2005 Connecticut Code - Sec. 22-153. Misbranded or adulterated milk. Civil penalty.

      Sec. 22-153. Misbranded or adulterated milk. Civil penalty. (a) No person shall, by himself, his employee or agent, sell or exchange, or offer for sale or exchange, or have in his possession with intent to sell or exchange any milk which is misbranded or any milk diluted with water or adulterated by the addition of any foreign substance, or shall knowingly deliver or offer for delivery milk that is tainted or partly sour to any customer buying the same for milk.

      (b) No municipality or subdivision thereof shall require a dealer to place on any bottle, container or label any words, designs or illustrations which are not approved, required or permitted by the Milk Regulation Board.

      (c) Milk shall be deemed to be misbranded when it is not labeled with the name and address of the dealer, the common name of the product and any other labeling prescribed by the general statutes or the regulations of the Milk Regulation Board. The display or appearance of words, designs or illustrations on the label which are not so approved or prescribed shall also constitute misbranding.

      (d) The use of materials in the processing of flavored milks, or the addition of approved vitamin A and D units in the processing of milk, low-fat milk or other milk products, or the use of materials, vitamins or other substances in grades or types of milk having the approval of the Milk Regulation Board shall not constitute adulteration under this section.

      (e) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be assessed a civil penalty in accordance with the provisions of section 22-7.

      (1949 Rev., S. 3194; 1949, S. 1739d; 1963, P.A. 134; 1971, P.A. 3, S. 2; P.A. 91-312, S. 17; May 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-1, S. 75, 130.)

      History: 1963 act deleted prohibition against sale or intent to sell milk "which has been wholly or in part skimmed"; 1971 act provided that common name of standard quality milk shall be "milk" rather than "grade B" or "approved" milk; P.A. 91-312 divided section into Subsecs., replaced prohibition on the sale, "as of standard quality", milk which is "not of standard quality, as defined by sections 22-127 and 22-152" with prohibition on the sale of milk which is "misbranded", deleted provisions specifying the common names for standard quality milk, grade A milk and certified milk, provided that the addition of approved vitamin A units does not constitute adulteration, and replaced the criminal penalty of a fine of not less than seven dollars nor more than two hundred dollars for a first offense and such fine or imprisonment for not less than ten days nor more than six months or both for a subsequent offense with provision for the assessment of a civil penalty; May 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-1 made a technical change for accuracy, effective July 1, 1994.