 250a - Operation of Retail Service Stations › Section 14-344b. - Retail service stations; operation by producers or refiners prohibited after July 1, 1980.

After July 1, 1980, no producer or refiner of petroleum products shall operate a major brand, secondary brand or unbranded retail service station in the state with employees of such producer or refiner, a subsidiary company, commissioned agent or under a contract with any person, firm or corporation managing a service station on a fee arrangement with such producer or refiner. Any such station shall be operated only by a retail service station dealer.
(P.A. 79-437, S. 2, 5.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 250a - Operation of Retail Service Stations › Section 14-344c. - Regulation of temporary operation by producers or refiners by Consumer Protection Commissioner.

The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, defining the circumstances in which a producer or refiner may temporarily operate a previously dealer-operated station during a period subsequent to July 1, 1980, which period shall not be, in any case, longer than a commercially reasonable time.
(P.A. 79-437, S. 3, 5; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-9, S. 3, 10; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)
History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-9 substituted commissioner of consumer protection for commissioner of motor vehicles; 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.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 250a - Operation of Retail Service Stations › Section 14-344d. - State allocation and distribution of fuel not affected. Provisions inapplicable to certain service stations.

(a) The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed as affecting (1) any allocation of gasoline or special fuels to facilities operated by the state, (2) the operation of any facility for storage or distribution of gasoline or special fuels by the state or (3) the operation of any state-owned retail service station by a producer or refiner of petroleum products.
(b) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any service station operated by a producer or refiner of petroleum products with its employees on July 1, 1979, which is used as a training or test marketing center or for advertising or public relations purposes. No producer or refiner may operate more than one such service station in the state under the provisions of this subsection.
(P.A. 79-437, S. 4, 5; P.A. 81-145; P.A. 82-245, S. 2, 3.)
History: P.A. 81-145 added Subsec. (b) exempting stations used as training or test marketing centers from provisions of chapter and limiting number of such stations to be operated by any producer or refiner of petroleum products to one; P.A. 82-245 added Subsec. (a)(3) dealing with state-owned stations operated by producers or refiners.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 251 - Special Fuel Use Tax (Repealed) › Section 14-345 to 14-356. - Special fuel use tax.

Sections 14-345 to 14-356, inclusive, are repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 2562
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2573; 1949, S. 1420d, 1422d; 1953, S. 1422d; June, 1955, S. 1421d; November, 1955, S. N166; 1957, P.A. 294; 620, S. 2; 671, S. 1; March, 1958, P.A. 10, S. 1; 1959, P.A. 132, S. 29; 579, S. 26.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 252 - Highway Use Tax (Repealed) › Section 14-357 to 14-364. - Highway use tax.

Sections 14-357 to 14-364, inclusive, are repealed.
(1957, P.A. 671, S. 2
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9; 1959, P.A. 43, S. 1; 579, S. 24, 25; 1961, P.A. 517, S. 129; 575, S. 17.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 253 - Bus Taxation Proration and Reciprocity Agreement › Section 14-366. - Commissioner of Motor Vehicles as administrator.

As used in the agreement, with reference to this state, the term “administrator” shall mean the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles.
(February, 1965, P.A. 546, S. 2.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 253 - Bus Taxation Proration and Reciprocity Agreement › Section 14-367. - Exemptions from coverage and changes in reporting methods.

The commissioner may, by regulation, make such exemptions from the coverage of the agreement as may be appropriate and make such changes in methods for the reporting of any information required to be furnished to this state pursuant to the agreement as, in his judgment, shall be suitable; provided any such exemptions or changes shall not be contrary to the purposes set forth in Article I of the agreement and shall be made in order to permit the continuance of uniformity of practice among the contracting states with respect to buses.
(February, 1965, P.A. 546, S. 3.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 253 - Bus Taxation Proration and Reciprocity Agreement › Section 14-368. - Governor to give notice of withdrawal.

Unless otherwise provided in any statute withdrawing this state from participation in the agreement, the Governor shall be the officer to give notice of withdrawal therefrom.
(February, 1965, P.A. 546, S. 4.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 254 - Vehicle Equipment Safety Compact (Repealed) › Section 14-369 to 14-378. - Vehicle Equipment Safety Compact.

Sections 14-369 to 14-378, inclusive, are repealed.
(February, 1965, P.A. 545, S. 1
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10; P.A. 82-472, S. 46, 183; P.A. 83-587, S. 92, 96.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 255 - Snowmobiles, All-Terrain Vehicles, Dirt Bikes and Mini-Motorcycles › Section 14-379. - Definitions.

As used in sections 14-379 to 14-390, inclusive, subdivisions (3) and (4) of section 12-430 and sections 12-431, 14-33, 14-163 and 53-205, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles;
(2) “Snowmobile” means any self-propelled vehicle designed for travel on snow or ice, except vehicles propelled by sail;
(3) “Snowmobile dealer” means a person engaged in the business of manufacturing and selling new snowmobiles or selling new or used snowmobiles, or both, having an established place of business for the sale, trade and display of such snowmobiles;
(4) “All-terrain vehicle” means a self-propelled vehicle designed to travel over unimproved terrain that has been determined by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles to be unsuitable for operation on the public highways and is not eligible for registration under chapter 246;
(5) “All-terrain vehicle dealer” means any person engaged in the business of manufacturing and selling new all-terrain vehicles, or both, having an established place of business for the manufacture, sale, trade and display of such all-terrain vehicles; and
(6) “Operate” means to control the course of or otherwise use a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle.
(1969, P.A. 752, S. 1; 1971, P.A. 848, S. 3; P.A. 10-32, S. 53.)
History: 1971 act redefined “operate” to include all-terrain vehicles and defined “all-terrain vehicle” and “all-terrain vehicle dealer”; P.A. 10-32 made technical changes, effective May 10, 2010.
All-terrain vehicle qualifies for uninsured motorist coverage under the policy definition. 45 CS 144.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 255 - Snowmobiles, All-Terrain Vehicles, Dirt Bikes and Mini-Motorcycles › Section 14-380. - Operation prohibited without valid registration. Exceptions.

On or after October 1, 1971, no person shall operate and no owner shall permit the operation of any snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle unless the owner holds a valid, effective registration awarded by this state or by another state or by the United States, provided such state or district of registration grants substantially similar privileges for snowmobiles or all-terrain vehicles owned by residents of this state and registered under its laws, and unless the identification number set forth in such registration is displayed on such snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle as prescribed in section 14-381, provided every resident of this state shall obtain such registration from this state under the provisions of section 14-381, before such operation shall be lawful. The provisions of this section shall not apply (1) to the operation of a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle on premises owned or leased by the owner of such snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle or (2) to the operation of a snowmobile in any organized contest as long as such snowmobile is operated in the contest area, provided the owner of such snowmobile holds a valid, effective registration awarded by this state or by another state or the United States.
(1969, P.A. 752, S. 2; 1971, P.A. 848, S. 4; 857, S. 1; P.A. 76-202, S. 1, 2; P.A. 80-102.)
History: 1971 acts changed date when registration required from October 1, 1969, to October 1, 1971, included all-terrain vehicles in provisions and specified how registration number to be displayed; P.A. 76-202 exempted snowmobiles operated in organized contests from provisions under certain conditions; P.A. 80-102 replaced display specifications with requirement that number be displayed “as prescribed in section 14-381”.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 255 - Snowmobiles, All-Terrain Vehicles, Dirt Bikes and Mini-Motorcycles › Section 14-381. - Requirements for registration. Application. Registration plates.

Any owner required to register a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle shall apply to the commissioner and shall file evidence of ownership by affidavit or document. Upon receipt of an application in proper form and the registration fee, the commissioner shall assign an identification number and provide the owner with a certificate of registration and registration plate. The registration plate, which shall be affixed by the owner, shall be displayed on the snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle at a place and in a manner prescribed by the commissioner. In addition to such registration plate, each snowmobile and all-terrain vehicle so registered shall display its registration number on each side of its front section, midway between the top and bottom of said front section, in letters or numbers at least three inches in height and made of a reflective material. The certificate of registration shall be carried on such snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle and shall be available for inspection whenever such snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle is being operated. The owner shall pay a fee of thirty dollars for a triennial registration for each snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle so registered and a prorated amount if the registration period is less than three years.
(1969, P.A. 752, S. 3; 1971, P.A. 848, S. 5; 857, S. 2; P.A. 73-153; P.A. 75-213, S. 13, 53; P.A. 84-254, S. 54, 62; P.A. 85-525, S. 5, 6; P.A. 87-329, S. 19; P.A. 90-230, S. 83, 101; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-4, S. 35; P.A. 13-271, S. 38; P.A. 19-165, S. 11.)
History: 1971 acts made provisions applicable to all-terrain vehicles and added specifications for display of registration number; P.A. 73-153 reduced height required for letters in display provision from five to three inches; P.A. 75-213 increased registration fee from $3 to $4; P.A. 84-254 periodically increased the fee from $4 to $8 as of July 1, 1992; P.A. 85-525 required biennial, rather than annual, registration of snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles and doubled fee schedule accordingly; P.A. 87-329 maintained the fee at the level existing on and after July 1, 1986, and decreased the fee effective July 1, 1992, to the level formerly existing on and after July 1, 1988; P.A. 90-230 substituted “required to register” for “desiring to register”; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-4 increased registration fee to $20, effective January 1, 2004; P.A. 13-271 substituted provision re registration expiration 2 years after the date of issuance for provision re registration expiration biennially on the last day of March; P.A. 19-165 replaced provision re biennial registration with provision re triennial registration, increased registration fee from $20 to $30 and added provision re prorated amount if registration period is less than 3 years, effective January 1, 2020.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 255 - Snowmobiles, All-Terrain Vehicles, Dirt Bikes and Mini-Motorcycles › Section 14-382. - Change of address. Transfer of ownership.

(a) Within forty-eight hours after changing his address, the owner of a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle registered by this state shall file with the commissioner notice in writing of such change. The owner's certificate of registration may be altered or the commissioner may issue a new certificate to indicate the new address.
(b) The owner of a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle registered by this state shall notify the commissioner in writing within twenty-four hours of the transfer of all or any part of his interest in, other than the creation of a security interest, or of the destruction or abandonment of, such snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle and surrender with such notice his certificate of registration and registration plate. Any such transfer, destruction or abandonment shall terminate such certificate.
(c) Any person who transfers to another ownership of a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle registered in this state, upon surrendering the outstanding certificate of registration and registration plate and upon application to the commissioner, may have another snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle registered in his name for the remainder of the registration period. The fee for such transfer which shall accompany the application shall be three dollars, and on and after July 1, 1992, three dollars and fifty cents.
(1969, P.A. 752, S. 4; 1971, P.A. 848, S. 6; P.A. 84-254, S. 55, 62; P.A. 87-329, S. 20.)
History: 1971 act made provisions applicable to owners of all-terrain vehicles; P.A. 84-254 amended Subsec. (b) to clarify that applications are made to the commissioner and to periodically increase the transfer fee from $2 to $4 as of July 1, 1992; P.A. 87-329 maintained the fee at the level existing on and after July 1, 1986, and decreased the fee effective July 1, 1992, to the level formerly existing on and after July 1, 1988.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 255 - Snowmobiles, All-Terrain Vehicles, Dirt Bikes and Mini-Motorcycles › Section 14-383 and 14-384. - Registration of snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle dealers. Temporary registration plates.

Sections 14-383 and 14-384 are repealed, effective July 1, 2005.
(1969, P.A. 752, S. 5, 6; 1971, P.A. 848, S. 7, 8; P.A. 84-254, S. 56, 62; P.A. 87-329, S. 21; P.A. 05-218, S. 45.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 255 - Snowmobiles, All-Terrain Vehicles, Dirt Bikes and Mini-Motorcycles › Section 14-385. - Renting or leasing of snowmobiles or all-terrain vehicles. Records required.

Any person who is in the business, in whole or in part, of renting or leasing snowmobiles or all-terrain vehicles shall keep a record of the name and address of every person who rents or leases a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle, the identification number thereof, the departure date and time and the expected time of return. The record shall be preserved for at least one year. Neither the owner nor any agent or employee of such business shall permit any snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle to depart from the premises of such business unless it is provided, either by the owner or lessee, with such safety devices and equipment as may be required by law.
(1969, P.A. 752, S. 7; 1971, P.A. 848, S. 9.)
History: 1971 act made provisions applicable to all-terrain vehicles.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 255 - Snowmobiles, All-Terrain Vehicles, Dirt Bikes and Mini-Motorcycles › Section 14-386. - Enforcement. Failure to stop snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle upon request.

(a) Any law enforcement officer of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, motor vehicle inspector, state police officer, uniformed municipal police officer, constable, state park policeman, state forest policeman or forest ranger may enforce the provisions of sections 14-379 to 14-390, inclusive.
(b) No person operating a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle shall refuse to stop his snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle after being requested or signaled to do so by an authorized law enforcement officer, or the owner or the agent of the owner of the property upon which such snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle is being operated. Any person operating a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle who refuses to stop his snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle upon such request or such signal by an authorized law enforcement officer shall have committed an infraction.
(1969, P.A. 752, S. 8; 1971, P.A. 848, S. 10; 857, S. 3; P.A. 76-381, S. 15; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: 1971 acts gave constables, state park policemen and state forest policemen or forest rangers enforcement powers under Subsec. (a) and amended Subsec. (b) to include all-terrain vehicles in provisions and to require operator of vehicle to stop upon signal of property owner or his agent; P.A. 76-381 replaced provision for $50 maximum fine with statement that failure to stop is an infraction; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Department of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Energy and Environmental Protection” in Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 2011.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 255 - Snowmobiles, All-Terrain Vehicles, Dirt Bikes and Mini-Motorcycles › Section 14-386a. - Prohibited manner of operation. Penalty. Liability for property damage.

No person shall operate a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle in the following manner: (1) At an unreasonable or imprudent rate of speed for existing conditions; (2) in a negligent manner so as to endanger any person or property; or (3) while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, or both, as provided in subsection (a) of section 14-227a. Any person who violates the provisions of subdivision (1) or (2) of this section, or any regulation relating thereto, shall be fined not more than two hundred fifty dollars for each offense. Any person who violates the provisions of subdivision (3) of this section shall be subject to the penalties set forth in section 14-227a. In addition thereto, the operator or owner, or both, of a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle, shall be responsible and held accountable to the owner of any land where trees, shrubs, crops, fences or other property have been damaged as a result of travel of such snowmobiles or all-terrain vehicles over such land, or where consequential damage has resulted from such travel. Proof of the registration number of the snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle shall be prima facie evidence in any prosecution or action for damages that the owner was the operator.
(P.A. 76-381, S. 17; P.A. 06-147, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 06-147 amended Subdiv. (3) to replace “while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, as defined by section 14-227a” with “while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, or both, as provided in subsection (a) of section 14-227a”, made existing fine applicable only to violations of Subdiv. (1) or (2) of section or related regulation, and provided that any person who violates the provisions of Subdiv. (3) shall be subject to the penalties set forth in Sec. 14-227a.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 255 - Snowmobiles, All-Terrain Vehicles, Dirt Bikes and Mini-Motorcycles › Section 14-388. - Penalties. Liability.

Except as otherwise provided, any person who violates any of sections 14-379 to 14-390, inclusive, or any regulation relating thereto shall have committed an infraction for each such offense. In addition thereto the operator or owner, or both, of a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle, shall be responsible and held accountable to the owner of any land where trees, shrubs, crops, fences or other property have been damaged as a result of travel of such snowmobiles or all-terrain vehicles over such land, or where consequential damage has resulted from such travel. Proof of the registration number of the snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle shall be prima facie evidence in any prosecution or action for damages that the owner was the operator.
(1969, P.A. 752, S. 10; 1971, P.A. 848, S. 12; 857, S. 5; P.A. 76-381, S. 18.)
History: 1971 acts included all-terrain vehicles in provisions, included in responsibilities liability for damage to crops and fences and added reference to action for damages and consequential damage; P.A. 76-381 replaced provision for $250 maximum fine with statement that violation is an infraction unless otherwise provided.
See Sec. 23-26g re penalties for violation of regulations re operation of all-terrain vehicles on state land.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 255 - Snowmobiles, All-Terrain Vehicles, Dirt Bikes and Mini-Motorcycles › Section 14-389. - Administration by Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. Reciprocal agreements.

In the performance of his duties under sections 14-379 to 14-390, inclusive, the commissioner shall (1) prescribe uniform standards for such safety devices and equipment as he deems necessary and certify the types of devices and equipment which meet such standards and (2) promulgate such regulations respecting the registration, operation, sale and leasing of snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles as he finds necessary for public safety. The commissioner may enter into reciprocal agreements with the commissioner of motor vehicles or other like authority of any other state for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of said sections.
(1969, P.A. 752, S. 12; 1971, P.A. 848, S. 13.)
History: 1971 act made provisions applicable to all-terrain vehicles.
See Secs. 23-26b, 23-26d and 23-26f re powers of Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection to regulate all-terrain vehicles operating on state land.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 255 - Snowmobiles, All-Terrain Vehicles, Dirt Bikes and Mini-Motorcycles › Section 14-390. - Municipal regulation of operation and use of snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles. Penalties. Seizure and forfeiture.

(a) Any municipality may, by ordinance, regulate the operation and use, including hours and zones of use, of snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles in a manner not inconsistent with the provisions of this section and sections 14-379 to 14-389, inclusive, or any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, and may prescribe a penalty for violation of such ordinance (1) in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars for a first violation, in an amount not to exceed one thousand five hundred dollars for a second violation and in an amount not to exceed two thousand dollars for a third or subsequent violation, and (2) to provide for the seizure and forfeiture to the municipality of such all-terrain vehicle for a violation of such ordinance, subject to any bona fide lien, lease or security interest in the all-terrain vehicle, including, but not limited to, a lien under section 14-66c.
(b) No all-terrain vehicle shall be forfeited under an ordinance adopted pursuant to this section to the extent of the interest of an owner or lienholder by reason of any act or omission committed by another person if such owner or lienholder did not know and could not have reasonably known that such all-terrain vehicle was being used or was intended to be used in violation of a municipal ordinance.
(c) Any all-terrain vehicle ordered forfeited pursuant to such an ordinance shall be sold at public auction conducted by the municipality. The proceeds of such sale shall be paid to the treasurer of the municipality, who shall deposit such proceeds into the general fund of the municipality.
(P.A. 73-318, S. 1, 2; P.A. 13-154, S. 2; P.A. 16-208, S. 2; P.A. 21-175, S. 57.)
History: P.A. 13-154 added provision re municipality may prescribe penalty for violation of ordinance not to exceed $1,000 for first violation, $1,500 for second violation and $2,000 for third or subsequent violation; P.A. 16-208 designated existing provisions re municipal ordinance re operation and use of snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles as Subsec. (a) and amended same by making technical changes, designated existing provision re penalties as Subdiv. (1), added Subdiv. (2) re seizure and forfeiture of all-terrain vehicle in case of municipality with population of 20,000 or more, added Subsec. (b) re exception to forfeiture, and added Subsec. (c) re sale at public auction of forfeited all-terrain vehicle; P.A. 21-175 amended Subsec. (a)(2) by deleting “in the case of a municipality with a population of 20,000 or more”.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 255 - Snowmobiles, All-Terrain Vehicles, Dirt Bikes and Mini-Motorcycles › Section 14-390f. - All-terrain vehicles: Effect of U.S. District Court consent decree.

(a) As used in this section:
(1) “All-terrain vehicle” means any three or more wheeled motorized vehicle, generally characterized by large, low-pressure tires, a seat designed to be straddled by the operator and handlebars for steering, which is intended for off-road use by an individual rider on various types of nonpaved terrain. Such vehicles do not include trail bikes, golf carts, agricultural tractors, farm implements and construction machines;
(2) “All-terrain vehicle dealer” means any person engaged in the business of selling, leasing or renting all-terrain vehicles at retail, at a regular place of business; and
(3) “All-Terrain Vehicle Consent Decree” means the consent decree approved by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia on April 28, 1988, in settlement of Civil Action No. 87-3525, U.S. v. American Honda, et al.
(b) Each all-terrain vehicle offered for sale, lease or rental by an all-terrain vehicle dealer shall bear the safety warning hang tags pursuant to Paragraph H.3.b.(4) (a) of the All-Terrain Vehicle Consent Decree. Each all-terrain vehicle dealer shall: (1) Deliver a copy of the all-terrain vehicle safety alert to each all-terrain vehicle purchaser pursuant to Paragraph H.3.b. (4)(c) of the All-Terrain Vehicle Consent Decree; (2) prominently display the safety poster, pursuant to Paragraph H.3.b.(4) (d) of the All-Terrain Vehicle Consent Decree; (3) have the safety video readily available for viewing by prospective and actual all-terrain vehicle purchasers pursuant to Paragraph H.3.b (4)(b) of the All-Terrain Vehicle Consent Decree; (4) conform to the guidelines for advertising and promotional materials attached as Appendix K to the All-Terrain Vehicle Consent Decree; (5) represent affirmatively, including in print and electronic media for advertising or promoting all-terrain vehicles and in point-of-purchase oral communications, that all-terrain vehicles with engine sizes of more than ninety cubic centimeters shall be used only by persons sixteen years of age or older; (6) comply with point-of-purchase communication requirements of the All-Terrain Vehicle Consent Decree; (7) orally inform the prospective or actual all-terrain vehicle purchaser of the free training courses offered by the manufacturers pursuant to Paragraph K of the final All-Terrain Vehicle Consent Decree and of the financial incentives for taking the course. Oral communications of all-terrain vehicle dealers shall not contain information inconsistent with any safety-related requirements of this section.
(c) Any person who violates any provision of subsection (b) of this section shall have committed an infraction.
(P.A. 91-399.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 255 - Snowmobiles, All-Terrain Vehicles, Dirt Bikes and Mini-Motorcycles › Section 14-390m. - Municipal regulation of operation and use of dirt bikes and mini-motorcycles on public property. Penalties. Seizure and forfeiture.

(a) Any municipality that adopts an ordinance pursuant to section 7-148 to regulate the operation and use on public property, including hours of use, of dirt bikes or mini-motorcycles may prescribe a penalty for violation of such ordinance (1) in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars for a first violation, in an amount not to exceed one thousand five hundred dollars for a second violation and in an amount not to exceed two thousand dollars for a third or subsequent violation, and (2) in the case of a municipality with a population of twenty thousand or more, to provide for the seizure and forfeiture to the municipality of such dirt bike or mini-motorcycle for violation of such ordinance, subject to any bona fide lien, lease or security interest in the dirt bike or mini-motorcycle, including, but not limited to, a lien under section 14-66c.
(b) No dirt bike or mini-motorcycle shall be forfeited under an ordinance adopted pursuant to this section to the extent of the interest of an owner or lienholder by reason of any act or omission committed by another person if such owner or lienholder did not know and could not have reasonably known that such dirt bike or mini-motorcycle was being used or was intended to be used in violation of a municipal ordinance.
(c) Any dirt bike or mini-motorcycle ordered forfeited pursuant to such an ordinance shall be sold at public auction conducted by the municipality. The proceeds of such sale shall be paid to the treasurer of the municipality, who shall deposit such proceeds into the general fund of the municipality.
(d) For the purposes of this section and section 7-148, (1) “dirt bike” means a two-wheeled motorized recreational vehicle designed to travel over unimproved terrain and not designed for travel on a highway, as defined in section 14-1. “Dirt bike” does not include an all-terrain vehicle, as defined in section 14-379, or a motor-driven cycle, as defined in section 14-1, and (2) “mini-motorcycle” has the same meaning as provided in section 14-289j.
(P.A. 13-154, S. 1; P.A. 16-208, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 16-208 designated existing provisions re municipal ordinance re operation and use of dirt bikes on public property as Subsec. (a) and amended same by adding reference to mini-motorcycles and making a technical change, designated existing provision re penalties as Subdiv. (1) and added Subdiv. (2) re seizure and forfeiture of dirt bike or mini-motorcycle in case of municipality with population of 20,000 or more, added Subsec. (b) re exception to forfeiture, added Subsec. (c) re sale at public auction of forfeited dirt bike or mini-motorcycle, and designated existing provision re definition of “dirt bike” as Subsec. (d)(1) and further amended Subsec. (d) by adding Subdiv. (2) re definition of “mini-motorcycle”.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › Chapter 256 - Petroleum Products Control Commission (Repealed) › Section 14-391 to 14-399. - Petroleum Products Control Commission.

Sections 14-391 to 14-399, inclusive, are repealed.
(P.A. 73-678, S. 1
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9, 12; P.A. 74-285, S. 18, 20.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 15 - Navigation and Aeronautics › Chapter 263 - Harbors and Rivers › Section 15-2. - Compensation of harbor masters.

Harbor masters shall receive a salary to be determined by the Commissioner of Administrative Services, subject to the provisions of section 4-40 and shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
(1949 Rev., S. 3634; 1969, P.A. 760, S. 2; P.A. 77-614, S. 122, 610.)
History: 1969 act replaced provision granting harbor masters payment of $3 per day plus recovered fees with general provision re salary and reimbursement for expenses; P.A. 77-614 replaced personnel policy board with commissioner of administrative services and made salaries subject to provisions of Sec. 4-40.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 15 - Navigation and Aeronautics › Chapter 263 - Harbors and Rivers › Section 15-3a. - “Derelict vessel”, “harbor”, “navigable waters”, “navigable waterways”, defined.

For the purposes of this chapter:
(1) “Derelict vessel” means any vessel, scow, lighter or similar floating structure or part thereof, whether or not moored, anchored or made fast to shore, that is broken or altered to such an extent that it will not keep afloat with ordinary care;
(2) “Harbor” means a place on navigable waters, as defined by this section, where water-borne commercial or recreational traffic enters for the purpose of anchorage or docking or the unloading or receiving of cargo, supplies, equipment, fuel or passengers;
(3) “Navigable waters” means waters which are subject to the ebb and flow of the tide shoreward to their mean high-water mark;
(4) “Navigable waterways” means waters which are physically capable of supporting water-borne traffic, and subject to the ebb and flow of the tide.
(P.A. 77-38, S. 2, 3; P.A. 06-121, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 06-121 defined “derelict vessels” as Subdiv. (1) and redesignated existing Subdivs. (a) to (c) as Subdivs. (2) to (4), effective June 2, 2006.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 15 - Navigation and Aeronautics › Chapter 263 - Harbors and Rivers › Section 15-4. - Jurisdiction in Branford harbors.

The jurisdiction of the harbor masters for the harbors of Branford shall include the harbor of Branford and Branford River as far up said river as Hobart's Bridge, so called, the harbor of Stony Creek and the waters between and adjoining the adjacent islands known as the Thimble Islands.
(1949 Rev., S. 4747.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 15 - Navigation and Aeronautics › Chapter 263 - Harbors and Rivers › Section 15-5 and 15-6. - New Haven Harbor: Jurisdiction in; removal of vessels from channel, penalty.

Sections 15-5 and 15-6 are repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 4753, 4754; P.A. 73-307.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 15 - Navigation and Aeronautics › Chapter 263 - Harbors and Rivers › Section 15-8. - Power to station vessels. Penalty for resisting.

Each harbor master may station all vessels riding at anchor in the harbor and navigable waterways under his care, and all vessels or obstructions so moored or anchored that, by the action of wind or tide, they may be carried into such harbor and navigable waterways while so moored or anchored, and he may remove, from time to time, such vessels within such harbor and navigable waterways, or such vessels or obstructions so moored or anchored, as are not employed in receiving or discharging their cargoes, to make room for the passage of other vessels up or down such harbor and navigable waterways. He shall be the sole judge of whether any vessel so at anchor is so in the harbor or navigable waterways as to obstruct or hinder the passage of any other vessel, or whether such vessel or obstruction is so moored or anchored that it may, by the action of the wind or tide, obstruct or hinder the passage of any other vessel within such harbor or navigable waterways; and may determine how far within such harbor, and in what instances, masters or others having charge of vessels at anchor within such harbor or navigable waterways shall remove the same; and, upon the application of the owner or lessee of any wharf, dock or pier in such harbor or navigable waterways, shall station any vessel lying at or adjacent to such wharf, dock or pier, or remove it therefrom to make room for the dockage or passage of any other vessel, when, in the judgment of such harbor master, the interest and convenience of commerce or navigation or public access require; and may exercise all the powers and duties with reference to such vessels which he might exercise with reference to vessels at anchor in such harbor and navigable waterways. Any person who obstructs, resists or wilfully refuses to obey the order of any harbor master or deputy harbor master in the execution of the duties of his office shall forfeit two hundred fifty dollars, to be recovered, with costs, in the name of such harbor master or deputy harbor master, in which action such vessel may be attached as in other actions; and all forfeitures, after deducting the necessary expenses of enforcing the same, to be determined by the court rendering judgment therefor, when collected, shall be paid to the General Fund.
(1945, S.A. 95; 1949 Rev., S. 4749; 1969, P.A. 760, S. 1; P.A. 77-71, S. 1, 3.)
History: 1969 act substituted “navigable waters” for “channel” and required forfeitures to be paid into general fund rather than to the Yale-New Haven Hospital; P.A. 77-71 substituted “harbor and navigable waterways” for “navigable waters” or “harbor”, added reference to interest of public access and increased forfeit from $50 to $250.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 15 - Navigation and Aeronautics › Chapter 263 - Harbors and Rivers › Section 15-8a. - “Harbor”, “navigable waters” and “navigable waterways”, defined.

For the purposes of section 15-8:
(a) “Harbor” means a place on navigable waters where water-borne commercial or recreational traffic enters for the purpose of anchorage or docking or the unloading or receiving of cargo, supplies, equipment, fuel or passengers;
(b) “Navigable waters” means waters which are subject to the ebb and flow of the tide shoreward to their mean high-water mark;
(c) “Navigable waterways” means waters which are physically capable of supporting water-borne traffic, and subject to the ebb and flow of the tide.
(P.A. 77-71, S. 2, 3.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 15 - Navigation and Aeronautics › Chapter 263 - Harbors and Rivers › Section 15-10. - Penalty for neglect of duty.

When any harbor master neglects, upon application of any person engaged in the navigation of the harbor under his charge, to remove or cause to be removed any vessel riding at anchor therein and obstructing its channel, he shall pay to such person twenty dollars, with costs, to be recovered in an action on his official bond or on this section.
(1949 Rev., S. 4752.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 15 - Navigation and Aeronautics › Chapter 263 - Harbors and Rivers › Section 15-12. - Obstructions upon lands bordering navigable waters.

The selectmen of any town bordering upon navigable waters shall cause to be removed all obstructions and structures from the shores, beaches or other land in such town, adjacent to such waters, to which shores, beaches or other land the public has the right of access or which the public has been accustomed to use, occupy or enjoy, unless such obstruction or structure has been erected or maintained by, or by the express or implied permission of, the person having title to the land on which it has been so erected or maintained or having a legal right to erect and maintain it thereon; and such selectmen may, in the name of the town, have equitable relief by way of injunction against any person who, without legal right, interferes with the use and enjoyment of such shores, beaches and lands by the public or attempts to exercise any exclusive possession or use of any part thereof.
(1949 Rev., S. 4756.)