Title 22, Title 22: Agriculture. Domestic Animals

Sec. 22-323c. Penalty. Any person who refuses, hinders or otherwise interferes with access by the commissioner or his agent to any pen or building used in an intensive poultry operation shall be fined not less than two hundred fifty dollars nor more than one thousand dollars or i…

Sec. 22-324. Prevention of avian disease. Orders. Regulations re avian disease and sanitary handling of eggs. (a) As used in sections 22-324, 22-324a and 22-325, “poultry” means all domesticated fowl, including chickens, turkeys, water fowl and pet, zoological or psittacine birds…

Sec. 22-324a. Sanitary disposal facilities for dead poultry. As used in this section, “poultry” means chickens, turkeys, ducks, game birds and other domestic fowls. Any person engaged in raising one thousand or more poultry for the sale of poultry and poultry products shall regis…

Sec. 22-325. Importation regulated. Each person, firm or corporation transporting into this state any live poultry shall cause the same to be accompanied by an official health certificate from the state of exportation and a permit issued by the Commissioner of Agriculture in such…

Sec. 22-326. Penalty. Any person, firm or corporation which violates any provision of section 22-323 or 22-325, any regulation promulgated under section 22-323a or 22-324, or any order issued pursuant to section 22-324, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars for each d…

Sec. 22-326a. Civil action by Attorney General. The commissioner may request the Attorney General to institute a civil action in the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford for injunctive relief to obtain compliance with sections 22-324 and 22-325. (P.A. 84-2, S. 4, …

Sec. 22-326b. Cooperation with United States government. Section 22-326b is repealed, effective July 1, 2002. (P.A. 84-2, S. 3, 6; P.A. 00-99, S. 62, 154; P.A. 02-35, S. 2.)

Sec. 22-326c. Compensation for destroyed property. (a) The owner of any property destroyed pursuant to section 22-324 may submit a claim to the Commissioner of Agriculture for compensation for such property. The commissioner may approve payment of the claim after the value of the…

Sec. 22-326d. Orders re environmental or health hazards at intensive poultry operations. Subsequent hearing. (a) The Commissioner of Agriculture, whenever he finds after investigation, that any person who operated or is operating an intensive poultry operation regulated under the…

Sec. 22-326e. State lien against real estate as security for amounts paid to clean up intensive poultry operations. (a) Any amount paid by the Commissioner of Agriculture pursuant to section 22-326d shall be a lien against the real estate of the person causing the condition or ac…

Sec. 22-326f. Permit for intensive poultry farming operation. Surety bond. Suspension or revocation. (a) On and after July 1, 1989, no person shall commence an intensive poultry farming operation without a permit from the Commissioner of Agriculture. Any person seeking such a per…

Sec. 22-326g. Regulations. The commissioner may adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to carry out the provisions of this chapter. (P.A. 91-62, S. 4.)

Sec. 22-326s. Licensing of poultry dealers. Regulations. License revocation and suspension. Civil penalty. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Agriculture. (2) “Dealer” means any person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of (A) buyi…

Sec. 22-326t. Inspection of poultry producers and poultry processing facilities. Standard. (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Poultry” has the same meaning as provided in section 22-326s; and (2) “Producer” means any person, firm or corporation engaged in the breeding, raisin…