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2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › Chapter 541 - Building, Fire and Demolition Codes. Fire Marshals and Fire Hazards. Safety of Public and Other Structures › Section 29-408. (Formerly Sec. 19-403i). - Safety measures to be provided. Fence.

(a) No person shall remove or demolish any building or structure or part thereof without providing adequate safety measures for all workmen and suitable protections for the public.
(b) No person shall demolish any building or structure, without causing to be erected and maintained, for the duration of the demolition operations, a fence or barricade meeting the requirements of this section. Each such fence or barricade shall be adequate for safety; shall be not less than eight feet high; shall extend along the street line for the entire length of the building or structure facing on the street, with each end returning back to the building line, and shall be solid for its entire length, except for such openings, provided with sliding doors swinging inward, as may be necessary for the proper prosecution of the work. The building official may waive the requirements of this subsection, or may make such further requirements as he deems necessary for the protection of the public, the adjoining properties or any personalty of such owners and its use.
(February, 1965, P.A. 551, S. 10, 11; P.A. 87-263, S. 5.)
History: Sec. 19-403i transferred to Sec. 29-408 in 1983; P.A. 87-263 amended Subsec. (b), substituting “building official” for “administrative officer”.
Cited. 243 C. 66.
Cited. 18 CA 40.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › Chapter 541 - Building, Fire and Demolition Codes. Fire Marshals and Fire Hazards. Safety of Public and Other Structures › Section 29-409. (Formerly Sec. 19-403j). - Sidewalk shed requirements.

No person shall demolish any building or structure or part thereof, when such building, structure or part is within six feet of a street line, or is twelve feet or more in height, or is within six feet of an area which the owner or lessee provides and invites the public to use as it would a public way, or when the distance between such street line or area and such building, structure or part is more than six feet but less than one-half the total height of the object to be demolished, without causing to be erected and maintained a sidewalk shed meeting the requirements of this section. Such shed shall: (1) Extend for the full length of the building on all street fronts; (2) exist for the duration of the demolition operations; (3) be not less than four feet wide and six feet eight inches high in the clear; (4) be watertight, and (5) be adequately lighted for pedestrian traffic. When the roof of any such shed is used for the storage of material or for the performance of work of any kind, adequate railings, not less than three feet high, and solid toe boards, not less than six inches high, shall be affixed along the open sides and ends of such roofs. The roofs of such sheds shall be of sufficient strength and stability safely to sustain the weight of materials that may be placed thereon and the shocks incidental to the handling, preparation for use, trucking or delivery of materials. The requirements of this section, as they relate to street lines, shall not apply in any case in which all such streets are officially closed to pedestrian and vehicular traffic. The building official may waive any of the requirements of this section, if the object to be demolished is more than forty feet from any street line or area used as a public way and its demolition is accomplished by the removal of one story at a time.
(February, 1965, P.A. 551, S. 12; P.A. 87-263, S. 6.)
History: Sec. 19-403j transferred to Sec. 29-409 in 1983; P.A. 87-263 substituted “building official” for “administrative officer”.
Cited. 18 CA 40.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › Chapter 541 - Building, Fire and Demolition Codes. Fire Marshals and Fire Hazards. Safety of Public and Other Structures › Section 29-410. (Formerly Sec. 19-403k). - Excavation of sidewalk area.

No person shall excavate the area occupied by a sidewalk or temporary walkway in use, unless such area is provided with a walkway capable of supporting not less than one hundred fifty pounds per square foot and unless such walkway is provided with suitable ramps at each end.
(February, 1965, P.A. 551, S. 13.)
History: Sec. 19-403k transferred to Sec. 29-410 in 1983.
Cited. 18 CA 40.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › Chapter 541 - Building, Fire and Demolition Codes. Fire Marshals and Fire Hazards. Safety of Public and Other Structures › Section 29-411. (Formerly Sec. 19-403l). - Restrictions on demolition procedures.

No person shall use demolition procedures which involve hazard or risk to the general public or unnecessary danger to the workmen, and no person shall use demolition procedures not in accord with good practice.
(February, 1965, P.A. 551, S. 14.)
History: Sec. 19-403
l
transferred to Sec. 29-411 in 1983.
Cited. 18 CA 40.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › Chapter 541 - Building, Fire and Demolition Codes. Fire Marshals and Fire Hazards. Safety of Public and Other Structures › Section 29-412. (Formerly Sec. 19-403m). - Accumulated materials.

No person shall demolish any structure or building without making suitable provision for the disposal of all accumulated materials. No person shall overload any part of the protective structures erected during the demolition operations by storage, materials or debris to an extent beyond the live load capacity. No person shall, during demolition operations, allow materials to accumulate which would, by their nature, upon removal, cause an excessive amount of dust, dirt or debris in the air, without suitably wetting down such accumulations with water, dehydrated lime or some similar agent.
(February, 1965, P.A. 551, S. 15.)
History: Sec. 19-403m transferred to Sec. 29-412 in 1983.
Cited. 18 CA 40.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › Chapter 541 - Building, Fire and Demolition Codes. Fire Marshals and Fire Hazards. Safety of Public and Other Structures › Section 29-413. (Formerly Sec. 19-403n). - Basements and cellars.

No person shall allow any basement, cellar, hole or the like to remain uncovered or opened as a result of the demolition of any building, structure or part thereof. Each person who, in a demolition operation, uncovers or opens such a basement, cellar, hole or the like shall fill the same to grade and remove all excess materials, rubbish and debris from the premises. If a new building, structure or part thereof is to be erected on the site of such demolished premises, the building official may waive any of the provisions of this section.
(February, 1965, P.A. 551, S. 16; P.A. 87-263, S. 7.)
History: Sec. 19-403n transferred to Sec. 29-413 in 1983; P.A. 87-263 substituted “building official” for “administrative officer”.
Cited. 18 CA 40.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › Chapter 541 - Building, Fire and Demolition Codes. Fire Marshals and Fire Hazards. Safety of Public and Other Structures › Section 29-414. (Formerly Sec. 19-403o). - Penalty.

Any person who violates any provision of this part shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than one year or both.
(February, 1965, P.A. 551, S. 17.)
History: Sec. 19-403o transferred to Sec. 29-414 in 1983.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › Chapter 541 - Building, Fire and Demolition Codes. Fire Marshals and Fire Hazards. Safety of Public and Other Structures › Section 29-415. (Formerly Sec. 19-403p). - Public service company exceptions.

The provisions of this part shall not apply to the structures, such as distribution and transmission poles, towers and fixtures, steam plant, gas plant, gas tank or holder, water tank or electric substation, of any public service company as defined in section 16-1 whose operations are under the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority.
(February, 1965, P.A. 551, S. 19; P.A. 75-486, S. 48, 69; P.A. 77-614, S. 162, 610; P.A. 80-482, S. 172, 348; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 75-486 replaced public utilities commission with public utilities control authority; P.A. 77-614 replaced public utilities control authority with division of public utility control within the department of business regulation, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-482 made division of public utility control an independent department and deleted reference to abolished department of business regulation; Sec. 19-403p transferred to Sec. 29-415 in 1983; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Department of Public Utility Control” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Public Utilities Regulatory Authority”, effective July 1, 2011.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › Chapter 541 - Building, Fire and Demolition Codes. Fire Marshals and Fire Hazards. Safety of Public and Other Structures › Section 29-416. - Definitions.

As used in sections 29-416 to 29-423, inclusive, and sections 12-302 and 12-303:
(1) “Cigarette manufacturer's license” means a cigarette manufacturer's license issued pursuant to section 12-285b;
(2) “Cigarette” means any roll for smoking made wholly or in part of tobacco, irrespective of size or shape and irrespective of whether the tobacco is flavored, adulterated or mixed with any other ingredient, where such roll has a wrapper or cover made of paper or any other substance or material except tobacco;
(3) “Quality control and quality assurance program” means the laboratory procedures implemented to ensure that operator bias, systematic and nonsystematic methodological errors and equipment-related problems do not affect the results of the testing;
(4) “Repeatability” means the range of values within which the repeat results of cigarette test trials from a single laboratory will fall ninety-five per cent of the time;
(5) “Brand family” has the same meaning as provided in section 4-28k;
(6) “Holder” means the holder of a cigarette manufacturer's license; and
(7) “Stamper” means a person licensed as a cigarette distributor under chapter 214 and authorized to purchase unstamped packages of cigarettes and required to affix Connecticut cigarette tax stamps to such packages before such packages are transferred out of such person's possession, unless such packages are transferred to another stamper.
(P.A. 07-180, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 07-180 effective July 1, 2008.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › Chapter 541 - Building, Fire and Demolition Codes. Fire Marshals and Fire Hazards. Safety of Public and Other Structures › Section 29-417. - Sale of cigarettes; requirements. Revocation or suspension of license. Exceptions.

(a) On and after July 1, 2008, no holder of a cigarette manufacturer's license shall sell cigarettes, or offer cigarettes for sale, to consumers within this state, whether directly or through a distributor, dealer, or similar intermediary or intermediaries, unless such cigarettes comply with the requirements of subsection (b) of this section.
(b) Cigarettes to be sold, or offered for sale, to consumers within this state, whether directly or through a distributor, dealer, or similar intermediary or intermediaries, shall: (1) Have been tested in accordance with the test method specified in section 29-418 and meet the performance standard specified in section 29-418; (2) have been listed in a written certification submitted to the Office of the State Fire Marshal in accordance with section 29-419; and (3) be in packages marked in accordance with section 29-421.
(c) If any holder violates the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the Commissioner of Revenue Services may suspend or revoke the holder's cigarette manufacturer's license in the same manner as provided in section 12-295 for the suspension or revocation of the license of a dealer or distributor.
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit any holder or any stamper from selling or offering for sale cigarettes not meeting the requirements of subsection (b) of this section if such cigarettes are or will be stamped for sale in another state or are packaged for sale outside the United States.
(e) A wholesale or retail dealer may sell his or her existing inventory of cigarettes on or after July 1, 2008, if such dealer can establish that: (1) Connecticut cigarette tax stamps were affixed to such cigarettes prior to July 1, 2008, and (2) such cigarettes were purchased prior to July 1, 2008, in a quantity comparable to the cigarettes purchased during the same period of the prior year.
(f) Nothing in sections 29-416 to 29-421, inclusive, shall be construed to prohibit a holder from distributing cigarettes in accordance with the provisions of section 12-314a for the purpose of consumer testing, after obtaining the authorization of the Commissioner of Revenue Services. For the purposes of this subsection, “consumer testing” means an assessment of cigarettes that is conducted by or under the control of a holder for the purpose of evaluating consumer acceptance of such cigarettes, utilizing only the quantity of cigarettes that is reasonably necessary for such assessment, and conducting such assessment in a controlled setting where the cigarettes are either consumed on-site or returned to the testing administrators at the conclusion of the testing.
(P.A. 07-180, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 07-180 effective July 1, 2008.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › Chapter 541 - Building, Fire and Demolition Codes. Fire Marshals and Fire Hazards. Safety of Public and Other Structures › Section 29-419. - Certification. Fee. Retesting required for modified cigarettes.

(a) Each holder of a cigarette manufacturer's license shall submit to the Office of the State Fire Marshal a written certification every three years attesting that: (1) Each cigarette listed in the certification has been tested in accordance with section 29-418; and (2) each cigarette listed in the certification meets the performance standard set forth in section 29-418.
(b) The certification shall list the following information for each cigarette listed: (1) Brand or trade name on the package; (2) style, such as light or ultra light; (3) length in millimeters; (4) circumference in millimeters; (5) flavor, if applicable; (6) filter or nonfilter; (7) package description, such as a soft package or box; (8) marking pursuant to section 29-421; (9) the name, address and telephone number of the laboratory, if different than the holder that conducted the test; and (10) the date that the testing occurred.
(c) For each brand family listed in a certification, a holder shall pay to the State Fire Marshal a fee of two hundred fifty dollars. The State Fire Marshal may annually adjust such fee, in regulations adopted in accordance with chapter 54, to ensure that such fee defrays the actual costs of the processing, testing, enforcement and oversight activities of the State Fire Marshal in accordance with sections 29-416 to 29-421, inclusive.
(d) If a holder has certified a cigarette pursuant to this section, and thereafter makes any change to such cigarette that is likely to alter its compliance with the reduced cigarette ignition propensity standards required by section 29-418, the holder shall not sell that cigarette, or offer that cigarette for sale, to consumers within this state, whether directly or through a distributor, dealer or similar intermediary or intermediaries, until the holder (1) retests the cigarette, in accordance with the testing standards set forth in section 29-418, (2) maintains records of such retesting as required by section 29-418, and (3) finds that the cigarette meets the performance standards set forth in section 29-418.
(P.A. 07-180, S. 4.)
History: P.A. 07-180 effective July 1, 2008.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › Chapter 541 - Building, Fire and Demolition Codes. Fire Marshals and Fire Hazards. Safety of Public and Other Structures › Section 29-420. - Connecticut Fire-Safe Cigarette Directory. Appeal. Civil action.

(a) Not later than July 1, 2008, the Office of the State Fire Marshal shall develop and make available for public inspection, on its web site and in such other forms as the State Fire Marshal deems appropriate, a Connecticut Fire Safe Cigarette Directory listing of all holders that have provided current certifications conforming to the requirements of section 29-419 and all cigarettes that are listed in such certifications. The State Fire Marshal shall update the directory as necessary in order to correct mistakes and to add or remove a holder or cigarette to keep the directory current and in conformity with the requirements of sections 29-416 to 29-421, inclusive.
(b) The State Fire Marshal shall not include or retain in such directory the cigarette of any holder if the holder: (1) Has failed to provide the required certification, (2) has failed to provide copies of reports, as required by subsection (d) of section 29-418, and more than sixty days have elapsed since the holder received the written request therefor, or (3) has provided a certification that the State Fire Marshal determines is not in compliance with the provisions of section 29-419, unless such violation has been remedied to the satisfaction of the State Fire Marshal.
(c) Any holder aggrieved by a determination by the State Fire Marshal not to include a cigarette in the directory maintained pursuant to this section or to remove such cigarette from the directory may apply, not later than thirty days after such determination, to the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford, which court may grant appropriate relief.
(d) If the State Fire Marshal determines that a holder of a cigarette manufacturer's license has violated a provision of this section or section 29-419, the Attorney General, upon referral from the State Fire Marshal, may bring a civil action in the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford to recover a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars per violation and such injunctive and equitable relief as the court deems appropriate.
(P.A. 07-180, S. 5.)
History: P.A. 07-180 effective July 1, 2008.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › Chapter 541 - Building, Fire and Demolition Codes. Fire Marshals and Fire Hazards. Safety of Public and Other Structures › Section 29-421. - Fire standards compliant marking required for sale of cigarettes.

No holder of a cigarette manufacturer's license shall sell cigarettes, or offer to sell cigarettes, to consumers within this state, whether directly or through a distributor, dealer or similar intermediary or intermediaries, unless the holder has placed on each individual package of such cigarettes the letters “FSC”, which signifies Fire Standards Compliant. Such letters shall appear in eight-point type and be permanently printed, stamped, engraved or embossed on the package at or near the UPC Code, if such code is present.
(P.A. 07-180, S. 6.)
History: P.A. 07-180 effective July 1, 2008.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › Chapter 541 - Building, Fire and Demolition Codes. Fire Marshals and Fire Hazards. Safety of Public and Other Structures › Section 29-422. - Implementation in accordance with New York law. Regulations.

The State Fire Marshal shall implement sections 29-416 to 29-421, inclusive, in accordance with the New York fire safety standards, as amended, as said standards are embodied in New York Executive Law, Section 156-c, as amended and Part 429 of Title 19 New York Codes, Rules, and Regulations, as amended. The State Fire Marshal may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement the provisions of sections 29-418 to 29-420, inclusive, and any such regulations shall be consistent with said New York fire safety standards.
(P.A. 07-180, S. 9.)
History: P.A. 07-180 effective July 1, 2008.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › Chapter 541 - Building, Fire and Demolition Codes. Fire Marshals and Fire Hazards. Safety of Public and Other Structures › Section 29-423. - Fire safety standard and firefighter protection act enforcement account.

There is established, within the General Fund, a separate, nonlapsing account to be known as the fire safety standard and firefighter protection act enforcement account. The account shall contain all certification fees submitted by holders in accordance with section 29-419, any civil penalties imposed in accordance with subsection (d) of section 29-418 or subsection (d) of section 29-420, and any other moneys required by law to be deposited in the account. The proceeds of the account shall be used by the State Fire Marshal solely to fund the processing, testing and administrative activities specified in sections 29-418, 29-419 and 29-420.
(P.A. 07-180, S. 10.)
History: P.A. 07-180 effective July 1, 2008.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › Chapter 541a - Public Safety: General Provisions › Section 29-450. - Paintball facilities: Instruction for minors required.

No paintball facility shall allow any person under eighteen years of age to use a paintball gun at such facility without (1) instruction in procedures for the safe use of paintball equipment, or (2) presentation of a certificate attesting to such person's completion of such instruction. Such instruction may include, but need not be limited to: (A) A short video presentation of proper safety equipment and procedures, (B) verbal instruction by the staff of the paintball facility, or (C) a short written or oral examination concerning safety measures for the participant followed by an explanation of any incorrect responses. After successful completion of such instruction, the paintball facility shall issue a certificate attesting to such completion to the participant.
(P.A. 09-113, S. 1.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › Chapter 541a - Public Safety: General Provisions › Section 29-451. - Use of paintball gun by minor: Eye protective device required.

(a) No person under eighteen years of age shall use a paintball gun on any public or private property unless such person is wearing an eye protective device which meets the American Society of Testing and Materials specification F1776-01. Failure to comply with this section shall not be a violation or an offense. Failure to wear an eye protective device required by this subsection shall not be considered to be contributory negligence on the part of the parent or such person nor shall such failure be admissible in any civil action.
(b) A law enforcement officer may issue a verbal warning to the parent or guardian of a person who has failed to comply with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section.
(P.A. 09-113, S. 2.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › Chapter 541a - Public Safety: General Provisions › Section 29-452. - Registry re school security consultants.

The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall develop criteria to identify qualified school security consultants operating in this state. The department shall establish and maintain a registry of such consultants. The registry shall contain the names and employers of qualified school security consultants and such other information as the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection may require. Such registry shall be updated at least annually by the department, be made available to the public upon request and be published on the department's Internet web site.
(P.A. 13-3, S. 91; P.A. 19-52, S. 3.)
History: P.A. 13-3 effective April 4, 2013; P.A. 19-52 added provision re developing criteria to identify qualified school security consultants and made conforming changes.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › Chapter 541a - Public Safety: General Provisions › Section 29-453a. - Emergency power generators required in certain age-restricted multifamily housing projects.

(a) Any privately owned multifamily housing project, within a municipality with a population of at least one hundred thirty thousand but less than one hundred thirty-five thousand, shall install and maintain one or more emergency power generators capable of providing a minimum of four to twelve hours of sufficient electrical power to (1) each unit for heating, water, lighting and critical medical equipment, and (2) each passenger elevator.
(b) For purposes of this section, “privately owned multifamily housing project” means real property that (1) consists of, or encompasses, a building not less than fifteen stories in height that contains dwelling units whose occupancy is restricted by age, and (2) is subject, in whole or in part, to a mortgage insured under the National Housing Act, 12 USC 1701 et seq.
(P.A. 17-62, S. 1.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 30 - Intoxicating Liquors › Chapter 545 - Liquor Control Act › Section 30-1a and 30-1b. - Term “Liquor Control Commission” deemed to mean Division of Liquor Control within the Department of Business Regulation, exception. Term “Division of Liquor Control” or “Division of Liquor Control within the Department of Public Safety” deemed to mean “Department of Liquor Control”, when.

Sections 30-1a and 30-1b are repealed.
(P.A. 77-614, S. 165, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 80, 136; P.A. 80-482, S. 170, 346, 348; P.A. 93-139, S. 73.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 30 - Intoxicating Liquors › Chapter 545 - Liquor Control Act › Section 30-2. - Liquor Control Commission: Appointment, term, vacancies, oath, removal.

There shall be a Liquor Control Commission composed of three commissioners, one of whom shall be the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, appointed by the Governor in accordance with section 4-9a. The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall be the chairman of the commission. The Governor shall fill any vacancy for the unexpired portion of the term. Not more than two commissioners shall be of the same political party. Each commissioner shall take the oath prescribed for executive officers. The Governor may remove any commissioner as provided in section 4-12.
(1949 Rev., S. 4223; P.A. 77-614, S. 165, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 80, 136; P.A. 93-139, S. 2; P.A. 95-195, S. 1, 83; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 77-614 called for replacement of liquor control commission with division of liquor control within the department of business regulation, but P.A. 78-303 made exception for this section, retaining the commission; P.A. 93-139 required the governor to appoint the three commissioners in accordance with Sec. 4-9a, deleting provision re appointment in odd-numbered years; P.A. 95-195 made the Commissioner of Consumer Protection member of and chairman of the Liquor Control Commission, effective July 1, 1995; 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.
Cited. 184 C. 1.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 30 - Intoxicating Liquors › Chapter 545 - Liquor Control Act › Section 30-3. - Assistance.

The department may appoint a secretary and may employ such clerks, inspectors, agents and other assistants as it requires.
(1949 Rev., S. 4224; P.A. 77-614, S. 165, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 80, 136; P.A. 99-194, S. 21.)
History: P.A. 77-614 called for replacement of liquor control commission with division of liquor control within the department of business regulation, but P.A. 78-303 made exception for this section, retaining the commission; P.A. 99-194 replaced reference to commission with reference to department.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 30 - Intoxicating Liquors › Chapter 545 - Liquor Control Act › Section 30-4. - Commissioners and employees prohibited from dealing in or manufacturing alcoholic liquor.

No commissioner of the Liquor Control Commission and no employee of the Department of Consumer Protection who carries out the duties and responsibilities of sections 30-2 to 30-68m, inclusive, and the regulations enacted thereunder may, directly or indirectly, individually or as a member of a partnership or as a shareholder of a corporation, have any interest whatsoever in dealing in or in the manufacture of alcoholic liquor, nor receive any commission or profit whatsoever from nor have any interest whatsoever in the purchases or sales made by the persons authorized by this chapter to purchase or sell alcoholic liquor. No provision of this section shall prevent any such commissioner or employee from purchasing and keeping in his possession, for the personal use of himself or members of his family or guests, any alcoholic liquor which may be purchased or kept by any person by virtue of this chapter.
(1949 Rev., S. 4226; P.A. 77-614, S. 165, 587, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 80, 85, 136; P.A. 80-482, S. 4, 170, 191, 345, 348; P.A. 95-195, S. 2, 83; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(d); P.A. 04-169, S. 17; 04-189, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 77-614 replaced liquor control commission with division of liquor control within the department of business regulation, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-303 allowed retention of mention of commissioners, i.e. members of liquor control commission; P.A. 80-482 made division of liquor control an independent department and abolished the department of business regulation, overriding provision of same act which would have placed the division within the public safety department; P.A. 95-195 replaced reference to employee of the Department of Liquor Control with employee of the Department of Consumer Protection who carries out the duties of Secs. 30-2 to 30-68m, inclusive, effective July 1, 1995; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 and P.A. 04-169 replaced Department of Consumer Protection with Department of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 30 - Intoxicating Liquors › Chapter 545 - Liquor Control Act › Section 30-5. - Receipts and expenditures.

The moneys received from the permit fees shall be deposited by the Department of Consumer Protection daily with the State Treasurer. Such deposit shall operate as a full discharge of the department of all liability therefor. The expenses of the department for carrying out the provisions of sections 30-1 to 30-113, inclusive, including salaries, shall be defrayed from the receipts of the taxes imposed by chapter 220.
(1949 Rev., S. 4227; 1959, P.A. 152, S. 54; 388, S. 3; P.A. 77-614, S. 165, 587, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 80, 85, 136; P.A. 80-482, S. 4, 170, 191, 345, 348; P.A. 95-195, S. 12, 83; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(d); P.A. 04-169, S. 17; 04-189, S. 1.)
History: 1959 acts removed provisions for payment of regular fees to counties and towns and for deposit of special fees in the inebriate fund, which was abolished; Revisors deleted reference to special fees to conform with 1961 act which eliminated them (1961 P.A. 567, S. 1); P.A. 77-614 replaced liquor control commission with division of liquor control within the department of business regulation, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-303 clarified and qualified changes enacted in P.A. 77-614; P.A. 80-482 made division of liquor control an independent department and abolished the department of business regulation, overriding provision of same act which would have placed the division within the public safety department; P.A. 95-195 substituted Department of Consumer Protection for Department of Liquor Control, effective July 1, 1995; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 and P.A. 04-169 replaced Department of Consumer Protection with Department of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 30 - Intoxicating Liquors › Chapter 545 - Liquor Control Act › Section 30-6b. - Regulation requiring locking of certain beer coolers accessible to the public prohibited.

No regulation adopted pursuant to the authority of this chapter shall require that beer coolers accessible to the public be locked during hours when the sale of alcoholic liquors for off-premises consumption is forbidden and grocery store beer permit premises are open for business.
(P.A. 08-11, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 08-11 effective April 29, 2008.
See Sec. 30-20 re grocery store beer permit.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 30 - Intoxicating Liquors › Chapter 545 - Liquor Control Act › Section 30-6c. - Amendment of regulations concerning barroom partition requirements for restaurant and cafe permits.

Section 30-6c is repealed, effective July 1, 2021.
(P.A. 13-12, S. 1; P.A. 21-37, S. 110.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 30 - Intoxicating Liquors › Chapter 545 - Liquor Control Act › Section 30-7. - Regulations to be furnished upon request.

Every regulation made by the Department of Consumer Protection under the authority of this chapter shall be furnished to each permittee upon request. The department shall biennially, on or before July first in the odd-numbered years, post such regulations on the department's Internet web site.
(1949 Rev., S. 4229; P.A. 73-31; P.A. 76-394, S. 1, 4; P.A. 77-614, S. 165, 587, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 80, 85, 136; P.A. 80-482, S. 4, 170, 191, 345, 348; P.A. 85-613, S. 69, 154; P.A. 91-167; P.A. 93-139, S. 5; P.A. 95-195, S. 3, 83; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(d); P.A. 04-169, S. 17; 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 13-196, S. 1; P.A. 21-37, S. 78.)
History: P.A. 73-31 required that regulations be printed in Connecticut Law Journal rather than in one issue of a newspaper in each county and required that licensees be furnished copies of regulations immediately; P.A. 76-394 required that licensees be sent copies biennially rather than annually and changed deadline date from December thirty-first to April first; P.A. 77-614 replaced liquor control commission with division of liquor control within the department of business regulation, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-303 clarified and qualified name change enacted in P.A. 77-614; P.A. 80-482 made division of liquor control an independent department and abolished the department of business regulation, overriding provision of same act which would have placed the division within the public safety department; P.A. 85-613 made technical changes; P.A. 91-167 specified that department must furnish printed regulations to licensees only upon request and changed time for publication of regulations from April to July of odd-numbered years; P.A. 93-139 made technical change; P.A. 95-195 replaced Department of Liquor Control with Department of Consumer Protection and made technical change, effective July 1, 1995; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 and P.A. 04-169 replaced Department of Consumer Protection with Department of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004; P.A. 13-196 added “either”, designated provision re publication of regulations as Subdiv. (1) and added Subdiv. (2) re posting regulations on department's Internet web site, effective June 21, 2013; P.A. 21-37 deleted former Subdiv. (1) re publishing regulations as a pamphlet and deleted Subdiv. designator (2), effective July 1, 2021.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 30 - Intoxicating Liquors › Chapter 545 - Liquor Control Act › Section 30-9. - Status of towns as to sale of alcoholic liquor.

(a) The sale of alcoholic liquor or the sale of alcoholic liquor in one or more classes of permits under the provisions of this chapter shall be permitted in any town in the state until by vote of the town, taken by vote of its legislative body or, in a town where the legislative body is a town meeting, by vote of the board of selectmen, a contrary preference has been indicated; and nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to permit the sale of alcoholic liquor in any town which has voted to the contrary.
(b) In all cases in which a town acted on the sale of alcoholic liquor prior to June 4, 2021, such action shall remain in effect until further action is taken in accordance with this chapter.
(1949 Rev., S. 4231, 4319; P.A. 21-37, S. 102.)
History: P.A. 21-37 designated existing provision as Subsec. (a), added Subsec. (b) re town action taken on sale of alcoholic liquor prior to June 4, 2021, and amended Subsec. (a) to add reference to sale of alcoholic liquor in 1 or more classes of permit and replace reference to Sec. 30-10 with reference to vote of legislative body or board of selectmen, effective June 4, 2021.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 30 - Intoxicating Liquors › Chapter 545 - Liquor Control Act › Section 30-10. - Vote on liquor permit question.

Upon the petition of not less than ten per cent of the electors of any town, lodged with the town clerk at least sixty days before the date of any regular election, as defined in section 9-1, the selectmen of the town shall warn the electors of such town that, at such regular election, a vote shall be taken to determine: (1) Whether or not the sale of alcoholic liquor shall be permitted in such town, or (2) whether the sale of alcoholic liquor shall be permitted in such town in one or more of the classes of permits set forth in section 30-15. Such vote shall be taken in the manner prescribed in sections 9-369 and 30-11, and shall become effective on the first Monday of the month next succeeding such election and shall remain in force until a new vote is taken; provided such vote may be taken at a special election called for the purpose in conformity with the provisions of section 9-164 and provided at least one year shall have elapsed since the previous vote was taken. The provisions of chapter 145 concerning absentee voting at referenda shall apply to all votes taken upon the question of liquor permits. Any class or classes of permits already allowed in a town shall not be affected by any vote unless the petition specifies such class or classes or requests “No Permits”.
(1949 Rev., S. 4232; 1953, S. 2150d; February, 1965, P.A. 362, S. 1; 1972, P.A. 294, S. 31; P.A. 79-604, S. 3, 5; P.A. 82-144; P.A. 86-179, S. 51, 53; P.A. 14-217, S. 253.)
History: 1965 act replaced reference to beer only sales in Subdiv. (2) with reference to sale of alcoholic liquor “in one or more of the classes of permits set forth in section 30-15”; 1972 act referred to “regular” town elections rather than “annual” elections, deleting provision which allowed vote at special election only for towns with biennial elections; P.A. 79-604 specified that classes of permits already allowed in a town remain unaffected by vote unless specified in petition or “no permits” is requested in petition; P.A. 82-144 moved filing date for petition from 20 to 60 days before the date of election; P.A. 86-179 made technical change; P.A. 14-217 replaced “regular town election” with “regular election, as defined in section 9-1” and made conforming changes, effective June 13, 2014.
See Sec. 30-91 re hours and days of closing.
Cited. 149 C. 680; 184 C. 75; 191 C. 528.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 30 - Intoxicating Liquors › Chapter 545 - Liquor Control Act › Section 30-11. - Form of ballot label.

The ballot label designations in a vote upon the question of liquor permits shall be “Shall the sale of alcoholic liquor (Permit for All Alcoholic Liquor) be allowed in .... (Name of town)?” or “Shall the sale of alcoholic liquor under (Specified Permit or Permits) be allowed in .... (Name of town)?” or “Shall the sale of alcoholic liquor be prohibited (No Permits) in .... (Name of town)?” and shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of section 9-250. No elector shall vote for more than one designation. No permit shall be issued for “all alcoholic liquor” unless a majority of the votes cast shall be for “all alcoholic liquor” and votes for “all alcoholic liquor” shall be added to, and counted as, votes for “(specified) permit” or “(specified) permits” in case the votes for “all alcoholic liquor” shall not amount to a majority of the total number of votes cast. The provisions of this section shall not affect wholesaler permits.
(1949 Rev., S. 4233; 1953, S. 2151d; February, 1965, P.A. 362, S. 2; P.A. 86-170, S. 12, 13.)
History: 1965 act referred to “(Specified) Permits” rather than to “Beer Permits”; P.A. 86-170 required that designation on ballot label be in form of question.
Cited. 184 C. 75; 191 C. 528.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 30 - Intoxicating Liquors › Chapter 545 - Liquor Control Act › Section 30-12. - Liquor permit contrary to vote void. Exception.

When any town has so voted upon the question of liquor permits, any liquor permit granted in such town which is not in accordance with such vote shall be void except manufacturer permits and cafe permits issued pursuant to subsections (g) and (k) of section 30-22a.
(1949 Rev., S. 4234; February, 1965, P.A. 553, S. 2; P.A. 21-37, S. 55.)
History: 1965 act included reference to golf country club permits; P.A. 21-37 deleted reference to railroad and golf country club permits and added reference to cafe permits, effective July 1, 2021.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 30 - Intoxicating Liquors › Chapter 545 - Liquor Control Act › Section 30-13. - Previous town action to remain in effect.

In all cases in which a town, either by vote of a town meeting or by ordinance, previous to May 18, 1950, acted on the sale of alcoholic liquors or the reduction of the number of hours when such sale is permissible, such action shall remain in effect until further action is taken in accordance with this chapter.
(March, 1950, S. 2176d.)
Cited. 184 C. 75; 191 C. 528.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 30 - Intoxicating Liquors › Chapter 545 - Liquor Control Act › Section 30-13a. - Prior vote not to apply to sale under cafe permit. Referendum requirement.

In any case in which a town has, under the provisions of this part, acted, prior to October 1, 1965, to prohibit the sale of alcoholic liquor or restrict such sale to beer only, such action shall not apply to the sale of alcoholic liquor under a cafe permit issued pursuant to subsection (g) of section 30-22a, except that the granting of any such permit by the Department of Consumer Protection shall be subject to the provisions of section 30-25a.
(February, 1965, P.A. 553, S. 3; P.A. 73-601, S. 1; P.A. 77-614, S. 165, 587, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 80, 85, 136; P.A. 80-482, S. 4, 170, 191, 345, 348; P.A. 95-195, S. 16, 83; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(d); P.A. 04-169, S. 17; 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 21-37, S. 56.)
History: P.A. 73-601 stated when granting of permit is to be subject to provisions of Sec. 30-25a; P.A. 77-614 replaced liquor control commission with division of liquor control within the department of business regulation, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-303 clarified and qualified name change enacted in P.A. 77-614; P.A. 80-482 made division of liquor control an independent department and abolished the department of business regulation, overriding provision of same act which would have placed the division within the public safety department; P.A. 95-195 substituted Department of Consumer Protection for Department of Liquor Control, effective July 1, 1995; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 and P.A. 04-169 replaced Department of Consumer Protection with Department of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004; P.A. 21-37 changed reference from golf country club permit to cafe permit and deleted provision re permits issued prior to October 1, 1973, effective July 1, 2021.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 30 - Intoxicating Liquors › Chapter 545 - Liquor Control Act › Section 30-14a. - Renewal and issuance of package store permits. Removal of premises.

A package store permit may be renewed by the person to whom it was issued or by any person who is a transferee or purchaser of premises operating under a package store permit and who meets the requirements of this chapter concerning eligibility for a liquor permit. Commencing June 8, 1986, the Department of Consumer Protection may issue one package store permit for every twenty-five hundred residents of a town as determined by the most recently completed decennial census. The department may authorize the holder of such permit to remove his permit premises to a location in another town provided such removal complies with the provisions of this chapter.
(P.A. 81-294, S. 5, 22; P.A. 85-361, S. 1, 3; P.A. 93-139, S. 8; P.A. 95-195, S. 18, 83; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(d); P.A. 04-169, S. 17; 04-189, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 85-361 added provisions re removal of permit premises; P.A. 93-139 deleted an obsolete moratorium provision applicable from 1981 to 1986; P.A. 95-195 substituted Department of Consumer Protection for Department of Liquor Control, effective July 1, 1995; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 and P.A. 04-169 replaced Department of Consumer Protection with Department of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004.
Cited. 5 CA 432.