Connecticut Administrative Code

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 22-7-28. Attorney definedAs used in these rules, the word \"attorney\" shall mean an attorney at law, duly admitted to practice before the Superior Court of the State of Connecticut. Any other person who appears before the department …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 22-7-29. Rules of conductWhere applicable, the canons of professional ethics and the canons of judicial ethics adopted and approved by the judges of the Superior Court govern the conduct of the department, state employees serving the …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 22-7-3. General duties and responsibilitiesThe department is charged with enforcing legislation intended to supervise and regulate the dairy industry, both in its production and marketing aspects, the regulation and licensing of lives…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 22-7-30. General provisions(a) Purpose of hearing. The purpose of the hearing in a contested case shall be to provide to all parties an opportunity to present evidence and argument on all issues to be considered by the department. (b)…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 22-7-31. Record in contested case(a) The record in each contested case shall be maintained by the department in the custody of the commissioner and shall include the following: (1) any notices, petitions, applications, orders, decisio…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 22-7-32. Filing of added exhibitsUpon order of the commissioner before, during or after the hearing of a case, any party shall prepare and file added exhibits and testimony. Notice of the filing of such additional material shall be gi…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 22-7-33. (Repealed) Repealed August 27, 1990. AUTHORITY: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-7 AUTHORITY: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22-7

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 22-7-33a. Rules of evidenceThe following rules of evidence shall be applied at hearings on contested cases within the Department of Agriculture: (a) General. No formal rules of evidence shall govern proceedings in a contested case bef…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 22-7-34. Order of procedure at hearingsThe order of procedure at hearings shall be determined by the commissioner and furnished to the parties at the beginning of the hearing. In a case where the opening portion has already been submi…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 22-7-35. Limiting number of witnessesTo avoid unnecessary cumulative evidence, the commissioner may limit the number of witnesses or the time for testimony upon a particular issue in the course of any hearing. (Effective September 6, …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 22-7-36. Filing of proposed findings of facts and briefsAt the conclusion of the presentation of evidence in any hearing the commissioner shall fix a time within which any party may file proposed findings of facts and briefs. (Effecti…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 22-7-37. Final decision(a) Procedure and contests. All decisions and orders of the commissioner concluding a contested case shall be in writing. The decision shall include all findings of fact and conclusions relied upon by the commis…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 22-7-38. Original recordsAny person shall, upon direction of the commissioner, furnish and make available for the use of the commissioner the original books, papers and documents on which he has relied. If so directed, or permitted, c…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 22-7-39. General ruleThese rules set forth the procedure to be followed by the commissioner in the disposition of petitions concerning the promulgation, amendment, or repeal of a regulation. (Effective September 6, 1973) AUTHORITY: Co…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 22-7-4. Commissioner of agricultureThe commissioner has the overall responsibility for the operation of the department. The deputy commissioner assists the commissioner and is the acting commissioner in his absence. In discharging his…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 22-7-40. Form of petitionsAny interested person may at any time petition the commissioner to promulgate, amend, or repeal any regulation. The petition shall set forth clearly and concisely the text of the proposed regulation, amendmen…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 22-7-41. Procedure after petition filed(a) Decision on petition. Upon receipt of the petition the commissioner shall within thirty (30) days determine whether to deny the petition or to initiate regulation making proceedings in accord…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 22-7-42. General ruleThese rules set forth the procedure to be followed by the department in the disposition of requests for declaratory rulings as to the applicability of any statutory provision or of any regulation or order of the d…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 22-7-43. Form of petition for advisory rulingAny interested person may at any time request an advisory ruling of the department with respect to the applicability to such person of any statute, regulation or order enforced, administere…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 22-7-44. Procedure after petition filed(a) Notice to other persons. The commissioner may give notice to any person that such an advisory ruling has been requested and may receive and consider data, facts, arguments, and opinions from …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 22-7-45. Intervention under the Environmental Protection Act of 1971Any person or other legal entity authorized by and qualifying under the provisions of Public Act 96 of the 1971 General Assembly to intervene in any proceeding before…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 22-7-5. Organizational structure and division of responsibilitiesThe department is composed of five divisions, the principal duties of which are as follows: A. Livestock division—regulation and control of domestic animals.Pursuant to …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 22-7-6. PolicyThe policy of the department is to make available for public inspection all files, records, documents and other materials within its possession, unless prohibited by law. A compilation of all regulations, policy statemen…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 22-7-7. Complaints and requests for information(a) Complaints and requests for information should be addressed to the Department of Agriculture, 765 Asylum Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut 06105. (b) Requests for information should be di…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 22-7-8. Procedure governedThese rules govern practice and procedure before the department of agriculture under the applicable laws of the state of Connecticut and except where by statute otherwise provided. (Effective September 6, 197…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 22-7-9. Definitions(a) \"Commissioner\" means the Commissioner of Agriculture.(b) \"Department\" means the Department of Agriculture.(c) \"Division chief\" means any departmental employee delegated by the commissioner as the head of a…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 22-79-1. Organization and rules of practiceThe Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (statutory authority Secs. 22-79 to 22-118) conducts scientific experiments and investigations, principally on plants including trees; on plant…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 22-79-2. Personal dataThe following definitions shall apply to these regulations:(1) \"Category of Personal Data\" means the classifications of personal information set forth in the Personal Data Act, Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 4-190 (9). …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 22-79-3. General nature and purpose of personal data systems Personnel Records(1) All personnel records are maintained at The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, 123 Huntington Street, New Haven, CT. (2) Personnel records are…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 22-79-4. Categories of personal data(a) The following categories of personal data are maintained in personnel records: (1) Educational records.(2) Medical or emotional condition or history.(3) Employment records.(4) Marital status, an…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 22-79-5. Maintenance of personal data—general(a) Personal data will not be maintained by the Station unless relevant and necessary to accomplish the lawful purposes of the agency. Where the agency finds irrelevant or unnecessary publi…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 22-79-6. Maintenance of personal data—automated systems(a) To the greatest extent practical, automated equipment and records shall be located in a limited access area. (b) To the greatest extent practical, the Station shall require vi…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 22-79-7. Maintenance of personal data—disclosure(a) Within four business days of receipt of a written request therefor, the Station shall mail or deliver to the requesting individual a written response in plain language, informing him…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 22-79-8. Contesting the content of personal records(a) Any person who believes that the Station is maintain inaccurate, incomplete or irrelevant personal data concerning him/her may file a written request with the Station for correcti…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 22-79-9. Uses to be made of the personal data(a) Employees of the Station who are assigned personnel and payroll responsibilities use the personal data contained in the Station's personnel records in processing promotions, reclassific…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 22-84-1. Plant quarantineTransporting of prohibited articles out of quarantined area. No contraband or prohibited articles or materials, or regulated articles or materials, shall be carried without the required certificates from point…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 22-84-2. Persons to stop for examinationThe operators or drivers of all vehicles, boats and packanimals and all other persons shall stop when signaled by an inspector in uniform and wearing the badge of the Connecticut Agricultural Ex…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 22-84-3. Employer not to prevent employee from stopping on signalNo employer, officer or manager of any firm or corporation shall instruct, order, aid or in any manner assist an employee to refuse to stop on signal or to permit inspec…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 22-84-4. Quarantined area for European chaferThe following area is proclaimed as a quarantined zone for plant pests: * * * The towns of Berlin, Meriden and Southington. No soil or plants bearing soil may be moved from this area withou…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 22-84-5a. Regulated itemsRegulated items are Arborvitae(Thuja), Juniper(Juniperus), Cedar(Chamaecyparis), and Pine(Pinus), trees, and raw wood products, including cut logs, infested by all living stages of a longhorned beetle(Callidie…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 22-84-5b. Survey and eradication program in infested areas of ConnecticutNursery stock and other regulated items shall be examined by state inspectors or other persons authorized by the Director of The Connecticut Agricultural Experim…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 22-84-5c. Records of infestations in ConnecticutThe Office of the State Entomologist at The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, 123 Huntington Street, P.O. Box 1106, New Haven, Connecticut 06504-1106, shall maintain records o…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 22-84-5d. DefinitionsFor purposes of sections 22-84-5e through 22-84-5g inclusive, the following definitions apply: (1) \"Asian longhorned beetle\" means an invasive insect to the United States of genus and species Anoplophora glabrip…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 22-84-5e. Prohibition or restriction on transport; survey and eradication programs in regulated areas of Connecticut(a) No person shall transport any regulated article in the State of Connecticut that is: (1) Infested or potentially i…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 22-84-5f. Records of infestations in ConnecticutIn the Office of the State Entomologist at The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, 123 Huntington Street, P. O. Box 1106, New Haven, Connecticut 06504-1106, the Director shall m…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 22-84-5g. Regulation of firewood transported into and within Connecticut(a) Transport of firewood(1) Notwithstanding section 22-84-5e of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, no person shall transport firewood, by any means, …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 22-86-1. White pine blister rust: districtsControl areas comprising the below named towns, within which all ribes, both wild and cultivated, growing within nine hundred feet of a white pine stand one acre or more in extent, may be des…