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2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 427b - Soil Amendments and Agricultural Liming Material › Section 22-111oo. - Labeling. Posting of information.

(a) The following information shall appear on the face or display side of any package or container of any agricultural liming material, in a conspicuous manner, on a plainly printed, stamped or otherwise marked label, tag or statement or, in the case of bulk sales, a delivery slip: (1) The name and principal office address of the manufacturer or distributor; (2) the brand of the material; (3) the type of the agricultural liming material; (4) the net weight of the agricultural liming material; (5) the minimum percentage of calcium oxide and magnesium oxide or calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate; (6) the calcium carbonate equivalent as determined by methods prescribed by the Association of Official Analytical Chemists International; and (7) the minimum percentage of such material that will pass through U.S. Standard sieves as prescribed by regulations adopted by the commissioner in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54.
(b) No information or statement may appear on any package, label, delivery slip or advertising matter that is false or misleading to the purchaser as to the quality, analysis type or composition of agricultural liming material.
(c) In the case of any material that has been adulterated subsequent to packaging, labeling or loading and before delivery to the consumer, a plainly marked notice to that effect shall be affixed by the vendor to the package or delivery slip to identify the kind and degree of such adulteration.
(d) At any site from which agricultural liming materials are delivered in bulk and at any site where consumer orders for bulk deliveries are placed, there shall be conspicuously posted a copy of the statement required by this section for each brand of material.
(P.A. 00-96, S. 15, 25.)
History: P.A. 00-96 effective July 1, 2000.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 427b - Soil Amendments and Agricultural Liming Material › Section 22-111pp. - Tonnage statements.

Not later than thirty days following the expiration of registration under section 22-111nn, each registrant shall submit on a form furnished or approved by the commissioner an annual statement setting forth, by county, the number of tons of each agricultural liming material sold for use in the state during the previous twelve-month period.
(P.A. 00-96, S. 16, 25.)
History: P.A. 00-96 effective July 1, 2000 (Revisor's note: An internal reference in P.A. 00-96, S. 16 to “section 15 of this act”, codified as Sec. 22-111oo, was determined to properly refer to section 14 of said act re registration, and was therefore changed editorially by the Revisors to “section 22-111nn”, for accuracy).
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 427b - Soil Amendments and Agricultural Liming Material › Section 22-111qq. - Sampling, inspection and analysis requirements.

(a) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall sample, inspect, make analyses of and test agricultural liming materials distributed within this state at any time and place to such extent as is deemed necessary to determine whether such materials are in compliance with the provisions of sections 22-111nn to 22-111xx, inclusive. The commissioner or the commissioner's designee may enter upon any public or private premises or carriers during regular business hours in order to have access to (1) such materials subject to the provisions of sections 22-111nn to 22-111xx, inclusive, and any regulations adopted under said sections 22-111nn to 22-111xx, inclusive, and (2) any records relating to the distribution of such materials.
(b) The methods of analysis and sampling shall be those approved by the director and derived from authoritative sources including, but not limited to, the Association of Official Analytical Chemists International.
(c) The results of official analyses of agricultural liming materials shall be distributed by the director.
(P.A. 00-96, S. 17, 25.)
History: P.A. 00-96 effective July 1, 2000.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 427b - Soil Amendments and Agricultural Liming Material › Section 22-111rr. - Prohibited sales.

(a) No agricultural liming material may be sold or offered for sale in this state unless it complies with provisions of sections 22-111nn to 22-111xx, inclusive.
(b) No agricultural liming material may be sold or offered for sale in this state if: (1) It contains any deleterious or harmful agent in sufficient amount to render it injurious to beneficial plant or animal life when applied in accordance with directions for use on its label or if adequate warning statements and directions for use that may be necessary to protect beneficial plant or animal life are not on the label; or (2) any information or statement appears on any package, label, delivery slip, ticket, invoice or advertising matter that is false or misleading to the purchaser as to the quality, analysis, composition or commercial value of the agricultural liming material.
(P.A. 00-96, S. 18, 25.)
History: P.A. 00-96 effective July 1, 2000.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 427b - Soil Amendments and Agricultural Liming Material › Section 22-111ss. - Stop-sale orders.

The commissioner may issue and enforce an order to the owner or custodian of any lot of agricultural liming material to stop the sale or use of such material and to hold such material at a designated place when the commissioner finds such material is being offered for sale in violation of any of the provisions of sections 22-111nn to 22-111xx, inclusive. The commissioner may rescind such order in writing when such provisions have been complied with and all costs and expenses incurred in connection with complying with the order have been paid. The distributor shall be entirely responsible for any costs associated with such order and shall assume all liability for distribution of liming materials deemed adulterated.
(P.A. 00-96, S. 19, 25.)
History: P.A. 00-96 effective July 1, 2000.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 427b - Soil Amendments and Agricultural Liming Material › Section 22-111tt. - Interstate agreements.

The Commissioner of Agriculture may cooperate with and enter into agreements with governmental agencies of this state, other states, agencies of the federal government and private associations in order to carry out the purposes and provisions of sections 22-111nn to 22-111xx, inclusive.
(P.A. 00-96, S. 20, 25; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(e); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 00-96 effective July 1, 2000; 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 427b - Soil Amendments and Agricultural Liming Material › Section 22-111uu. - Revocation, suspension or denial of registration. Refusal to register.

The commissioner may revoke or suspend the registration of, or refuse to issue a registration to, any person who has wilfully violated any of the provisions of sections 22-111nn to 22-111xx, inclusive.
(P.A. 00-96, S. 21, 25.)
History: P.A. 00-96 effective July 1, 2000.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 427b - Soil Amendments and Agricultural Liming Material › Section 22-111vv. - Regulations.

The Commissioner of Agriculture may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to carry out the provisions of sections 22-111mm to 22-111xx, inclusive. Such regulations may include provisions regarding sampling, analytical methods, minimum percentages, agricultural liming material ingredients, exempted materials, investigational allowances, definitions, records, labels or labeling, liability bonds, misbranding, mislabeling and the distribution of agricultural liming materials. In the interest of uniformity, the commissioner may adopt in such regulations, unless the commissioner determines that they are not appropriate to conditions that exist in this state, the official definitions of agricultural liming material ingredients, official regulations and the official agricultural liming material terms adopted by the Association of American Plant Food Control Officials and published in its official publication and may incorporate by reference any other provisions that the association adopts for the regulation of agricultural liming materials.
(P.A. 00-96, S. 22, 25; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(e); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 00-96 effective July 1, 2000; 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 427b - Soil Amendments and Agricultural Liming Material › Section 22-111ww. - Sale and use of existing inventories.

Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 22-111mm to 22-111vv, inclusive, registrants may sell or use existing inventories of liming materials until July 1, 2001.
(P.A. 00-96, S. 23, 25.)
History: P.A. 00-96 effective July 1, 2000.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 427b - Soil Amendments and Agricultural Liming Material › Section 22-111xx. - Penalties.

Any person who violates section 22-111nn or 22-111oo shall be assessed a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars for each violation. Any person who violates section 22-111rr, or an order issued under section 22-111ss, shall be assessed a civil penalty in an amount not less than one thousand dollars or more than two thousand five hundred dollars for each violation. The Attorney General, upon complaint of the commissioner, may institute a civil action to recover such penalty in the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford. All actions brought by the Attorney General shall have precedence in the order of trial as provided in section 52-191. The Superior Court, in an action brought by the Attorney General at the request of the commissioner shall have jurisdiction to restrain a continuing violation of said sections and to issue orders directing that the violation be corrected or removed.
(P.A. 00-96, S. 24, 25.)
History: P.A. 00-96 effective July 1, 2000.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 428 - Commercial Feeding Stuffs (Repealed) (See Chapter 428a) › Section 22-112 to 22-118. - Commercial feeding stuffs.

Sections 22-112 to 22-118, inclusive, are repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 6740–6746; 1959, P.A. 358, S. 1; P.A. 412, S. 37; February, 1965, P.A. 296, S. 11.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 428a - Commercial and Customer-Formula Feeds › Section 22-118a to 22-118j. - Commercial and customer-formula feeds, generally.

Sections 22-118a to 22-118j, inclusive, are repealed, effective July 1, 1998.
(February, 1965, P.A. 296, S. 1–10; P.A. 73-278, S. 13–21; P.A. 76-436, S. 450, 681; P.A. 78-280, S. 5, 127; P.A. 82-91, S. 10, 38; P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-6, S. 47, 117; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; P.A. 95-79, S. 85, 189; 95-220, S. 4–6; P.A. 98-69, S. 13, 14.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 428a - Commercial and Customer-Formula Feeds › Section 22-118n. - Misbranding of commercial feed.

A commercial feed shall be deemed to be misbranded:
(1) If its labeling is false or misleading in any way;
(2) If it is distributed under the name of another commercial feed;
(3) If it is not labeled as required in section 22-118m;
(4) If it purports to be or is represented as a commercial feed, or if it purports to contain or is represented as containing a commercial feed ingredient, unless such commercial feed or feed ingredient conforms to the definition, if any, prescribed by regulation by the Commissioner of Agriculture; or
(5) If any word, statement or other information required by or under authority of sections 22-118k to 22-118u, inclusive, to appear on the label or labeling is not prominently placed thereon with such conspicuousness, compared with other words, statements, designs or devices in the labeling and in such terms as to render it likely to be read and understood by the ordinary individual under customary conditions of purchase and use.
(P.A. 98-69, S. 4, 14; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(e); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 98-69 effective July 1, 1998; 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 (Revisor's note: In 2009, a reference to repealed Sec. 22-118v in Subdiv. (5) was changed editorially by the Revisors to “22-118u” for accuracy).
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 428a - Commercial and Customer-Formula Feeds › Section 22-118p. - Prohibited acts.

The following acts or the causing of such acts within this state are hereby prohibited: (1) The manufacture or distribution of any commercial feed that is adulterated or misbranded; (2) the adulteration or misbranding of any commercial feed; (3) the distribution of agricultural commodities such as whole seed, hay, straw, stover, silage, cobs, husks and hulls, which are adulterated within the meaning of section 22-118o; (4) the removal or disposal of a commercial feed in violation of an order under section 22-118s; or (5) the failure or refusal to register in accordance with section 22-118l.
(P.A. 98-69, S. 6, 14.)
History: P.A. 98-69 effective July 1, 1998.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 428a - Commercial and Customer-Formula Feeds › Section 22-118q. - Regulations governing commercial feeds and pet foods.

The Commissioner of Agriculture shall adopt, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, such regulations for commercial feeds and pet foods as are specifically authorized in sections 22-118k to 22-118t, inclusive, and such other reasonable regulations as may be necessary for the efficient enforcement of sections 22-118k to 22-118t, inclusive. In the interest of uniformity the commissioner shall by such regulations adopt, unless he determines that they are inconsistent with the provisions of sections 22-118k to 22-118t, inclusive, or are not appropriate to conditions which exist in this state, the following: (1) The official definitions of feed ingredients and official feed terms adopted by the Association of American Feed Control Officials and published in the official publication of that organization, and may incorporate by reference any provisions, or future changes to such provisions, which said association may adopt for the regulation of commercial and customer-formula feeds, and (2) any regulation promulgated pursuant to the authority of the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (21 USC Section 301, et seq.) provided the commissioner otherwise has the authority to adopt such regulations. The commissioner may establish fees in such regulations to defray the costs of administering this section.
(P.A. 98-69, S. 7, 14; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(e); P.A. 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 08-13, S. 6.)
History: P.A. 98-69 effective July 1, 1998; 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; P.A. 08-13 deleted “On or before July 1, 1999,” re adoption of regulations and made a technical change, effective April 29, 2008.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 428a - Commercial and Customer-Formula Feeds › Section 22-118s. - Orders of commissioner. Seizure of feed.

(a) When the Commissioner of Agriculture, or his designee, has reasonable cause to believe any lot of commercial feed is being distributed in violation of any of the provisions of sections 22-118k to 22-118t, inclusive, or any regulations adopted under sections 22-118k to 22-118t, inclusive, he may issue and enforce a written or printed withdrawal from distribution order, warning the distributor not to dispose of the lot of commercial feed in any manner until written permission is given by the commissioner or the Superior Court. The commissioner shall release the lot of commercial feed so withdrawn when said provisions and regulations have been complied with. If compliance is not obtained within thirty days, the commissioner may begin, or upon request of the distributor or registrant shall begin, proceedings for condemnation.
(b) Any lot of commercial feed not in compliance with said provisions and regulations shall be subject to seizure on complaint of the commissioner to a court of competent jurisdiction in the area in which said commercial feed is located. In the event the court finds said commercial feed to be in violation of sections 22-118k to 22-118t, inclusive, and orders the condemnation of said commercial feed, it shall be disposed of in any manner consistent with the quality of the commercial feed and the laws of the state provided, in no instance shall the disposition of said commercial feed be ordered by the court without first giving the claimant an opportunity to apply to the court for release of said commercial feed or for permission to process or relabel said commercial feed to bring it into compliance with sections 22-118k to 22-118t, inclusive, and regulations adopted thereunder.
(P.A. 98-69, S. 9, 14; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(e); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 98-69 effective July 1, 1998; 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 428a - Commercial and Customer-Formula Feeds › Section 22-118t. - Interstate agreements.

The Commissioner of Agriculture may cooperate with and enter into agreements with governmental agencies of this state, other states, agencies of the federal government and private associations in order to carry out the purposes and provisions of sections 22-118k to 22-118u, inclusive.
(P.A. 98-69, S. 10, 14; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(e); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 98-69 effective July 1, 1998; 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 (Revisor's note: In 2009, a reference to repealed Sec. 22-118v was changed editorially by the Revisors to “22-118u” for accuracy).
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 428a - Commercial and Customer-Formula Feeds › Section 22-118u. - Annual report on feed analyses.

The director of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station shall publish at least annually a report of the results of the analyses of official samples of commercial feeds sold within the state as compared with the analyses guaranteed in the registration and on the label.
(P.A. 98-69, S. 11, 14.)
History: P.A. 98-69 effective July 1, 1998.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 428a - Commercial and Customer-Formula Feeds › Section 22-118v. - Termination of statutory provisions.

Section 22-118v is repealed, effective April 29, 2008.
(P.A. 98-69, S. 12, 14; P.A. 08-13, S. 7.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 429 - Agricultural Societies › Section 22-119 and 22-120. - Annual payments to incorporated agricultural societies. Statement of premiums.

Sections 22-119 and 22-120 are repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 3306, 3308; June, 1949, 1951, S. 1779d; 1959, P.A. 637, S. 2; 1961, P.A. 67; February, 1965, P.A. 33, S. 1; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 446, 448; P.A. 85-95; P.A. 91-307, S. 3.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 429 - Agricultural Societies › Section 22-120a. - Reimbursement of Poultry Breeders' Society for premiums paid. Commissioner's duties.

There shall be paid annually to the Connecticut Poultry Breeders' Society, Incorporated, a sum not to exceed one thousand five hundred dollars as reimbursement for cash premiums paid to participants in poultry exhibitions. To be eligible for reimbursement for premium expenses such exhibitions shall be open to exhibitors of all recognized varieties of poultry. The Commissioner of Agriculture shall prescribe the forms and deadlines for application for such reimbursement, and upon certification to the Comptroller by said commissioner of the amount of such annual reimbursement for which said society is eligible, the Comptroller shall draw his order on the Treasurer in favor of said society for such amount.
(1967, P.A. 769, S. 1, 2; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 446, 448; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(e); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)
History: 1971 act replaced commissioner of agriculture and natural resources with 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 429 - Agricultural Societies › Section 22-121. - Leases for gambling and immoral shows prohibited.

Section 22-121 is repealed, effective October 1, 2002.
(1949 Rev., S. 3309; 1961, P.A. 351, S. 1; S.A. 02-12, S. 1.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 429 - Agricultural Societies › Section 22-122. - Forfeiture of appropriation.

Section 22-122 is repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 3310; 1959, P.A. 637, S. 2; 1961, P.A. 67; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 446, 448; P.A. 91-307, S. 3.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 429 - Agricultural Societies › Section 22-123 and 22-124. - Gambling and immoral shows prohibited at or near agricultural fairs. Special police for fair grounds.

Section 22-123 and 22-124 are repealed, effective October 1, 2002.
(1949 Rev., S. 3311, 3312; 1961, P.A. 351, S. 2; P.A. 02-89, S. 90; S.A. 02-12, S. 1.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 429 - Agricultural Societies › Section 22-126. - Entry of horse for purse; fraudulent concealment of record; penalty.

No person shall enter or cause to be entered for competition for any purse, prize, premium, stake or sweepstakes, offered or given by any agricultural, trotting or other society, association or person in this state, any horse, mare, gelding, colt or filly under a false or assumed name, or out of its proper class, if such prize, purse, premium, stake or sweepstakes is to depend upon and be decided by a contest of speed. The class to which any such animal is deemed to belong, for the purpose of entry in any such contest of speed, or the class to which any owner, keeper or driver of any such animal has the right to nominate or enter it, shall be determined by some public performance of such animal in a former contest or trial of speed, as provided by the written or printed rules of the society or association under which the proposed contest is advertised to be conducted. Any person who knowingly misrepresents or fraudulently conceals the public performance of a horse, mare, gelding, colt or filly in any former contest or trial of speed for the purpose of securing an entry in any contest referred to in this section, or who violates any other provision of this section, shall be guilty of a class E felony.
(1949 Rev., S. 3314; P.A. 13-258, S. 23.)
History: P.A. 13-258 changed penalty from fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment of not more than 3 years to a class E felony.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 430 - Milk and Milk Products › Section 22-128a. - Schedule of fees.

The Commissioner of Agriculture shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 establishing a schedule of fees sufficient to cover the reasonable cost of reviewing and acting upon an application for, and monitoring of compliance with, the terms and conditions of any approval, examination, license or permit concerning the production and marketing of milk and milk products.
(P.A. 91-312, S. 2, 48; 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 430 - Milk and Milk Products › Section 22-130. - Authority of commissioner limited.

The powers and duties of the Commissioner of Agriculture under this chapter shall not be construed to include the inspection of cheese foods and chocolate drinks.
(1951, S. 1772d; 1959, P.A. 637, S. 2; 1961, P.A. 67; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 446, 448; P.A. 76-132, S. 1, 2; P.A. 84-34, S. 3; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(e); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)
History: 1959 act replaced commissioner and department of agriculture with commissioner and department of agriculture, conservation and natural resources; 1961 act replaced commissioner and department of agriculture, conservation and natural resources with commissioner and department of agriculture and natural resources; 1971 act replaced commissioner and department of agriculture and natural resources with commissioner and department of agriculture; P.A. 76-132 deleted butter, cheese and milk products with gas added to simulate whipped cream as products exempt from commissioner's inspection; P.A. 84-34 deleted reference to inspection of egg nog beverages; 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 430 - Milk and Milk Products › Section 22-131b. - Milk Regulation Board study of state dairy industry. Report to General Assembly.

(a) The Milk Regulation Board shall conduct a comprehensive study of the dairy industry in the state. The study shall include, but not be limited to, the costs of milk production, the ability of state dairy farmers to meet milk supply demands, regional milk price equity and milk supply and price issues relating to dairy farmers, consumers, processors and retailers.
(b) Not later than January 1, 2006, the Milk Regulation Board shall complete the study and report the results of such study, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the environment.
(P.A. 05-130, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 05-130 effective July 1, 2005.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 430 - Milk and Milk Products › Section 22-131c. - Regulations implementing recommendations of Milk Regulation Board re state dairy industry.

The Commissioner of Agriculture, in consultation with the Milk Regulation Board, shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement the recommendations of said board made pursuant to section 22-131b.
(P.A. 05-130, S. 3.)
History: P.A. 05-130 effective July 1, 2005.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 430 - Milk and Milk Products › Section 22-132. - Meetings of Milk Regulation Board.

The Milk Regulation Board shall hold regular quarterly meetings in January, April, July and October. Special meetings may be called by the chairman. Upon request of any three members, the chairman or, in his absence or inability, the clerk shall call a special meeting of the board.
(1949, S. 1754d.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 430 - Milk and Milk Products › Section 22-134. - Violation of regulations of board or orders of commissioner. Civil penalty.

No person shall engage in the production, care, marketing or sale of milk or cream unless he has complied with the regulations of said board. Any person who violates any provision of this section or of any regulation established by said board or of any order of said commissioner duly authorized shall be assessed a civil penalty in accordance with the provisions of section 22-7.
(1949 Rev., S. 3212; P.A. 91-312, S. 6; May 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-1, S. 84, 130.)
History: P.A. 91-312 replaced the criminal penalty of a fine of not more than $100 or imprisonment of not more than 30 days or both with provision for the assessment of a civil penalty; May 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-1 made a technical change for accuracy, effective July 1, 1994.
Cited. 111 C. 440.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 430 - Milk and Milk Products › Section 22-135. - Labeling.

Section 22-135 is repealed, effective July 1, 1998.
(1949, 1951, S. 1756d; February, 1965, P.A. 171; P.A. 91-312, S. 7; P.A. 98-12, S. 21, 22.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 430 - Milk and Milk Products › Section 22-137b. - Certification of the Connecticut Milk Promotion Board.

The Commissioner of Agriculture, not later than October 1, 2008, within available resources, shall work with the United States Department of Agriculture and any other appropriate government agencies to secure certification of the Connecticut Milk Promotion Board.
(P.A. 08-164, S. 4.)
History: P.A. 08-164 effective June 12, 2008.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 430 - Milk and Milk Products › Section 22-138. - Fraudulent manipulation of samples or test; falsification of records. Civil penalty.

No person, firm or corporation, or agent or employee thereof, engaged in the business of buying milk or cream on the basis of the percentage of butterfat contained therein, shall underread, overread or otherwise fraudulently manipulate the samples or the test used for determining the percentage of such fat in such milk or cream, or falsify the record thereof. Any person, firm or corporation, or agent or employee thereof, violating any provision of this section shall be assessed a civil penalty in accordance with the provisions of section 22-7.
(1949 Rev., S. 3179; 1949, S. 1734d; 1969, P.A. 50, S. 1; P.A. 91-312, S. 9; May 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-1, S. 83, 130.)
History: 1969 act deleted requirement that test used for determining butterfat content be “Babcock test” and provisions re detailed conditions necessary for test to be made, i.e. required temperature, equipment, etc.; P.A. 91-312 replaced criminal penalty of a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $500 or imprisonment of not more than 12 months or both with provision for the assessment of a civil penalty; May 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-1 made a technical change for accuracy, effective July 1, 1994.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 430 - Milk and Milk Products › Section 22-139. - Tests to be made by licensed tester.

(a) Each person, firm or corporation, or agent or employee thereof, engaged in the business of receiving or buying milk or cream on the basis of the percentage of butterfat contained therein as determined by any test approved by the Milk Regulation Board of samples taken in accordance with the regulations of the Milk Regulation Board, shall have the test or tests made only by a licensed tester, who shall be responsible for the same.
(b) Each licensed tester shall post his license in plain view in the testing room in which he is employed.
(c) The commissioner may suspend or revoke such license for failure to post it as required under this section. Each such license which has been revoked shall be returned to the commissioner.
(1949 Rev., S. 3180; 1969, P.A. 50, S. 2; 1972, P.A. 151, S. 1; P.A. 91-312, S. 10.)
History: 1969 act replaced reference to Babcock test with “any test approved by the Milk Regulation Board” and required that samples be taken in accordance with regulations of board rather than in accordance with repealed Sec. 22-142; 1972 act deleted word “composite” modifying “samples”; P.A. 91-312 divided section into Subsecs. and made technical change.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 430 - Milk and Milk Products › Section 22-140. - Samples to be taken by licensed samplers.

(a) Each person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of buying milk or cream on the basis of the percentage of butterfat contained therein, as determined by any test approved by the Milk Regulation Board of samples taken in accordance with the regulations of the Milk Regulation Board, shall have the samples taken by a person holding a license to sample milk or cream.
(b) Each licensed sampler shall carry upon his person or post his license in plain view in the plant in which he is employed.
(c) The commissioner may revoke such license for failure to carry or post it as required under this section or for any other just cause. Each such license which has been revoked shall be returned to the commissioner.
(1949 Rev., S. 3181; 1969, P.A. 50, S. 3; 1972, P.A. 151, S. 2; P.A. 91-312, S. 11.)
History: 1969 act substituted “any test approved by the milk regulation board” for reference to Babcock test and required that samples be taken in accordance with board regulations rather than as provided in repealed Sec. 22-142; 1972 act deleted word “composite” modifying “samples”; P.A. 91-312 divided section into Subsecs. and made technical change.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 430 - Milk and Milk Products › Section 22-141. - Weighing or gaging to be by licensed weigher or gager.

(a) Each person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of buying milk or cream by weight shall have such milk or cream weighed by a licensed weigher when such milk or cream is purchased or gaged by a licensed gager when such milk or cream is bought from or at a dairy farm, using a bulk milk cooling tank approved by the commissioner and currently calibrated for the measurement of milk quantity by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection.
(b) Each licensed weigher or gager shall have his license in his possession, or available for inspection, during working hours.
(c) The Commissioner of Agriculture may revoke any such weigher's license or gager's license for just cause. Each such license which has been revoked shall be returned to the commissioner.
(1949 Rev., S. 3182; 1957, P.A. 359, S. 3; 1969, P.A. 20; P.A. 91-312, S. 12; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c), (e); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)
History: 1969 act replaced commissioner of weights and measures with commissioner of consumer protection and substituted “or” for “and” in phrase “licensed weigher and gager”; P.A. 91-312 divided section into Subsecs., amended Subsec. (a) to require milk or cream to be weighed when “purchased” rather than when “received in a plant licensed under section 22-137” and made technical changes; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced separate Commissioners of Agriculture and Consumer Protection with single 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 430 - Milk and Milk Products › Section 22-142 to 22-144. - Tests and samples. Division of sample at request of producer. Sampling and tests by commissioner; fees.

Sections 22-142 to 22-144, inclusive, are repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 3183–3185; 1949, S. 1735d; 1951, 1953, S. 1736d; 1957, P.A. 425; 1961, P.A. 252, S. 2.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 430 - Milk and Milk Products › Section 22-144a. - Testing butterfat milk content.

Section 22-144a is repealed, effective July 1, 1998.
(1961, P.A. 252, S. 1; P.A. 98-12, S. 21, 22.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 430 - Milk and Milk Products › Section 22-146. - Examination of records and apparatus.

The commissioner and his agents are authorized to enter the premises and to examine the test and weight records and testing apparatus of any person, firm or corporation for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of sections 22-136 to 22-148, inclusive.
(1949 Rev., S. 3187; P.A. 91-312, S. 13.)
History: P.A. 91-312 replaced reference to repealed Sec. 22-149 with reference to Sec. 22-150; (Revisor's note: A reference to Sec. 22-150 was replaced editorially by the Revisors with a reference to Sec. 22-148 to reflect the repeal of Sec. 22-150 by P.A. 05-175 and the prior repeal of Sec. 22-149 by P.A. 91-312).
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 430 - Milk and Milk Products › Section 22-147. - Appeal.

Any person, firm or corporation aggrieved by any decision of the commissioner regarding the enforcement of the provisions of sections 22-136 to 22-148, inclusive, may appeal therefrom in accordance with the provisions of section 4-183.
(1949 Rev., S. 3188; 1971, P.A. 870, S. 71; P.A. 76-436, S. 451, 681; P.A. 77-603, S. 92, 125; P.A. 91-312, S. 14.)
History: 1971 act deleted reference to appeals to superior court, effective September 1, 1971, except that courts with cases pending retain jurisdiction unless pending matters deemed transferable; P.A. 76-436 replaced court of common pleas with superior court and added reference to judicial districts, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 77-603 replaced previous detailed appeal provisions with statement requiring that appeals be made in accordance with Sec. 4-183; P.A. 91-312 replaced reference to repealed Sec. 22-149 with reference to Sec. 22-150; (Revisor's note: A reference to Sec. 22-150 was replaced editorially by the Revisors with a reference to Sec. 22-148 to reflect the repeal of Sec. 22-150 by P.A. 05-175 and the prior repeal of Sec. 22-149 by P.A. 91-312).
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 430 - Milk and Milk Products › Section 22-148. - Proceedings for violation.

For the violation of any provision of sections 22-136 to 22-147, inclusive, proceedings may be instituted against either the owner or manager who is responsible for the business transacted, or the licensed tester of such milk or cream or the person weighing and sampling the same, or against all of such persons.
(1949 Rev., S. 3189.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 430 - Milk and Milk Products › Section 22-150. - Registration of milk and butterfat laboratories. Fees. Approval of laboratories. Civil penalty. Revocation of registration.

Section 22-150 is repealed, effective October 1, 2005.
(1949 Rev., S. 3192; 1951, S. 1737d; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 91-312, S. 15, 48; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; May 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-1, S. 82, 130; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 97-234, S. 5; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(f); P.A. 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 05-175, S. 25; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-3, S. 97.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 430 - Milk and Milk Products › Section 22-150a. - Certified milk laboratory. Milk screening laboratory. Component testing laboratory. Permits. Standards. Exceptions. Regulations. Permit suspension or revocation. Civil penalties.

(a) As used in this section, (1) “certified milk laboratory” means a facility at which confirmatory and final findings are performed regarding biological, chemical, physical or other examination of milk and milk products, for the purpose of providing information on the sanitary quality, identification of contaminants or amount of any substance prejudicial to the public health, (2) “milk screening laboratory” means any facility used for the purpose of detecting the presence of antibiotic residues or other inhibitory substances in milk and milk products received by a milk dealer or producer dealer, (3) “component testing laboratory” means any facility used for the chemical, physical or other testing of milk, where the results of such tests are used in part or in whole as the basis for payment to a producer.
(b) No person, firm or corporation shall operate a certified milk laboratory, milk screening laboratory or component testing laboratory in the state of Connecticut without first obtaining a valid permit for such operation from the Commissioner of Agriculture. Permit application shall be made on forms provided by the commissioner and shall be renewed annually by the thirtieth day of June. Upon receipt of any such application or renewal application, the commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, shall make such inspections and investigations as the commissioner deems necessary and shall deny a permit when, in the commissioner's opinion, the operation of the laboratory would be detrimental to the public health. The commissioner shall establish a permit fee schedule pursuant to section 22-128a.
(c) Each registered certified milk laboratory, milk screening laboratory or component testing laboratory shall comply with the standards for milk laboratories set forth in the Grade-A Pasteurized Milk Ordinance Recommendations of the United States Public Health Service/Food and Drug Administration and shall be subject to periodic inspection by the commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, including inspection of all records necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.
(d) This section does not apply to any milk laboratory operated by a state agency or to retail raw milk producers or intrastate milk dealers.
(e) The Milk Regulation Board may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to carry out the provisions of this section.
(f) The commissioner may revoke or suspend a permit issued under this section or impose a civil penalty, in accordance with section 22-7, for a violation of the provisions of this section.
(P.A. 05-175, S. 2; P.A. 06-19, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 06-19 made technical changes in Subsecs. (a)(1) and (c), effective May 2, 2006.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 430 - Milk and Milk Products › Section 22-151. - Certification of accuracy of bottle or pipette used to determine butterfat content. Civil penalty.

Section 22-151 is repealed, effective October 1, 1997.
(1949 Rev., S. 3191; P.A. 91-312, S. 16; May 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-1, S. 81, 130; P.A. 97-234, S. 11.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 430 - Milk and Milk Products › Section 22-152. - Standard quality of milk.

Any milk which is sold or exchanged or offered for sale or exchange shall be deemed to be sold, exchanged or offered as of standard quality, unless otherwise expressly stated at the time of such sale, exchange or offer. Milk of standard quality shall contain not more than eighty-eight and one-half per cent of watery fluid, not less than eleven and one-half per cent of milk solids, not less than eight and one-quarter per cent of solids not fat and not less than three and one-quarter per cent of butterfat, and the certificate of the director of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station or chemist in charge thereof, or of the director of the laboratory of the Department of Public Health, shall be evidence of the composition of any milk.
(1949 Rev., S. 3193; 1951, 1953, S. 1738d; 1957, P.A. 312; 1961, P.A. 175; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)
History: 1961 act deleted provisions limiting plate count bacterial colonies for unpasteurized milk to 300,000 per milliliter and for pasteurized milk to 30,000 per milliliter; P.A. 77-614 replaced department of health with department of health services, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995.
Power of municipalities to enact ordinances not in conflict with section; such an ordinance upheld. 91 C. 69. Former statute cited. 103 C. 519; 111 C. 439. Cited. 148 C. 341.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals › Chapter 430 - Milk and Milk Products › Section 22-154 to 22-159. - Evaporated milk; contents and labeling. Condensed milk. Sweetened condensed milk; sweetened condensed skimmed milk. Requirements for evaporated or condensed milk not otherwise regulated. Adulterated products. Skimmed milk or low fat milk.

Sections 22-154 to 22-159, inclusive, are repealed, effective October 1, 2005.
(1949 Rev., S. 3195; 1951, S. 1740d–1744d; 1961, P.A. 518, S. 6; 1963, P.A. 173, S. 2; 1969, P.A. 56, S. 2; P.A. 77-214, S. 1, 2; P.A. 82-152, S. 1, 2; P.A. 91-312, S. 18; May 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-1, S. 76, 130; P.A. 05-175, S. 25; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-3, S. 97.)