Title 7 — Title 7: Municipalities

Sec. 7-151a. Establishment of lake authorities. Withdrawal of town. (a) As used in this section, “state waters” means all waters within the territorial limits of the state except navigable waters of the United States. Any two or more towns which have within their territorial limi…

Sec. 7-151b. Appointment of lake patrolmen. Requirements for carrying a firearm or baton by lake patrolmen. Liability. Training courses. (a) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may appoint lake patrolmen to enforce any boating laws delegated by said commission…

Sec. 7-151c. Lake authority retention fees for boating law fines. Schedule. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall establish a schedule of retention fees for lake authorities that provides for the amount of any fine issued by such authority, to any person w…

Secs. 7-152 and 7-152a. Keeping of snakes. Municipal garden program; ordinance establishing; indemnification of municipality. Sections 7-152 and 7-152a are repealed. (1951, S. 278d; P.A. 75-497, S. 3, 4; P.A. 82-327, S. 12.)

Sec. 7-152b. Hearing procedure for parking violations. (a) Any town, city or borough may establish by ordinance a parking violation hearing procedure in accordance with this section. The Superior Court shall be authorized to enforce the assessments and judgments provided for unde…

Sec. 7-152c. Hearing procedure for citations. (a) Any municipality as defined in subsection (a) of section 7-148 may establish by ordinance a citation hearing procedure in accordance with this section. The Superior Court shall be authorized to enforce the assessments and judgment…

Sec. 7-152d. Civil penalty for illegal disposal of solid waste at municipal landfill. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 51-164p, any municipality may by ordinance establish a civil penalty for the illegal disposal of solid waste at a landfill operated by the municipality,…

Sec. 7-152e. Ordinances re unregistered motor vehicles. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes or special act, municipal charter or ordinance, any municipality may, by ordinance adopted by its legislative body, establish a fine to be imposed against any owner o…

Sec. 7-152f. Ordinances re illegal gifts, sales and transfers of cannabis. Any municipality may establish, by ordinance, a fine for violations of section 21a-421hhh, provided the amount of any such fine shall not be greater than one thousand dollars per violation. Any police offi…

Sec. 7-152g. Ordinances, orders and regulations re battery-charged security fences. (a) For purposes of this section, “battery-charged security fence” means an alarm system and ancillary components, or equipment attached to such system, including, but not limited to, a fence, an …

Secs. 7-153 to 7-156. Regulation of sewerage facilities. Towns may make ordinances concerning matters not covered by statute and fix penalty. Loitering of children; public markets. Sections 7-153 to 7-156, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 623, 636, 643, 4147; 1953, S. 2130…

Sec. 7-157. Publication. Referendum. Publication of summary. (a) Ordinances may be enacted by the legislative body of any town, city, borough or fire district. Any such ordinance so enacted, except when enacted at a town or district meeting, shall become effective thirty days aft…

Sec. 7-158. Exemption. Section 7-158 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 621; 1961, P.A. 517, S. 88.)

Sec. 7-159. Validity of prior ordinances, bylaws and regulations. Any valid ordinances, bylaws or regulations adopted prior to October 1, 1957, under the provisions of the general statutes shall remain valid until altered or repealed under the provisions of this chapter. Nothing …

Sec. 7-159a. Joint public hearing authorized on proposal requiring multiagency approval. Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, any special act or any municipal ordinance, the legislative body of any municipality may, by ordinance, establish procedures for the hol…

Sec. 7-159b. Preapplication review of use of property. Notwithstanding any other provision of the general statutes, prior to the submission of an application for use of property under chapters 124, 126, 440 and 541 or any other provision of the general statutes authorizing an aut…

Sec. 7-159c. Reconstruction or repair of residence, building, structure or other improvement to real property damaged or destroyed by acts of nature. Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, any municipality may, by ordinance, provide that any person, firm or corpor…

Sec. 7-159d. Climate Change and Coastal Resiliency Reserve Fund. Authorized. Investment of funds. Report. Use of funds. Discontinuance of fund. (a) Upon the recommendation of the chief executive officer of a municipality and approval of the budget-making authority of the municipa…

Secs. 7-160 to 7-163. Refining of oils regulated. Procedure prior to construction of oil refineries. Transportation of garbage; plants for treatment. Method of transportation; appeal. Coasting on highways. Sections 7-160 to 7-163, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 637, 4144…

Sec. 7-163a. Municipal liability for ice and snow on public sidewalks. (a) Any town, city, borough, consolidated town and city or consolidated town and borough may, by ordinance, adopt the provisions of this section. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 13a-149 or any ot…

Sec. 7-163b. Annual municipal reports re telecommunications towers and antennas. Section 7-163b is repealed, effective July 1, 2014. (P.A. 04-226, S. 1; P.A. 14-19, S. 3.)

Sec. 7-163c. Municipal telecommunications plan. On or after January 1, 2007, each municipality may develop a municipal telecommunications coverage plan. Such plan shall consider the information provided to the municipality pursuant to subsection (a) of section 16-50ee, and may in…

Sec. 7-163d. Establishment of municipal authority to develop or redevelop single parcel. On or before December 31, 2005, any municipality that (1) has a population between twenty-five and thirty thousand persons as enumerated in the 2000 federal decennial census, (2) occupies a t…

Sec. 7-163e. Public hearing on the sale, lease or transfer of real property owned by a municipality. (a) The legislative body of a municipality, or in any municipality where the legislative body is a town meeting or representative town meeting, the board of selectmen, shall condu…

Secs. 7-164 to 7-168. Sunday: Concerts; motion pictures; dancing; theatrical entertainment; sports; trade shows; dog shows; trials and races, horse shows and races. Sections 7-164 to 7-168, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 699–702; 1949, S. 276d, 277d; 1957, P.A. 13, S. 20…

Sec. 7-168a. Surcharge on admission charge for event held at facility located within municipality. (a)(1) A municipality may, by ordinance, impose a surcharge on the admission charge for any event that is held at a facility located within the municipality. The amount of such surc…

Sec. 7-169. Bingo. (a) Definitions. For the purposes of this section and section 7-169a, “bingo game” means a game in which each player receives a card containing several rows of numbers and, as numbers are drawn or otherwise obtained by chance and publicly announced, the player …

Sec. 7-169a. Registration with municipal official. Definitions. Every organization desiring to apply for a permit under subsection (d) of section 7-169 to operate bingo games shall, before making any such application, register with the municipal official on forms furnished by the…

Sec. 7-169b. Report re receipts, expenses and profit. Section 7-169b is repealed. (February, 1965, P.A. 451, S. 7; P.A. 77-614, S. 486, 610; P.A. 78-280, S. 12, 127; P.A. 81-276, S. 1; P.A. 86-419, S. 6, 25; P.A. 88-363, S. 6, 7.)

Sec. 7-169c. Recreational bingo for senior citizens. Definitions. Registrations. Records. (a) For the purposes of this section, “bingo game” and “municipal official” have the same meaning as provided in subsection (a) of section 7-169. (b) Any organization whose membership consis…

Sec. 7-169d. Bingo products. Registration of manufacturer or equipment dealer. Fee. Approval of products. Revocation of registration. Regulations. (a) For the purposes of this section, (1) “bingo game” has the same meaning as provided in section 7-169, and (2) “bingo products” me…

Sec. 7-169e. Recreational bingo for parent teacher associations or organizations. Requirements. Definitions. Records. Exemption. (a) For the purposes of this section, “bingo game” and “municipal official” have the same meaning as provided in subsection (a) of section 7-169. (b) A…

Secs. 7-169f and 7-169g. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 7-169h. Sealed tickets. Definitions. Permits to sell. Fees. Regulations. Suspension or revocation of permit. Cease and desist order. Notice. Hearing. Appeals. Penalty. (a) For the purposes of this section and section 7-169i: (1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Consu…

Sec. 7-169i. Sealed ticket machine. Registration of manufacturer or dealer. Fee. Revocation. Regulations. (a) No permittee pursuant to section 7-169h may use a mechanical or electronic ticket dispensing machine to sell sealed tickets unless such machine is owned in full by the pe…

Sec. 7-170. Bazaars and raffles; definitions. As used in this section and sections 7-171 to 7-186, inclusive, unless otherwise provided: (1) “Applicant” means the sponsoring organization solely responsible for all charities participating in the bazaar or raffle; (2) “Bazaar” mean…

Sec. 7-171. Adoption of bazaar and raffle law. Opt-out. (a) Prior to October 1, 2023, any town, city or borough may, by ordinance, adopt the provisions of sections 7-170 to 7-186, inclusive, and the chief executive authority of any town, city or borough shall, upon the petition o…

Sec. 7-172. Qualifications for sponsorship of or participation in bazaar or raffle. Ticket sale. No bazaar or raffle may be promoted, operated or conducted in any municipality after the adoption of the provisions of sections 7-170 to 7-186, inclusive, unless such bazaar or raffle…

Sec. 7-173. Application for permit. (a) For the purposes of this section, “municipal official” means the chief of police of the municipality, or if there is no police department, the chief executive officer of the municipality, where the bazaar or raffle is to be conducted. (b) A…

Sec. 7-174. Investigation of applicant. After receipt of an application pursuant to section 7-173, the municipal official, as defined in said section, shall, for any permit where the total aggregate prize would exceed seven thousand five hundred dollars, make or cause to be made …

Sec. 7-175. Kinds of permits. Permits under the provisions of sections 7-170 to 7-186, inclusive, shall be of seven kinds. “Class No. 1” permits shall allow the operation of a raffle which shall be consummated within three months of the granting of the permit and the aggregate va…

Sec. 7-175a. Marketability of title to real property as prize under “Class No. 6” permit. Section 7-175a is repealed. (P.A. 82-462, S. 2, 3; P.A. 89-214, S. 25, 26.)

Sec. 7-176. Permit fees. The fees to be charged for permits issued pursuant to section 7-175 shall be as follows: A “Class No. 1” permit, not to exceed seventy-five dollars; a “Class No. 2” permit, not to exceed thirty dollars; a “Class No. 3” permit, not to exceed sixty dollars …

Sec. 7-177. Prizes. (a) All prizes given at any bazaar or raffle shall be merchandise, tangible personal property or a ticket, coupon, gift card or gift certificate, entitling the winner to merchandise, tangible personal property, services, transportation on a common carrier by l…

Sec. 7-177a. Cash prizes permitted. Special checking account. (a) Any sponsoring organization with a “Class No. 1”, “Class No. 2”, or “Class No. 4” permit that is qualified to conduct a raffle under section 7-172 or 7-185a may conduct a frog-race, duck-race or traditional raffle …

Sec. 7-178. Equipment. Expenses. Information required on raffle ticket. Rental from out-of-state dealer. (a) No bazaar or raffle shall be conducted with any equipment except such as is owned absolutely or used without payment of any compensation therefor by the permittee or as is…

Sec. 7-179. Certain advertising prohibited. Exceptions. Section 7-179 is repealed, effective October 1, 2014. (1955, S. 300d; P.A. 10-10, S. 1; P.A. 14-24, S. 7.)

Sec. 7-180. Change in facts on application to be reported. If there is any change in the facts set forth in the application for a permit to conduct a bazaar or raffle subsequent to the making of such application, the applicant shall immediately notify the municipal official of su…

Sec. 7-181. Suspension or revocation of registration or permit. Cease and desist order. Notice of violation. Hearing. Penalty. Appeals. (a) For the purposes of this section, “municipal official” means the chief of police of the municipality, or if there is no police department, t…

Sec. 7-182. Report re receipts, number and price of tickets sold, expenses, profit and list of prizes with a retail value of fifty dollars or more. Any sponsoring organization that holds, operates or conducts any bazaar or raffle, and its members who were in charge thereof, shall…