The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may refuse to grant distributor registration or renewal of registration and may revoke or suspend registration following a hearing in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54. Any violation of the provisions of this part or of section 22a-66z or a regulation adopted thereunder, applicable to registered distributors, shall be grounds for revocation, refusal to renew or suspension of registration including, but not be limited to, the following: (1) Falsification of records required to be maintained pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of section 22a-58 or refusal to keep and maintain such records; (2) neglecting or refusing to comply with or violating any of the provisions of this part, the regulations adopted thereunder, or any lawful order of the commissioner; (3) the distribution, sale or offering for sale of any restricted use pesticide to any person unless that person is a commercial supervisor or a private applicator certified under section 22a-54 or under subsection (a) of section 23-61a or section 23-61b, or a seller registered under section 22a-56; (4) distribution, sale or offering for sale any permit use pesticide to any person unless that person has a permit issued in accordance with the provisions of this part, subsection (a) of section 23-61a or section 23-61b, or to a seller registered under section 22a-56; (5) the distribution, sale, offering for sale, holding for sale or offering to deliver any restricted or permit use pesticide without distributor registration under section 22a-56.
(P.A. 87-261, S. 11; P.A. 02-89, S. 58; P.A. 11-80, S. 1; P.A. 14-187, S. 32.)
History: P.A. 02-89 replaced references to “sections 23-61b to 23-61d, inclusive” with references to “section 23-61b”, reflecting repeal of Sec. 23-61d by the same public act; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Commissioner of Environmental Protection” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 14-187 deleted reference to Sec. 22a-66y, effective June 11, 2014.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 22a - Environmental Protection
Chapter 441 - Pesticide Control
Section 22a-46. - Short title: Connecticut Pesticide Control Act.
Section 22a-47. - Definitions.
Section 22a-47a. - Exemption for certain uses of lime.
Section 22a-48. - Registration required. Exceptions. Categorization of pesticides.
Section 22a-49. - Registration statement. Criteria for registration.
Section 22a-51. - Pesticide experimental use permit.
Section 22a-54a. - Golf course fee.
Section 22a-55. - Regulations regarding application of pesticides; penalties.
Section 22a-56. - Registration of pesticide distributors. Regulations. Fee.
Section 22a-56a. - Grounds for refusal to grant registration.
Section 22a-56b. - New registration after suspension or revocation.
Section 22a-57. - Restrictions on sale of pesticides.
Section 22a-58. - Records to be kept by distributors and applicators.
Section 22a-59. - Enforcement authority: Inspections, samples, warrants.
Section 22a-60. - Trade secrets and business information protected. Declaratory judgments.
Section 22a-61a. - Prohibition re neonicotinoid applications on linden or basswood trees.
Section 22a-63. - Penalties: Fine, imprisonment.
Section 22a-64. - Exemption from or suspension of provisions.
Section 22a-65. - Commissioner's duties. Pesticide Advisory Council.
Section 22a-66. - Commissioner's powers, hearings, regulations.
Section 22a-66a. - Notification of the application of pesticides. Registry. Regulations. Penalty.
Section 22a-66c. - Registration of pesticide application businesses. Application. Fee.
Section 22a-66d. - Action by the commissioner.
Section 22a-66e. - Grounds for denial.
Section 22a-66f. - Employment of commercial supervisory pesticide applicator.
Section 22a-66g. - Records. Availability.
Section 22a-66i. - Action of officer or agent deemed to be action of pesticide application business.
Section 22a-66j. - Regulations.
Section 22a-66k. - Utilities pesticide management plan. Notice of application.
Section 22a-66n. - Residential automatic pesticide misting system. Prohibition. Regulations. Fine.
Section 22a-66y. (Formerly Sec. 19-300t). - Sale, use or possession of sodium fluoroacetate.
Section 22a-66z. (Formerly Sec. 19-300u). - Permits for use of pesticides in state waters.