The Commissioner of Agriculture shall have the power to investigate and regulate all phases of the milk industry in this state, including the production, handling, transportation, manufacture, storage, distribution, purchase and sale of milk and milk products; provided nothing herein shall affect other statutes pertaining thereto except as herein specified.
(1949 Rev., S. 3114, 3118; June, 1955, S. 1729d; February, 1965, P.A. 574, S. 30; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 446, 448; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(e); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)
History: 1965 act deleted provision re governor's appointment of milk administrator and transferred duties formerly held by milk administrator to commissioner of agriculture and natural resources; 1971 act replaced commissioner of agriculture and natural resources with commissioner of agriculture; 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of Agriculture with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp.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.
Cited. 132 C. 533.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 22 - Agriculture. Domestic Animals
Section 22-204. - Legislative findings, purpose and policy.
Section 22-205. - Definitions.
Section 22-206. - Powers and duties of Commissioner of Agriculture.
Section 22-208. - Official seal.
Section 22-209 to 22-211. - Report to Governor. Regulations. Complaints and investigations.
Section 22-211a. - Regulations.
Section 22-212. - Coordination with other authorities.
Section 22-213. - Encouragement of cooperative marketing.
Section 22-224. - Information and records.
Section 22-225. - Confidential information; public data.
Section 22-226. - Statements of purchases from producers.
Section 22-227. - Inspection and audit.
Section 22-228. - Subpoena; punishment for contempt.
Section 22-229. - Dealers required to be licensed.
Section 22-229a. - Sanitation, handling, storage and processing requirements for milk dealers.
Section 22-230. - License applications.
Section 22-231. - Grounds for refusal, suspension or revocation of license.
Section 22-232. - Revocation of license; prior violations.
Section 22-233. - Conditional licenses.
Section 22-234. - Hearings; service of rulings.
Section 22-235. - Method of computation of license fees.
Section 22-235a. - Method of computation of license fees for milk dealers. Regulations.
Section 22-236. - License fees. Regulations. Waiver.
Section 22-237. - Issuance and display of certificate.
Section 22-239. - Commissioner may require bonds or other security of milk dealers.
Section 22-240. - Amount of bond or other security.
Section 22-241. - Standards for determining bond as security requirement.
Section 22-242a. - Bond of subdealer of milk.
Section 22-242b. - Payment by dealer for milk purchased from another dealer.
Section 22-243. - Unfair trade practices.
Section 22-244. - Disruption of market.
Section 22-245. - Cease and desist directives. Corrective terms and conditions.
Section 22-246. - Regulations.
Section 22-247. - Penalties; review.
Section 22-248. - Petition for reconsideration of order or regulation; appeal.
Section 22-249. - Appeal from rulings relating to application or license.
Section 22-254. - Enforcement by injunction.
Section 22-255. - Civil penalty.
Section 22-256. - Penalties and remedies to be concurrent.
Section 22-257. - Bond for prosecution not required of commissioner.
Section 22-258. - Severability.
Section 22-259. - Interstate commerce.
Section 22-259a. - Assessment of producers for administration of act.
Section 22-260 to 22-264. - Connecticut Wholesale Milk Producers' Council.
Section 22-265. - Establishment of fund.
Section 22-265a. - Payments to dairy farmers to offset low milk prices.