Title 22 — Title 22: Agriculture. Domestic Animals

Sec. 22-204. Legislative findings, purpose and policy. The production, sale and distribution of milk and certain milk products in this state are attended with serious conditions and practices affecting producers, dealers and consumers of milk; and, after due investigation of such…

Sec. 22-205. Definitions. The following terms shall be construed in this part to have the following meanings, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Agriculture; (2) “consumer” means any person, other than a dealer, who purchases milk …

Sec. 22-206. Powers and duties of Commissioner of Agriculture. The Commissioner of Agriculture shall have the power to investigate and regulate all phases of the milk industry in this state, including the production, handling, transportation, manufacture, storage, distribution, p…

Sec. 22-207. Employees. The Commissioner of Agriculture may, subject to the provisions of chapter 67, appoint such assistants and employees as may be necessary for the discharge of his duties. Legal services and the services of other experts shall, upon request of the Commissione…

Sec. 22-208. Official seal. The Commissioner of Agriculture may, for the authentication of his records, process and proceedings, adopt and use a seal, of which judicial notice shall be taken in all courts of the state. All acts, proceedings, orders, rulings, regulations, directio…

Secs. 22-209 to 22-211. Report to Governor. Regulations. Complaints and investigations. Sections 22-209 to 22-211, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 3117, 3119, 3122; September, 1957, P.A. 11, S. 13; 1959, P.A. 116, S. 2, 7.)

Sec. 22-211a. Regulations. The Commissioner of Agriculture may adopt, and from time to time revise and amend, regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, necessary and appropriate to effectuate the policy and provisions of this part or any ruling or order issued…

Sec. 22-211b. Regulations re system of milk prices, premiums and fees. Equalization of costs in obtaining and producing milk. Section 22-211b is repealed. (P.A. 91-312, S. 45, 48; P.A. 93-320, S. 6.)

Sec. 22-212. Coordination with other authorities. In order to effectuate the policies and provisions of this part and, when deemed necessary, to obtain uniformity in the formulation, administration and enforcement of any order, ruling or regulation issued hereunder or promulgated…

Sec. 22-213. Encouragement of cooperative marketing. The Commissioner of Agriculture shall accord such recognition and encouragement to cooperative marketing associations as will be in harmony with the policy toward such associations set forth in existing acts of this state and a…

Secs. 22-214 to 22-223. Transportation rates. Orders establishing producers' prices, generally. Production Incentive Fund. Sections 22-214 to 22-223, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 3125–3134; 1959, P.A. 116, S. 7.)

Sec. 22-224. Information and records. Dealers shall furnish to the Commissioner of Agriculture such information as he deems necessary, from time to time, to effectuate the policy and provisions of this part or any order, ruling, regulation or direction issued thereunder; and such…

Sec. 22-225. Confidential information; public data. Section 22-225 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 3136; 1959, P.A. 116, S. 7.)

Sec. 22-226. Statements of purchases from producers. The Commissioner of Agriculture shall have power to require periodically from each dealer receiving or purchasing milk from producers a statement of the sums paid and owed each producer, including quantity, butterfat test and u…

Sec. 22-227. Inspection and audit. The Commissioner of Agriculture or his designated agent shall have power to examine, copy and audit, from time to time, as he deems necessary and proper, the books, papers, records and accounts of dealers and others for the purpose of effectuati…

Sec. 22-228. Subpoena; punishment for contempt. The Commissioner of Agriculture shall have power to subpoena dealers and others, and such books, papers, records, accounts and other data as in his judgment may be necessary to effectuate the policy and provisions of this part or an…

Sec. 22-229. Dealers required to be licensed. No dealer shall receive or purchase milk from producers or others within the state for storage, manufacture, processing, sale, distribution or handling within or without the state, or sell or distribute milk within the state, unless s…

Sec. 22-229a. Sanitation, handling, storage and processing requirements for milk dealers. All milk dealers processing, handling, storing, distributing, transporting, selling or offering for sale, barter or exchange any milk, milk product or cheese shall comply with the sanitation…

Sec. 22-230. License applications. (a) An application for a license to do business as a dealer, subdealer, cheese manufacturer, dry milk manufacturer or yogurt manufacturer shall be made to the commissioner. Any person who desires to enter business as a dealer, subdealer, cheese …

Sec. 22-231. Grounds for refusal, suspension or revocation of license. The Commissioner of Agriculture may refuse to grant or renew a license, or may suspend, revoke or refuse to transfer a license already granted, after the commissioner has determined that the applicant or deale…

Sec. 22-232. Revocation of license; prior violations. The issuance or renewal of a license hereunder shall not preclude the Commissioner of Agriculture from suspending or revoking such license for a violation committed by the licensee prior thereto, unless the commissioner had pr…

Sec. 22-233. Conditional licenses. A license may be granted, renewed, continued in effect, suspended or revoked subject to any reasonable condition which effectuates the provisions of this part; provided such condition pertains to the subject matter of a hearing held under this p…

Sec. 22-234. Hearings; service of rulings. Before refusing to grant or renew, or before suspending, revoking or refusing to transfer, a license, the Commissioner of Agriculture shall afford the applicant or licensee an opportunity to be heard before him or his designated agent. A…

Sec. 22-235. Method of computation of license fees. Section 22-235 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 3146; 1959, P.A. 116, S. 4.)

Sec. 22-235a. Method of computation of license fees for milk dealers. Regulations. License fees for all milk dealers, except stores, shall be based upon the volume of milk and milk products sold in the state during the reporting period. The Commissioner of Agriculture shall adopt…

Sec. 22-236. License fees. Regulations. Waiver. (a) The biennial license fee for each milk dealer, yogurt manufacturer, or subdealer shall be two hundred dollars. The license fee for dealers and subdealers with yearly sales in excess of one hundred thousand quarts shall be increa…

Sec. 22-237. Issuance and display of certificate. Upon granting or renewing a license, the commissioner shall issue a suitable certificate which shall be displayed conspicuously in the dealer's place of business. (1949 Rev., S. 3148; 1959, P.A. 116, S. 6; 347, S. 1; 1967, P.A. 65…

Sec. 22-238. Exemptions. The Commissioner of Agriculture may exempt from any or all of the provisions of sections 22-229 to 22-237, inclusive, any dealer whose daily sales of milk do not exceed ten quarts of milk or its equivalent. (1949 Rev., S. 3149; 1959, P.A. 637, S. 2; 1961,…

Sec. 22-239. Commissioner may require bonds or other security of milk dealers. (a) The Commissioner of Agriculture shall have power, when he finds such action necessary for the protection of producers, to require a dealer holding a permit issued under section 22-173 or 22-184 to …

Sec. 22-240. Amount of bond or other security. The amount of any bond or other security required under section 22-239 shall be at least equal to the average monthly value of the total amount of milk so received or purchased by such dealer during the twelve-month period preceding …

Sec. 22-241. Standards for determining bond as security requirement. In determining whether it is necessary for the protection of producers that a dealer file a bond or other security as provided in section 22-239 the Commissioner of Agriculture shall consider the amount of money…

Sec. 22-242. Default. Upon default under any condition of such bond or other security, the Commissioner of Agriculture may give reasonable notice to producers to file verified claims, fixing a reasonable time within which such claims shall be filed. The commissioner shall examine…

Sec. 22-242a. Bond of subdealer of milk. (a) The Commissioner of Agriculture shall have power, when he finds such action necessary for the protection of processing dealers, to require a subdealer of milk to provide a bond payable to the state of Connecticut for the benefit of suc…

Sec. 22-242b. Payment by dealer for milk purchased from another dealer. All dealers, as defined in section 22-205, shall pay all accounts promptly and in full for milk or milk products purchased from one another but in no case later than ten days prior to the date on which final …

Sec. 22-243. Unfair trade practices. The Commissioner of Agriculture shall have power, after notice and hearing and as hereinafter provided, to prohibit unfair methods of competition and unfair trade practices in the receiving, purchase, transportation, handling, distribution or …

Sec. 22-244. Disruption of market. It shall be an unfair trade practice for any dealer in a marketing area to sell or otherwise dispose of milk at prices which the Commissioner of Agriculture finds, after notice and opportunity for hearing, before him or his designated agent, cre…

Sec. 22-245. Cease and desist directives. Corrective terms and conditions. After such hearing and finding, the Commissioner of Agriculture may issue against such dealer or store a directive to cease and desist, and prescribe such corrective terms and conditions as he determines u…

Sec. 22-246. Regulations. Section 22-246 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 3156; 1959, P.A. 637, S. 2; 1961, P.A. 67; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 446, 448; P.A. 91-312, S. 47.)

Sec. 22-247. Penalties; review. Any written or oral contract for the sale of milk under an unfair trade practice shall be unenforceable by any dealer participating therein. Any dealer who fails to comply with any direction or regulation of the Commissioner of Agriculture issued h…

Sec. 22-248. Petition for reconsideration of order or regulation; appeal. Any person aggrieved by an order or regulation may, within forty-five days after the effective date thereof, file a written petition with the Commissioner of Agriculture stating that any such order or regul…

Sec. 22-249. Appeal from rulings relating to application or license. An applicant or licensee aggrieved by any ruling of the Commissioner of Agriculture with respect to his application or license hereunder may appeal therefrom in accordance with section 4-183. Such appeal shall b…

Secs. 22-250 to 22-253. Appeal petition. Appeal to be privileged case. Record; certification. Scope of review. Sections 22-250 to 22-253, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 3160–3163; P.A. 77-603, S. 96, 125.)

Sec. 22-254. Enforcement by injunction. Relief to enforce compliance with or to restrain violation of any provision of this part or any order, ruling, regulation or direction issued hereunder may be by injunction. The Commissioner of Agriculture may apply for such relief to the s…

Sec. 22-255. Civil penalty. Any person who violates any provision of this part, or of any order, ruling, regulation or direction issued hereunder, and any person who wilfully makes any false report to the Commissioner of Agriculture or makes any false entry upon any book, paper, …

Sec. 22-256. Penalties and remedies to be concurrent. The penalties and remedies prescribed in this part shall be deemed concurrent or independent, and the exercise or existence of any one remedy herein shall not preclude the Commissioner of Agriculture from exercising any other …

Sec. 22-257. Bond for prosecution not required of commissioner. The Commissioner of Agriculture shall not be required to give or post a bond in any action to which he is a party, whether upon appeal or otherwise. (1949 Rev., S. 3167; 1959, P.A. 637, S. 2; 1961, P.A. 67; 1971, P.A…

Sec. 22-258. Severability. If any provision, clause or phrase of this part or of any order, ruling, regulation or direction or any action of the Commissioner of Agriculture hereunder is adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, or if the applicability thereof…

Sec. 22-259. Interstate commerce. No provision of this part or of any order, ruling or regulation thereunder shall apply or be construed to apply to interstate or foreign commerce, except so far as such provision may be effective pursuant to the Constitution of the United States …

Sec. 22-259a. Assessment of producers for administration of act. Section 22-259a is repealed. (1961, P.A. 459; February, 1965, P.A. 283.) PART II CONNECTICUT WHOLESALE MILK PRODUCERS' COUNCIL

Secs. 22-260 to 22-264. Connecticut Wholesale Milk Producers' Council. Sections 22-260 to 22-264, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 3170–3174; 1951, S. 1730d; P.A. 78-48, S. 3.) PART III CONNECTICUT MILK FOR HEALTH, INC.