(a) No person shall sell or exchange, or offer for sale or exchange, or have in his possession with intent to sell or exchange, any milk powder or evaporated milk or cream except in the original packages in which the same are packed by the manufacturer or maker thereof, and each such package shall be plainly marked so as to show the contents thereof, the ingredients composing such contents and identification of the processing plant.
(b) No person shall sell or exchange, or offer for sale or exchange, or have in his possession with intent to sell or exchange, any milk powder in this state originating from any country or area outside the United States unless such country or area is certified to be free from rinderpest, African swine fever and foot and mouth disease by the United States Department of Agriculture and the Commissioner of Agriculture.
(1949 Rev., S. 3197; 1967, P.A. 80; P.A. 76-148, S. 1; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(e); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)
History: 1967 act required that package be marked to identify processing plant; P.A. 76-148 added Subsec. (b) re sales of milk powder from foreign country; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Agriculture with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals
Chapter 430 - Milk and Milk Products
Section 22-127. - Definitions.
Section 22-128a. - Schedule of fees.
Section 22-129a. - Seizure and embargo.
Section 22-130. - Authority of commissioner limited.
Section 22-131. - Milk Regulation Board.
Section 22-131a. - Transfer of Milk Regulation Board to Department of Consumer Protection.
Section 22-131b. - Milk Regulation Board study of state dairy industry. Report to General Assembly.
Section 22-132. - Meetings of Milk Regulation Board.
Section 22-133. - Regulations of Milk Regulation Board.
Section 22-134. - Violation of regulations of board or orders of commissioner. Civil penalty.
Section 22-137. - Permits for places where milk or cream is received.
Section 22-137a. - Connecticut Milk Promotion Board. Membership. Duties.
Section 22-137b. - Certification of the Connecticut Milk Promotion Board.
Section 22-139. - Tests to be made by licensed tester.
Section 22-140. - Samples to be taken by licensed samplers.
Section 22-141. - Weighing or gaging to be by licensed weigher or gager.
Section 22-144a. - Testing butterfat milk content.
Section 22-145. - Disposition of fees.
Section 22-146. - Examination of records and apparatus.
Section 22-148. - Proceedings for violation.
Section 22-152. - Standard quality of milk.
Section 22-160. - Milk powder, evaporated milk or cream. Foreign milk powder.
Section 22-163 and 22-164. - Milk or cream; containers. Printed notices.
Section 22-165. - Samples of milk, cream and milk products; analysis. Fees.
Section 22-166. - Sale of milk from emaciated or diseased animals. Civil penalty.
Section 22-167. - Local regulations for the sale of milk.
Section 22-169. - Appeals from local authorities.
Section 22-170. - Appeal from board.
Section 22-171. - Filled milk.
Section 22-172. - Registration of producers. Permits. Penalty.
Section 22-173. - Registration of dealers. Permits. Labeling. Civil penalty. Information required.
Section 22-174. - Out-of-state cream source permits. Inspection of cream source.
Section 22-181. - Application for permit by new producer.
Section 22-182. - When approval or inspection of additional farms not required.
Section 22-182a. - Duties of commissioner if Federal Milk Order suspended or terminated.
Section 22-184. - Permits required for out-of-state plants and producing farms. Exemption.
Section 22-184a. - Permits for out-of-state plants which do not ship milk to this state.
Section 22-185. - Temporary permit for receiving cream.
Section 22-188. - Carriers of communicable diseases not to handle milk or utensils.
Section 22-191. - Preparation of milk.
Section 22-192. - Chocolate milk. Flavored milk.
Section 22-192a. - Sale of milk as from tested cows.
Section 22-193. - Milk and cream sold at retail or served in public eating places.
Section 22-194. - Pasteurized milk and milk products.
Section 22-195. - Permits for pasteurization. Bottling process. Injunction.
Section 22-196. - Pasteurization within the state. Permits for imported pasteurized milk or cream.
Section 22-197. - Labeling of receptacle containing pasteurized milk or cream.
Section 22-197a. - Pasteurization, processing or sale date need not appear on cap.
Section 22-197b. - Last sale date required on containers. Regulations. Penalty.
Section 22-202 and 22-203. - Health certificates for employees in pasteurization plants. Penalty.
Section 22-203c. - Regulations.
Section 22-203e. - Definitions.
Section 22-203f. - Transportation of milk by bulk milk pickup tanker. Permit.