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Section 22-1. - Department of Agriculture. - There shall be a state Department of Agriculture, consisting of...
Section 22-1a and 22-1b. - Commissioner, department and council, general terminology change. - Sections 22-1a and 22-1b are repealed. (1959, P.A. 637, S....
Section 22-1c. - Terminology change. - As used in the general statutes, the terms “Commissioner of...
Section 22-2. - Board of Agriculture. - Section 22-2 is repealed. (1953, S. 1692d; 1967, P.A. 269;...
Section 22-3. - Duties of commissioner. Preservation of Connecticut agricultural lands. Definitions. - (a) The Commissioner of Agriculture shall evaluate all information and...
Section 22-4. - Appointment of commissioner. - The Commissioner of Agriculture shall be appointed in accordance with...
Section 22-4a. - Delegation of commissioner's authority. - (a) The Commissioner of Agriculture may designate as his agent...
Section 22-4b. - Designation of agents by commissioner. Designation of hearing officers by commissioner. - The Commissioner of Agriculture may designate as an agent of...
Section 22-4c. - Powers of commissioner. Recording and transcription of hearings. Payment of related costs or expenses. - (a) The Commissioner of Agriculture may: (1) Adopt, amend or...
Section 22-4d. - Cease and desist orders. - (a) The Commissioner of Agriculture, whenever he finds after investigation...
Section 22-5. - Deputy commissioner. - Section 22-5 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 3053; 1953, June,...
Section 22-6. - Powers and duties of commissioner. - The Commissioner of Agriculture shall be the administrative head of...
Section 22-6a. - Receipt of federal funds and gifts by commissioner. - The Commissioner of Agriculture may, subject to any limitations otherwise...
Section 22-6b. - Refunds of sums paid Department of Agriculture. - The Comptroller, upon application of the Commissioner of Agriculture, may...
Section 22-6c. - Reimbursement of comprehensive farm nutrient management plan, farmland restoration and climate resiliency plan or farm resources management plan. - (a) The Commissioner of Agriculture may pay, not more than...
Section 22-6d. - Definitions. - As used in section 22-6e: “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of...
Section 22-6e. - Use of vacant public land for gardening, agricultural purposes or agricultural restoration purposes. - (a) The commissioner may develop a program to encourage the...
Section 22-6f. - Participation in farmers' market coupon programs. Regulations. - (a) The Commissioners of Agriculture and Public Health are authorized...
Section 22-6g. - Connecticut Farmers' Market/Women, Infants and Children Program: Definitions. - For the purposes of sections 22-6g to 22-6p, inclusive: (1)...
Section 22-6h. - Connecticut Farmers' Market/Women, Infants and Children Program: Purposes. Administration. - (a) There is established the Connecticut Farmers' Market/Women, Infants and...
Section 22-6i. - Connecticut Farmers' Market/Women, Infants and Children Program: Eligibility requirements. - (a) The Department of Public Health WIC client screening processes...
Section 22-6j. - Connecticut Farmers' Market/Women, Infants and Children Program: Responsibilities of participants. - Participants shall be responsible for: (1) Qualifying under WIC program...
Section 22-6k. - Connecticut Farmers' Market/Women, Infants and Children Program: Records. Authorization of markets. - (a) Each authorized farmers' market shall maintain records of operation...
Section 22-6l. - Connecticut Farmers' Market/Women, Infants and Children Program: Vendor certification. - (a) Vendor certification shall not be in effect and vouchers...
Section 22-6m. - Connecticut Farmers' Market/Women, Infants and Children Program: Responsibilities of vendors. - (a) A certified vendor may accept vouchers only for a...
Section 22-6n. - Connecticut Farmers' Market/Women, Infants and Children Program: Penalties for violations. - (a) The commissioner shall return a voucher to a certified...
Section 22-6o. - Connecticut Farmers' Market/Women, Infants and Children Program: Citation of noncompliance of vendor. - A written notice of noncompliance or suspension from the department...
Section 22-6p. - Connecticut Farmers' Market/Women, Infants and Children Program: Assurances. Vouchers. - (a) Assurances, on forms provided by the department, must be...
Section 22-6q. - Connecticut Farmers' Market/Senior Nutrition Program. - (a) There is established the Connecticut Farmers' Market/Senior Nutrition Program...
Section 22-6r. - Certified farmers' markets. Definitions. Sale of farm products at farmers' kiosks and food establishments. Listing of farmers' market on web site and in promotional materials. - (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Farmers' market” means...
Section 22-6s. - Operation of food establishment by a farmer at a certified farmers' market. - (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Certified farmers' market”...
Section 22-6t. - Voucher value. - On and after July 1, 2021, any voucher issued by...
Section 22-7. - Administrative civil penalties. - (a) The Commissioner of Agriculture may impose civil penalties for...
Section 22-7p. - Bonds. - (a) Any person, firm or corporation violating a permit or...
Section 22-7q. - Filing of bond in administrative appeal. - In any appeal from a final decision made by the...
Section 22-8. - Duties of commissioner re avian ecology. - The Commissioner of Agriculture shall investigate the distribution and food...
Section 22-9. - Supervision of institutional farms. - The commissioner shall exercise such authority and control over the...
Section 22-10. - Reports of moneys expended. - Any person who receives money from the state for the...
Section 22-11. - Promotion of agricultural interests. - Any corporation or association organized in any county to provide...
Section 22-11a. - “Integrated pest management” defined. - As used in sections 22-11b and 22-84a, “integrated pest management”...
Section 22-11b. - Duties of The University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension Service re integrated pest management. - (a) Within available appropriations, The University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension...
Section 22-11c. - Aquaculture development: Definitions. - (a) As used in sections 22-11d to 22-11f, inclusive, “aquaculture”...
Section 22-11d. - Aquaculture development: Lead agency. - The Department of Agriculture shall be the lead agency for...
Section 22-11e. - Interagency Aquaculture Coordinating Committee. - Section 22-11e is repealed, effective May 23, 2022. (P.A. 94-227,...
Section 22-11f. - Licensing of aquaculture operation. Regulations. Control of importation and cultivation of nonnative plants or animals. - The Department of Agriculture, after consultation with the Department of...
Section 22-11g. - Releases from aquaculture systems. - No person may release water, plants, animals or other material...
Section 22-11h. - Permits for aquaculture operations. Exemptions from environmental protection programs. General permits. - (a) The Department of Agriculture shall have exclusive authority for...
Section 22-11i. - Licensing of aquaculture producers. Regulations. - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Aquaculture producer” means...
Section 22-11j. - Planting and cultivating seaweed. License. Requirements. Renewal. Prohibition on interference with right of fishing or shellfishing. Interference with seaweed license. Penalties. Regulations. - (a) The Commissioner of Agriculture may issue a nontransferable license,...
Section 22-11k. - Ninety-day aquaculture permit application final determinations. - The Department of Agriculture shall review and make a final...
Section 22-12. - Appropriations for promotion of agricultural interests. - The annual appropriation for the promotion of agricultural interests shall...
Section 22-12a. - Use of term “Connecticut State Fair”. - No person, firm, corporation or association, other than an agency...
Section 22-12b. (Formerly Sec. 26-41). - Licensing of fur breeders. Disease control. - The breeding and raising in captivity of foxes, mink, chinchilla,...
Section 22-13. - Employment of minors in agriculture. - No minor under fourteen years of age shall be employed...
Section 22-14. - Birth certificate or agricultural work permit required. - No minor under sixteen years of age shall be employed...
Section 22-15. - Administration. Regulations. Inspection. - The Labor Commissioner shall have charge of the administration of...
Section 22-16. - Employer of more than fifteen affected. - The provisions of sections 22-13 to 22-17, inclusive, shall apply...
Section 22-17. - Penalty. - Any person, including a parent or guardian, whether acting for...
Section 22-17a. - Sanitary regulations concerning agricultural workers. - The Labor Commissioner may make regulations and establish standards as...
Section 22-18 to 22-26. - Farmers' loans, generally. - Obsolete. (September, 1957, P.A. 15, S. 1–9; March, 1958, P.A....
Section 22-26a. - Equine Advisory Council. Members. - Section 22-26a is repealed. (P.A. 73-547, S. 1–3; P.A. 77-614,...
Section 22-26b. - Agreement with landowner enrolled in federal Dairy Termination Program. - Section 22-26b is repealed, effective October 1, 1997. (P.A. 86-356,...
Section 22-26c. - Connecticut Farm Wine Development Council. - (a) There shall be a Connecticut Farm Wine Development Council...
Section 22-26d. - Purposes. - The purposes of the council are to promote state wines...
Section 22-26e. - Governor's Council for Agricultural Development and Innovation. - (a) There is hereby established a Governor's Council for Agricultural...
Section 22-26f. - State Veterinarian. - (a) There shall be a State Veterinarian who shall be...
Section 22-26g. - Noise-making devices used in agriculture to repel wildlife. Permits. Operation. Municipal resolution re undue hardship. Best practical use procedure. Violation. Warning. Revocation. Appeal. Fine. - (a) No person may use any noise-making device to scare...
Section 22-26h. - Agricultural technology development. Advisory board. Responsibilities of commissioner. - Section 22-26h is repealed, effective June 8, 2004. (P.A. 94-133,...
Section 22-26i. - Maintenance, repair and improvement account. - (a) There is established a separate, nonlapsing account, within the...
Section 22-26j. - Farm viability matching grant program. Eligibility. Purposes. - The Department of Agriculture shall establish and administer a farm...
Section 22-26k. - Farm transition grant program. Matching grants. - (a) There is established a farm transition grant program which...
Section 22-26l. - Connecticut Farm Link program. - (a) The Department of Agriculture shall establish and administer a...