Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 418 - Uniform Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act
Section 21a-97. (Formerly Sec. 19-217). - Prosecution for violation. Hearing before report of criminal violation.

(a) Each state's attorney or assistant state's attorney of the Superior Court to whom the commissioner reports any violation of this chapter shall cause appropriate proceedings to be instituted without delay, and to be prosecuted as prescribed by law.

(b) Before any violation of this chapter, except for any violation of subdivision (l) of section 21a-93, is reported by the commissioner to any such attorney for the institution of a criminal proceeding, the person against whom such proceeding is contemplated shall be given appropriate notice and an opportunity to present his views to the commissioner, either orally or in writing, with regard to such contemplated proceeding.
(1949 Rev., S. 3935; 1961, P.A. 517, S. 58; P.A. 74-183, S. 228, 291; P.A. 76-436, S. 197, 681; P.A. 80-291.)
History: 1961 act substituted prosecuting attorney of circuit court for town or city prosecuting attorney; P.A. 74-183 replaced circuit court with court of common pleas in Subsec. (a), effective December 31, 1974; P.A. 76-436 replaced prosecuting attorney with assistant state's attorney and court of common pleas with superior court and deleted “in the proper courts” referring to institution of proceedings in Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 80-291 added exception re violations of Sec. 19-213(l) in Subsec. (b); Sec. 19-217 transferred to Sec. 21a-97 in 1983.
Annotations to former section 19-217:
Cited. 179 C. 471.
Cited. 15 CS 11.

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