2005 Connecticut Code - Sec. 22-173. Registration of dealers. Permits. Labeling. Civil penalty. Information required.
Sec. 22-173. Registration of dealers. Permits. Labeling. Civil penalty. Information required. (a) Each person, firm or corporation engaged in the receiving, handling, distribution or sale of milk or cream, which milk or cream, in whole or in part,
is intended for bottling, manufacturing, processing, distribution or sale in Connecticut,
shall register with the Commissioner of Agriculture in a manner prescribed by and on
forms furnished by the commissioner. Such registration shall be renewed annually during the month of April. Such registered person, firm or corporation shall not bottle,
manufacture, process, distribute or sell milk or cream in Connecticut without a permit
from the commissioner. Such permits shall be designated "Dairy Plant or Milk Dealer
Permit" and may be suspended or revoked by the commissioner for cause. Each dairy
plant or milk dealer permittee shall have on file and make available upon request of the
commissioner, a certified list of all dairy farms from which milk is received. Only fresh,
wholesome milk shall be received from the dairy farm permittees. The commissioner
shall require all milk, milk products or substances received, handled, used, stored, sold
or offered for sale by any dairy plant or milk dealer permittee to be labeled or otherwise
identified by the common name of the product.
(c) Any person, firm or corporation registered pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall provide the commissioner with such information as he deems necessary to enforce the provisions of this chapter and the regulations of the Milk Regulation Board.
(1949 Rev., S. 3216; 1949, 1951, 1953, S. 1759d; 1957, P.A. 313, S. 1; 1959, P.A. 637, S. 2; 1961, P.A. 67; 1967, P.A. 163, S. 2; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 446, 448; P.A. 78-358, S. 5, 6; P.A. 83-40; P.A. 91-312, S. 24; May 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-1, S. 78, 130; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(e); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)
History: 1959 act replaced commissioner of agriculture with commissioner of agriculture, conservation and natural resources; 1961 act replaced commissioner of agriculture, conservation and natural resources with commissioner of agriculture and natural resources; 1967 act deleted qualifying phrase "located in Connecticut, or located outside Connecticut and holding a permit under Sec. 22-196" following "Each person, firm or corporation"; 1971 act replaced commissioner of agriculture and natural resources with commissioner of agriculture; P.A. 78-358 added Subsec. (b) re fine for receiving milk or cream from person, firm or corporation lacking required permit; P.A. 83-40 added Subsec. (c) authorizing the commissioner to request information from registered dealers to enforce statutes re milk and the regulations of the Milk Regulation Board; P.A. 91-312 amended Subsec. (a) to require each permittee to have on file "and make available upon request of the commissioner, a certified list of all dairy farms from which milk is received" rather than to have on file "a copy of the permits, or a certified list thereof, of all dairy farms from which milk is received", and amended Subsec. (b) to replace the penalty of a fine of not less than one thousand nor more than five thousand dollars with provision for the assessment of a civil penalty; May 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-1 made a technical change in Subsec. (b) for accuracy, effective July 1, 1994; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Agriculture with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004.
