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Chapter 416 - Department of Consumer Protection
Section 21a-1. (Formerly Sec. 19-170a). - Department and Commissioner of Consumer Protection. Department to be successor agency to Department of Public Safety, Division of Special Revenue and Gaming Policy Board re certain functions. - (a) There shall be a Department of Consumer Protection which...
Section 21a-1a. - Commissioner and Department of Consumer Protection substituted for former commissioner and department. - (a)(1) Wherever the term “Department of Public Safety” is used...
Section 21a-1b. - Commissioner and Department of Consumer Protection substituted for former executive director and division. - (a)(1) Wherever the term “executive director of the Division of...
Section 21a-1c. - Appointment of director. - The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may appoint a director to...
Section 21a-2. (Formerly Sec. 19-170e). - Toll-free telephone line for consumer inquiries and complaints. Processing of consumer complaints and other matters. Notification to respondent. Fine for failure to respond. Notices of administrative enforcem... - (a) A toll-free telephone line, available to consumers throughout the...
Section 21a-3. (Formerly Sec. 19-171c). - Division of Consumer Education. - The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall establish a Division of...
Section 21a-3a. - Public awareness campaign for elderly consumers re resistance to marketing tactics and scams. - The Department of Consumer Protection, in collaboration with the Department...
Section 21a-4. (Formerly Sec. 19-171b). - Refund of fees for unused permits. Fine for payment by check or electronic funds transfer returned as uncollectible. Fine for late renewal of license, certificate or registration. Reinstatement of lapsed lice... - (a) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may refund to any...
Section 21a-5. (Formerly Sec. 19-171d). - Federal funds, separate account authorized. - The Commissioner of Consumer Protection is authorized to do all...
Section 21a-6. (Formerly Sec. 19-171e). - Boards and commissions within Department of Consumer Protection. - The following boards shall be within the Department of Consumer...
Section 21a-7. (Formerly Sec. 19-171f). - Powers and duties of boards and commissions within Department of Consumer Protection. - (a) Each board or commission within the Department of Consumer...
Section 21a-8. (Formerly Sec. 19-171g). - Department's and commissioner's powers and duties re boards and commissions. - (a) The Department of Consumer Protection shall have the following...
Section 21a-8a. - Consumer protection enforcement account. - (a) There is established an account to be known as...
Section 21a-9. (Formerly Sec. 19-171h). - Uniform rules of procedure. Regulations re subjects within jurisdiction of boards and commissions within Department of Consumer Protection. Prohibited acts by practitioners. Rejection of decisions with antico... - (a) With regard to the boards and commissions within the...
Section 21a-10. (Formerly Sec. 19-171i). - Commissioner of Consumer Protection authorized to establish, combine or abolish divisions, sections or other units, exception. Deputy commissioner. Regulations re staggered schedule for renewal of licenses.... - (a) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may establish, combine or...
Section 21a-10a. - Retirement status license. - (a) Any person currently holding a license issued by the...
Section 21a-11. (Formerly Sec. 19-171). - Powers and duties of commissioner. - (a) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may, subject to the...
Section 21a-11a. - Complaints against new home construction contractors, home improvement contractors and salesmen and unregistered persons. Study. Report. - (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Commissioner” means the...
Section 21a-11b. - Issuance of license, permit, certification or registration to certain persons with license, permit, certification or registration from another United States jurisdiction. Requirements. - (a) An occupational or professional license, permit, certification or registration...
Section 21a-12. (Formerly Sec. 19-170f). - Use of chemicals in removing soot from chimneys and flues. - (a) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection is directed to prepare...
Section 21a-12a. - Training and education program on playground safety. Regulations. - (a) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall develop a training...
Section 21a-12b. - Reusable food and beverage containers containing bisphenol-A: Prohibition; enforcement. - (a) For the purposes of this section, “reusable food or...
Section 21a-12c. - Infant formula and baby food receptacles containing bisphenol-A: Prohibition; existing inventory; enforcement. - (a) For the purposes of this section, (1) “infant formula”...
Section 21a-12d. - Children's jewelry containing cadmium: Prohibition; enforcement. - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Cadmium” means elemental...
Section 21a-12e. - Thermal receipt paper containing bisphenol-A: Prohibition; enforcement. - (a) For the purposes of this section, “thermal receipt paper”...
Section 21a-12f. - Program for collection and disposal of unwanted pharmaceuticals. Public awareness campaign. Regulations. - (a) The Department of Consumer Protection shall, in consultation with...
Section 21a-12g. - Documents re safe storage of prescription drugs, cannabis and cannabis products. Publication. - Not later than December 1, 2022, the Department of Consumer...
Chapter 417 - General Provisions. Pure Food and Drugs
Section 21a-13. (Formerly Sec. 19-171a). - Powers concerning kosher food. - Section 21a-13 is repealed, effective July 1, 2016. (1959, P.A....
Section 21a-14. (Formerly Sec. 19-172). - Oleomargarine. - Any article resembling butter and not made wholly from milk...
Section 21a-15. (Formerly Sec. 19-173). - Definition of colored oleomargarine. - For the purpose of sections 21a-16 and 21a-17, colored oleomargarine...
Section 21a-16. (Formerly Sec. 19-174). - Sale of oleomargarine. Label. - (a) No person shall sell or offer for sale colored...
Section 21a-17. (Formerly Sec. 19-175). - Serving of colored oleomargarine in public eating places. - No person shall serve colored oleomargarine or colored margarine at...
Section 21a-18. (Formerly Sec. 19-176). - License to manufacture or sell renovated butter. - Section 21a-18 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 3886; 1949, 1953,...
Section 21a-19. (Formerly Sec. 19-177). - Penalty. - Any person violating any provision of sections 21a-14 to 21a-17,...
Section 21a-20. (Formerly Sec. 19-178). - Renovated or process butter. - No person, by himself or agent, or otherwise, shall sell,...
Section 21a-21. (Formerly Sec. 19-179). - Print butter. - No person shall, by himself, his servant or agent, sell...
Section 21a-22. (Formerly Sec. 19-180). - Sale of equine meat in public eating places. - No person, firm or corporation conducting a public eating place...
Section 21a-23. (Formerly Sec. 19-181). - Adulteration of molasses. - Section 21a-23 is repealed, effective October 1, 2002. (1949 Rev.,...
Section 21a-24. (Formerly Sec. 19-181a). - Misuse of the word “honey” in labels and brand names. Penalty. - (a) As used in this section, “honey” means the natural...
Section 21a-24a. - Sale of acidified food products, jams, jellies and preserves. - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Acidified food product”...
Section 21a-24b. - Sale of maple syrup. - (a) As used in this section, “residential farm” means property...
Section 21a-25. (Formerly Sec. 19-182). - Impure vinegar. - (a) No person shall make, sell, offer or expose for...
Section 21a-26. (Formerly Sec. 19-183). - Sale of vinegar regulated. - No person shall make and sell, or make and offer...
Section 21a-27. (Formerly Sec. 19-183a). - Definitions. - For purposes of sections 21a-27 to 21a-30, inclusive: (1) “Flour”...
Section 21a-28. (Formerly Sec. 19-183b). - Standards of identity, quality and fill of container for flour, bread, rolls, corn meal, grits, rice or macaroni. - It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, mix,...
Section 21a-29. (Formerly Sec. 19-183c). - Analyses, examinations and investigations. Regulations. - (a) The commissioner is authorized to take samples for analysis...
Section 21a-30. (Formerly Sec. 19-183d). - Penalty. - Any person who violates any of the provisions of sections...
Section 21a-31. (Formerly Sec. 19-184). - Adulteration of turpentine. - Section 21a-31 is repealed, effective October 1, 2002. (1949 Rev.,...
Section 21a-32. (Formerly Sec. 19-185). - Sale and use of articles containing wood alcohol. - Any person who sells, exchanges, offers for sale or exchange...
Section 21a-33. (Formerly Sec. 19-186). - Penalty for sale of adulterated liquors. - Any person who sells or exposes for sale any ale,...
Section 21a-34. (Formerly Sec. 19-193a). - Vending machines. Definitions. - As used in sections 21a-34 to 21a-45, inclusive, unless the...
Section 21a-35. (Formerly Sec. 19-193b). - Vending machine operator's license. - (a) No person shall, by himself or through any agent...
Section 21a-36. (Formerly Sec. 19-193c). - Vending machine operator's license fees. - (a) The applicant for a vending machine operator's license shall...
Section 21a-37. (Formerly Sec. 19-193d). - Display of license. Expiration. Change in location. Conversion of machine. - (a) Vending machine operators' licenses shall be of such size...
Section 21a-38. (Formerly Sec. 19-193e). - Suspension or revocation of license. - (a) The commissioner may suspend or revoke any license issued...
Section 21a-39. (Formerly Sec. 19-193f). - Adulteration or misbranding. - (a) No person shall sell or offer or expose for...
Section 21a-40. (Formerly Sec. 19-193g). - Inspections. - (a) The commissioner shall cause to be inspected regularly all...
Section 21a-41. (Formerly Sec. 19-193h). - Sanitary provisions. - (a) Any food, beverage or ingredient sold or offered or...
Section 21a-42. (Formerly Sec. 19-193i). - Food from out-of-state commissaries. - Foods, beverages and ingredients from commissaries outside the jurisdiction of...
Section 21a-43. (Formerly Sec. 19-193j). - Regulations. Municipal ordinances. - (a) The commissioner may adopt such rules and regulations as...
Section 21a-44. (Formerly Sec. 19-193k). - Exemptions. - The provisions of sections 21a-34 to 21a-45, inclusive, shall not...
Section 21a-45. (Formerly Sec. 19-193l). - Penalty. - Any person who violates the provisions of sections 21a-34 to...
Section 21a-46. (Formerly Sec. 19-193m). - Information on vending machines. - Each vending machine used in dispensing merchandise or performing service...
Section 21a-47. (Formerly Sec. 19-193n). - Penalty. - Any person who violates any provision of subsection (b) of...
Section 21a-48. (Formerly Sec. 19-194a). - Frozen desserts; definitions. - When used in sections 21a-49 to 21a-59, inclusive, the following...
Section 21a-49. (Formerly Sec. 19-195). - Records. - Each manufacturer of frozen desserts and frozen dessert mix shall...
Section 21a-50. (Formerly Sec. 19-196). - Statistical reports. - Each manufacturer of frozen desserts and frozen dessert mix for...
Section 21a-51. (Formerly Sec. 19-197). - Application for license by manufacturer of frozen desserts and mixes. - (a) Each manufacturer of frozen desserts and frozen dessert mix...
Section 21a-52. (Formerly Sec. 19-198). - License fees. - The license fee for a retail manufacturer of frozen desserts...
Section 21a-53. (Formerly Sec. 19-199). - Issuance of license. - The Commissioner of Consumer Protection, if satisfied that the plant...
Section 21a-54. (Formerly Sec. 19-200). - Revocation or suspension of license. - Any license may be revoked by the Commissioner of Consumer...
Section 21a-55. (Formerly Sec. 19-201). - Appeal. - The action of the Commissioner of Consumer Protection in refusing...
Section 21a-56. (Formerly Sec. 19-202). - Prohibition as to sale. - No person shall sell, advertise or offer or expose for...
Section 21a-57. (Formerly Sec. 19-203). - False labeling of product and illegal use of equipment. - (1) No person shall sell or offer or expose for...
Section 21a-58. (Formerly Sec. 19-204a). - Regulations. - The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall, from time to time,...
Section 21a-59. (Formerly Sec. 19-205). - Penalty. - Any person who violates any provision of sections 21a-49 to...
Section 21a-60. (Formerly Sec. 19-206). - Refrigerated lockers. - Section 21a-60 is repealed, effective October 1, 1999. (1949 Rev.,...
Section 21a-61. (Formerly Sec. 19-207). - Storage and transportation of quick-frozen foods. - (a) No person, firm or corporation engaged in the business...
Section 21a-62. (Formerly Sec. 19-208). - Analysis of food. - The local health authority of any city, borough or town...
Section 21a-62a. - Preparation of food in residential dwelling for sale. Regulations. - (a) Preparation of food in a private residential dwelling for...
Section 21a-62b. - Definitions. - For the purposes of this section and sections 21a-62c to...
Section 21a-62c. - Cottage food operations. Examination of premises. Licensure requirements. - (a) All cottage food operations shall be licensed annually by...
Section 21a-62d. - Limitation on total annual gross sales. Direct sale to consumer. Authorized food products. Display of license. - (a) Total annual gross sales for a cottage food operation...
Section 21a-62e. - Inspection of cottage food operation. - (a) The commissioner may inspect a cottage food operation at...
Section 21a-62f. - Authorized food items. Prohibited food items. - (a) A cottage food operation may produce food items that...
Section 21a-62g. - Prepackaged food products. Labels. - If a cottage food operation sells cottage food products that...
Section 21a-62h. - Cottage food operation requirements. License suspension and revocation. Hearing. Cost of inspection. - (a) Each cottage food operation shall comply with the following...
Section 21a-63. (Formerly Sec. 19-210h). - State clinical thermometer standard. - The term “clinical thermometer”, as used in this section, means...
Section 21a-64. (Formerly Sec. 19-209). - Distribution of drugs and poisons. - Any person who, by himself, his servant or agent, distributes...
Section 21a-65. (Formerly Sec. 19-209a). - Sale of hypodermic needles and syringes restricted. Application to use secured machine. Destruction of used hypodermic needles and syringes. Penalty. - (a) A licensed manufacturer or licensed wholesaler may sell hypodermic...
Section 21a-66. (Formerly Sec. 19-209b). - Regulations re sale, purchase, handling and disposal of hypodermic needles and syringes. - The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall adopt regulations in accordance...
Section 21a-67. (Formerly Sec. 19-209c). - Apricot kernels. Labeling requirement. - No person shall sell or offer for sale any apricot...
Section 21a-68. (Formerly Sec. 19-209d). - Packaging of veterinary drugs. - Any substance containing aspirin, or a controlled substance as defined...
Section 21a-69. (Formerly Sec. 19-209e). - “Companion animal” defined by regulation. - The Commissioner of Consumer Protection, with the advice and assistance...
Section 21a-70. (Formerly Sec. 19-210). - Registration of manufacturers and wholesalers of drugs. Sale of drugs limited. - (a) Definitions. As used in this section: (1) “Drugs”, “devices”...
Section 21a-70. (Formerly Sec. 19-210). Registration of manufacturers an - Definitions. - As used in this section: (1) “Drugs”, “devices” and “cosmetics”...
Section 21a-70a. (Formerly Sec. 21a-250a). - Distribution of noncontrolled drugs used as emergency stock. - Noncontrolled drugs distributed as emergency stock to a medical director...
Section 21a-70b. - Regulation of sales of drugs at flea markets. - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Flea market” means...
Section 21a-70c. - Prescription drug pedigree program. Working group convened. - (a) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall convene a working...
Section 21a-70d. - Definitions. - As used in this section and section 21a-70e: (1) “Biologic”...
Section 21a-70e. - Pharmaceutical or medical device manufacturing company. Adoption of code on interaction with health care professionals and comprehensive compliance program. Civil penalty. - (a) On or before January 1, 2011, each pharmaceutical or...
Section 21a-70f. - Report of payment or transfer of value by manufacturer to advanced practice registered nurse who is practicing not in collaboration with a physician. Penalty. - (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Advanced practice registered...
Section 21a-70g. - Investigational drug, biological product or device for patients with terminal illnesses. Liability of manufacturer. - (a) A manufacturer of an investigational drug, biological product or...
Section 21a-71. (Formerly Sec. 19-210a). - Sale of food, drug or cosmetic at auction. - No person shall sell any food, drug or cosmetic, as...
Section 21a-72. (Formerly Sec. 19-210b). - Certificate of disinfection of stuffed toys. - Any manufacturer of stuffed toys to be sold in the...
Section 21a-73. (Formerly Sec. 19-210c). - Unit pricing: Definitions. - As used in sections 21a-73 to 21a-77, inclusive: (a) “Commissioner”...
Section 21a-74. (Formerly Sec. 19-210d). - Seller to disclose unit and total price of consumer commodity. - (a) Any person who sells or offers or exposes for...
Section 21a-75. (Formerly Sec. 19-210e). - Regulations. Hearings. Civil penalties for noncompliance. - (a) The commissioner shall adopt regulations necessary to carry out...
Section 21a-76. (Formerly Sec. 19-210f). - Exceptions. - The provisions of sections 21a-73 to 21a-77, inclusive, shall not...
Section 21a-77. (Formerly Sec. 19-210g). - Criminal penalty. - Any person who violates any provision of sections 21a-73 to...
Section 21a-78. (Formerly Sec. 19-210i). - Shelf life pricing; definition; penalty. - Section 21a-78 is repealed, effective October 1, 1999. (P.A. 75-601;...
Section 21a-78b. - Suspension of application. Monitoring by department. - Section 21a-78b is repealed, effective October 1, 1999. (P.A. 96-220,...
Section 21a-79. (Formerly Sec. 19-210j). - Universal product coding. Electronic shelf labeling. Electronic pricing. Marking of retail price. Electronic price higher than posted price for consumer commodity. Coupons. Exemptions. Regulations. Penalties... - (a) For the purposes of this section: (1) “Alcoholic liquor”...
Section 21a-79a. - Program for test audit of alternative electronic retail pricing systems. - (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 21a-79 and any regulations...
Section 21a-79b. - Consumer commodity. Price at point of sale higher than posted or advertised price. Sign. Coupon. Warning citation or civil penalty. Exemptions. - (a) For the purposes of this section, “consumer commodity” has...
Section 21a-80 and 21a-81. (Formerly Secs. 19-210k and 19-210l). - Natural or organically grown foods; requirements. Misbranding of natural or organically grown foods. - Sections 21a-80 and 21a-81 are repealed, effective July 1, 1998....
Section 21a-82. (Formerly Sec. 19-65a). - Use of paint in tenements and municipally-owned buildings. - (a) No person, firm or corporation shall use any paint...
Section 21a-83. (Formerly Sec. 19-65b). - Packaging or sale of paint not conforming to federal standards. Labeling requirements. - On or after January 1, 1976, no person, firm or...
Section 21a-84. (Formerly Sec. 19-65c). - Seizure of mislabeled paint. - The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may seize and remove for...
Section 21a-84a. - Connecticut Poison Control Center: Publication and distribution of list of poisonous plants. - (a) The Connecticut Poison Control Center shall annually furnish a...
Section 21a-85. (Formerly Sec. 19-65d). - Penalty. - Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions...
Section 21a-86. - “Plumbing fixtures” defined. - As used in sections 21a-86a to 21a-86g, inclusive, “plumbing fixtures”...
Section 21a-86a. - Regulations establishing minimum efficiency standards for plumbing fixtures and other water-saving devices. - (a) On or before October 1, 1990, the Commissioner of...
Section 21a-86b. - Compliance with standards. - No person may sell, offer for sale or install any...
Section 21a-86c. - Procedures for testing plumbing fixtures. - (a) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection, in consultation with the...
Section 21a-86d. - Right of access by commissioner to places where plumbing fixtures are sold, stored or maintained. - (a) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall have access at...
Section 21a-86e. - Precedence of more stringent regulations. - In the event of any conflict between regulations establishing efficiency...
Section 21a-86f. - Distribution by Commissioner of Administrative Services of regulations re plumbing fixtures. - The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall distribute copies of the...
Section 21a-86g. - Civil penalty. - Any person who violates any provision of sections 21a-86 to...
Section 21a-90. - Counterfeit drug or device. Prohibition. Investigation. Hearings. Violations. Regulations. Fine. - (a) For the purposes of this section: (1) “Counterfeit drug...
Chapter 418 - Uniform Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act
Section 21a-91. (Formerly Sec. 19-211). - Short title and legislative intent. - This chapter may be cited as the “Connecticut Food, Drug...
Section 21a-92. (Formerly Sec. 19-212). - Definitions. - For the purposes of this chapter and sections 21a-65 and...
Section 21a-92a. - Regulation of organically grown food. - (a) No person may advertise, distribute or sell a food...
Section 21a-92b. - Definitions. - For purposes of this section and sections 21a-92c, 21a-99 and...
Section 21a-92c. - Mandatory labeling of genetically-engineered food, seed or seed stock. Applicability. Civil penalty. Regulations. - (a) On October first following the date the Commissioner of...
Section 21a-93. (Formerly Sec. 19-213). - Prohibited acts. - The following acts and the causing thereof shall be prohibited:...
Section 21a-94. (Formerly Sec. 19-214). - Injunction proceedings. - In addition to the remedies hereinafter provided, the commissioner is...
Section 21a-95. (Formerly Sec. 19-215). - Penalties. - (a) Any person who violates any provision of section 21a-93...
Section 21a-96. (Formerly Sec. 19-216). - Seizures. - (a) Whenever the commissioner or his authorized agent finds, or...
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...
Section 21a-98. (Formerly Sec. 19-218). - Report of minor violations not required. - Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as requiring the...
Section 21a-99. (Formerly Sec. 19-219). - Proceedings in name of state. - All such proceedings for the enforcement, or to restrain violations,...
Section 21a-100. (Formerly Sec. 19-220). - Definitions and standards for food. - Definitions and standards of identity, quality and fill of container...
Section 21a-101. (Formerly Sec. 19-221). - Adulterated food. Regulations re alcohol-infused confections. - (a) A food shall be deemed to be adulterated: (1)...
Section 21a-101a. - Liability for costs relating to adulterated food. Civil action to recover costs and expenses. Investigation and samples. Seizure, condemnation and destruction. Third party removal and disposal. - (a) If food becomes adulterated pursuant to section 21a-101, the...
Section 21a-102. (Formerly Sec. 19-222). - Misbranded food. Misbranded seed or seed stock. - (a) A food shall be deemed to be misbranded: (1)...
Section 21a-103. (Formerly Sec. 19-223). - Emergency permit control. - (a) Whenever the commissioner finds, after investigation, that the distribution...
Section 21a-104. (Formerly Sec. 19-224). - Tolerances for poisonous ingredients in food. - (a) Any poisonous or deleterious substance added to any food,...
Section 21a-104a. - Sulfiting agents. - (a) For the purposes of this section: (1) “Person” means...
Section 21a-105. (Formerly Sec. 19-225). - Adulterated drugs and devices. - A drug or device shall be deemed to be adulterated:...
Section 21a-106. (Formerly Sec. 19-226). - Misbranded drugs and devices. - A drug or device shall be deemed to be misbranded:...
Section 21a-108. (Formerly Sec. 19-227). - Illegal obtaining or supplying of drugs. Forged labels. - (1) No person shall obtain or attempt to obtain a...
Section 21a-109. (Formerly Sec. 19-228). - Drugs dispensed on prescription. - A drug dispensed on a written or oral prescription of...
Section 21a-110. (Formerly Sec. 19-229). - New drugs. - (a) No person shall sell, deliver, offer for sale, hold...
Section 21a-111. (Formerly Sec. 19-230). - Adulterated cosmetics. - A cosmetic shall be deemed to be adulterated: (a) If...
Section 21a-112. (Formerly Sec. 19-231). - Misbranded cosmetics. - A cosmetic shall be deemed to be misbranded: (a) If...
Section 21a-113. (Formerly Sec. 19-232). - False advertisement of food, drugs, devices and cosmetics. - An advertisement of a food, drug, device or cosmetic shall...
Section 21a-114. (Formerly Sec. 19-233). - When advertisement of drugs and devices deemed to be false. - The advertisement of a drug or device representing it to...
Section 21a-115. (Formerly Sec. 19-234). - Regulations and hearings. Exemption. - (a) The authority to promulgate regulations for the efficient enforcement...
Section 21a-116. (Formerly Sec. 19-235). - Examinations and investigations. - (a) The commissioner shall cause the investigation and examination of...
Section 21a-117. (Formerly Sec. 19-236). - Records of intrastate shipment. - For the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this chapter,...
Section 21a-118. (Formerly Sec. 19-237). - Inspections. Exceptions. Right to hearing. Reinspection. Civil penalty, suspension or revocation of license or registration. - (a) For the purpose of enforcing the provisions of chapter...
Section 21a-119. (Formerly Sec. 19-238). - Publicity. - (a) The commissioner may cause to be published, from time...
Section 21a-120. (Formerly Sec. 19-239). - Interpretation. - This chapter and the regulations promulgated hereunder shall be so...
Chapter 419 - Retail Drug Control Act
Section 21a-126. (Formerly Sec. 19-240). - Definitions. - The following terms shall have the following meanings, when used...
Section 21a-127. (Formerly Sec. 19-241). - Illegal advertising. - (a) No drug retailer shall use advertising, whether printed, electronic,...
Section 21a-128. (Formerly Sec. 19-242). - Unfair competition. - No drug retailer shall sell any drugs, medicines, cosmetics, toilet...
Chapter 419a - Nonalcoholic Beverages
Section 21a-135. (Formerly Sec. 19-269). - Definition. - The term “beverage”, as used in this part, includes all...
Section 21a-136. (Formerly Sec. 19-270). - License. - The Commissioner of Consumer Protection is authorized to issue licenses...
Section 21a-137. (Formerly Sec. 19-271). - License fee; disposition. - A fee of one hundred fifty dollars shall accompany each...
Section 21a-138. (Formerly Sec. 19-272). - Suspension and revocation of license. - The Commissioner of Consumer Protection, after hearing, of the time...
Section 21a-139. (Formerly Sec. 19-273). - Appeal. - Any person aggrieved by reason of the refusal of said...
Section 21a-140. (Formerly Sec. 19-274). - Equipment. Inspection. Analysis of source water. - (a) The establishment used for the preparation, manufacture and bottling...
Section 21a-141. (Formerly Sec. 19-275). - Labeling of bottles and containers. - Labels or crowns on all bottles and containers shall plainly...
Section 21a-142. (Formerly Sec. 19-276). - Cleansing of containers. - Unclean bottles shall be exposed to a three and one-half...
Section 21a-143. (Formerly Sec. 19-277). - Impure ingredients prohibited. Special permit for dietary beverages. - No impure, contaminated or polluted water shall be used for...
Section 21a-144. (Formerly Sec. 19-278). - Employment of persons suffering from communicable diseases. - No person suffering from any communicable disease shall be employed...
Section 21a-145. (Formerly Sec. 19-279). - Penalties. - Any person who violates any provision of this part shall...
Section 21a-146. (Formerly Sec. 19-280). - Exemption; registration of plants. Labeling of unpasteurized apple juice or cider. - (a) Under the provisions of this part apple juice is...
Section 21a-147. (Formerly Sec. 19-281). - Regulations for inspection. - Said commissioner shall, after hearing, promulgate regulations providing for the...
Section 21a-148. (Formerly Sec. 19-282). - Penalties. - Any person who violates any provision of this part or...
Section 21a-150. - Bottled water: Definitions. - For the purposes of this section and sections 21a-150a to...
Section 21a-150a. - Bottled water: Approval of in-state and out-of-state sources; compliance with federal quality standards. - (a)(1) Bottled water sold or distributed in the state shall...
Section 21a-150b. - Analysis of source water for contaminants. Testing for unregulated contaminants. Analysis by environmental laboratory. - (a) Qualified employees of a bottler shall collect samples of...
Section 21a-150c. - Analysis of representative samples of bottled water to determine compliance with federal and state standards. - (a) Each bottler shall: (1) Collect, on a weekly basis,...
Section 21a-150d. - Results of analysis. Reports. Discontinuation of use of approved source due to results. Records. - (a) A laboratory which analyzes any water sample in accordance...
Section 21a-150e. - Collection of water. Transportation and treatment of natural water. - (a) A bottler may use external force to collect artesian...
Section 21a-150f. - Processing and packaging. - (a) A bottler shall process and package any water bottled...
Section 21a-150g. - Information to be displayed on package or container. - (a) Each principal display panel on any container or package...
Section 21a-150h. - Water classifications. Labeling. - (a) Mineral water may be labeled “mineral water” or “natural...
Section 21a-150i. - Recall of water. - Each bottler and each person who sells or distributes bottled...
Section 21a-150j. - Regulations. - The Commissioner of Consumer Protection, with the advice and assistance...
Chapter 419b - Bakeries, Food Manufacturing Establishments and Food Warehouses
Section 21a-151. (Formerly Sec. 19-283). - Definitions. - For the purposes of this section and sections 21a-152 to...
Section 21a-152. (Formerly Sec. 19-284). - Licensing requirements for bakeries, food warehouses and food manufacturing establishments. Exemptions. Regulations. License revocation. Certificate of approval. - (a) Each bakery, food manufacturing establishment and food warehouse shall...
Section 21a-153. (Formerly Sec. 19-285). - Use of underground rooms restricted. - Section 21a-153 is repealed, effective July 1, 2012. (1949 Rev.,...
Section 21a-154. (Formerly Sec. 19-286). - Manufacture and sale of bread. - (a) Standard loaves of bread, produced in any bakery and...
Section 21a-155. (Formerly Sec. 19-287). - Wrapping of bread. - (a) No person shall remove any bread loaf, roll or...
Section 21a-156. (Formerly Sec. 19-288). - Regulations. - The commissioner shall, from time to time, after inquiry and...
Section 21a-157. (Formerly Sec. 19-289). - Communicable diseases bar to employment. Examination. - No employer shall knowingly permit to work in his or...
Section 21a-158. (Formerly Sec. 19-290). - Orders of commissioner. - The owner, agent or lessee of any property used as...
Section 21a-159. (Formerly Sec. 19-291). - Penalty. Temporary or permanent injunction. Notice and hearing. Warning citation. Civil penalty. - (a) Any person who violates any provision of sections 21a-151...
Section 21a-160. - Operation of food warehouse. License. Fee. - Section 21a-160 is repealed, effective May 24, 2022. (P.A. 14-126,...
Chapter 419c - Illuminating Oils, Burning Fluids and Kerosene
Section 21a-165. (Formerly Sec. 19-292). - Legal test for oil. - No person shall sell or give away, for use in...
Section 21a-166. - Regulation of the sale, transport and delivery of kerosene. - (a) No person shall sell or offer for sale at...
Chapter 419d - Solicitation of Charitable Funds Act
Section 21a-175. (Formerly Sec. 19-323k). - Short title: Solicitation of Charitable Funds Act. - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...
Section 21a-176 to 21a-190. (Formerly Secs. 19-323l to 19-323z). - Solicitation of charitable funds. - Sections 21a-176 to 21a-190, inclusive, are repealed. (1963, P.A. 551,...
Section 21a-190a. - Solicitation of charitable funds: Definitions. - As used in sections 21a-190a to 21a-190l, inclusive: (1) “Charitable...
Section 21a-190b. - Registration of charitable organizations prior to solicitation. Hearing on application. Late fee. Extension of time for financial report. Failure to register. - (a) Every charitable organization not exempted by section 21a-190d shall...
Section 21a-190c. - Annual financial reports. Fiscal records. - (a) Every charitable organization required to register pursuant to section...
Section 21a-190d. - Charitable organizations that engage in solicitation exempted from registration and financial disclosure requirements. - The following charitable organizations that engage in solicitation shall not...
Section 21a-190e. - Fund-raising counsel. Filing of contracts. Registration of fund-raising counsel. Fees. Bond. Accounting for funds received. - (a) Each contract between a charitable organization and a fund-raising...
Section 21a-190f. - Paid solicitors. Registration. Fees. Bond. Filing of contracts. Solicitation notice. Contract requirements. Disclosures at point of solicitation. Prohibited practices. Records. Deposit of funds. - (a) No person shall act as a paid solicitor unless...
Section 21a-190g. - Commercial coventurers. Filing of contracts. Terms. Accounting. Disclosures required in advertising. - (a) Every charitable organization which agrees to permit a charitable...
Section 21a-190h. - Prohibited acts. - It shall be a violation of sections 21a-190a to 21a-190l,...
Section 21a-190i. - Investigations. Subpoenas. Court orders. - (a) The department, on its own motion or on complaint...
Section 21a-190j. - Time limit for compliance. - Section 21a-190j is repealed, effective October 1, 2002. (P.A. 86-369,...
Section 21a-190k. - Regulations. - The commissioner may adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions...
Section 21a-190l. - Denial, suspension, revocation of registration. Court-ordered relief. Penalties. - (a) The commissioner may deny, suspend or revoke the registration...
Chapter 419e - Boxing and Wrestling (See Chapter 532a)
Section 21a-195. - Boxing Commission established. - Section 21a-195 is repealed. (P.A. 84-344, S. 1, 11; P.A....
Chapter 420 - Health Clubs
Section 21a-216. (Formerly Sec. 19-341a). - Definitions. - As used in this chapter: (1) “Health club” means any...
Section 21a-217. (Formerly Sec. 19-341b). - Contracts for health club services. Right of cancellation. - Every contract for health club services shall provide that such...
Section 21a-218. (Formerly Sec. 19-341c). - Statement of buyer's rights. Form. Buyer's cancellation. Seller's written confirmation. Buyer's disability. Refunds. - (a) A copy of the health club contract shall be...
Section 21a-219. (Formerly Sec. 19-341d). - Term of contract. Renewal. - (a) No health club contract shall have a term for...
Section 21a-220. (Formerly Sec. 19-341e). - Negotiable promissory notes to be clearly identified. Buyer's rights upon sale or discount. Time period for payment. - If the buyer's obligation is in the form of a...
Section 21a-221. (Formerly Sec. 19-341f). - Listing of equipment and services. - A health club which intends to commence the sale of...
Section 21a-222. (Formerly Sec. 19-341g). - Right of action. Remedies. - (a) Any buyer of a health club contract which is...
Section 21a-223. (Formerly Sec. 19-341h). - License required. Fee. Renewal. Sanitary facilities. Suspension or revocation of license. - (a) Each individual place of business of each health club...
Section 21a-224. (Formerly Sec. 19-341i). - Regulations. - The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall adopt regulations in accordance...
Section 21a-225. (Formerly Sec. 19-341j). - Construction of chapter. - Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed as a...
Section 21a-226. - Connecticut Health Club Guaranty Fund. - (a) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall establish and maintain...
Section 21a-227. - Health club closings. Electronic monitoring of sales presentations. - (a) When any health club is closing or transferring its...
Chapter 420l - Miscellaneous Provisions
Section 21a-430. - Donation bins. Placement in public place. Notice required. Penalty. - (a) No person shall place or cause to be placed...
Section 21a-431. - Persons under eighteen years of age required to wear protective headgear in certain baseball batting cages. - (a) No person under eighteen years of age may enter...
Section 21a-432. - Operators of youth athletic activities to make available statement re concussions. Comprehensive background checks for certain employees and volunteers. - (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Youth athletic activity”...
Section 21a-433. - Snow removal and ice control services contracts. - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Service provider” means...
Section 21a-434. - Prohibition against retailers refusing to accept cash or charging a higher price for cash payments. - (a) For purposes of this section, (1) “at retail” includes...
Section 21a-435. - Online dating operator. Definitions. - As used in this section and sections 21a-436 to 21a-439,...
Section 21a-436. - Online dating operator. Criminal background screening. - (a) An online dating operator that does not conduct a...
Section 21a-437. - Online dating operator. Safety awareness notification. - (a) An online dating operator that offers services to residents...
Section 21a-438. - Online dating operator. Means of communicating required notifications. - An online dating operator providing the notifications required under sections...
Section 21a-439. - Online dating operator. Fines, investigations and hearings. Powers of the Department and Commissioner of Consumer Protection. - (a) The Department of Consumer Protection may issue fines of...
Chapter 420a - Manufacture of Bedding and Upholstered Furniture
Section 21a-231. (Formerly Sec. 19-419). - Definitions. - When used in sections 21a-231 to 21a-236, inclusive: (1) “Bedding”...
Section 21a-232. (Formerly Sec. 19-420). - Prohibited acts; sterilization; sanitation; permits; exception. - (a) No person shall sell as new any bedding or...
Section 21a-233. (Formerly Sec. 19-421). - Tags. - (a) Every article of bedding or filling material offered for...
Section 21a-234. (Formerly Sec. 19-422). - Licenses; permits. Fees. - (a) No person shall act as a manufacturer, supply dealer,...
Section 21a-235. (Formerly Sec. 19-423). - Enforcement; regulations. - The commissioner shall adopt regulations in accordance with chapter 54,...
Section 21a-236. (Formerly Sec. 19-424). - Inspection by commissioner. Disciplinary action. Penalties. - (a) Each place where bedding or filling material is made,...
Chapter 420b - Dependency-Producing Drugs
Section 21a-240. (Formerly Sec. 19-443). - Definitions. - The following words and phrases, as used in this chapter,...
Section 21a-241. (Formerly Sec. 19-449). - Prior regulations continued. - Regulations promulgated under chapter 344 of the general statutes, revision...
Section 21a-242. (Formerly Sec. 19-450a). - Schedules of controlled substances. Exceptions. - Section 21a-242 is repealed. (1972, P.A. 278, S. 30; P.A....
Section 21a-243. (Formerly Sec. 19-451). - Regulations. Schedules of controlled substances. - (a) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall adopt regulations for...
Section 21a-244. (Formerly Sec. 19-451a). - Regulations re storage and retrieval of prescription information. - The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall, on or before January...
Section 21a-244a. - Drug records maintained on electronic data processing systems or media systems. Electronic identifiers. Regulations. - (a) The following terms shall have the following meanings when...
Section 21a-245. (Formerly Sec. 19-452). - Manufacture, sale, administering of restricted substances regulated. - No person shall manufacture, possess, have under his control, sell,...
Section 21a-246. (Formerly Sec. 19-453). - License to manufacture, wholesale, supply, compound, etc. Exception. License fees. License to possess and supply marijuana. - (a) No person within this state shall manufacture, wholesale, repackage,...
Section 21a-247. (Formerly Sec. 19-454). - Qualifications of applicant for license. - No license shall be issued under section 21a-246 until the...
Section 21a-248. (Formerly Sec. 19-456). - Sale or dispensing of controlled drugs by licensed manufacturer or wholesaler. Records; orders. Scope of uses limited. - (a) A licensed manufacturer or wholesaler may sell and dispense...
Section 21a-249. (Formerly Sec. 19-457). - Prescription requirements. - (a) All prescriptions for controlled drugs shall include (1) the...
Section 21a-250. (Formerly Sec. 19-458). - Rights and duties of pharmacist. - (a) A pharmacist, in good faith, may sell and dispense...
Section 21a-251. (Formerly Sec. 19-459). - Dispensing of controlled substances by hospitals, infirmaries or clinics. - (a) No controlled substances shall be dispensed or administered by...
Section 21a-252. (Formerly Sec. 19-460). - Prescription and dispensing of controlled substances by certain practitioners. Surrender of unused substances by patients. Prescription, dispensing and administering of controlled substances to immediate fam... - (a) A physician, in good faith and in the course...
Section 21a-253. - Possession of marijuana pursuant to a prescription. - Any person may possess or have under his control a...
Section 21a-254. (Formerly Sec. 19-461). - Designation of restricted drugs or substances by regulations. Records required by chapter. Electronic prescription drug monitoring program. Information reporting of diabetes drugs and devices. - (a) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection, after investigation and hearing,...
Section 21a-254a. - Appointment of prescription drug monitoring working group. Membership. - The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall appoint a prescription drug...
Section 21a-255. (Formerly Sec. 19-462). - Penalty for failure to make, furnish or keep records, statements or information. General penalty. - (a) Any person who, either as principal or agent, refuses...
Section 21a-256. (Formerly Sec. 19-463). - Labeling of package or container of controlled substances. - (a) When a manufacturer sells or dispenses a controlled substance...
Section 21a-257. (Formerly Sec. 19-464). - Person receiving narcotic drug to keep it in original container. Exceptions. Class D misdemeanor. - (a) A person to whom or for whose use any...
Section 21a-258. (Formerly Sec. 19-465). - Exceptions concerning possession and control. - The provisions of this part restricting the possession and control...
Section 21a-259. (Formerly Sec. 19-466). - Common nuisances. Receivership of rental housing property development. - (a) As used in this section, “rental housing property development”...
Section 21a-260. (Formerly Sec. 19-467a). - Narcotics control section in Department of Consumer Protection. - The narcotics control section of the Department of Public Health...
Section 21a-261. (Formerly Sec. 19-468). - Inspection of records. Entry on premises. Warrants and arrests. - (a) Every person required by section 21a-254 to prepare or...
Section 21a-262. (Formerly Sec. 19-469). - Commissioner's authority and duties re controlled substances. When seizing authority may destroy. Disposal by long-term care facilities, outpatient surgical facilities and home health care agencies. - (a) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may receive, take into...
Section 21a-263. (Formerly Sec. 19-469a). - Power of commissioner to receive and destroy drug paraphernalia. Records. - The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may receive, take into custody...
Section 21a-264. (Formerly Sec. 19-470). - Notice to licensing boards of violations by licensees. - On the conviction of any person of the violation of...
Section 21a-265. (Formerly Sec. 19-471). - Inspection of prescriptions, orders, records and stocks restricted to government officers and third-party payors. Confidentiality. - Prescriptions, orders and records required by sections 21a-243 to 21a-282,...
Section 21a-266. (Formerly Sec. 19-472). - Prohibited acts. - (a) No person shall obtain or attempt to obtain a...
Section 21a-267. (Formerly Sec. 19-472a). - Penalty for use, possession or delivery of drug paraphernalia associated with a controlled substance other than cannabis. Immunity. - (a) No person shall use or possess with intent to...
Section 21a-268. (Formerly Sec. 19-473). - Misrepresentation of substance as controlled substance. Exemption. - (a) Any person who knowingly delivers or attempts to deliver...
Section 21a-269. (Formerly Sec. 19-474). - Burden of proof of exception, excuse, proviso or exemption. - In any complaint, information or indictment, and in any action...
Section 21a-270. (Formerly Sec. 19-474a). - Drug paraphernalia: Factors to be considered by court or other authority in determination. - In determining whether any object or material listed in subdivision...
Section 21a-271. (Formerly Sec. 19-474b). - Severability of provisions concerning drug paraphernalia. - If any section, part, clause or phrase in subdivision (20)...
Section 21a-272. (Formerly Sec. 19-475). - Preparations which may be sold and dispensed. Exceptions. - (a) The following preparations may be sold at retail in...
Section 21a-273. (Formerly Sec. 19-476). - Substances exempt under federal law. - (a) No prescription or written order shall be required for...
Section 21a-274. (Formerly Sec. 19-477). - Cooperation in enforcement of law. - (a) The Commissioners of Public Health and Consumer Protection and...
Section 21a-274a. - Drug enforcement grant program. Safe neighborhoods grant program. Community mobilization antidrug grant program. - (a) There is established a drug enforcement grant program which...
Section 21a-275. (Formerly Sec. 19-478). - Revocation or suspension of licenses by commissioner. - (a) If the Commissioner of Consumer Protection has reasonable cause...
Section 21a-276. (Formerly Sec. 19-479). - Discretion of commissioner to issue warning. - Nothing in sections 20-50, 20-576, 20-577, subdivision (3) of section...
Section 21a-277. (Formerly Sec. 19-480). - Penalty for illegal manufacture, distribution, sale, prescription, dispensing. - (a)(1) No person may manufacture, distribute, sell, prescribe, dispense, compound,...
Section 21a-278. (Formerly Sec. 19-480a). - Penalty for illegal manufacture, distribution, sale, prescription or administration by non-drug-dependent person. - (a)(1) No person may manufacture, distribute, sell, prescribe, dispense, compound,...
Section 21a-278a. - Penalty for illegal manufacture, distribution, sale, prescription or administration. - (a) Any person eighteen years of age or older who...
Section 21a-278b. - Penalty for illegal manufacture, distribution, sale, prescription administration or growing of cannabis or cannabis products. - (a) No person may manufacture, distribute, sell, prescribe, dispense, compound,...
Section 21a-278c. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2023.) Cultivation of cannabis plants in consumer's primary residence. - Notwithstanding the provisions of section 21a-278b, any consumer may cultivate...
Section 21a-279. (Formerly Sec. 19-481). - Penalty for illegal possession of a controlled substance other than cannabis. Alternative sentences. Immunity. - (a)(1) Any person who possesses or has under such person's...
Section 21a-279a. - Limits for legal possession of cannabis. Penalty for illegal possession. Calculation of amount and equivalencies. - (a) Any person twenty-one years of age or older may...
Section 21a-279b. - Construction of public act 15-2 of the June special session* re violations of section 21a-279. - The provisions of public act 15-2 of the June special...
Section 21a-279c. - Exceptions for seeking medical assistance for medical distress from use of cannabis. - The provisions of subsections (b) to (e), inclusive, of section...
Section 21a-279d. - Cannabis given by one consumer to another. - Any consumer may give cannabis to another consumer, without compensation...
Section 21a-280. (Formerly Sec. 19-481a). - Breathing of anesthesia not violation. - The breathing, inhalation, sniffing or drinking of anesthesia for medical...
Section 21a-281. (Formerly Sec. 19-481b). - Presumption of psychological dependence on volatile substances. - One who is found to have inhaled or to be...
Section 21a-282. (Formerly Sec. 19-482). - No prosecution where federal action has been taken. - No person shall be prosecuted for a violation of any...
Section 21a-283. (Formerly Sec. 19-483). - Analytical tests for presence of controlled drugs or alcohol. Standards and procedures. Convictions constituting prior offense. Imposition of cost when analysis performed. - (a) The Division of Scientific Services within the Department of...
Section 21a-283a. - Court authorized to depart from imposing mandatory minimum sentence. - Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, when sentencing a...
Section 21a-284 and 21a-285. (Formerly Secs. 19-484 and 19-485). - Suspension of prosecution for treatment for drug dependence; dismissal of charges. Order for treatment in addition to penalties on conviction; penalty for unauthorized departure from... - Sections 21a-284 and 21a-285 are repealed. (1967, P.A. 555, S....
Section 21a-286. - Agreements for distribution and administration of opioid antagonists. Regulations. - (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Opioid antagonist” shall...
Section 21a-254. (Formerly Sec. 19-461). *(See end of section for - Designation of restricted drugs or substances by regulations. Records required by chapter. Electronic prescription drug monitoring program. Information reporting of diabetes drugs an... - (a) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection, after investigation and hearing,...
Section 21a-301 to 21a-305. (Formerly Secs. 19-504a, 19-504c to 19-504e, - Definitions. Regulations. Inspections of: Institutional pharmacies, pharmacist's drug rooms and dispensing outpatient facilities; correctional and juvenile training institutio... - Sections 21a-301 to 21a-305, inclusive, are repealed. (1969, P.A. 593,...
Section 21a-307. (Formerly Sec. 19-504i). - Definitions re dispensing of drugs. - Section 21a-307 is repealed. (1969, P.A. 593, S. 17; P.A....
Chapter 420c - Controlled Substance Registration
Section 21a-316. (Formerly Sec. 19-504k). - “Practitioner” defined. - As used in this chapter, “practitioner” means: (1) A physician,...
Section 21a-317. (Formerly Sec. 19-504l). - Registration required. Notification of transportation of a controlled substance to treat a patient at an alternate location required. Report of dispensation of a controlled substance at an alternate locatio... - Every practitioner who distributes, administers or dispenses any controlled substance...
Section 21a-318. (Formerly Sec. 19-504m). - Application form. Fee. Exemptions. - An application for registration pursuant to this chapter shall be...
Section 21a-319. (Formerly Sec. 19-504n). - Professional or institutional approval to precede registration. Inactive status. Reinstatement. - (a) No certificate of registration shall be issued, maintained or...
Section 21a-320. (Formerly Sec. 19-504o). - Public interest standard for registration. - The commissioner shall register an applicant unless he or she...
Section 21a-321. (Formerly Sec. 19-504p). - Renewal of registration. Fee. - Registration may be renewed by application to the Commissioner of...
Section 21a-322. (Formerly Sec. 19-504q). - Grounds for disciplinary action. Civil penalty. - The commissioner may suspend, revoke or refuse to renew a...
Section 21a-323. (Formerly Sec. 19-504r). - Hearing re refusal to renew registration or re denial, suspension or revocation of registration. - Before denying, suspending, revoking or refusing to renew a registration,...
Section 21a-324. (Formerly Sec. 19-504s). - Voluntary surrender of certificate; effect upon registration. - A practitioner may at any time voluntarily surrender his or...
Section 21a-325. (Formerly Sec. 19-504t). - Disposal of controlled substances upon surrender of registration. - Upon the surrender of a controlled substance certificate of registration...
Section 21a-326. (Formerly Sec. 19-504u). - Regulations. - The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may adopt such regulations as...
Section 21a-327. (Formerly Sec. 19-504v). - Pharmacies, pharmacists and nurses exempt from chapter. - Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to include pharmacies...
Section 21a-328. (Formerly Sec. 19-504w). - Penalty for failure to register. - Upon the failure of a practitioner, as defined in section...
Chapter 420d - State Child Protection Act
Section 21a-335. (Formerly Sec. 19-558). - Definitions. - For the purposes of this section and sections 21a-336 to...
Section 21a-336. (Formerly Sec. 19-559). - Regulations. Lead content standard. - (a) Whenever in the judgment of the administrator such action...
Section 21a-337. (Formerly Sec. 19-560). - Prohibited acts. Exceptions. - (a) The following acts and the causing thereof are prohibited:...
Section 21a-338. (Formerly Sec. 19-561). - Penalty. - (a) Any person who violates any of the provisions of...
Section 21a-339. (Formerly Sec. 19-562). - Injunction. - In addition to the remedies hereinafter provided, the administrator is...
Section 21a-340. (Formerly Sec. 19-563). - Detained or embargoed articles. Condemnation. Civil penalties. - (a) Whenever a duly authorized agent of the administrator finds...
Section 21a-341. (Formerly Sec. 19-564). - Institution of criminal proceedings. - Section 21a-341 is repealed. (1971, P.A. 121, S. 7; P.A....
Section 21a-342. (Formerly Sec. 19-565). - Regulations. - The administrator may promulgate such regulations as are required for...
Section 21a-343. (Formerly Sec. 19-566). - Inspections. Obtaining of samples. Unfair or deceptive trade practice. - (a) For the purposes of enforcement of sections 21a-335 to...
Section 21a-344. (Formerly Sec. 19-567). - Access to records. - For the purpose of enforcing the provisions of sections 21a-335...
Section 21a-345. (Formerly Sec. 19-568). - Reports. Dissemination of information. Posting of notice in retail stores. - (a) The administrator may cause to be published from time...
Section 21a-346. (Formerly Sec. 19-569). - Repurchase of banned articles. - (a) Any article or substance sold by its manufacturer, distributor...
Section 21a-347. - Certificate of disposition: Requirements, penalty. - (a) Not later than October 1, 2008, the administrator, as...
Section 21a-348. - List of toxic substances. - In addition to the list compiled pursuant to section 21a-336,...
Section 21a-349. - Warning labels: Requirements, exceptions. - (a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of this...
Section 21a-350. - Civil penalty. - In addition to the criminal penalties and remedies set forth...
Section 21a-376. - Child restraint systems. Requirements. - (a) No person shall introduce or deliver for introduction into...
Chapter 420e - Home Food Service Plan Sales Act
Section 21a-400. - Definitions. - As used in sections 21a-400 to 21a-405, inclusive: (1) “Home...
Section 21a-401. - Written agreement. Required disclosures. - (a) At the time of sale, the seller shall provide...
Section 21a-402. - Delivery. Receipt. Required disclosures. - At the time of delivery, the seller shall provide a...
Section 21a-403. - Negotiation, transfer, sale or assignment. Assignee's rights and liabilities. - (a) A seller shall not negotiate, transfer, sell or assign...
Section 21a-404. - Penalty. Violation made unfair or deceptive act or practice. - Any violation of sections 21a-400 to 21a-405, inclusive, shall constitute...
Section 21a-405. - Regulations. - The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may adopt regulations, in accordance...
Chapter 420f - Palliative Use of Marijuana
Section 21a-408. - Definitions. - As used in this section, sections 21a-408a to 21a-408o, inclusive,...
Section 21a-408a. - Qualifying patient not subject to arrest, prosecution or certain other penalties. Requirements. Exceptions. - (a) A qualifying patient shall register with the Department of...
Section 21a-408b. - Caregiver not subject to arrest, prosecution or certain other penalties. Requirements. Prohibition re dispensing cannabis product in smokable, inhalable or vaporizable form. - (a) No person may serve as a caregiver for a...
Section 21a-408c. - Physician or advanced practice registered nurse issuance of written certification. Requirements. Not subject to arrest, prosecution or certain other penalties. - (a) A physician or an advanced practice registered nurse may...
Section 21a-408d. - Qualifying patient and caregiver to register with Department of Consumer Protection. Change in information. Fee. Cultivation of cannabis plants. Prohibition re dispensing marijuana in smokable, inhalable or vaporizable form. Confi... - (a) Each qualifying patient who is issued a written certification...
Section 21a-408e. - Person not subject to arrest or prosecution solely for being in presence or vicinity of palliative use of marijuana. - No person shall be subject to arrest or prosecution solely...
Section 21a-408f. - Seizure and return of marijuana, paraphernalia or other property. Exception. - Any marijuana, paraphernalia relating to marijuana, or other property seized...
Section 21a-408g. - Fraudulent representation to law enforcement official re palliative use of marijuana or written certification. Penalty. - (a) Any person who makes a fraudulent representation to a...
Section 21a-408h. - Dispensaries and dispensary facilities. Licensure. Regulations. Fees. Data report. - (a) No person may act as a dispensary or represent...
Section 21a-408i. - Producers. Licensure. Regulations. Fees. - (a) No person may act as a producer or represent...
Section 21a-408j. - Prohibitions on licensed dispensary facilities and employees and when not subject to arrest, prosecution or certain other penalties. - (a) No dispensary facility or employee of the dispensary facility...
Section 21a-408k. - Prohibitions on producers and employees and when not subject to arrest, prosecution or certain other penalties. - (a) No producer or employee of the producer may: (1)...
Section 21a-408l. - Board of Physicians re palliative use of marijuana. Duties. Confidentiality of information. List of debilitating medical conditions. - (a) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall establish a Board...
Section 21a-408m. - Regulations re palliative use of marijuana. Fees. Policies and procedures. - (a) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may adopt regulations, in...
Section 21a-408n. - Temporary registration certificates. Qualifying patients, primary caregivers and physicians not subject to arrest, prosecution or certain other penalties. Exceptions. Confidentiality of registry information. - Section 21a-408n is repealed, effective July 1, 2021. (P.A. 12-55,...
Section 21a-408o. - Health insurance coverage not affected. - Nothing in sections 21a-408 to 21a-408m, inclusive, or section 21a-243...
Section 21a-408p. - Treatment of student, tenant or employee due to status as qualifying patient or caregiver. - (a) For the purposes of this section: (1) “Action” has...
Section 21a-408q. - Palliative marijuana administration account. - Section 21a-408q is repealed, effective July 1, 2015. (P.A. 12-55,...
Section 21a-408r. - Licensure of laboratories and registration of employees. Regulations. Fees. - (a) No person may act as a laboratory or represent...
Section 21a-408s. - Prohibitions for laboratories and laboratory employees and when not subject to arrest, prosecution or certain other penalties. Laboratories to be independent. Security and safeguard requirements. - (a) No laboratory or laboratory employee may (1) acquire marijuana...
Section 21a-408t. - Research programs. Approval. Registration of employees. Regulations. Fees. - (a) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may approve a research...
Section 21a-408u. - Prohibitions for research programs and employees and when not subject to arrest, prosecution or certain other penalties. - (a) No research program or research program employee may (1)...
Section 21a-408v. - Research program subjects not subject to arrest, prosecution or certain other penalties. Registration. Exceptions. Confidentiality of information. - (a) Any person seeking to participate as a research program...
Section 21a-409. - Manufacture, marketing, cultivation and storage of hemp and hemp products by producer. - (a) As used in this section, “producer” has the same...
Section 21a-410. - Notification to Attorney General of material change to a medical marijuana business. Waiting period. Exemption from disclosure. - (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Material change” means:...
Chapter 420g - Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems and Vapor Products
Section 21a-415. - Electronic nicotine delivery systems and vapor products. Definitions. Dealer registration. Renewal. Fees. Penalties. - (a) As used in this chapter and section 53-344: (1)...
Section 21a-415a. - Electronic nicotine delivery system certificate of manufacturer registration. Renewal. Fees. Penalties. - (a) No person in this state may manufacture an electronic...
Section 21a-415b. - Notice of restriction of sale of electronic nicotine delivery systems and vapor products. Unannounced compliance checks by Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services. Hearing and imposition of penalties by Commissioner o... - (a) Each business entity with a dealer registration shall place...
Section 21a-416. - Employee-assisted sales of electronic nicotine delivery systems and vapor products. - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...
Section 21a-417. - Certain promotional or advertising samples authorized. - Any business entity holding a dealer registration under section 21a-415...
Section 21a-418. - Sale or shipment of electronic nicotine delivery systems or vapor products directly to a consumer. Requirements. - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Person” means any...
Chapter 420h - Regulation of Adult-Use Cannabis
Section 21a-420. - Definitions. - As used in RERACA, unless the context otherwise requires: (1)...
Section 21a-420a. - Purchase, possession, display, sale or transportation of cannabis legal. - Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the purchase, possession,...
Section 21a-420b. - Enforcement of violations of federal law related to cannabis. - (a) No agency or political subdivision of the state may...
Section 21a-420c. - License required for sale, offering or delivery of cannabis. - (a) Except as provided in RERACA and chapter 420b or...
Section 21a-420d. - Social Equity Council established. Membership. Powers. Study. Recommendations. List of disproportionately impacted areas. Duties. - (a) There is established a Social Equity Council, which shall...
Section 21a-420e. - Timeline for initial applications for licensure. Fees for licenses. - (a) Not later than thirty days after the date that...
Section 21a-420f. - Accounts and funds. Deposits. Estimates and adjustments of expenditure requirements. - (a)(1) There is established an account to be known as...
Section 21a-420g. - Review of applications by Social Equity Council. Maximum number of applications. Lottery. Rankings to be confidential. Disqualification. Provisional license. Final license. - (a) The Social Equity Council shall review the ownership information...
Section 21a-420h. - Regulations re sale or change in ownership of control of cannabis establishment license awarded to social equity applicant. Policies and procedures. Enforcement. - The Social Equity Council shall adopt regulations, in accordance with...
Section 21a-420i. - Restriction on holding, controlling or being a backer of two or more cannabis establishment licenses in the same license type or category. - From July 1, 2021, until June 30, 2025, the department...
Section 21a-420j. - Creation of equity joint ventures by cultivator. Requirements. Limitations. Fees. - (a) A cultivator licensed under section 21a-420o may create not...
Section 21a-420l. - Authorization for expanded activity of producer. Social equity partnership. - (a) In addition to activity permitted under chapter 420f, a...
Section 21a-420m. - Creation of equity joint ventures by producer. Requirements. Fee. - (a) In order to pay a reduced license expansion authorization...
Section 21a-420n. - Cultivator license. - (a) On and after July 1, 2021, the department may...
Section 21a-420o. - Provisional cultivator license for social equity applicants. Final license for facility in disproportionately impacted area. - (a) Thirty days after the Social Equity Council posts the...
Section 21a-420p. - Micro-cultivator license. - (a) On and after July 1, 2021, the department may...
Section 21a-420q. - Regulations re maximum grow space. Policies and procedures. - The commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions...
Section 21a-420r. - Retailer license. - (a) On and after July 1, 2021, the department may...
Section 21a-420s. - Hybrid retailer license. - (a) On and after July 1, 2021, the department may...
Section 21a-420t. - Conversion of dispensary facility license to hybrid retailer license. Real-time uploads to prescription drug monitoring program required. Delivery of cannabis or medical marijuana. - (a) A dispensary facility may apply to the department, on...
Section 21a-420u. - Workforce development plan required for conversion to dispensary facility to hybrid retailer. Equity joint ventures: Application, approval requirements. Fee. - (a) In order for a dispensary facility to convert its...
Section 21a-420v. - Denial of change of location application of dispensary facility or hybrid retailer authorized. - (a) Until June 30, 2023, the commissioner may deny a...
Section 21a-420w. - Food and beverage manufacturer license. - (a) On and after July 1, 2021, the department may...
Section 21a-420x. - Product manufacturer license. - (a) On and after July 1, 2021, the department may...
Section 21a-420y. - Product packager license. - (a) On and after July 1, 2021, the department may...
Section 21a-420z. - Delivery service and transporter licenses. Regulations and policies and procedures. Registration of delivery service employees. - (a) On and after July 1, 2021, the department may...
Section 21a-421. - Age requirement to hold license or be backer or key employee of cannabis establishment. Registration and licensure requirements. - (a) Any person shall be twenty-one years of age or...
Section 21a-421a. - Registration requirement for employees of cannabis establishment, laboratory or research program. Licensure requirement for backers and key employees. Application requirements. Notice requirements. Regulations. - (a) Each employee of a cannabis establishment, laboratory or research...
Section 21a-421b. - Criminal history records checks required for licensure. Fees. - (a) On and after July 1, 2021, the commissioner shall...
Section 21a-421c. - Third-party background checks for backer or key employee license applications. - Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 21a-421a and 21a-421b, the commissioner...
Section 21a-421d. - Labor peace agreements with bona fide labor organizations. Arbitration. Civil action. Prohibition against sale, transport or transfer of cannabis while license suspended. - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Bona fide labor...
Section 21a-421e. - Project labor agreement required. Civil action for enforcement. Penalty. - (a) As used in this section, “project labor agreement” means...
Section 21a-421f. - Cannabis business accelerator program. - (a) The Social Equity Council, in coordination with the Departments...
Section 21a-421g. - Workforce training program for cannabis industry. - (a) The Social Equity Council, in coordination with the Department...
Section 21a-421h. - Bond authorization. - (a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this...
Section 21a-421i. - Revolving loan program. - (a) As used in this section, “Social Equity Council”, “cannabis...
Section 21a-421j. - Regulations required to implement RERACA. Policies and procedures. - The commissioner shall adopt regulations in accordance with chapter 54...
Section 21a-421k. - Regulations to effectuate purposes of RERACA and protect public health and safety. Policies and procedures. - (a) The commissioner may adopt regulations in accordance with chapter...
Section 21a-421l. - Policies and procedures re cultivation, processing, manufacture, security, storage, inventory and distribution of cannabis required of cannabis establishments. - (a) Each cannabis establishment shall establish, maintain and comply with...
Section 21a-421m. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2022.) Annual report by cannabis establishments re electricity usage. - Each cannabis establishment shall annually report publicly in a manner...
Section 21a-421n. - Recordkeeping requirements. Electronic tracking system. Information to be confidential. - (a) Each cannabis establishment, licensed pursuant to chapter 420f or...
Section 21a-421o. - Record retention requirements for cannabis establishments. Audits and inspections. Confidentiality of information. - (a) Each cannabis establishment shall maintain all records necessary to...
Section 21a-421p. - Suspension or revocation of, refusal to grant or placement of conditions on, license or registration. Imposition of fines. Certain information exempt from disclosure. Notice and hearing. Restrictions on timing of reapplication for... - (a) For sufficient cause found pursuant to subsection (b) of...
Section 21a-421q. - Purchase of cannabis by qualifying patients and caregivers. - (a) Qualifying patients and caregivers registered pursuant to chapter 420f...
Section 21a-421r. - Transmittal of dispensing information re cannabis sold to qualifying patient or caregiver. - A licensed pharmacist working as an employee at a dispensary...
Section 21a-421aa. - Prohibitions on retailers and hybrid retailers. Prohibition re cannabis for animal use or consumption. Per-transaction limits. Prohibitions re cannabis plants, assignment or transfer of license or registration without approval an... - (a) No cannabis retailer or hybrid retailer shall accept payment...
Section 21a-421aaa. - Sale or delivery of cannabis or cannabis paraphernalia to person under twenty-one. - Any cannabis establishment licensee or any servant or agent of...
Section 21a-421bb. - Prohibitions re advertisement of cannabis and cannabis products. Registration of cannabis brand names. - (a) Cannabis establishments and any person advertising any cannabis or...
Section 21a-421bbb. - Inducement of person under twenty-one to procure cannabis. - Any person who induces any person under twenty-one years of...
Section 21a-421cc. - Prohibition re display of cannabis, cannabis products and drug paraphernalia by cannabis establishment. - No cannabis establishment shall display cannabis, cannabis products or drug...
Section 21a-421ccc. - Possession of cannabis in dwelling unit or private property by person under twenty-one. - (a) No person having possession of, or exercising dominion and...
Section 21a-421dd. - Restrictions on activities of certain state employees or members involved in the regulation of cannabis. Restrictions on former state employees, members or legislators obtaining a cannabis establishment license. - (a) No member of the Social Equity Council and no...
Section 21a-421ddd. - Sale, delivery, or giving of cannabis to person under twenty-one by person aged twenty-three or older. - Any person twenty-three years of age or older who sells,...
Section 21a-421ee. - Denial of professional licenses due to employment or affiliation with a cannabis establishment or legal possession, use or certain convictions for possession of cannabis restricted. - Except when required by federal law, an agreement between the...
Section 21a-421eee. - Loitering on cannabis retailer or hybrid retailer premises. - (a) No retailer or hybrid retailer or employee or agent...
Section 21a-421ff. - Cannabis establishments, backers and employees not subject to arrest or certain other penalties. Exception. - Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, no cannabis establishment,...
Section 21a-421fff. - Use of motor vehicle operator's license or identity card as proof of age. Misrepresentation of age to procure cannabis. - (a) Each person who attains the age of twenty-one years...
Section 21a-421ggg. - Photographing person whose age is in question and photocopying such person's driver's license or identity card. Use of photograph or photography. Affirmative defense. Use of online age verification system. - (a) A cannabis establishment issued a license pursuant to RERACA...
Section 21a-421hhh. - Certain gifts, sales and transfers of cannabis prohibited. Penalties. - (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, no person...
Section 21a-422. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2022.) Construction of positive drug test for 11-nor-9-carboxy-delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol. - A drug test of an individual that yields a positive...
Section 21a-422a. - Cannabinoid metabolites in bodily fluids: Denial of medical care; actions or proceedings by the Department of Children and Families. - The presence of cannabinoid metabolites in the bodily fluids of...
Section 21a-422b. - Positive drug test of student and enrollment in educational institution. - A drug test of a student that yields a positive...
Section 21a-422c. - Use or possession of cannabis plant material, cannabis or cannabis product at institution of higher education. Prohibitions re actions against student. Exception. - No institution of higher education, as defined in section 10a-55,...
Section 21a-422e. - Program re collection of public health information on cannabis. Report. - (a) There is established, within the Department of Public Health,...
Section 21a-422f. - Municipal authority re establishing cannabis establishments. Restrictions. Zoning. Special permits. - (a) As used in this section, “municipality” means any town,...
Section 21a-422g. - Vote re recreational sale of marijuana in a municipality. Prohibition on restricting delivery or transport of cannabis. Donations from cannabis establishments prohibited. Municipal costs re opening. - (a) Upon the petition of not less than ten per...
Section 21a-422j. - Compacts, memoranda of understanding or agreements with Mashantucket Pequot Tribe or Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut re RERACA and possession, delivery, production, processing or use of cannabis. - (a) The Governor may enter into one or more compacts,...
Section 21a-422k. - Notification to Attorney General of material change to cannabis establishment required. Waiting period. Request for additional information, confidentiality of information or documentary material. Civil penalty. - (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Material change” means:...
Section 21a-422l. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2022.) Possession and consumption of cannabis in hotels, motels or similar lodging. Smoking of cannabis and usage of electronic cannabis delivery system or vapor product. - (a) As used in this section, “cannabis” has the same...
Section 21a-422m. - Use of cannabis in hospitals. - As used in this section, “hospital” has the same meaning...
Section 21a-422n. - Possession of cannabis in Department of Correction facilities or halfway houses. - The Commissioner of Correction may prohibit the possession of cannabis...
Section 21a-422o. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2022.) Regulation of cannabis in the workplace. Definitions. - As used in this section and sections 21a-422p to 21a-422s,...
Section 21a-422p. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2022.) Policies re employee possession, use or consumption of cannabis. - (a) No employer shall be required to make accommodations for...
Section 21a-422q. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2022.) Drug test of prospective and existing employees resulting in positive result for 11-nor-9-carboxy-delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol. - A drug test of a prospective or existing employee, other...
Section 21a-422r. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2022.) Employer violations. Civil action. Remedies. Exemptions. Labor Department not to enforce. - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...
Section 21a-422s. - RERACA not applicable to drug testing or conditions of continued employment or for hiring employees in certain cases. - (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 21a-422p to 21a-422r, inclusive,...
Section 21a-422t. - Sign re storage and disposal of cannabis and cannabis products. - Not later than January 1, 2023, each retailer, as defined...
Section 21a-423 to 21a-429. - Reserved for future use. - Note: Chapters 420i to 420k are also reserved for future...