Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 427a - Connecticut Fertilizer Law of 2008
Section 22-111l. - Revocation, refusal or suspension of registration.

The commissioner may revoke, refuse or suspend the registration of any brand of fertilizer or refuse to register any brand of fertilizer as herein provided, upon satisfactory evidence that the registrant or applicant for registration has violated any provision of this chapter or has used fraudulent or deceptive practices in the evasion or attempted evasion of the provisions of this chapter or any regulations adopted thereunder; provided no registration shall be revoked, refused or suspended until the registrant has been given the opportunity to appear for a hearing by the commissioner or the commissioner's designee.

(February, 1965, P.A. 198, S. 12; P.A. 73-278, S. 8, 21; P.A. 09-229, S. 17.)
History: P.A. 73-278 replaced “director”, i.e. director of Agricultural Experiment Station with “commissioner”, i.e. commissioner of agriculture; P.A. 09-229 substituted “revoke, refuse or suspend” for “cancel”, deleted “commercial” re fertilizer, added provision re violation of chapter, added “or the commissioner's designee” and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2009.

Structure Connecticut General Statutes

Connecticut General Statutes

Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals

Chapter 427a - Connecticut Fertilizer Law of 2008

Section 22-111a. - Short title: Connecticut Fertilizer Law of 2008.

Section 22-111b. - Definitions.

Section 22-111c. - Registration of brands and grades. Fee. Regulations.

Section 22-111d. - Labeling.

Section 22-111e. - Inspection fees. Tonnage reports by distributors.

Section 22-111f. - Entry, inspection, sampling and analysis.

Section 22-111g. - Misbranded fertilizers.

Section 22-111h. - Written reports by distributors and sellers. Confidentiality of report information.

Section 22-111i. - Publication of information by director.

Section 22-111j. - Regulations.

Section 22-111k. - Penalty for short weight.

Section 22-111l. - Revocation, refusal or suspension of registration.

Section 22-111m. - Stop sale, use or removal orders.

Section 22-111n. - Seizure of noncomplying fertilizers.

Section 22-111o. - Procedure re violations. Notice and hearing. Fine. Injunctions.

Section 22-111p. - Sales and exchanges between importers, manufacturers or manipulators.

Section 22-111q. - Appeals.

Section 22-111r. - Administration and enforcement.

Section 22-111s. - Special acts and municipal ordinances or regulations superceded.

Section 22-111t. - Guarantees. Inspection and analysis. Deficiencies. Penalties.

Section 22-111u. - Commissioner to determine and publish values.

Section 22-111v. - Distribution of adulterated fertilizer prohibited.

Section 22-111w. - Storage of bulk fertilizers. Best management practices for fertilizer use and application.

Section 22-111x. - Cooperation and agreements with agencies of state, other states and federal government.